I read yesterday that Labour would have preferred Reform to have won the by-election and Starmer seems to be wanting to paint the Greens as extreme hard-left.
From where Starmer is standing, the Greens probably are extreme hard-left. Mind you, from where Starmer stands, Harold Macmillan was left wing.
And Starmer's tantrum about 'secterianism' lent oxygen to Reform's claim about family voting.
Starmer is only seeing behind him as he watching his back. He has survived the bye election. The local and other elections coming up may take him out. Welsh Labour are still trying to distance themselves from Westminster. I don’t know if they can.
Starmer remains only as a punching bag until after the May elections. Might as well let him soak up all the inevitable bad news. Presumably Streeting is hoping people forget about Mandelson by then. Sarwar will, I assume, also be forced to walk the plank.
Starmer is only seeing behind him as he watching his back. He has survived the bye election. The local and other elections coming up may take him out. Welsh Labour are still trying to distance themselves from Westminster. I don’t know if they can.
In Wales things could get very complicated with two new forces, Reform and The Greens, potentially splitting the vote up to six ways (if the Tories get anything at all). Somehow the “anti Reform” vote has to mobilise sensibly which could be disastrous for Starmer, or merely a poor show.
It seems that the Labour Home Secretary, whose name I forget, is today talking about ways to punish refugees. I guess it is because she thinks they are not homeless in sufficient numbers.
We are in a dangerous moment. The Iran war looks like it could get a lot worse, currently fuel prices are spiking because of blockages in the Strait of Hormuz. There seems potential that this could spiral into a full inflationary crisis.
Without oil and gas imports the economy is going to grind to a halt within weeks.
The Chancellor’s reassurances yesterday don’t look so good today. This could get out of control quickly. I feel a little sorry for her. It is not her fault Trump decided to take matters into his own hands.
I'm not sure who this is supposed to appeal to, presumably there are Labour supporters somewhere who really want the UK PM to be Presidential -- though the adenoidal voice somewhat undermines the footage of helicopters.
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And Starmer's tantrum about 'secterianism' lent oxygen to Reform's claim about family voting.
In Wales things could get very complicated with two new forces, Reform and The Greens, potentially splitting the vote up to six ways (if the Tories get anything at all). Somehow the “anti Reform” vote has to mobilise sensibly which could be disastrous for Starmer, or merely a poor show.
https://bsky.app/profile/jdportes.bsky.social/post/3mgcdxh3fpc2z
Without oil and gas imports the economy is going to grind to a halt within weeks.
https://bsky.app/profile/politicsuk.com/post/3mgdvb7uj3s2t
I'm not sure who this is supposed to appeal to, presumably there are Labour supporters somewhere who really want the UK PM to be Presidential -- though the adenoidal voice somewhat undermines the footage of helicopters.