Starmer vows to resist leadership challenges
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to fight any coup launched against his leadership this year and intends to still be Prime Minister come 2027.
In an interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Sir Keir argued that switching leaders would be a “gift” to Nigel Farage and was against the “national interest”...
At another point he said bringing about political “chaos” by changing leader “would gift Nigel Farage”, the Reform leader whose party has been top in opinion polls since April.
Something Keir Starmer seems unable to grasp is the placing of emphasis. As F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote nearly a century ago, emphasis moulds the confusion of life and this includes the confusion of politics.
My mind, brightened by the lights and the cheerful tumult, suddenly grasped the fact that all achievement was a placing of emphasis — a molding of the confusion of life into form.
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Bowl (1928)
Instead of using emphasis to mould debates and narratives, Stamer adds to confusion by his reliance on dull clichés and sound bites. He never seems to know where to put the emphasis to mould an interview, debate or even a speech. As if even in his own mind he emphasises the wrong things in the wrong way.
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Bowl (1928)
Instead of using emphasis to mould debates and narratives, Stamer adds to confusion by his reliance on dull clichés and sound bites. He never seems to know where to put the emphasis to mould an interview, debate or even a speech. As if even in his own mind he emphasises the wrong things in the wrong way.
6 comments:
I can only emphasise, AKH, that you've probably nailed it.
James - thanks, inadvertently Starmer is a good teacher!
Who would replace Starmer if he was persuaded to stand down? The thought of Rayner, Reeves, Lammy, Abbott, or anyone of their level of competence in No 10, fills me with dread. I would seriously consider emigrating, but where to? The whole world seems to be ruled by the Monster Raving Loony Party!
Penseivat
So Starmer is resolved to stay in office - which will continue the chaos, as he continues to govern against the national interest. Got it.
"Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to fight any coup launched against his leadership this year..." and another half dozen hopefuls throw their hat into the ring.
Penseivat - I agree, the whole world does seem to be ruled by the Monster Raving Loony Party. Starmer is dire, but the alternatives are far from encouraging.
Tammly - that seems to be it, Starmer's opinion of Starmer is high enough to cancel out most of the UK.
DJ - yes It's a strange business. Labour probably has some decent MPs but they don't seem to have viable hats to throw into the ring.
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