Hannah Rose Woods
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Writer and historian. Author of Rule, Nostalgia: A Backwards History of Britain; currently writing a history of university students. Unlikely cathedral verger
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Reposted by Hannah Rose Woods
I also get why holding ministers to higher standards than the previous government is a good look but it would help if the hair-shirtist approach was matched with an ambitious political project because otherwise it just looks like another version of “the beatings will continue until morale improves”.
September 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I also get why holding ministers to higher standards than the previous government is a good look but it would help if the hair-shirtist approach was matched with an ambitious political project because otherwise it just looks like another version of “the beatings will continue until morale improves”.