IN ITS RESPONSE TO THE PETITION CALLING FOR a new general election, which those who signed it must have known was of no constitutional force, the government wrote, inter alia: “The Prime Minister can call a general election at a time of their choosing …”
Does the use of the PLURAL POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE WITH A SINGULAR SUBJECT mean that Sir Keir Starmer is uncertain about his sex and that one day in the near future he may appear in the House of Commons as Dame Keir Starmer?
I rather doubt it. I think it is more likely to indicate the deep moral cowardice of a government that is unable to face down a fanatical but small lobby group, a cowardice that is typical of ambitious mediocrity.
The technique of the…
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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025