Question: In which country did the main character of "The Dean's December" observe a political system in which the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever possible?
Sentence (from "Slip coach"): A slip coach or slip carriage is a British and Irish railway term for passenger rolling stock that is uncoupled from an express train while the train is in motion, then slowed by a guard in the coach using the brakes, bringing it to a stop at the next station.
Relevant evidence: No