A New Age of Eroticism Debuts in British Politics

At a time when we are wondering who the next James Bond will be, Sir Keir Starmer seems taken with the idea of himself as some sort of international man of mystery.

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Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer at London, July 5, 2024. AP/Kin Cheung

It seems incredible now that the coming of Sir Keir Starmer’s Labor government was hailed in some excitable quarters as heralding in British politics a new age of eroticism. The Times columnist Caitlin Moran wrote:In all the analysis of last week’s election there was one seismic change that was overlooked by every major news outlet. Which is this: every middle-aged woman I know feels, right now, kind of … fruity. Turned on.”

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