Great writing as usual, Mic. In a perverse way, the risks of a Starmer government could be even greater. First, as the salivating of Murdoch ghouls implies, there's a real chance that they'll "get things done" ie NHS privatisation. There are real advantages, at times, in having inept politicians as any civil servant worth their salt will tell you. Mad ideas can quietly disappear. Second, the well-funded "alternative" to the red-blue duopoly is likely to be the Farage frothing right wing. When people have got "nowhere to go", there's a risk they turn / are herded to an extreme.
I am still livid that these bastards helped destroy any chance of winning in 2017 and kept the blue Tories in power. "Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer". There really is no hope left. Definitely two cheeks of the same arse :(
I must have missed the bit where Labour “tried for four years” to make Corbyn PM. I thought the evidence pointed to the exact opposite!
Well, exactly...
Great writing as usual, Mic. In a perverse way, the risks of a Starmer government could be even greater. First, as the salivating of Murdoch ghouls implies, there's a real chance that they'll "get things done" ie NHS privatisation. There are real advantages, at times, in having inept politicians as any civil servant worth their salt will tell you. Mad ideas can quietly disappear. Second, the well-funded "alternative" to the red-blue duopoly is likely to be the Farage frothing right wing. When people have got "nowhere to go", there's a risk they turn / are herded to an extreme.
Thanks, Ed. I pretty much agree with your analysis.
I am still livid that these bastards helped destroy any chance of winning in 2017 and kept the blue Tories in power. "Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer". There really is no hope left. Definitely two cheeks of the same arse :(