The UK: The Keir Starmer years - RESIGNED

[hyperwoof]

I see one or two egotist MPs thinking about dragging it out with a contest in order for them to feel all important. I do hope they think again, the clock is ticking, and the right are on the rise - shit needs fixing and quickly.

 

[octophone]

But I can see the desire not to have a 'coronation'. It looks bad parachuting someone in and Labour did poke at Rishi Sunak for that.

That said, no-one else is going to get the backing of enough MPs so it would be academic.

 

[Shoat]

I see one or two egotist MPs thinking about dragging it out with a contest in order for them to feel all important. I do hope they think again, the clock is ticking, and the right are on the rise - shit needs fixing and quickly.

It might benefit Burnham ultimately

There'll be grumblings regardless from some opposing parties about unelected PMs and we-need-a-general-election nonsense.

It'll be worse if Burnham can't even say he won an internal election, as opposed to simply being gifted custody of Larry the Cat.

 

[hyperwoof]

It might benefit Burnham ultimately

There'll be grumblings regardless from some opposing parties about unelected PMs and we-need-a-general-election nonsense.

It'll be worse if Burnham can't even say he won an internal election, as opposed to simply being gifted custody of Larry the Cat.

That's the narrative yeah - but it smacks of making people jump through hoops, causing distraction and ultimately stopping them getting on with the job. So I slightly call BS on it. The Daily Mail were running with 89% of Daily Mail readers think there should be an election this morning - not because there will be, but because they want to immediately get their readership foaming about Burnham rather than, ooh I don't know - actually hoping he might do a good job or something. It all needs calling out - all this playbook shit - because none of it is helping normal people in the daily challenges they have - it's just game playing by a privileged few.

 

[Jark]

I see both sides but ultimately a contest which Burnham wins anyway only drags things out and it probably looks better for Labour if they're united enough behind Burnham to just give it to him and get the ball rolling. it's not like being chosen by a few tens of thousand members is equivalent to having a mandate from the public ANYWAY.

 

[big ron]

Doesnt the nomination period end as the parliamentary recess starts? So its not like he can get on with much regardless

 

[mjkirkham]

This is all heavy stuff. I liked it when we were talking about Floella Benjamin. Or - Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin, Baroness Benjamin OM DBE DL, as she likes to be called.

 

[AlgoAlex]

What odds could I get on Baroness Floella Benjamin?

@ZenGiraffe would be delighted to get a Lib Dem Prime Minister

 

[hyperwoof]

To be honest I'd have taken pretty much any of the Playschool presenters as PM. Brian Cant, Carol Chell, Derek Griffiths, Chloe Ashcroft, Toni Arthur.

 

[hyperwoof]

Doesnt the nomination period end as the parliamentary recess starts? So its not like he can get on with much regardless

I think the early part of it is com'ing who you are and sorting out presentation - because so much of this is perception based. One thing I will give Donald Trump is he lives in a narrative where he will not divert from the idea he is the greatest thing ever and EVERYTHING IS WAY BETTER NOW HE IS THERE even though nothing of economic value has changed for the better. It's no good being all frank with the electorate - they don't actually like it. They want an arm around them and a warm pint. That's why Nigel is such a danger - although I sense his moment is fast ebbing away now.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

@ZenGiraffe would be delighted to get a Lib Dem Prime Minister

I'd literally have an aneurysm

 

[SvalaWuzRobbed]

The electorate has proven time and time again that they don't want the truth, they don't want tough questions addressed, from the 'dementia tax' onwards, and they don't want 'things will get worse before they get better'. Keir thought people wanted retail politics that "touched lightly on their lives" but what they actually want is sunny vibes and a strong mission from the leadership to either cheer on or rail against.

 

[octophone]

Wonder what Dementia Donny will have to say? He's probably get confused and curse out Bo Burnham or he'll hear "Andy's coming" and drop to the ground theatrically.

 

[Jark]

read ANTONIA ROMEO as ANGELA RAYNER and got briefly excited

 

[GNL]

I'm sure Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner have had plenty of meetings, down't races, over chips and gravy.

