That is terrible - not really sure what can be done. The trouble was that main manipulative organ - the Murdoch empire. Well Blair spent all his time cosying up to - rather than taking it apart.

Same goes for the security services that got Thatcher eleected. After that Spycatcher scandal - the first thing a Labour government should have f=done is clean the Augean stables.

But they didn't, And they probably won't next time.