Why can't the English teach their politicians how to think?

How warped incentives are shallowing out our discourse

Keir Starmer has so far made one memorable speech as Prime Minister. It was a regrettable one. It was, indeed, one he himself regretted – later distancing himself from his own rhetoric and turns of phrase. It points to a paucity of advocacy, but one which is hardly unique. There have been a few memorable speeches in recent years, or from recent politici…