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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
It wasn't a serious offence.Sorry but I think fraud disqualified her from high office.Haigh was a very good Transport minister. Her caution for fraud should be regarded as spent.Burnham will at least have authority in the way Starmer didn’t seem to ever have despite the election winWill he though?
How well does he actually know the current Labour MPs?
How credible will his Cabinet be? If he is seriously considering appoint Haigh to a senior post, that is not a good look.
Will he have the courage to get rid of the dead wood currently in office?
Andy_JS
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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
Nagelsman is a bit of a prick. Maybe needs to cut down on the red bulls or something.
boulay
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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
I’m not sure you understand how history works. It’s a present day study of the past. The next two years are, by definition, not history.James HealeIt would be premature to call him that before Burnham lasts the next two years.
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If Keir Starmer does announce his resignation next week then he will be the shortest serving Labour Prime Minister in history
DougSeal
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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
That would be delicious irony and faintly hilarious.Burnham to sack Rachel ReevesMaybe John Healey will return to cabinet, as chancellor.
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/rachel-reeves-sacked-chancellor-andy-burnham-latest-0kgwrsn5s
Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
According to long range weather forecasts, by 3rd July temperatures should be back to average or even slightly below average.That is thirteen days away. Until then, my buttocks will just have to remain welded to i) the seat and ii) each other.
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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
According to long range weather forecasts, by 3rd July temperatures should be back to average or even slightly below average.
Andy_JS
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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
The first opinion polls with Burnham as PM will be interesting. I think he could register quite a big lead for Labour because voters will be so happy the uncertainty is over for a while.
Andy_JS
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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
As is Swindon doesn’t suffer enough.No, they aren't. For their official forecasts they use a combination of various models including the Met Office and ECMWF.Meteo who bbc use are shiteMet Office is saying 39 here next week. I wonder if there’s a chance we break the 40 degree record of 2022Met saying 38 and 37 here on Tuesday and Wednesday, but Beeb saying 34 and 35 for the same days.
Matthew Todd 🌏🔥
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This would obliterate the UK temperature record for the month of June which currently stands at 35.6C set in 1976.
https://x.com/MrMatthewTodd/status/2068452752527921441
Their app on the other hand might well be automated from the GFS model and therefore a bit rubbish. The BBC app has always been rubbish whether Met Office or not.
Anyway, UKV (Met Office) has 41C for Swindon on Thursday...
https://x.com/Met4CastUK/status/2068400539675566273/photo/1
That is truly alarming.
boulay
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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
Free Smiths t-shirts for all.What's Burnham's plan? Free buses for WASPI women or something equally ridiculous."These are really astonishing times. Starmer wins a huge majority and, within 2 years, is forced to resign by his own party on behalf of someone who has not even been an MP for more than a decade."These are really astonishing times. Starmer wins a huge majority and, within 2 years, is forced to resign by his own party on behalf of someone who has not even been an MP for more than a decade. This is done on the basis of no discernible platform or policy difference but simply the belief that one is capable of speaking to and relating to people and the other is not. It is an incredible gamble, not just for the Labour party but for the country.I would say desperate, rather than reckless.
I think all sensible people can only hope this works for the sake of the country but I am not sure reckless really covers it.
Reckless implies that there's a better option that is being passed over, but there isn't, really. For whatever reason the Cabinet is incredibly weak. There are no major political divides, because none of them have a clue.
And so, with such a complete lack of leadership they turn in desperation to the one person exhibits some motive force.
The reason this has happened is
a) Starmer is not a politician and has no idea why this has happened and the whole thing is bewildering to him. He never had a 'story' or narrative to tell the voters. He never had one or two guiding star ideas as to what should be done for Britain.
b) Labour under McSweeney spent so much time eradicating Corbynista and campaigning to win via a 'time for change' strategy that was actually a ming vase walk* that they did not think to actually have a serious plan for governing
c) the problems facing any PM are bordering on insurmountable.
* Contrast with Blair/Brown - ming vase with an actual up their sleeve plan from day one - e.g bank of england.
Admittedly it falls short of Miliband's free owls for all but that is just a reflection of the straitened times we endure.
Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
James HealeIt would be premature to call him that before Burnham lasts the next two years.
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If Keir Starmer does announce his resignation next week then he will be the shortest serving Labour Prime Minister in history
