It’s rare that I disagree with James but I’m not quite persuaded by this:
Granted, James refers to “political dividing lines” not “policy divide” and that’s what saves his bacon. Nevertheless, is there anyone (sensible) who thinks inequality matters but you can’t ignore the impact of culture? Similarly, who thinks that so long as you have “two parent families” you can ignore or take paretal responsibility as a given. No-one. At least I hope not.David Cameron and Ed Miliband both gave speeches on the riots this morning and the political dividing lines between the two are becoming more and more apparent. Cameron argues that these riots were about culture not poverty, Miliband thinks you can’t ignore inequality. Cameron believes that society needs two parent families, Miliband that it is about parental responsibility. Cameron doesn’t want an enquiry, Miliband does.
I didn’t think either leader distinguished themselves yesterday.
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