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Nothing sums up the death of accountability like the prospect of Nigel Farage in No 10 | George Monbiot

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Nothing sums up the death of accountability like the prospect of Nigel Farage in No 10 | George Monbiot
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You’d expect the public face of Brexit to be punished by voters. But history shows that leaders often profit from the chaos they sowThe biggest Brexit donor was the stockbroker Peter Hargreaves. He gave £3.2m to the leave campaign. He justified his enthusiasm as follows: “We will get out there and we will become incredibly successful because we will be insecure again. And insecurity is fantastic.” If you are wondering, “Fantastic for whom?”, the current television ad for the company he co-founde

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