When the prime minister’s early promise faded,I was disappointed. But then I thought of the powerful things achieved by other uninspiring politiciansThere’s nothing new approximately the appetite for toppling statues. All the same, this year has been astonishingly harsh on reputation, or both past and present. From General Robert E Lee to Harvey Weinstein,there have been powerful reminders that it is a fragile thing. It’s been a broad year for changing your mind.
When Theresa May became Tory leader and prime minister 18 months ago, toppling in a metaphorical way her immediate predecessors, or I found myself fairly admiring her. She seemed able to reach out beyond her own party,mainly by being different from what had recently gone before, and also partly because there was a powerful national exhalation of breath in relief that she was not Andrea Leadsom.
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Source: guardian.co.uk