What is the point of Keir Starmer? After a year, we still don't know.

[newusername]

You said it all yourself.........
"Media attackes on him and his party".... they didn't like him much like the vast majority of the electorate. Like it or not to be successful in this country you have to manage the media...... see Blair. Something else Corbyn was useless at.
"Disjointed party"....... remond me again who the leader was?
"Brexit"......... and to compound all of the above under Corbyn Labour had no Brexit strategy.... no opinion and again the electorate saw through that.

He was nothing short of a shambles, the worst thing to happen to Labour Party since Foot and the best thing to happen to the Tories since the Falklands war.

and yet despite all that, in 2019 Labour got 32.1% of the vote.
A higher share than Ed Milliband got in 2015, higher than Gordon Brown in 2010, higher than Kinnock, higher than Foot.

The Labour share of the vote in 2017 was higher than Blair got in 2005 & the same as in 2001.

You can't lead people that don't want to follow but just imagine what he'd have done if the media couldn't report constant Labour infighting.

 

[HolgateCorner]

To go back to the original point. What is the point Keir Starmer and there isn't a good one
After all this Covid sht is done, which isn't far way, that will be one of many questions for Labour when this horrendous Tory Govt easily get in again. Go VACCINES!

10 years of lacklustre, stagnant Labour.

Nah, this horrendous Tory government has spent hundreds of billions keeping people happy this last 12 months and is falsely claiming vaccine success but there will be an economic fallout and let’s see where the country is then.

Brexit will be long gone and the playing field will be level again.

 

[r00fie1]

Given Starmer`s promises during his election campaign - this is a relevant article - highlighted by Jewish Voice for Labour [https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/ .

If anyone cares to find out more - go to the website address above. Membership is 15 pounds per year.

Keir Starmer’s 10 Socialist Pledges: Forensic Gaslighting?​

Wed 31 Mar 2021

Keir Starmer’s 10 Socialist Pledges: Forensic Gaslighting?

Were Keir Starmer’s ten socialist pledges “statements of principle or a cynical attempt to win the support of the contingent…

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Keir Starmer’s 10 Socialist Pledges: Forensic Gaslighting?

by Steven McCracken, The Free Press

It’s just over a year since Keir Starmer swept to victory in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election. Front and centre of his campaign were 10 Socialist Pledges, a commitment to progressive manifesto pledges and policy statements forged under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.
As centrist journalists never tire of explaining, Starmer is a canny political operator. Were his socialist pledges statements of principle or a cynical attempt to win the support of the contingent of left-wing members who propelled Corbyn to two leadership victories?
We look at the pledges a year on to see how long each one lasted..................