Political saboteurs are the way out of coercion

The bad news for politicians is that where Boris Johnson is leading, many others are likely to follow. Don’t be surprised if political scandal turns out to be instrumental, rather than coincidental, to free us from draconian pandemic policies.

Britain’s pompous prime minister is in new political danger this week. News has been in the air since late last year of a series of parties allegedly organized by Mr Johnson’s staff. At least some of these may have violated the locking rule in effect at the time.