His current EU position will suit him well enough for the next election, but Starmer's going to be under considerable pressure mid-term from backbench MPs (like Stella Creasy) to rejoin the EEA … (View Post)

Out of steam and potential policies include austerity to fund tax cuts (which will be disastrous in the Red Wall), trying to re-fight the Brexit wars, and wage a culture war. Starmer is a lucky gener… (View Post)

Austerity to fund tax cuts is going to be disastrous for the Tories. Starmer is a lucky general. Whether he'll get a majority or not is another matter, but this leadership contest makes me more … (View Post)

Nah, Starmer's Labour is firmly pro-NATO and has taken the view there should be more sanctions on Putin than currently imposed by the government. Starmer also threatened to boot out eleven Corby… (View Post)

He had the opportunity to bring former critics back into the Shadow cabinet after the 2017 election. He didn't and kept duffers like Burgon in instead. (View Post)