A cyclist passes a graffitied sign, painted onto a billboard, urging people to "Vote Sensibly for Britain" at a traffic interchange in Croydon, south London, U.K., on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Theresa May said she'd be willing to tear up human-rights legislation to combat terrorism in a move the Labour opposition said was an attempt to distract from her cuts to police, as security dominated the closing stages of the U.K. election campaign. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg

WORLDVIEW: Quentin Wray on UK election day – “Why I’ve been fighting everyone.”

Quentin Wray takes a rather jaundiced view on politicians, with his focus on today’s fiercely contested UK General Election suggesting SA’s flawed politicos are hardly unique.

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08 Jun 2017, 5:30 am

Soon after arriving in the UK, I broke bread with Quentin Wray, a name that might ring a bell with you. A leading financial journalist in South Africa, Quentin relocated to this part of the world some years ago, spending his time between his country home and a long-term assignment in Nigeria.

Now that his other commitments have eased up, he's agreed to contribute to Worldview. And, appropriately, his contribution takes a rather jaundiced view on politicians, with his focus on today's fiercely contested UK General Election suggesting SA's flawed politicos are hardly unique.

Quentin writes: "Since Theresa May announced today's snap election in April, I've been fighting with people. I've fought with the Right about the fact that an empowering social welfare net and the NHS are worth fighting for. I've fought with the Left about the fact that there are limits to what the fiscus can absorb before the economy falls over. And I've fought with the Middle about Brexit and why you can't repeat referenda until you get the answer you want.

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