Implementation vs Culture

I've been toying with the idea of posting more frequently again. I fear it might just be endless navel-gazing though, as my thoughts are all about me at the moment, and I'm kind of on vacation from politics. I'm trying to self-improve and be a better person, cliched as that sounds. Working on my weaknesses rather than indulging my strengths.

Also, I feel that politics is on autopilot currently. Everything's set. The directions of travel are obvious. We're not really at a pivot point where small nudges will make a big difference. Or where something new needs adding into the cocktail.

Labour have a huge majority. So that's something that just can't be changed at the moment. There's little point crying about it. The time for that was before the last election. People talk about an earlier general election being on the horizon, but why would you do that if you have a huge majority and you're implementing what you want to implement? And even so, Reform are broadly on the right track for if and when an election comes. So that's all happily in motion too.

It feels like there's this race going on between culture and implementation. In the UK the Blairite/globalist faction have the reigns and are just ploughing on with their plans. Meanwhile, the cultural landscape is moving in a different direction. Both feel like unstoppable trains. So the question is:

Will we see conflict or will we see synthesis?

The fact that Keir Starmer is waving union jacks and acknowledging the need for better border controls suggests we'll see synthesis. However, some of the talk around digital IDs and confronting Reform's 'racism' has more the feel of, "We're at war with our enemies."

So we'll wait and see.

In the US it's slightly different. There Trump, who's with the cultural momentum, has the reigns and is implementing his own things. And it's the more globally minded that are waiting it out. Planning for a post-Trump world. Either way, it seems everyone is planning for future battles. It's a time for sleeping on the battlefield, as I say. A good time to work on yourself ..if you're me.

Maybe I will keeping posting. Perhaps my more personal focus will be illuminating? Even if only for me. Returning to the idea of digital ID. Politically I'm completely against - I don't want the Chinese-style social credit system it may bring about. The digital dog lead is just that - a dog lead. However, on a personal level, I just don't have the fear anymore. I've kind of already accepted the coming reality of it. So that's an interesting thing to me. Is it stoicism? Is it resignation? Is it bravery? Is it a confidence that things will work out in the end? Or is it just a consequence of getting older?

Back at the outset of 2020 I had real fear, which brought with it a sense of panic and urgency. I don't have that now.