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Even the tragic death of his son Rick, who died in a car accident in 1991, is given relatively short shrift.

“Glengarry” gets short shrift as well.

The squall over the past week about roles in government for Labour-affiliated figures is given short shrift by the prime minister’s supporters - as it was Sir Keir in the press conference following his speech - but it is a reminder that when you’re in government potentially damaging issues can fly out of the left-field.

But DEI and other remedies have received short shrift.

Among other things, he told the Wall Street Journal that James Madison has gotten “short shrift” amid the “Hamilton” theatrical phenomenon and that “whenever the Founders needed something important done, they turned to Madison—any important writing.”