by Government reversals as performance art
The Pirouette of Power
Witnessing yet another elegant policy U-turn has become Britain’s national sport. Governments announce bold initiatives, reality objects, ministers retreat while claiming victory. The dance is predictable but somehow never gets old. Consistency is for amateurs; U-turns are for professionals.
The Comedy Writer’s Dilemma
At prat.UK, policy reversals create writing challenges. Draft the joke, wait three days, check if policy still exists. Half our material expires faster than milk. The government’s commitment to making us rewrite is admirableunpaid overtime disguised as incompetence.
Satire’s Permanent Relevance
London comedy, documented at bohiney.com, benefits from governmental consistency in being inconsistent. Politicians will always reverse course; we’ll always mock them for it. The cycle is eternal, the material renewable. It’s job security built on institutional failure. We should probably feel worse about this.
