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A faded empire strikes back
The cynical Tory-led campaign on Hong Kong and the neocolonial propaganda of the corporate media must be firmly pushed back, argues KENNY COYLE
A wounded police officer is helped by colleagues after clashes with anti-China protesters in Hong Kong

US STATESMAN Dean Acheson famously remarked: “Great Britain had lost an empire and had yet to find a role.”

Apparently, though, Britain has managed to recover rights to Hong Kong and, according to multiple Tory politicians and even the “progressive” media, Britain has rediscovered a role as a guarantor of freedom and democracy there, just in time for the final round of the Tory leadership election.

Tory hopeful Jeremy Hunt told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We are a country that has championed democracy, the rule of law, civil rights across the world for much of our history. We see the situation as very worrying.

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