The problem is, as much as there is always an element of "wise after the event" about these things, it was a clanger of a mistake. The appointment is only one small part of this though. The… (View Post)

I would agree with that. It doesn’t start or end with Starmer (or even Mandelson or Andrew MW for that matter) as much as he is so badly wounded by it. (View Post)

The frustrating thing is Starmer has, elliptically or sometimes even openly, correctly diagnosed a lot of what is wrong with the way the country is currently being run. It’s just he says it then does… (View Post)

But what Starmer could say is that he made the wrong call. This is the issue. We all know that it was the wrong call now, we all know he took a risk and it backfired. He can’t go back in time and un-… (View Post)

And there it is guys. Contest incoming. The only question is whether it’s next week, post-Gorton or post-May. (View Post)