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Despite things going suboptimally so far Labour still has the benefit of the doubt
Despite things going suboptimally so far Labour still has the benefit of the doubt– politicalbetting.com
Overall, 39% of Britons say the UK is in a worse state than before the electionBetter state: 9%About the same: 44%Worse state: 39%Among 2024 Labour voters:Better state: 24%About the same: 58%Worse state: 13%https://t.co/2Il3iOrfUr pic.twitter.com/cVYdgnjUxH
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I thought the cancellation would be MORE popular. Shows the pressure on Starmer to stop the boats is still there, big time
I understand as it stands Sunak will reply, and at least for the conservatives it is the one subject he understands as well as anyone and I do expect a robust response
The reason is that the bulk of the British population is much woker than the right-wing loudmouths wish to believe.
And pensioners losing WFA has caused a problem politically for labour
That’s how keen the public is - to stop the boats
I’m beginning to conclude Starmer is
1 actually quite stupid and
2 he therefore really believes crap like this. He’s a Woke apparatchik. He thinks everything can be solved by more bureaucracy
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-last-7-days
Not a single boat or a single person for the last five days, and it's a pattern that has been noted before (by @TimS I think?); I don't think the weather has been that bad this week.
Something odd is going on there.
Old Cornish saying
It’s just that I drift through life pretending I look “ohh about 43” (which I did well into my 50s). And then occasionally I get a reminder of reality. Like a passport photo
It sorta shows that it was not morality that drove their criticisms, but naked partisanship. (*)
Fortunately, not every posted suffers from this affliction.
(*) For some odd reason, I initially wrote that as parsnipship. Which opens up some intriguing possibilities. A ship made out of a parsnip? A ship carrying nothing but parsnips? The state of being a parsnip?
Most plausible hypothesis I've heard is that the surveillance of the French beaches is good enough to pick off boats that leave in ones and two, but there's not enough capacity to catch twenty at once, so surges can get through. Which matches what people say about warfare, and indeed my experience of policing groups of difficult pupils.
But why Saturday? Do the beach patrols all go for a super long boozy lunch or something?
The reason is that the bulk of the British population is more sensible than the right-wing loudmouths wish to believe.
On curent Labour form, the only thing that will stop either Jenrick or Badenoch winning in 4 years will be if they are no longer Leader of the Opposition. The good news for you (and as far as Jenrick is concerned for me as well) is that it seems to me extreely unlikely that whoever wins the Try leadership will still be there in 4 years
I was impressed how many people missed the comment, during COVID, that enforcing the minimum wage and basic employment conditions would collapse the Leicester garment industry.
Apart from being “not Tory” and “not Sunak”, I’m struggling to think of anything that might cause one to have a little hope again in the UK.
The only question is - who pays the CGT on the improvement in property values?
I was certainly the poster who was castigating Johnson back as far as his time as MoL, and stating that he would not be a good PM. I also stated well before the election that Starmer would probably be better than Sunak, but would have problems because he is not a salesman.
But currygate's interesting. One of my criticisms of Johnson was that he had a habit of not learning lessons: when he makes a mistake, he's either too stupid, too stubborn or too proud to avoid making similar mistakes in the future. Currygate was a mistake from the optics POV at least; and Starmer's making similar mistakes again. And again.
A huge queue formed at the border as the Rock’s government reciprocated, but both sides stopped inspecting passports within four hours"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/11/spain-imposes-surprise-border-checks-on-gibraltar/
In any case, the job of the Budget is not to make the government popular.
Starmer has simply failed to push out a vision.
That’s what Britain sorely lacks.
But currygate really wasn’t interesting. It was a load of bollocks served up by alt-right journalists and the ever credulous BigG
If I were advising them I would suggest a number of things.
1. Have an effective asylum system in place in France. Properly manned and located at the actual ports rather than in Paris. STart showingsome asylum seekers being granted asylum and let into the country doing it properly rather than risking the crossing.
