Twig to UK [email protected]English • 1 year ago‘Change’: Starmer hopes simple slogan will chime with exasperated nationwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up124
arrow-up124external-link‘Change’: Starmer hopes simple slogan will chime with exasperated nationwww.theguardian.comTwig to UK [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•1 year agoI’ll take a pragmatic responsive PM over the lurching idealogues of recent years
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoSo when Tories go back on promises it’s lying but when labour do it its reasonable pragmatism?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoMaybe I misunderstood but that seemed to be what you were suggesting
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoLabour seems to be shifting further and further Right, not sure how much better they’ll be than the Tories. But for what it’s worth, I totally agree.
minus-squareTwigOPlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoWell said. While he’s not perfect, I’d imagine Starmer will be significantly different to the Tories.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•1 year agoThe fact that he won’t be distracted by right wing extremists in his own party is a good start. Within the labour party he is the right wing extremist. And I don’t think he’s likely to be too damaged by attacks on the left much either, certainly not until after the honeymoon period.
I’ll take a pragmatic responsive PM over the lurching idealogues of recent years
So when Tories go back on promises it’s lying but when labour do it its reasonable pragmatism?
Did I say all those things?
Maybe I misunderstood but that seemed to be what you were suggesting
Labour seems to be shifting further and further Right, not sure how much better they’ll be than the Tories. But for what it’s worth, I totally agree.
Well said. While he’s not perfect, I’d imagine Starmer will be significantly different to the Tories.
The fact that he won’t be distracted by right wing extremists in his own party is a good start.
Within the labour party he is the right wing extremist.
And I don’t think he’s likely to be too damaged by attacks on the left much either, certainly not until after the honeymoon period.