Monday, 30 June 2025

Go For It Keir, Or Just Go

To say that since they gained power the Labour Party has been a disappointment is an under statement and to see a YouGov poll today showing that 37% of the country think there should be a change at the top of Government should focus a few minds at the Party Headquarters.    
I put the problem squarely at the door of Keir Starmer who seems more intent in trying to keep everyone happy rather than enact Labour policies which promised 'Change'.
I get that after 14 years of ideological right wing nonsense from the Conservatives there is a lot to fix, the economy they inherited was dreadful and the services so hollowed out by cuts and austerity that it was never going to be a quick fix but as the first two Labour cost cutting policies were to remove payments to Pensioners and then the disabled and then ramp up the defence budget, us Labour supporters are left wondering what is so different to the last lot?
If Starmer is not going to be bold and give us real change, he should step aside and let someone who will take over, someone like Angela Raynor or West Streeting who are much more in the 'Labour' mould and would shake things up.
If Starmer wants us to rejoin the EU as he hinted at or bring in a wealth tax or hammer the Non Doms or ramp up Capital Gains and Inheritance Tax to raise the funds to pay for things then do it, you have a huge majority in Parliament and can do literally anything you want to do because at the moment he is doing nothing, just annoying people with his inaction and giving us nothing different to what the Conservatives gave us.
No point in playing safe because you have already wasted a year in a five year term and you are losing the chance very few get to actually hold the power and ability to do something.
We have had right wing policies under the Conservatives and they were terrible for the country but they had the conviction to enforce them so pull your head out of your arse and remember you are the Labour Party, founded on Socialism and the party of the downtrodden and working person and act accordingly because the worst that can happen is you are removed from power in four years, which is going to happen anyway the way you are going and then you will only be remembered as that guy who led the Labour Party into power after 14 years and then piddled it all away doing nothing worthwhile when he finally got in.

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