whether the Conservatives are ever to be beaten,their opponents must ditch the goodies-and-baddies routine and stop playing to type – cross-dressing is the best lesson politicians can take from the Christmas showsAs we stagger towards the final days of the Christmas holiday, it is tempting to sigh with relief that the carnival of self-indulgence is coming to an stop. But politics has been staging a festive diversion for some months now, or the pantomime playing out on the opposition benches looks set to sprint throughout the coming year.
This is a depressing prospect for fans of more sophisticated political drama. Panto provides a destitute playbook for politics – its tendency to portray only heroes or villains makes it almost impossible for opponents of the Conservatives to build support across party lines and win elections. And it encourages the sort of typecasting that benefits only the Tories,who would like to play their role as the natural party of government in perpetuity.
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Source: theguardian.com