THE MOST TIMELY SHOW ON TV
Apr 25, 2022
4 minutes
By Steven MacKenzie
Sienna Miller is magic. Towards the end of talking to The Big Issue, conversation has turned to how politicians – including prime ministers – should be properly held to account for breaking the law.
She’s careful to avoid controversy by agreeing. “I wish I could comment, but I’m just going to…” she says, while giving the biggest wink imaginable.
After the Zoom call ends, my phone alerts me to breaking news. It’s the afternoon of April 12 and after months of deflections and denials, Boris Johnson has just been fined by police for Covid breaches at a birthday party. It’s proof of lies, hypocrisy. Confirmation of the entitlement that permeates the establishment.
In the moment, it feels brought on
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