U-turning Socialist is no Conservative? Discuss (8)
I believe the answer is:
consider
'discuss' is the definition.
(I know that consider is a more specific form of the action discuss)
'u-turning socialist is no conservative?' is the wordplay.
'u-turning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'socialist' becomes 'red' (socialism is often associated with the colour red).
'conservative?' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'red'+'is'+'no'+'c'='redisnoc'
'redisnoc' backwards is 'CONSIDER'.
(Other definitions for consider that I've seen before include "Ponder on" , "Cogitate" , "Reckon, deem" , "Take into account" , "Deem to be, believe" .)