Theresa May’s lack of human empathy

She was not in touch with the basic needs and feelings of ordinary people, writes Joe McCarthy; while Henry Gold says her reliably fierce partisanship was the least of the qualities required for a divided country; James Gordon says launching a consultation is not the same as actually achieving something. Gary Younge is right that Theresa May “could not navigate her way out of the Brexit mess”, but her biggest failing was a shortage of human empathy rather than a lack of political ski