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I dunno, its perfectly possible to be of the opinion that criminal damage is bad and symbolism of slavery is also bad.
Yeah. Surely the overall point and message he needs to convey is easy.
What's tricky is how to answer the question; "what should action should be taken against those involved."
Then you're into wishy-washy shit with an answer along the lines of, "I support the police in whatever decision they take / it's not my place to tell them how to do their job"
The Conservatives are going to make a lot of noise over this, as it’s literally the only thing that can distract from their woeful handling of Covid-19. It’s pretty standard law-n-order posturing from the government.
Starmer’s position is more complex - he has to say they were naughty because if he said anything other than ‘it bad’ the press are going to crucify him. On the other hand, it’s just fucking spineless. The press are going to lynch him anyway, and fucking around trying to arrange the words to please everybody is a waste of time.