The Delusions of Dullism

A common refrain in 2020, as Joe Biden was messily replacing Donald Trump, was that politics was going to be dull again. The scandals of the Age of Trump would recede into history. Quiet competence would replace flashy populism. A nation could breathe again.

Now, we hear the same from Britain. Keir Starmer will be elected and a sort of blissful tedium wi…