2. Reverse May's idiotic decision to include students in the net migration figures.
3. Spend some serious time and money explaining how immigration is necessary and helps the country rather than pandering to the Reform/Tory vote. Change the narrative on immigration whilst exhibting proper control over the numbers (note this is very different to necessariy reducing net migration). Make it clear that those entering the country legally are doing it at the Country's invitation because we want them rather than making it seem like it is something over which we have no control.
4. Do to the people smugglers what they did to the rioters. Heavy and hard. And advertise that fact just as they did with the rioters. Gross negligent manslaughter carries a maximum of life imprisonment so anyone driving a boat where people die is charged with that.
On one level, you have to salute BigG’s indefatigabilty.
No wonder he was selected as special driver for Windsor Davies MP in 1948!
What really freaks me is that the nubile and beautiful young women I tupped in my youth (and there were a few) are now…. Pensioners
Somehow that seems inconceivable
*although preferable to being referred to as 'chief moron'.
Still not exactly wonderful
The listlessness and drift of the new government is really noticeable.
Labour’s one salvation is that as grim as they are proving there’s nothing better lurking about. The Tories seem determined to select a leader that makes Liz Truss and IDS look like inspirational casting. The Lib Dem’s seem content to treat politics like it’s mid-80s weekend light entertainment. Reform are unlikely to shake the feeling that they are slightly sinister and none of the rest are going to trouble the credibility scorers. It’s almost too depressing for words.
Keir ought to be shitting himself. It’s not at all difficult to imagine a mid-term defenestration in favour of a lean and hungry Wes Streeting.
Done up like a kipper, basically.
I would be very worried if I was Starmer (dull), Davey (duller), or Farage (stale).
I couldn't give a flying one whether it's popular or not. Or whether they have 'visions'.
(And I would not class myself as a ramper*, or even ex-ramper.)
*Autocorrect preferred rapper. Not that, either.
Well, possibly that, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUWJR72eIPI
Ones that still work for men your age would be hair transplants, skin resurfacing, upper and lower blepharoplasties and full deep-plane facelifts that address the face and neck. You will also want to consider liposuction around the waist. If you do Ozempic pair it with exercise to minimise skin sagging: what you have doesn't snap back any more. Stop taking drugs (I know, I know, but you aren't 17 any more). Get your pancreas checked: if you develop diabetes you won't heal any more and that really messes you up.
Swimming weekly is always good advice.
You have the money and time and health to do these things and you will be grateful for it at 70.
They don't actually grow - it's more about the deterioration of skin, cartilage and other connective tissue. They sag.
As does your nose.
Might be entertaining.
How we laughed
One side of the equation or the other is wrong. Either he didn't vote Labour or the anger and derision is mainly for show
I think I know which. But it doesn't really matter so I'll leave it there. We don't want a loose meandering thread.
If the NHS experience improves for Mr and Mrs Voter, I suspect Starmer will be forgiven a lot and he can stay in Number Ten as long as he likes.
If it doesn't, Streeting will be in as much trouble as his boss.
I wonder who they go for if Starmer does do an involuntary Biden in 2028 or so?
It’s not for nothing that they used to say “The sun never sets on the British Empire. Because God is worried what they might do in the dark”.
Anyone got the phone number for the Libyan Coastguard?
I corrected my mistake about taking down the ballistic missiles and replicated the Ministry of Defence statement tha RAF planes were involved in the action that night
Pity we are not all perfect but can correct our errors
In over 62,000 posts I have erred on occasions but try to convey accurate information often accompanied by quotes from Sky, Guardian, Independent and others
The picture is all too clear. Labour spin out of control, with Starmer's reaction time of 48 hours being a major factor. He can't help it if his brain works like the Royal Mail. Comedy all round.
https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1844780441292754994
I’m hoping the budget steadies the ship but it is misstep after misstep.
They still have time to turn it around.