Tuesday’s @theguardian.com front page: Starmer faces Labour revolt over backing for oilfield www.theguardian.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

pippacrerar.bsky.social • 113 days ago

Tuesday’s @theguardian.com front page: Starmer faces Labour revolt over backing for oilfield
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/03/pm-faces-growing-internal-backlash-over-potential-approval-of-rosebank-oilfield

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trevorknight.bsky.social•113 days ago

Are there any commitments Starmer and Reeves are not willing to break on the fake alter of growth? We were promised change whereas it feels like Tories mark 2.

bringthenoise.bsky.social•113 days ago

If it came out that this administration was a plot to stop the left ever having power in the Labour Party again by just destroying the party, I would not be at all surprised.
Actually makes more sense than thinking these are good decisions.

riojabob.bsky.social•113 days ago

It's starting to look like the Tories all over again. If Labour don't offer a different appraoch, voters will either stop caring or turn to Reform

mojophil1.bsky.social•113 days ago

Forget labour as they have become the tory-lite party. If we want a liveable future, support the Green Party

trudi.bsky.social•113 days ago

Any revolt for slashing benefits for disabled people and forcing them into work?

bella34.bsky.social•113 days ago

These people are not Labour.
They attack the elderly, the sick, the environment with a 3rd runway, oil field and no protection for newts and bats, and refuse to join the EU Customs Union that will actually trigger growth.

They are not listening and they are not Labour.

sixesalltheway.bsky.social•112 days ago

Cracking. Popcorn on standby in the hopes of seeing this political invertebrate booted. Starmer and the likes of Reeves, Streeting & McSweeney (among others) have very likely both ruined the main left-leaning party in the UK while all but carrying Farage to Downing St on their shoulders.

gb4g.bsky.social•113 days ago

Was this oilfield granted prior to 2030 no new fields after 2030

bringthenoise.bsky.social•113 days ago

Has anyone in No 10 considered that doing a speedrun of abandoning your entire manifesto might have long term negative consequences?
Farage couldn’t have asked for better conditions…

amias.net•113 days ago

They don't have that much choice because of bond interest
https://youtu.be/YeH5UXYEzPE?si=yLUyoX4U9Lturvfu

iipu2.bsky.social•113 days ago

We need growth. So Starmer talks down closer cooperation with the EU, is set to block UN crackdown on tax avoidance & fails to tax the very rich appropriately. Whatever growth he’s for, it seems not to be on behalf of UK’s ordinary voters, our environment or greater good.

https://issuu.com/thewealthmosaic.com/docs/twm_uk_wtlr_volume_4_web_singles

iipu2.bsky.social•113 days ago

As well he should.

inamac73.bsky.social•113 days ago

No revolt about Reeves attack on the disabled and sick?

gary1609.bsky.social•113 days ago

I supported Starmer all the way,the last 2 weeks however have been going from bad to worse,I cannot support Starmers leadership any more,and i feel such sadness having to say that.

bella34.bsky.social•113 days ago

I am the same. I have always supported Labour but these people are not Labour.

perryfin.bsky.social•113 days ago

Is there a feasible challenger?
(Please, don't say Corbyn).

bella34.bsky.social•113 days ago

I am not sure there is a feasible challenger which is bad news.

perryfin.bsky.social•112 days ago

Agreed. I had great hopes for Keir.
Perhaps he's been London centric for too long.

bella34.bsky.social•113 days ago

That is the problem. There isn’t one.

duncanpoundcake.bsky.social•113 days ago

He's not a Labour MP.

perryfin.bsky.social•113 days ago

Oops! Of course.
Not sure that was fair.
Didn't think he was leader/PM material but was a very good, honest, direct MP and party member.

duncanpoundcake.bsky.social•113 days ago

It's a fir criticism but at the time he was all we had and and his alternative was exactly what the country needed.

Starmer isn't leader/PM material, is the opposite of what we need but he was acceptable as he didn't want to change anything for the better.

gary1609.bsky.social•113 days ago

It's a good question,we need someone centre left,Keir has a minister problem..Kendall was always anti welfare,although I never suspected she would move in on the disabled.
Reeves is single minded,right now we need ministers to take the hurt off,not add to it,starmers to uncommitted.

perryfin.bsky.social•113 days ago

Been around city lawyers and bankers for too long.

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