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An expiring Tory party lashing about for electoral resuscitation by doubling down on pugnacious policies. A Labour opposition that has straitjacketed its pledges and ambitions with its fears of blowing its strongest chance in years to gain power. That is the slim space that now defines Westminster, making the preoccupations and tones of our politicians seem more remote than ever.
The result is a widening gulf between people’s reality and what they are told they actually care about. Take immigration – a topic