In my view, what we see in public debate on these issues, and indeed most political issues, is a sole focus on the symptoms of the problem and never an analysis

In my view, what we see in public debate on these issues, and indeed most political issues, is a sole focus on the symptoms of the problem and never an analysis of the factors causing these symptoms. Adding to the dysfunction, no analysis of potential second-order effects of the symptom-treating solutions is ever done.