In a surprisingly short time, I think Keir Starmer will be a pub quiz question: "Who became PM after the 2024 general election?" "Andy Burnham" "Wrong, it was Keir Starmer&qu… (View Post)

We often see here a view that wishes government would just be a good administrator, and be careful with money. That's very sensible - if you're a pensioner, or close to it. It's a shor… (View Post)

I met a guy once who thought Brexit was a bad idea, but voted for it because he wanted to see politicians running round like headless chickens. That's probably the demographic of the 7%. Complet… (View Post)

The problem with just "running the shop sensibly" is that a PM needs to be a strategist, not just a good administrator. As in, they need to decide the strategy for the country and not just … (View Post)

Let's take that as an assumption - and I agree it's likely a good one - Starmer has an open goal here. And yet he can't seem to help muffing it by threatening something that would hurt… (View Post)