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Winter fuel payment u-turn exposes the flaws in SNP's universalism

Winter fuel payment u-turn exposes the flaws in SNP's universalism

I’ve never quite understood why “u-turn” is regarded as a term of political denigration. Given the mistakes governments make, recognising you got something wrong is more likely to merit praise than ridicule.

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