I admit I have gorged on 4 hours of tv news today already along with 2 newspapers. And even I confess it all basically amounts to nothing!
Its why to a certain extent politics, in the sense of parliamentary politics in Britain anyway, is best treated as a soap opera (with ugly people). This is perhaps the true implication of the "new politics", the total ending of "politics" as a political territory. Its just management. A change of manager. Perhaps to a manager who might be a little more cautious when it comes to starting foreign wars, for which we might give some limited but significant thanks.
Its why to a certain extent politics, in the sense of parliamentary politics in Britain anyway, is best treated as a soap opera (with ugly people). This is perhaps the true implication of the "new politics", the total ending of "politics" as a political territory. Its just management. A change of manager. Perhaps to a manager who might be a little more cautious when it comes to starting foreign wars, for which we might give some limited but significant thanks.