regime

This fascination with death was not peculiar to the Nazi regime.

Byrne, who chairs the Commons Business and Trade Select Committee, said the committee is "sounding the warning now" that the UK's economic security regime is "no longer fit for purpose".

If we allow a regime in which political pressure, regulatory power and corporate compliance render most commentary off-limits, we concede that speech is licensed — and not free.

That has fueled speculation about whether the real goal may be regime change.

He argued that any benefits were not enough to outweigh the cost of antagonising the regime.