The Labour Government

[mexico1970]

Is this offer open to anyone?

You can have mine mate :)

 

[Jimmieblue]

My point was no matter how much they are ‘watching’ or ‘scrutinising’ Starmer, there’s nothing they can do until the next election.

Well of course, we all know that. So we watch and wait to see what happens.

 

[mosssideblue]

We’ll see how many new laws we get. That will be the proof for me. He’s no economist from what I read, if we need growth I’m not sure he’s the man. Need someone dynamic, inspirational and more off the cuff. He only reads things, very scripted, dare I say boring.

PMs have a chancellor.
You must know him personally

 

[mosssideblue]

We’ll see how many new laws we get. That will be the proof for me. He’s no economist from what I read, if we need growth I’m not sure he’s the man. Need someone dynamic, inspirational and more off the cuff. He only reads things, very scripted, dare I say boring.

Perhaps if we get new laws, they may be for the better, then what’s your view?

 

[Jimmieblue]

PMs have a chancellor.
You must know him personally

Well let’s hope she has enough experience. I do know someone who worked in the City, but I wouldn’t trust him with the economy. The other person will never have been in my circle.

 

[Jimmieblue]

Perhaps if we get new laws, they may be for the better, then what’s your view?

Depends what they are. I’m not a lover of overdoing it, we seem to have plenty as it is.

 

[metalblue]

You can have mine mate :)

Ha. I’m just here for the free drink

 

[metalblue]

Without having got in to the detail of what this means, on the surface, well done Lammy.

UK to suspend some arms sales to Israel, foreign secretary announces

David Lammy said the ban was "not an arms embargo" - but there was a "clear risk" that some UK arms could be used in violation of international law.

news.sky.com

 

[mosssideblue]

Depends what they are. I’m not a lover of overdoing it, we seem to have plenty as it is.

He may scrap some archaic ones. If any new laws are introduced, as long as they are for the better, doesn't matter how many there are

 

[Vic]

I don't agree with that at all. Sure he condemned the riots, well done.

He also clearly leaned on the judiciary, presumably through influence and former contacts to dish out sentences which in some cases were utterly ludicrous. I find that VERY disconcerting indeed. The judiciary are supposed to be impartial, but demonstrably in many cases, they were not.

I don't know what pressure he applied to the police either, because we CLEARLY saw two-tier policing in action. White people being arrested for doing nothing more than shouting, and in other situations, Muslim gangs with knives just being asked nicely by the police if they wouldn't mind dropping them off at the Mosque. And when asked about two-tier policing, all he does is get tetchy about it, rather than addressing the question and the issue.

He also alienated thousands of Labour voters in deprived areas, branding anyone who was outside anywhere near a riot as a far-right thug/racist. I am sure that went down well. And given his massive pro-European anti-brexit mindset, he has completely failed to make any comment about him understanding tension and issues caused by mass immigration, which was what the protests were all about.

I would not call all of the above "spot on". The public don't either, hence his approval ratings. Do you not realise that immigration is THE biggest issue the electorate are concerned about, and throughout the disturbances, he didn't mention it at all. Which IMO shows his arrogance and complete lack of political nouse. This will ultimately cost him IMO.

I'll go out on a limb and say anyone out on a riot against immigration is not likely to be a Labour voter, or if they are I'd rather not be asking for their vote.

Whereas the Tories have provided the rhetoric that we heard from the rioters.