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The rapid descent into delusion in the name of unmitigated cruelty and hollow provocation would be laughable if it weren’t terrifying at the same time.

"The Environment Agency is so hollowed out that it cannot investigate pollution crimes, effectively telling polluters they can act with impunity," James Wallace, the chief executive of campaign group River Action, told the BBC.

"It was like I was hollow inside. It wasn't until my mum cooked me dinner that night that it really hit me, and I cried for the first time."

The CPB is but one of many institutions dedicated to enriching children’s lives that are being hollowed out for no reason beyond heartless partisanship.

"They're not like birds, they don't have hollow bones, so it takes an awful lot of effort to do what she's done along with her little friends who came with her."