It’s a bit of a recurring theme- by “old” PMQ standards, ie, 2 bellends shouting meaningless soundbites while their mates make cow noises, he’s terrible, and a lot of comments focus on that. But I’m seeing more and more commentators saying “But PMQs was shit, this is better”.
It’s exactly like a soggy biscuit race. The winner isn’t the fastest ****er, it’s the person who says “This entire thing is retarded” Cameron is definitely the better ****er, but maybe that’s not as important as he thinks.
Whether that’s something that’ll transfer wider, I’m not sure… I reckon the people who still took PMQs seriously, are exactly the people who think shouting meaningless soundbites is the pinnacle of politics, and will probably dismiss someone who doesn’t care for that. People who were put off by the old shit (*) are more likely to be receptive to the new approach. But then maybe people who had written PMQs off, are now unlikely to see it. And if you don’t actually watch it then headlines “Corbyn refuses to eat biscuit” might stick.
(* No not Corbyn)