The Guardian view on the reshuffle: a pointless luxury | Editorial

Ministerial churn wastefully destroys experience and continuitySome prime ministers believe it is healthy to rotate and retire their colleagues at frequent intervals. It reminds them who’s boss and keeps Whitehall officials sharp. Margaret Thatcher was in that category. Others, like David Cameron – hemmed in by his coalition partners – presided over a ministerially stable five years. Theresa May has taken so-called ministerial churn to a new level. She reinvented – perhap