Starmer admits he’s frustrated by his first year in power.

He was completely out of touch but I think the penny is finally dropping. I believe that is as a result of many of his own party putting him straight

He has admitted he wouldn’t like living next door to a migrant hotel and has said he wouldn’t like his daughter having to walk past them to school.

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Casdon

The royal ‘we’ is in use again I see.

Apologies Casdon I ought to have said “so are many of us” perhaps. 🤷‍♀️

Or just ‘I’?

Casdon

The royal ‘we’ is in use again I see.

Apologies Casdon I ought to have said “so are many of us” perhaps. 🤷‍♀️

escaped

^When I took over as leader of the Labour Party, I said there will be sort of three phases to this^.

You've got to sort of build the fundamentals first and then you move on to the second stage.

What's with these sort of s? He sounds rather uncertain and vague.

He is right in what he says though, that’s what all governments do -18 months or so of policies people hate, 2 years or so of consolidation, 18 months of giveaways and things that people want/promises pre-election.

Ilovecheese

He has let Farage take control of the narrative over the summer. Sometimes he seems to not see or not understand what is happening, hence his dismissal of his mps concerns over taking money away from ill and disabled people. Or he tries to compete with Farage (island of strangers) when he should be leading and promoting a vision that we can all get behind. Being successful at talking to leaders of other countries is not enough to make him an effective leader at home.

Alas, unlike Farage he doesn’t have the tongue of a snake oil salesman. But I know which of them I think is an honest man trying to do his best for the country.

When I took over as leader of the Labour Party, I said there will be sort of three phases to this.

You've got to sort of build the fundamentals first and then you move on to the second stage.

What's with these sort of s? He sounds rather uncertain and vague.

Me too Iam

He has let Farage take control of the narrative over the summer. Sometimes he seems to not see or not understand what is happening, hence his dismissal of his mps concerns over taking money away from ill and disabled people. Or he tries to compete with Farage (island of strangers) when he should be leading and promoting a vision that we can all get behind. Being successful at talking to leaders of other countries is not enough to make him an effective leader at home.

I’m more frustrated by the pressures the govt faces than it not getting everything sorted overnight

He’s frustrated?

Some of the rest of us are too!

The royal ‘we’ is in use again I see.

I'm not surprised he is frustrated. He does a lot of research, consults a lot of people, works out what will give a long-term effect (and isnt a quick fix or unaffordable), then puts it up for discussion - and is blasted by people who see only their own corner of the problem and think that a different political party will improve their life with a magic wand.