Here's the pattern at hand: a) discouragement or disgust with
radical politics or the undeniable impact of some conservatism - friendly facts, results in a move away from political statements and activism, a retreat, into counter-culturalism, self - discovery, and artistry - for - artistry's sake, b)
shifts in the political situation, or disgust at «apathy,» provoke a passionate recommittment to the leftist
cause or a new articulation of it, and then, at some point, the rock - bohemian returns back to a).
Energy and Climate Change secretary Ed Davey says these proposals are «a
radical shift» away from old policies of «tinkering at the edges» without tackling fuel poverty's root
causes — homes that are too energy inefficient to be kept warm on a budget.