Keir Starmer's first year in premiership is characterized by a strong propensity for control over his party and civil liberties. This approach is inconsistent with the anticipated shift away from Tory governance. Control manifests in rigid institutional structures which, while aiming to ensure compliance, can hinder creativity and collaboration needed for addressing complex societal issues. Starmer's authoritarian tendencies and the administration's reliance on top-down management may prevent effective responses to critical challenges like the climate crisis and cost of living issues. Ultimately, the focus on control overshadows potential transformative change.
When leaders understand holding power as an end in itself, and see the method as controlling those they have power over, they block themselves from being able to bring about real change.
If out of balance, rigid frameworks and inflexible mindsets can stifle the creative thinking and collaboration required to tackle complex challenges.
Key performance indicators and top-down thinking, combined with overzealous control freakery in government, will not have a chance of tackling climate breakdown or the cost of living crisis.
The authoritarian strain Starmer has shown isn't exactly in line with the change from the Tories that was promised.
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