Starmer’s a decent bloke!

People need to see policies they see as reasonable and achievable.

Time to start critiquing the conservatives reign of austerity and winding down of all the services we rely upon so desperately.

A yougov poll in 2019 famously showed that Corbyn’s policies were universally popular in the UK and abroad, including in the US

That may be the case but it wasn’t reflected in the result of the 2019 was it!

Can he be any worse than what we have had?

election (missed it out)

LizzieDrip

“Starmer is a decent man. He’s a decent party leader. I hope he’ll be a decent prime minister”

Agreed Iam64. I think he will be a good PM, because I genuinely believe he’ll put country first, party second. This is what we’ve been lacking for the past 14 years (perhaps with the brief exception of Theresa May)!

I quite agree, it'll be great to see someone of ordinary class like most of us in no 10, he got a scholarship to school his family couldn't have paid private fees.
He is a bit boring though but that seems to me just right for PM.
I like Rayner & Reeves too, they inspire confidence & I know they'll cope just fine.

I like Wes Streeting and Yvette Cooper too, its a strong shadow cabinet.

labour.org.uk/about-us/the-shadow-cabinet/

spabbygirl

LizzieDrip

“Starmer is a decent man. He’s a decent party leader. I hope he’ll be a decent prime minister”

Agreed Iam64. I think he will be a good PM, because I genuinely believe he’ll put country first, party second. This is what we’ve been lacking for the past 14 years (perhaps with the brief exception of Theresa May)!

I quite agree, it'll be great to see someone of ordinary class like most of us in no 10, he got a scholarship to school his family couldn't have paid private fees.
He is a bit boring though but that seems to me just right for PM.
I like Rayner & Reeves too, they inspire confidence & I know they'll cope just fine.

He’s had a lot of flack over the years for supporting the government when it’s in the best interest of the country so imo he has always put country before party which I think is admirable.

LizzieDrip

^A yougov poll in 2019 famously showed that Corbyn’s policies were universally popular in the UK and abroad, including in the US^

That may be the case but it wasn’t reflected in the result of the 2019 was it!

No but that’s missing the point isn’t it?

nightowl

LizzieDrip

A yougov poll in 2019 famously showed that Corbyn’s policies were universally popular in the UK and abroad, including in the US

That may be the case but it wasn’t reflected in the result of the 2019 was it!

No but that’s missing the point isn’t it?

One poll on YouGov really doesn’t provide conclusive proof of anything nightowl, one poll on any topic can be way off the mark. That’s why on the election thread the poll of polls approach is being used.
Having said that, the methodology to implement more socialist policies is the biggest difference between Starmer and team’s approach and Corbyn’s, rather than the intent. So far Starmer is proving to be a more able political leader.

nightowl

There’s room for socialist views in the Labour Party Maybee. Always has been. It takes a good leader to hold a balance and not run scared. I think we have to reject the right wing media message that people won’t accept socialist policies - they do have their own agenda. A yougov poll in 2019 famously showed that Corbyn’s policies were universally popular in the UK and abroad, including in the US. The policies themselves are broadly what most people want.

But they didn’t vote for it on election day. That’s the only poll result that counts.

Worse general election defeat since 1935, Corbyn and his policies.

Complete misread of "where the public were". I think Starmer is very aware of how people feel atm - lots of despair and confusion, and why he is presenting the policies he does. Limited but "steady as she goes".