I like @Keir_Starmer, he’s a nice guy, and clearly he thinks that being a sober and sensible person who takes responsibility for things is what the voters want. And maybe one day it will be. It’s fine for me now. But....
https://twitter.com/adamfleming/status/1390528685959229440
... the thing is it’s anachronistic in this day and age of political showpony-ship. And I expect his problem is that many voters just don’t get him. They don’t recognise his kind of politics and think it a bit weird.
They are used to politicians who are passionate (Corbyn) or articulate (Blair) or Gruff (Brown) or charming (@jacindaardern NZ) or combative (@ScottMorrisonMP Aus) or imperious (Merkle and Macron).
Joe Biden is a nice guy. But he’s also charming and blokey, and very very well known, and very canny.
The more I think about it I can’t recall any politician as bland as Keir is ever achieving election victory as a national leader.
The more I think about it I can’t recall any politician as bland as Keir is ever achieving election victory as a national leader.
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