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Saturday 20 August 2022

It's a weird, weird world where Sir Keir is the answer



Will the cost of living crisis put Starmer in No10? Labour storms ahead of the Tories with 13-point poll lead - their biggest in nearly 10 years - as public 'turns against the Conservatives' amid biggest squeeze on households in 60 years
  • YouGov has revealed that the Labour party has backing of 43 per cent of voters
  • This is Labour's biggest lead since Feb 2013, and biggest vote share since 2018
  • Tories are at their lowest figure since January during height of partygate scandal
A world where Sir Keir and Angela Rayner are the answer is a weird world indeed. There is no comfort to be drawn from the Tories losing the next election if voters simply lurch into the clutches of Sir Keir's honking gaggle of creeps and bunglers. What the blue blazes is the point of that? 

Oh well, I suppose we'll have a few laughs as the ship goes down. 

7 comments:

Sam Vega said...

We often hear from conservatives with a small "c" that they are not going to support the Conservative Party because they have lost their way. But we don't hear so much about viable alternatives.

While pondering the dismal wooden block of wood that is Sir Keir, it's also worth reflecting on the fact that the deputy leadership contest produced Angie in first place, followed closely by Rosina Allin-Khan and then Richard Burgon.

With a fire like that, how's the frying pan looking now?

wiggiatlarge said...

The country veers from one heritage party to the other, never it seems do those that vote consider not voting for any of them, doing so perpetuates the appalling incompetence of both of them that we now see daily.

I inadvertently came across a twitter feed that had supporters of 'Angie for PM' exclaiming their belief she would make a great PM with 'Go Angie Go'I have given up on any hope for the future of this country, we are F*****.

Woodsy42 said...

I'm feeling somewhat negative about the whole scenario. As far as I can see there is no party that can rewind the clock a decade and make us energy and food independent and preserve businesses fast enough to make a difference to the extent needed. Even if such a person existed anywhere in government and was elected today the most gung ho realist can do nothing about the current energy crisis, and as that will translate into an acute food supply crisis and shortage next year and beyond (even without help from the WEF and their useful idiots) there is no limit to the growth of inflation which will create acute recession and hardship.

DiscoveredJoys said...

If Sir Ikea is the answer, you're asking the wrong question.

James Higham said...

No party is worth it, currently. But still voters happily go red blue, blue red and back again.

A K Haart said...

Sam - it's the big problem, political parties seem to play a kind of good cop, bad cop game so well that we are constantly nudged into voting against the bad cop however dismal the good cop is. I think it needs to change, but won't change if we vote for the major parties.

Wiggia - I agree, Angie is a litmus test telling us that the current system is no good.

Woodsy - I think something will be done, because that's what they do, but the slide still continues and will continue.

DJ - I agree, there is no hope in that direction.

James - yes, it has to change and voters have to change too. But they won't.

Woodsy42 said...

Yes AK, I expect 'something' will be done to try and help and to try and deflect the blame. Even if the 'something' has more to do with saving them from irate rioters and decades of political wilderness I see no signs of their accepting how stupid they have all been. I don't anticipate starving, but essentially we have hit the iceberg and duct tape over the hole can only buy so much time.