I contended in Part 1 that conventionality takes hold quickly in s public body, in the absence of choice and the competition that it creates.
That’s why I have contended before that ideology matters little, after a while: politics devolves from principled ideology into self-interested incumbency. Liberal, conservative, moderate – long-term incumbents all start to think and act alike.
Energy matters less than longevity and defense of incumbency.
Education shouldn’t be like this, but it is – the near monopoly of government over children’s education makes the embrace of the ordinary enticing, safe, and predictable.