It was a missed opportunity to inject some real detail and nuance into the debate, but Powell’s speech was a highly racialised tract in which he said that “real” Britons feel like strangers in “their own” country.
Starmer was saying that fair rules can help bind us together.
Ok he might look confident on his podium, but the public have lost CONFIDENCE in his leadership.
- Selling arms to Israel
- Not supporting the Trans community
- Hateful rhetoric towards immigrants
- Punishing his own party members for trying to lift children out of poverty
Taking this step by step, where the changes aren't big enough to truly enrage and antagonise the Brexit faithful, but are meaningful enough to increase GDP at the same time gives Starmer enough time to show results... It is a very smart way to walk his tightrope
He's Captain of the ship and is steering it away from rough seas and into calmer waters. We passengers appreciate that. Of course, you get the 'professional' armchair complainers.
Also welcome that he had the humility to apologise to Liz Sackville Roberts for his rudeness towards her last week. I do hope this signals a move away from the attempts to emulate Reform.
Except for viewers in Scotland Lewis.
Exceptionally arrogant, dreadfully smug, 🏴 centric and full of his own self-importance.
Did you know his father was a toolmaker?
Jeremy, I don’t care what you tell me. Did you know Tavish Scott was a Liberal Democrat politician? And his wife reports politics for BBC Scotland?
No, I don’t believe you do.
She was truly awful - complaining about how bad the deal was, then saying it wasn't a deal of substance, all the while skirting the issue that many of the terms came from her own party... painful to listen to
He’s the first competent PM we’ve had since Gordon Brown. He’s not setting the world on fire but he’s steady and didn’t we need that after Johnson, Truss and Sunak?
Surveys also show that only 30% of the public can correctly answer questions about basic probability. We also had a massive opinion poll in June 2016 and people voted for Brexit. Doesn’t mean they were right.
Starmer is getting things done on workers’ rights, clean energy and ties with the EU.
Interesting that you ignore the unpopular things his government have done. His clean energy policy is watered down, he tried to water down workers rights but the Unions stopped him. Closer ties to the EU are welcomed but the 'deal ' is not the big deal being claimed by his supporters.
I’m more talking about his government’s competence at doing the job compared to the soap opera that we’ve had for the last ten years. I’m not happy about a lot of things, especially last week’s speech, but I’ll take cautious steps in the right direction over the previous shite show.
I cancelled my membership over the immoral and irresponsible plans to cut disability benefits, and in so doing increase poverty among the disabled and/or vulnerable.,
The constant banging on about Labour being the party for those who work- as though disabled and/or vulnerable people don't matter- is both highly offensive and hurtful.
It will be as good as impossible to rejoin while the thoroughly odious Liz Kendall remains within the Labour party. She was a much bigger reason for cancelling my membership than Starmer was.
I’m not happy with many of his decisions but when I compare it to what’s happened in the last 10 years I’ll hold my nose and go with it in the hope if given the chance he’ll put this stuff right.
I think he is trying to do the right thing for the country and the people who have to work for a living .I would like him to tax the wealthy more and if they want to leave then go .
Which is all the more reason to reject the whole 'good king with bad advisors' narrative about McSweeney - he knows exactly what he's fucking doing and has to go before his arrogance destroys the Labour Party completely.
And able to be confident in his brief. Unlike the pre-prepared question reading from the opposition, typified by the Member for station. (We all saw these being passed out as LOTO was speaking). Even the most emphatic leavers should see this as positive change.
Because he knows he's right on this and has plenty of solid evidence to back it up. It's a relief to see Brexit being addressed in a sensible, pragmatic way.
Whatever you think of their ideology, the Nazis built some good roads.
And NO, I'm NOT comparing him to Hitler!!!! That would be offensive.
I'm pointing out that being good at one thing doesn't excuse your behaviour in others.
Ahh tbf he’s had his moments, but he’s beginning to hit his stride again now, 3 important deals, just a few adjustments to other policy and I see a way forward and a polling move forward
I just said to my other half yesterday, there are things I haven’t agreed with (and I’ve been vocal on those), but I can’t think of any other UK politician right now that I’d rather have as PM.
Worth noting RR did not undertake a risk assessment or an equality impact assessment on WFA cuts. And anyone on £12k pa gets zero help. KS promised fuel cost cute, they went up.
He can't control Putin, China, or how much oil is being produced. I'm pretty sure he hasn't had fuel costs rise deliberately. I would have liked the WFA, of course, but I accept I did get a good pension hike instead. I'd rather have a decent pension than piddly handouts.
Uk fuel prices are not really affected by the Ukraine. The cut off for help is under £12k. He’s abandoned pensioners to cold and hunger and has the same planned for disabled people. Then he stops overseas carers coming here damaging both the nhs and social care to keep Reform happy.
Age uk. It’s an estimate, excludes Scotland. The Rowntree Foundation estimated that 10k more children are in poverty since KS took office that figure projected to be 50k by the next parliament. Disability Rights calculate 1000s will be forced into poverty by PIP cuts.
Measures being taken to improve people's circumstances: Warm Homes scheme, rise in min. & liv. wages. 4.1% pension increase. Kid's breakfasts, DWP estimate £2.1 bn in pension credit is unclaimed! KS hardly to blame for estimated rises in less than a year.
The PC application runs to 24 pages it’s designed as a barrier for many. The triple lock on pensions reflects inflation, council tax is up. It’s Labour austerity targeting the most vulnerable. Around 300 needless A&E deaths a week but nhs sell off.
Really?...
He has thrown so many vulnerable people under the bus with punitive measures to address the hole in the budget, went on a racist/anti immigrant rant only last week, has ingratiated himself to Trump, & has just completed a con job of convincing people of the merits of "make Brexit work"
I might be in PT. And am grateful for the sanity of it,
But I also have people to think about in the UK. And I am a UK citizen with a right to feel shame about what is happening to the country I was born in.
Agree. And he is consistently underrated by his political opponents from both the left and the right. He’ll be there a good long while in my view, including winning a second term.
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Starmer was saying that fair rules can help bind us together.
- Selling arms to Israel
- Not supporting the Trans community
- Hateful rhetoric towards immigrants
- Punishing his own party members for trying to lift children out of poverty
Exceptionally arrogant, dreadfully smug, 🏴 centric and full of his own self-importance.
Did you know his father was a toolmaker?
No, I don’t believe you do.
CPTPP: a bad deal
Autrailia: in their own words, a very bad deal.
Any deal can only be better.
Starmer is getting things done on workers’ rights, clean energy and ties with the EU.
Most competent for sure, but people wish they had more of an explanation for those seemingly bad/immoral decisions.
It seems to depend on which area you focus on.
Starmer should be leading by example and working for the benefit of the UK people.
He is fixated on electioneering.
And NO, I'm NOT comparing him to Hitler!!!! That would be offensive.
I'm pointing out that being good at one thing doesn't excuse your behaviour in others.
He has thrown so many vulnerable people under the bus with punitive measures to address the hole in the budget, went on a racist/anti immigrant rant only last week, has ingratiated himself to Trump, & has just completed a con job of convincing people of the merits of "make Brexit work"
But I also have people to think about in the UK. And I am a UK citizen with a right to feel shame about what is happening to the country I was born in.