 

[Shirley]

Toni Arthur.

I used to love Toni Arthur. Perhaps she could ADOPT ME

 

[hyperwoof]

I used to love Toni Arthur. Perhaps she could ADOPT ME

I just imagine she rolled really big spliffs and played a lot of early Fleetwood Mac.

 

[Shirley]

If it hadn't been for her 'Israeli Boat Song' (oh no is that problematic now) from the seminal Play School/Play Away ALBUM 'BANG ON A DRUM', also containing content sampled by ERIC B AND RAKIM amongst others, I feel my life may have taken a DIFFERENT COURSE

But we seem to be on something of a TANGENT HERE, SORRY SIR KEIR

 

[octophone]

How fitting that we've move on already.

 

[big ron]

In your face zone 7 bitches

 

[Jark]

good! the actual Downing Street quarters are hardly fit for purpose anyway

 

[Jark]

I'm listening to the News Agents (a rare and unwanted KEMI BADENOCH episode) and I've just noticed they introduce themselves as Jon, Lewis "and MAITLIS."

 

[ZenGiraffe]

I'm listening to the News Agents (a rare and unwanted KEMI BADENOCH episode) and I've just noticed they introduce themselves as Jon, Lewis "and MAITLIS."

She started that a few months ago and its been doing my head in.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Tragic!

 

[Madison]

Why would he tweet before putting on his blog?

 

[Shirley]

Anyone else remember "i love james purnell"

I'm surprised tags were a thing that long ago

What GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

 

[Jark]

Tragic!

Rach, love, you did an ok job. you tried to balance the books and your bangs. you exorcised almost all the Mrs Trunchbull-isms. you showed you were human when you shouted "for GOD'S SAKE" twice when Keir was ambushed on stage at party conference, and the times you stoically held back tears at PMQs.

but it's time for RED ED to come in and spook the "business community" with some mad socialism talk, before inevitably continuing on the very same track you've been on. put your feet up, hen, and get the dildo out...

 

[Jark]

for GOD'S SAKE!

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Love that the Starmer administration is spending its dying days with brutal infighting

 

[lolly]

If it hadn't been for her 'Israeli Boat Song' (oh no is that problematic now) from the seminal Play School/Play Away ALBUM 'BANG ON A DRUM', also containing content sampled by ERIC B AND RAKIM amongst others, I feel my life may have taken a DIFFERENT COURSE

But we seem to be on something of a TANGENT HERE, SORRY SIR KEIR

OMG OMG OMG I'D FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT THAT

 

[dmlaw]

Love that the Starmer administration is spending its dying days with brutal infighting

Not exactly retreating from those ‘red Tory’ claims.

 

[lolly]

To be honest I'd have taken pretty much any of the Playschool presenters as PM. Brian Cant, Carol Chell, Derek Griffiths, Chloe Ashcroft, Toni Arthur.

Carol Chell, please

CHOCK-A-GIRL CHECKING OUT

 

[jyxz]

Chloe Ashtray was my homegirl

 

[hyperwoof]

Chloe Ashtray was my homegirl

I think all of them managed to be far more likeable than any other actual humans are, so on that level I feel badly misled by them, but I'll let it go.

 

[lolly]

I loved Chloe Ashcroft too. She was just a bit mumsy.

 

[lolly]

Plus of course the GRAND HIGH BARONESS herself

 

[GNL]

Last week she was calling Bridget Philipson the GESTAPO for taxing private schools. This week, Ed Milliband is like a NIGERIAN MILITARY DICTATOR

 

[Agneeta]

Andy Burnham's speech seemed like some nice safe gentle socialism.

 

[Indie]

10 Downing Street in Manchester doesn't really have the same majesty as the one in London.

 

[Shoat]

I can foresee a trap for him in the future that he'll speak a lot of decentralisation, which will sound great to many, and then it'll be portrayed that he really just means Manchester and he'll get complaints from the West Midlands and the North East and Jaywick