But the chancellor's shift of position on a bad bank is welcome.
All facing the same direction, they stand motionless, apart from the occasional shift of position from a restless bird.
In the politics of guns, it was a remarkable shift of position — but only if he actually follows through on those commitments.
Perhaps as a result, some experts here say they have detected a slight shift of position by the group on the question of a cease-fire.
But Kuwait's shift of position today also reflected recognition that high prices jeopardize the global economic growth upon which future oil sales depend.
It may be helpful to the church that his shift of position makes it harder to portray the discussion as one between rigid doctrine and compassionate atheism.
Hannan claimed this was not a shift of position as the Leave side had promised to "control" immigration, not end it.
The clearest shift of position regarding Syria has been by Walid Jumblatt, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, the main political faction of Lebanon's Druze minority.
Their shift of position followed a day in which opposition supporters fought with armed police firing tear gas and water cannon.
In another shift of position since the election, this one more of emphasis, Johnson went out of his way to stress that "I don't believe there is a plague of out-of-control kids all across London.
