In terms of choosing to fight this factional war and in Mandelson's words, 'seal the tomb on the left' it goes beyond Starmer. It's just that in many ways he was the perfect man for the job. Although he has a long career in public life he has only been an MP for 8 years and an easy sell as a 'unity' candidate. His earlier, less high profile, career goes some way to explaining his 'top down' managerial style. This is worth a watch if you've an hour spare.
Interesting segment on his Brexit machinations within it.
I suppose the only way to truly gauge that will be election time but they are where they are in the polls because of the Tory implosion and nothing else. Nobody appears to be paying much attention to what Labour are all about which is understandable to a degree given the anger at the Tories but they are also getting a free pass from the media ... case in point today. No mention of EHRC or AS in the justification yet no pushback. Obviously the reason it's missing is it wouldn't withstand a legal challenge because it's built on sand .... just like their poll lead.
Again examplified just today with the Tory crackdown announcements. Just like on 'stop the boats' Labour aren't attacking them on their callousness but on their efficiency. Starmer made a similar moral panic laden pitch just last week but nobody was listening apparently.
