Could be deliberate? Perhaps Farage thinks putting up a brickbrain will install Burnham as a weaker opponent than Starmer as PM, given the left will congregate around him and Reform will be able to sharpen their war on welfare attack.He was beyond wank.
Indeed. Even bigger drift on the exchanges well over 5/1 now. Seems the polls are putting Burnham around 10% up.I didn't see Question Time last night but looks like Kenyon's perfirmance has had a detrimental effect on their chances
Exactly. Starmer is the ultimate don’t scare the horses candidate that allows small c conservatives to vote Lib Dem and split the right wing vote. Burnham will be another Corbyn, popular with the party faithful but absolutely no chance of winning an election.Could be deliberate? Perhaps Farage thinks putting up a brickbrain will install Burnham as a weaker opponent than Starmer as PM, given the left will congregate around him and Reform will be able to sharpen their war on welfare attack.
If Burnham is “truely the best of a very sorry bunch” what a sorry state of affairs.Another reform candidate already utterly out of his depth. A deluded Green candidate removed from reality and chuff all in between, Burnham is truely the shining best of a very sorry bunch, what an insult to our kids to have this new low in leadership. I hope he gets in for everyone's sake. Reform are simply reinvented NF.
He is arguably a less inspiring speaker and indeed personality than Starmer. Swapping these two to please the unions together with a minority of left wing MPs could prove a massive blunder and result in a Reform government. There are many who think Burnham is primarily in the business of self-promotion and his pitch about reversing 40 years of Labour policy completely bogus.If Burnham is “truly the best of a very sorry bunch” what a sorry state of affairs.
You are crediting the **** with far more strategic acumen than he possesses. Winning this seat would be huge for Reform and Burnham will improve Labour’s electoral prospects.Could be deliberate? Perhaps Farage thinks putting up a brickbrain will install Burnham as a weaker opponent than Starmer as PM, given the left will congregate around him and Reform will be able to sharpen their war on welfare attack.
I agree with the thrust of the post however I have heard it said swapping Starmer for Burnham would be the same as shitting your pants & changing your hat.He is arguably a less inspiring speaker and indeed personality than Starmer. Swapping these two to please the unions together with a minority of left wing MPs could prove a massive blunder and result in a Reform government. There are many who think Burnham is primarily in the business of self-promotion and his pitch about reversing 40 years of Labour policy completely bogus.
I don’t think he is, remember this is the guy (Farage) who orchestrated the Brexit movement, dangerous to underestimate the oppositionYou are crediting the **** with far more strategic acumen than he possesses. Winning this seat would be huge for Reform and Burnham will improve Labour’s electoral prospects.
Do you think he’s deliberately put up a shite candidate so that Burnham wins the seat? Because that’s the suggestion I was responding to.I don’t think he is, remember this is the guy (Farage) who orchestrated the Brexit movement, dangerous to underestimate the opposition
No, I was just saying to underestimate Farage could be regrettable. All of them are shite (politicians)Do you think he’s deliberately put up a shite candidate so that Burnham wins the seat? Because that’s the suggestion I was responding to.
That's not what we hear on the doorstep. People are scathing about Keir Starmer, some beside themselves with absolute fury. Only the loathing people had for Jeremy Corbyn comes close. But when you ask why, the vast majority don't seem to know beyond "he's a liar" or cold weather payments.He is arguably a less inspiring speaker and indeed personality than Starmer. Swapping these two to please the unions together with a minority of left wing MPs could prove a massive blunder and result in a Reform government. There are many who think Burnham is primarily in the business of self-promotion and his pitch about reversing 40 years of Labour policy completely bogus.
Agree with the first part, although this candidate is so thick he'll probably lose it which is why I disagree with your second part. Burnham is not up to being PM.....Winning this seat would be huge for Reform and Burnham will improve Labour’s electoral prospects.
I do not understand where all this “King of the North” schtick comes from. We are talking a failed Minister here. I doubt he is referred to as King in Staffordshire, think the pseudonym was Bodybags. ;)Agree with the first part, although this candidate is so thick he'll probably lose it which is why I disagree with your second part. Burnham is not up to being PM.
Could be deliberate? Perhaps Farage thinks putting up a brickbrain will install Burnham as a weaker opponent than Starmer as PM, given the left will congregate around him and Reform will be able to sharpen their war on welfare attack.
I get what you are saying, but surely our vicious tax system is exacerbating the situation.The tax burden, when you take into account indirect taxation is the highest on “working people” since the war. The freezing of the personal allowance first implemented by the useless Tories has been extended by this shower until 2030. Nearly everything people buy qualifies for VAT, this kind of tax hits the lower paid because it represents a larger percentage of their spending power. We need a radical rethink on all this, anybody thinking body bags Burnham can deliver is delusional.The fact that we are discussing Burnham as left wing once again illustrates quite how far the Overton window has shifted in my lifetime.
At one level this is all irrelevant though because until a sufficient number of people in the country decide that our problems stem from the increase in wealth inequality and are prepared to back politicians credibly focused on reversing that trend then we will remain in decline.
An economy where a small number of people can extract or hoard none productive wealth quicker than the economy can create growth (let alone find a way to distribute it effectively) will continuously erode living standards for the majority of people. Ignoring the moral side of it for a moment, a fairer society isn't necessarily a political issue its an economic one. We're locked in an economic death spiral and until we as a population decide that's no longer acceptable, all the likes of Starmer or Burnham can do is shuffle a few deckchairs.
Didn’t see it but was it Baldrick with a “cunning plan” ;)The Green candidate was beyond ridiculous, reminded me of a character from Blackadder
Reminded me of a high pitch female character with wild eyes that giggled a lotDidn’t see it but was it Baldrick with a “cunning plan” ;)