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Theresa May, the end of Empire State Britain and the death of Unionism

The old British state is crumbling.

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By James Gillray, 1793 - Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.

The Tory conference tried to sail on as if the sea wasn’t turbulent and choppy, with the ship heading for the rocks.

Tory statecraft, élan, even class confidence, have all contributed to this – along with the vindication of the long held faith and religious zeal of those of a Brexit disposition. Many have come late to the latter, while Theresa May has embraced this dogma with the passion of the new found convert.