Policy U-turns that the left interprets as surrender to a Blairite revanche are construed by the leader’s allies as rational choices by a man who wants to win an election, has looked at the evidence of how it can be done and will be ruthless in taking down obstacles in his path.
The best politicians for me are totally cynical bastards who are also somewhat left wing. So, I’m quite pleased with the current Shadow Cabinet, up to and including Starmer.