Neither home secretary nor presenter seemed willing to admit we live in an imperfect world we can’t fully controlThis was more like it. The kind of slow day when the government more or less looked like it was going to set the news agenda. Not be derailed by some catastrophe or cock up. Or Donald Trump declaring war on Greenland and turning Gaza into a Middle East Riviera of golf courses and casinos. The world as one large real-estate deal.These are the days that governments live for. A rare moment of stability. Nothing going visibly wrong. Or more wrong that it already was. A day when ministers have the illusion of being in control. When their delusions were more or less aligned with reality. When Rachel Reeves could say the interest rate cut was all down to her. When Keir Starmer could go out and about and talk about his plans to build mini nuclear reactors on every street corner and be guaranteed that a few people were actually listening. Continue reading…
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Author : John Crace
Publish date : 2025-02-06 14:06:00
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No room for reality as Yvette Cooper takes Nick Ferrari’s phone-in in her stride
