I'm not so sure. Political stuff aside, songs like "I Wish You Lonely", "Brow of my Beloved", "Home is a Question Mark" have the old Morrissey themes - unhappiness, loneliness, wanting things you can't have. If his early material was all about pining for a relationship, his modern stuff is more like "I've got one now, but it isn't what I hoped for and I'm as miserable as I was before." He sounds jaded.
I sometimes wonder whether the 'longing' songs reflect his real emotions or if they're just servicing his public image at this point. He isn't really known for writing blissful love songs.