Am I having a stroke? Or did I just read about a genuinely good political development in the UK?
Don’t get too excited, wait and see what his replacement does first.
Depend on who is going to replace him
Seems to me Keir Starmer is hated mostly because he can’t do the impossible.
Why do you think Andy Burnham is better?is affirming trans rights impossible?
is saying Israel is committing a genocide impossible?
is not massively invade people privacy impossible?
is not selling out NHS data to Palantir impossible?
Will Burnham do these things?
Is jumping up and down while waving your arms impossible?
AFAIK Starmer has done nothing to reduce Trans rights.
You are making a giant straw man argument, would it make a difference for Starmer to merely say Israel is committing genocide?
Invading peoples privacy was implemented by the Conservatives.
While you IMO have a point about Palantir, the goal is to improve management and analysis of health data. It is not about “selling” data.You are basically just proving my point, as you fail to point to anything Starmer actually did wrong.
Starmer is mostly unpopular because everything has gotten worse after Brexit, and Starmer is unable to turn it around quickly.AFAIK Starmer has done nothing to reduce Trans rights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e2rj3zj02o
Would it make a difference for Starmer to merely say Israel is committing genocide?
Yes it would be a start
Invading peoples privacy was implemented by the Conservatives
They might have started it by passing the OSA but it was Labour who first started enforcing it, tried to backdoor iCloud, have decided we need to dox ourselves to use social media, have stated that Google and Apple have 3 months to install government spyware on everyone’s phone, and are probably going to ban VPNs soon. Yes I’m aware the Conservatives probably support all those policies as well but that doesn’t excuse Labour of any blame.
Starmer is mostly unpopular because everything has gotten worse after Brexit, and Starmer is unable to turn it around quickly
I don’t expect a quick turnaround, I’d settle for just a bit of deceleration at the moment
You are blaming Starmer for things he had very little influence on.
The EHRC making an extremely bad recommendation is not the fault of Starmer.
We were all (normal people) shocked when reading about this recommendation, but I don’t think it’s the fault of Starmer.
Here it is also unusual to go against advice from a government advisory organization, although I find it extremely confusing that it is not part of any actual government department? It is extremely frustrating to have such incompetent advisory departments, and have politicians follow their advice. We also have such issues here in Denmark sometimes. 🙄
We have something similar here called “etisk råd” (ethical advice) and I only remember the government once go against their recommendation. which was to ban circumcision entirely. Which politicians denied to follow based on that Denmark made a promise to protect the Jewish minority in Denmark. So I don’t think you can reasonably blame Starmer from following such council, despite it’s obviously moronic. I wonder what kind of circle jerk has been going on in EHRC to come up with that moronic advice?
Here “Etisk råd” is under the ministry of health. But the 17 members are appointed by parliament and 4 different ministries, and are serving for 3 years.I don’t expect a quick turnaround, I’d settle for just a bit of deceleration at the moment
If you think Burnham can do better, I hope you are right. I just don’t think Starmer is the cause of the problems, he is a victim of them, just as the rest of the UK population.
What I would agree on is that Starmer is not very inspiring, if Burnham is better on that part, that could have tremendous importance. UK needs someone competent AND inspiring, because hope that things will actually begin to change for the better is an enormous factor too.I wouldn’t say he had very little influence, but I agree he’s not solely responsible. In the same way that David Cameron wasn’t solely responsible for Brexit, Boris Johnson wasn’t solely responsible for our shit covid response and Donald Trump isn’t solely responsible for everything bad happening in the US right now. They’re still figureheads who deserve all the hate they get.
And no I don’t think Burnham can do better. Nothing is going to improve so long as a Labour, Conservative or Reform government is in charge. And there will not be another viable left wing alternative until the Labour party fucks off and dies like the Conservatives did to pave the way for Reform.
OK that’s pretty dramatic, but I agree UK seriously needs a democracy overhaul. Get rid of FPP voting and the house of lords for starters IMO.
Then you can have multiple parties with coalition governments like true democracies.
lol you are delusional. sure if you just cover your ears and explain away all things Starmer did wrong, however unjustified, then of course you would think he did nothing wrong.
you have an agenda to begin with, then are trying your hardest to explain away everything that doesn’t agree with your agenda. you are not open to have your mind changed.
I often have an agenda, but regarding who is PM of UK, no I don’t.
Assumed office 5 July 2024
Not quite 2 years. The UK carousel is a sight to behold.
From Wikipedia
In May 2026, Starmer faced a political crisis following reports of internal divisions within the Labour government and speculation over his future leadership. The crisis intensified after the resignation of several senior ministers and growing criticism from factions within the Labour Party concerning economic policy, immigration, and electoral strategy. Media outlets reported discussions among Labour MPs regarding potential leadership alternatives, including senior cabinet figures and regional mayors.[156] During a cabinet meeting, Starmer rejected calls to resign and challenged critics within the party to formally contest the leadership if they wished to replace him. Under Labour Party rules, a leadership challenge would require the support of 20 percent of Labour MPs.[157][158][159]
We need to remove the friends of israel influencers
Pop quiz: Which would you rather have, the Labour Party or the Democratic Party?
I can’t decide which is more repugnantly bad at their job.
Which would you rather have?
The ineffectives, or the bloodthirsty maniacs?
Yeah, i thought so.
The Ineffectives give Maniacs the chance to stay in power and persist in their madness. I want neither.
We can start with the abolition of the stupid first-past-the-post system.
Learn to fucking read.
What are you talking about? They’re great at their job, they’re great at being the controlled opposition of the Epstein class.
