I think I hve taking shits that stank longer than UK PMs of late
I really wish that UK parlimentarians would try to spend at least as much time solving actual problems that the UK is facing instead of the constant, can we get rid of PM/party leader and sub in a new one, that seems to be their entire focus of the last decade.
I don’t closely follow British politics, but what’s up with all of their more recent Prime Ministers resigning before their term is up?
The party has the ability to kick them out, which they’d rather do as far as possible from a general election so that the new leader can be in a position to carry out a successful campaign.
When they resign between elections, it’s usually a matter of leaving before they’re kicked out, to minimise the damage of a public power struggle
Can you explain it like I’m Canadian, why Starmer in particular is leaving? I know one of his appointees had some scandal I can’t remember, but why is Starmer in so much shit these days?
Like a Canadian, I’ll give it a shot.
So basically, theres a whole party of insane people who make the Alberta Separatists seem reasonable that have a preceved chance of becoming the next party in power.
Starmer is in deep because he isn’t popular with the opposition for obvious reasons, and he lost support among his base because he hasn’t really stood up to the pro Israel crowd.
The whole Peter Mandelson, UK ambassador to the US who also was a big friend of Epstein, being appointed without proper vetting, is just a Cherry on top.
Does this make enough sense ?
The Mandelson thing I knew, but is it really just his Isreal stance that killed a PM?
He kicked all the remaining left wing out of the Labour Party at a time when left-wing policies were very popular with the members. He has overseen some pretty regressive social policy, particularly in catering to transphobes. He’s a liar and has no charisma. He put Peter Mandelson back in a powerful position though he was known to be a bad guy and an Epstein associate. He has taken Labour to the right, abandoning its base while offering nothing but more of the vaguely Thatchery stuff the UK has suffered from for decades. He committed the government to more austerity than even the Tories had dared to implement, at a time when poverty is a massive problem in the UK. He handed chunks of the NHS to Palantir. Conservatives don’t like him and left-wingers don’t like him and no one trusts him. He’s been so uninspiring that the electorate is sleepwalking towards fascism. Plus there’s the Israel thing and the crackdown on anyone who expresses sympathy with Palestinians. It’d be quicker to list what he has done right.
Edit: This video shows why he was so unlikeable:
Great answer. Thanks.
Palantir’s contract with the NHS started under the Tories. Not booting Palantir out is on Labour.
No, the left has hated him long before this.
His problem is appearing as if he does nothing. He isnt popular with anyone at all, and as i say a lot of labour members have hated him since he was made leader.
Why?
In basic terms: too left for the right, too right for the left. He appears to have pulled the Labour party more centre-right and abandoned a lot of the socialist and soc-dem positions for more neoliberal policies (though people have varying opinions if it’s actually true.) That has made a lot of people unhappy, leading to a surge of Reform UK (the ultra-right party) and the Green Party (the left, environmental focused party). You can see the current trends in this Wikipedia article as well as the other parties in play.
You’ve seen what they’ve been doing with Palestine Action.
It’s a bit more than just a “stance” when they’re arresting people for what should be free speech.
I do remember reading a bit about arrests for Pro-palestinian protestors. The line between protest and hate can be crossed and I’m not well enough informed to say which is which in any given event. I take you at your word that peaceful protest was stomped on.
I thought this is a function of police and courts isn’t it? What was the PM’s role in this?
How would you categorize holding a sign that says “I support Palestine Action”?
In short: Rearranging chairs on the Titanic.
That’s not really helpful or informative.
No, you’re a towel.
starmer expected to resign
Ding dong the genocidal far-right shit is leav-
Andy Burnham
Oh, Labour still hasn’t learned any lessons then. I remember when Labour had different values to UKIP. It really wasn’t that long ago.
Labour doing Labour things
‘We have a new guy now! Hooray!’
‘Does the new guy also suck?’
‘YES!’
Aww boo. I was hoping he would barricade himself in
