Low economic growth is a slow-burning crisis for Britain
&gt; Mr Johnson ought to have resigned for lying repeatedly to Parliament about whether he broke his own laws<p>There seems to be a problem developing across many western democracies that a large segment of voters have developed a tolerance for lying by their leaders. Perhaps it&#x27;s just me getting older and more cynical but I really feel like this was not how it was 30 years ago.<p>I&#x27;m not sure where it will lead but it feels like this is one of the hallmarks that you would expect to see at the beginning of the breakdown of a civilised society.