I WANT TO BELIEVE—

Era of culture wars is over, pledges new culture secretary Lisa Nandy

Nandy says her department will prioritise celebrating British culture and a less divisive vision of the UK

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/09/era-of-culture-wars-is-over-pledges-new-culture-secretary-lisa-nandy

@cstross What on earth is British culture ?

@cstross It sounds promising, at least.

@BenartyComputer She's talking up inclusivity so I suppose it's a Venn diagram showing the intersection of all the various subsets?

@cstross NEW GOVERNMENT: 2+ 2 = 4
US: (bursting into grateful tears) At last, a basic standard in accuracy and truthfulness…

@cstross Mere basic competence would be a delight. Labour is at least trying to aim a bit higher in a few worthwhile areas.

It’s a moment.

@cstross not convinced, and not trusting.
To paraphrase Keir: "Actions, not words"

@cstross you’d hope it would just be a given that the government doesn’t wage war against its own citizens, and yet the previous government proudly announced it would do so.

@cstross I just wish that Labour had serious politicians. Nandy can fuck off to the sun, for me. She's beyond stupid.

@cstross sounds awesome, can we get some of that in North America?