One way or another, it’s time to stick up for Keir Starmer and the art of the big, fat U-turn | Stefan Stern
As with so many things, Margaret Thatcher is to blame for making the obstinacy brand a given in our politics. It hasn’t done us any good
Our lesson today is taken from St Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 14, verse eight: “For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?”
In the macho and combative world of Westminster politics, certainty is a highly valued commodity. If you are not decisive then you must be a ditherer. The logic, and the alliteration, are irresistible. Hence the prime minister’s current difficulty over three (count ’em!) recent U-turns: over the winter fuel allowance, a national inquiry into grooming gangs and now on proposed cuts to personal independence payments (Pip). Continue reading...
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