Because in its sclerotic complacency it never learns anything, it went on in due course to lose its base in Scotland and then elect Jeremy Corbyn, whose performance during the referendum has been a masterclass in lacklustre, moribund, timid, low-wattage helplessness.
Thanks to the incredible women who have found the courage to speak up, we are beginning to have the serious conversation around misogyny in the technology industry and end its complacency in the face of injustice.
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who took part in the case against the government, said: "Today's ruling lays the blame at the door of the government for its complacency in failing to tackle the problem quickly and credibly.
Grayling peddles a Just So version of English history, breathtaking in its crudity and complacency, in which freedom has been on the rise for centuries and has only recently run into trouble.
In its days of complacency IBM had a no-layoff policy.
Worried that its sliding Pisa scores reflected a complacency in its schools, national curriculum changes were introduced this year: these now devote more time to art and crafts.
Critics, however, have argued that the technology, which is still in its infancy, could breed complacency and "false hope".
With coal, direct action had an absolutely critical effect in awakening the Government to the contradictions between what it was saying about the need for carbon reductions and its apparent complacency in the face of power industry proposals for new coal-burning power stations".
Nonetheless, the government warned against complacency and lectured in its local campaigns, "Low crime doesn't mean no crime".
