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Britain’s liberals have fallen out of love with democracy

10 April 2019

11:45 PM

10 April 2019

11:45 PM

Every now and then there is a political moment, some event or comment, that reveals just how much society has changed. This week contained one of those moments. On Tuesday it was reported that nine pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong had been found guilty of causing a public nuisance by taking to the streets five years ago to demand a greater democratic say in how their society is governed.

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