Statements that are never true (an occasional series)
"It doesn’t get worse than this."
— Guardian columnist Martin Kettle, after a Scottish Labour prime minister managed to lose a Glasgow seat in a by-election.
Martin: You’re right, that’s pretty bloody amazing. But it always gets worse.
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