O que é com políticos e dança? Priti Patel, com Nigel Farage em uma conferência conservadora, Angela Rayner, nos decks de Ibiza, Michael Gove, Tieless com seus espetáculos um pouco askew jogando formas em um bar escocês e, nesta semana, Emily Thornberry e Anas Sawar, seguindo suas coisas para o Funk Uptown, na Conferência do Trabalho. Qualquer um pensaria que estava se divertindo. Na realidade, eles são bastante monótonos, exceto quando as coisas não saem conforme o planejado - a tosse de Theresa May se encaixa sob um logotipo em colapso, com algum cara entregando um P45 para ela no palco, Keir Starmer tomou banho de brilho que não foi bom para ele, mas uma violação chocante é fáceis de se esquecer. Yes, they may have their difference on policy and personalities, there’ll be policy wonks and procedural pedants, there’ll be some bad behaviour and lots of gossip, good and not so good speeches, fringe meetings and sponsored events, long queues for usually bad food and overpriced drink and a strange detachment from the world outside – rather like going to a football match in that it’s a shared experience, supporting your team even if that team’s better on paper than on the Pitch. Sharon Graham, the impressive leader of Unite was passionate in articulating real anger and concern about the winter fuel fiasco, Wes Streeting continues to be unbowed in his fierce determination to change the NHS, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s speech about radical reform of women’s custodial sentencing was under reported and Rachel Reeves can be permitted her 1000 watt smile at being the first ever female chancellor. Mas esse sorriso pode ser diminuído porque é ela quem desbloqueará o próximo passo neste governo um pouco vacilante com seu orçamento no próximo mês. Tanta coisa está montando se o governo pode ir além de culpar os conservadores e criar planos financeiros significativos que oferecerão benefícios reais, esperança e crença de que as coisas realmente podem ser revertidas. Tudo o que eles precisam fazer é controlar o assustador vácuo de comunicações que foi preenchido por erros de sua própria criação. O primeiro -ministro diz que, com razão, é seu "trabalho fazer algo" sobre vazamentos prejudiciais vindos do governo. O trabalho real é impedir que haja qualquer coisa
Party conferences are often trailed as a challenge to the leadership, a rift within the party, significant announcements set under a whiff of scandal. In reality they’re rather dull except for when things don’t go according to plan – Theresa May’s coughing fit beneath a collapsing logo with some bloke delivering a P45 to her on stage, Keir Starmer showered in glitter which was good for him but a shocking security breach.
For those not aligned to any political party, it’s easy to forget that conferences bring together like minded people. Yes, they may have their difference on policy and personalities, there’ll be policy wonks and procedural pedants, there’ll be some bad behaviour and lots of gossip, good and not so good speeches, fringe meetings and sponsored events, long queues for usually bad food and overpriced drink and a strange detachment from the world outside – rather like going to a football match in that it’s a shared experience, supporting your team even if that team’s better on paper than on the pitch.
Liverpool was neither the exultant celebration of a Labour government after 14 years that it might have been but nor was it the shambles overshadowed by rows over Sue Gray’s salary or who paid for which outfit which some sections of the media had predicted – and probably hoped for. Sharon Graham, the impressive leader of Unite was passionate in articulating real anger and concern about the winter fuel fiasco, Wes Streeting continues to be unbowed in his fierce determination to change the NHS, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s speech about radical reform of women’s custodial sentencing was under reported and Rachel Reeves can be permitted her 1000 watt smile at being the first ever female chancellor. But that smile might be dimmed because it is she who will unlock the next step in this somewhat faltering government with her budget next month. So much is riding on whether the government can move beyond blaming the Tories and come up with meaningful financial plans that will deliver real benefit, hope and belief that things truly can be turned around. All the rest of them have to do is to get a grip on the appalling communications vacuum that’s been filled by missteps of their own making. The Prime Minister says quite rightly it’s his “job to do something” about damaging leaks coming from government. The real job is to stop there being anything para vazar - Compre a porcaria sobre roupas, feriados, companheiros e brindes ao ar livre e continue com a administração do país. Então todos nós podemos nos sentir mais inclinados a dançar.
