Despite decades of public environmentalism, the British king found himself announcing a bill to expedite oil and gas production this week.

As the public sours on the ruling Tories, Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is making a last-ditch attempt to vilify the Labour Party as “anti-motorist.”

The protracted, nasty, vulgar fight might be ignorable. But Britain is headed toward 13 percent inflation, and the winner will be prime minister. We’re in trouble.