6 weeks ago Keir Starmer said Labour had to stop "looking internally."
Since then he's tried to sack his deputy, botched a reshuffle, dumped his chief of staff, director of comms & political secretary, & allowed endless obsessive briefing against the left
Since then he's tried to sack his deputy, botched a reshuffle, dumped his chief of staff, director of comms & political secretary, & allowed endless obsessive briefing against the left
After the disaster of Hartlepool Keir Starmer said “I will set out what change is needed over the next few days” & present a “bold vision for a better Britain.” A month-and-a-half later, with another potential by-election disaster looming, where is it?
On the one hand, there's the thing Starmer promised to stop doing - "looking internally."
He's still doing it.
On the other hand, there's the thing Starmer promised to start doing - "setting out a bold vision."
He isn't doing it.
He's still doing it.
On the other hand, there's the thing Starmer promised to start doing - "setting out a bold vision."
He isn't doing it.
I think he just says things as political platitudes to meet the needs of the moment with no thought of actually doing them.
It's like this bit from a 2017 Guardian interview. If he believes this, he's intentionally doing the opposite. But more likely it was just something to say
It's like this bit from a 2017 Guardian interview. If he believes this, he's intentionally doing the opposite. But more likely it was just something to say
I wonder whether he'd avoid answering whether he's been running "a smart, slick, competent operation" since he got his chance. I bet he thought it'd be so easy.
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