tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post3897782912476510657..comments2024-03-26T09:38:39.888+00:00Comments on Borthlas: No way out for SunakJohn Dixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447224248021209852noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4411161795798360588.post-70506630540385204892023-02-20T15:50:01.151+00:002023-02-20T15:50:01.151+00:00Brit UK politics is resisting the natural impulse ...Brit UK politics is resisting the natural impulse to tear apart and re group around new foci. Maybe that's because there are so many competing foci and many of their prime advocates are narrow single issue punters or at best can only muster interest in a handful of issues. <br /><br />A guy called Steve Richards wrote a contentious book a few years ago where he applauded the "insiders" in politics - people who operated within what we might perceive as conventional parties. He observed that "outsiders" who challenged the status quo would end up morphing into "insiders" if ever they gained power, or would fade away once their single issue was dealt with in some fashion e.g Farage. The present situation within the Tory government and party, along with schisms within the SNP and Scottish politics suggest that Richards' analysis may not prove valid for much longer. Disruptive personalities trigger instability and there is by no means any guarantee that the status quo ante will be restored after the turbulence is over. In the case of UK things in Westminster will most likely revert to "normal" but led by a Starmer coalition of some kind. Shame that Ms Sturgeon won't be around to dig him regularly in the ribs. Or maybe now she is free from the job in Holyrood she could seek a seat for the next UK GE. That should set the cat among the pigeons ! dafishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216920242825385976noreply@blogger.com