Corbyn’s reshuffle was unnecessary, protracted, and botched – but it may not make any difference

Jeremy Corbyn’s first reshuffle as Leader of the Labour Party has been met with a diverse array of reactions, with some describing his marginalisation of those who had been critical of his leadership as “revenge”, while others assert his right to choose whichever team likes. Here, Alun Wyburn-Powell uses reshuffle to pursue a broader debate around the merit, or otherwise, of reshuffles. He argues that while the reshuffle was undoubtedly a messy affair, it may not make all that much difference one way or the other in the end.