Sunak’s reverse-ferret on the government’s Green pledges is in reality, the firing of the starting gun for the coming general election
Strip away the rest of the rhetoric, and we are left with a simple soundbite that will form the basis of his pitch for another term in government:“Proportional, pragmatic and realistic.”Here is a leader, Sunak would have us believe, who will eschew populist headlines in favour of beneficial policies that do not disrupt people’s lives. […]