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@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-05-12 16:02:01

Well, Jings.
#Starmer has chosen today of all days to send TWENTY SIX more toffs to the House of Lords.
OK, it seems that this bunch of chancers are 'procedural'. but... Read the room, man, read the room.

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
2026-05-11 21:22:14

He won't last the month.
#UK #Starmer

@bici@mastodon.social
2026-05-14 01:47:47

The British Piraña have descended on #Starmer

@sakhavi@aoir.social
2026-05-12 12:43:44

Rage, rage against the growing of the pair!
#Starmer

@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-05-15 18:52:52

Seriously, is there anyone at all out there who still believes that #Corbyn could have been a worse Prime Minister than #Starmer?
#UKPol

@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-05-07 16:32:10

"One proves political maturity by not banging on about injustice, by not troubling too much the rich and powerful. To try it out, simply stand in front of a mirror and slowly declare yourself to be “pro-business and pro-worker”. If you can do that without flinching at the obvious contradiction, then congratulations! You too can be prime minister"
This isn't my analysis of why #Starmer

@pre@boing.world
2026-05-11 09:30:55
Content warning: ukpol - Starmer election response

Starmer is doing a thing about election results. Is he resigning? :bounceface:
He says the elections were tough, he lost brilliant representatives. He feels the hurt and takes responsibility. Not just for the results, but also for explaining how they'll do better in the years ahead.
Times are dangerous, opponents are very dangerous, if we don't get it right the country will be on a very dark path.
He takes responsibility for navigation in this dangerous world and for not walking away.
Oh right, he's not resigning then. 😦
He says he'll prove his doubters wrong. He's learned a lot! And realizes now we need a bigger response to this unordinary times.
Times demand serious progressive leadership he says, and Zack or Nigel can't provide that. [Citation needed] Only Labour can [Really, come on, citation needed]
He's pleased to be reducing NHS waiting lists and crime, and for some reason is pleased migration is coming down too.
He says he realizes that people don't think Labour cares about them. So that's something.
So his plan to fix things after this election is to talk more about why he's doing things instead of just saying what he's doing.
Right. Sure. That'll help.
He admits millions of people, like his sister, don't get respect or help and are held back because the status quo doesn't work.
He says he's fighting for them but, eh, perhaps he should be doing that thing where he says more about why and how?
He says we need a complete break to take control of energy and defense and fairness (he isn't resigning though, not THAT complete a break)
"Strength Through Fairness, Hope and Urgency" is his plan.
Three concrete examples of the plan:
Sure, about time, not like the Greens are against that.
Doesn't sound like he wants a re-join though, so not really sure what this means. The EU don't allow partial memberships or cherry picking benefits. Some kind of external heart I guess, an outside-body heart pump?
No. He's going to guarantee training or work placements to school leavers.
So in response to likely being unelected next time, he'll nationalize steel (now he's failed to find a corporate buyer anyway), is going to renegotiate with Europe (again, they have no better offers to give), and offer apprenticeships to education-leavers (who are still going to be mostly in debt by then).
Right.
Oh, and he's going to ban more marches too. Almost forgot that.
What a cock.
He did sound a bit passionate at least for a change.
#ukpol #starmer

@pre@boing.world
2026-05-13 11:26:57
Content warning: re: ukpol

Sounds like Streeting is likely to resign and make a move on the leadership. Leaked during the King's speech, which is interesting timing.
What's the funniest possible outcome?
Perhaps a four way contest without Burnham coz he can't get a seat in time, won on 26% of the votes by Starmer.
Making it obvious Starmer only holds like a quarter of the MPs in support, we keep the same lame duck now even lamer, all the challengers are rebuked, and even if Andy gets a seat later the contest is over and nobody has the stomach for another one.
Not a prediction, just musing on the most hilarious thing. Which is probably also the worst thing for the country.
#ukpol #streeting #starmer