A government left paralysed by a botched election; a faltering economy; a spate of ugly terrorist attacks; a London tower block engulfed by an appalling fire. There are no visible connections here. The impact, though, is cumulative.
A year ago Britain voted to leave the EU. A vibrant nation, the Brexiters promised, would unshackle itself from a sinking continent. How fast the wheel can turn. The promised adventure — “global Britain”, Theresa May, the now badly wounded prime minister, calls it — is suddenly freighted with risk. Politics could yet render Brexit impossible.</