I could write his scripts - the words of someone who doesn't care about the people but who knows what to say that chimes with the media picture of what voters want. I think they are wrong, actually, and the majority of Brits wouldn't want a single Afghan in our country now we've "taken back control" but wouldn't dare to admit to it.

That's the whole problem with Labour & Starmer in a nutshell: he speaks for a London liberal elite and actually believes a majority in the rest of the country think the same way.

Wyot wrote:
That's the whole problem with Labour & Starmer in a nutshell: he speaks for a London liberal elite and actually believes a majority in the rest of the country think the same way.

Reminds me of Extinction Rebellion. Posh white middle class twats.

Starmer is like some weird puppet opposition leader wheeled out to make a non too threatening statement whilst Boris still runs amok,

I don't care who you vote for but even if your preferred party is in power you should wish for a strong Opposition to keep them on their toes.

It's why I love the proportional representation, preferential Oz system that never allows a minority part to win (as the UK system always does)

Current state: Government has a one seat majority and the Upper House where all legislation must pass can be dominated by Greens or independents.

# be interesting to see how Starmer fares at the upcoming Labour conference

hedda wrote:


It's why I love the proportional representation, preferential Oz system that never allows a minority part to win (as the UK system always does)



I would love to see PR given a go in this country; the argument against it that it doesn't lead to strong leadership can be re-phrased as it allows for more democratically checked and controlled leadership.

However, I can't help wondering (admittedly from a position of total ignorance) whether PR has in some way led to the ridiculous Aus over-reaction to Covid infections? Are they all trying to out virtue signal one another with their "zero Covid" pipedreams? With no one leader having the power to say enough.