1/ Tory misrule is populist ideology in action. In populism the 'Will of the People' authorises an elected government to smash through laws, rules, norms or Parliamentary scutiny. In short it is elected dictatorship posing as an ideal form of democracy.
2/ The present outbreak of populist misrule in the UK has its root in Brexit politics when the Brexiters copied the Nazis in using a referendum victory to demonise those opposing or seen as hindering Brexit as enemies of the 'democratic will of the people'. 
3/ Dictators stage & win votes, because democracy isn't just about votes. It's equally about the right to oppose, the rule of law and accurate information - all of which were cynically violated by the Brexiters & continue to be violated by the Tories & their media allies.
4/ Here is Matt Hancock basically arguing that we shouldn't care whether Johnson has broken the rules, because voters don't care. It's classic populism, the idea that the government should be able to flout rules and laws so long as voters support it.
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