The moral decay of our society is as bad at the top as the bottom August 13, 2011 by Fulcrum I believe that the criminality in our streets cannot be dissociated from the moral disintegration in the highest ranks of modern British society. The last two decades have seen a terrifying decline in standards among the British governing elite. It has become acceptable for our politicians to lie and to cheat. An almost universal culture of selfishness and greed has grown up. By Peter Oborne, Telegraph, 13 August 2011 FulcrumShareTweetShare