You would also anticipate an apology. However, there are exceptions to every rule. The Brexit shambles is, of course, a case in point, with an utter, though hardly unexpected, lack of willingness on the part of the Conservative Brexiters to take responsibility for their mess. We have become used by now to the total lack of embarrassment or apology from the Conservatives since they came to power back in 2010. Their austerity programme backfired spectacularly but they were unabashed and unapologetic. We should not have been surprised, having seen their brazen behaviour during the Thatcher-era yuppie boom and bust, which harmed so many communities permanently.