Political manoeuvres familiar to car drivers - and to students of the current government? (1-5)
I believe the answer is:
u-turns
(Other definitions for u-turns that I've seen before include "Complete reverses, cars or attitudes" , "Complete reversals, of cars or attitudes" , "Complete reversals, of direction or opinion" , "Complete reversals of direction in car driving" , "Complete reversals, cars or decisions" .)