Sir Keir Starmer Appointed Leader Of The Labour Party

[Eleanor]

I don’t think I missed the point at all. Boris is where he is because he was the only party leader who promised what a substantial part of the electorate wanted...to be Brexit over the line. It had absolutely nothing to do with good policies...they didn’t have any.

Since then he has overseen a disastrous handling of the coronavirus, where the very people who voted for him for the first time and the elderly who are disproportionately Conservative voters, have been especially betrayed. And worse is still to come...a hard Brexit and a deep recession, which again will disproportionally hit the poorest the hardest, will be the death-knell to his ‘evening up’ manta. In the coming weeks and months Starmer’s measured judgement will shine a torch directly on  Johnson’s lack of anything approaching statesmanship.

There are already rumblings from his own back benches that Johnson may not be the saviour he was sold to be...and we all know how ruthless the Tories can be.

For Focks sake I am still here.  Stuff it.  Boris is The Prime Minister.

[faithlilly]

For Focks sake I am still here.  Stuff it.  Boris is The Prime Minister.

Thatcher won a 102 seat majority in 1987....in less than 3 years she was ousted. Johnson should never feel too comfortable.

[sika]

Of course he must hold the government to account, but to only criticise after the event and offer no practical solutions before it, is that very helpful?

Good point.  Starmer claimed today at PMQ’s that he has offered practical help and solutions.  He wrote a confidential letter to Johnson offering help regarding schools.  He went on to claim that he received no reply.

[sika]

I don’t think I missed the point at all. Boris is where he is because he was the only party leader who promised what a substantial part of the electorate wanted...to be Brexit over the line. It had absolutely nothing to do with good policies...they didn’t have any.

Since then he has overseen a disastrous handling of the coronavirus, where the very people who voted for him for the first time and the elderly who are disproportionately Conservative voters, have been especially betrayed. And worse is still to come...a hard Brexit and a deep recession, which again will disproportionally hit the poorest the hardest, will be the death-knell to his ‘evening up’ manta. In the coming weeks and months Starmer’s measured judgement will shine a torch directly on  Johnson’s lack of anything approaching statesmanship.

There are already rumblings from his own back benches that Johnson may not be the saviour he was sold to be...and we all know how ruthless the Tories can be.

Wish I could have put it as well as that!   

[faithlilly]

Good point.  Starmer claimed today at PMQ’s that he has offered practical help and solutions.  He wrote a confidential letter to Johnson offering help regarding schools.  He went on to claim that he received no reply.

As Starmer said scrutiny not criticism.

[Venturi Swirl]

Good point.  Starmer claimed today at PMQ’s that he has offered practical help and solutions.  He wrote a confidential letter to Johnson offering help regarding schools.  He went on to claim that he received no reply.

Perhaps he should put the letter in the public domain then.

[Venturi Swirl]

Wish I could have put it as well as that!   

Only slight problem with that is I know elderly Brexit voters and they still love Boris no matter what.

[sika]

Perhaps he should put the letter in the public domain then.

He said that he was going to do just that. 

[Venturi Swirl]

He said that he was going to do just that.

Good.

[faithlilly]

He said that he was going to do just that.

He has.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1290755/pmqs-live-boris-johnson-keir-starmer-coronavirus-latest-dominic-cummings-uk-covid19-deaths

[Eleanor]

Oh Dear.  Such sour grapes.  The Tory Party won.  I personally don't care.  But I'll tell you what.  Boris won that one.

[sika]

Oh Dear indeed!  What a sorry state we're in.  Dumbed down to the point of no return.  "All in it together", I keep hearing.  The vast majority couldn't give a flying f..k about anyone else.  I'd be out of here like a shot, if I could. 

[Venturi Swirl]

Oh Dear indeed!  What a sorry state we're in.  Dumbed down to the point of no return.  "All in it together", I keep hearing.  The vast majority couldn't give a flying f..k about anyone else.  I'd be out of here like a shot, if I could.

Where would you like to go?

[sika]

Where would you like to go?

Well.....to be honest, I don't know!  I wonder what New Zealand is like.

[Eleanor]

Oh Dear indeed!  What a sorry state we're in.  Dumbed down to the point of no return.  "All in it together", I keep hearing.  The vast majority couldn't give a flying f..k about anyone else.  I'd be out of here like a shot, if I could.

But I did.  I got out.  It wasn't easy.  But I did it.  I now live in this ghastly hovel which gives me much joy.  My house is really awful.  It is the most disgusting place that you could ever imagine.  But it is mine.  It belongs only to me.