The party’s levelling up agenda has raised expectations. But beneath the surface it is complacent and inward-looking
Britain has a disorienting government. It is both lazy and hyperactive, ambitious and complacent, dominant and volatile. It zigzags between different policies and ideological positions, confusing commentators, opposition parties and Conservative supporters – and sometimes even its own ministers.
These contradictory qualities come partly from the character of Boris Johnson, with all its chaos and careful contrivance. The government’s eclectic coalition of support is also important. So is the government’s unusual place in the electoral cycle. It is both the latest, wearying instalment of a long period of Tory rule, and an apparent effort to be something fresh: a government that transforms both the country and its own base of support.
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