/ 10 February 2023

Nobody trusts and nobody believes the Sona

Sona 2023
Damp squib: There’s little to brag about on the red carpet outside parliament this year. (Ziyaad Douglas/Gallo Images)

We are tired, disillusioned and disbelieving of yet more promises that fail to materialise. That’s the state we’re in

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