> The point of having principles is to optimise decision making for good outcomes. Having principles optimizes for consistency, not outcomes. To me, turning ar

> The point of having principles is to optimise decision making for good outcomes. Having principles optimizes for consistency, not outcomes. To me, turning around on a dime 10 times a day can be perfectly justified, so long that in the end you end up somewhere better than before. Same as going forward in the same direction for a thousand years, so long that's the thing that works. > Having mendacious politicians succeed in their mendacity so easily is of benefit to whom? The voters who want the policy they propose. > Of course. In this case I do not see the necessity. The polling figures split yes/no in much the same way as they've been since the last time. That's quite unimportant to my point here. I'm not talking about UK politics, but specifically rejecting your view of "once in a generation choice". I wouldn't make such promises myself, and would ignore concerns about breaking such a promise. "Once in a generation" to me is never a legitimate rule. "However often, and whenever needed" is. If somebody made that promise, I'm all for breaking it whenever it seems there's any benefit from it.