RON DERBY: Unpicking two political costumes

07 July 2019 - 00:08 By Ron Derby

In this age of politics long disrupted by social media, it has become much like a piece of theatre without a director. All its actors believe they should be holding centre stage because of the number of followers they have and how their comments trend through a 24-hour news cycle...

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