The trouble with virtue signalling

Sadiq Khan temporarily removed his pronouns from his social media profile. Is the era of performative virtue almost at an end?

Like many of the new clichés, ‘virtue signalling’ has its pros and cons. On the one hand, it neatly encapsulates a tendency - particularly common among politicians - to endorse ideas solely for publicity purposes. On the other hand, when we accuse our opponents of virtue signalling, are we not guilty of arrogantly claiming a kind of telepathic insight?

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