Bonus
Part of taking on a government role is that you publically back all government positions. Your personal positions are for behind closed doors only. She’s now secretary of state for culture, and so argues the government position.
Why the government have picked this hill to die on… I have no idea.
Because they are terrified that the slightest whiff of any anti-Israeli sentiment will cause the right wing rags to descend into frothy-mouthed calls of antisemitism.
God forbid they could support the Jewish, and oppose football hooligans (and genocide).
No, you back agreed cabinet positions of the party they represent. As the leader chooses the cabinet, the cabinet represents his position on things.
You’re elected to represent the people that elect you and have a mandate to change things.
Ultimately the people in charge have either no backbone/integrity, or there are really really good incentives/reasons to abandon your previous position…
How is what you’re saying in your first paragraph any different to what I said?
I reckon there’s probably a middle ground which both supports allowing people to watch football, and does not support selling weapons to a genocidal state.
It is a racist club known for genocidal chants about raping Arab women
Yeah, I know who they are, I just don’t think that even the most horrible football fan behaviour is remotely on a par with arms dealers selling weapons to Israel.