Keir Starmer's United Kingdom

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Well what I mean is that we're starting to see the momentum build towards removing Starmer just like it slowly did last fall for Trudeau.. when it was Johnson or Truss it was a lot faster. Ans above his disapproval at 79% us on par with the Trudeau numbers a year ago, if not worse.

Fair enough!

 

[afransen]

That jumped to my mind, but it also feels very Australia.
Australia has had six different PM's in the past 15 years (Trudeau was PM for nine years), and multiple times it changed not because of an election but because of a party insurrection.
Their government has the backbenchers backstab their leaders all the time, and then they in-turn do it again to the new leader they supported to take over.

That's because their MPs are not nobodies. I think it's healthier than overwhelmingly powerful party leaders who use MPs as meat puppets to parrot the message of the leader's office.

 

[PL1]

That's because their MPs are not nobodies. I think it's healthier than overwhelmingly powerful party leaders who use MPs as meat puppets to parrot the message of the leader's office.

More democratic, within the limitation of FPTP in a multi-party system. I think the parties in Canada are addicted to the cash infusion of leadership conventions. The conventions themselves are (IMO) no longer necessary with technology and remote voting

 

[Northern Light]

That's because their MPs are not nobodies. I think it's healthier than overwhelmingly powerful party leaders who use MPs as meat puppets to parrot the message of the leader's office.

A key principle behind the concept of Prime Minister is 'First among equals"

The intent in that term of phrase is to suggest he/she is just one vote in the House, and just one vote in Cabinet, but is the de facto chair of cabinet, the tie-breaking vote, and Cabinet (and government's) chief spokesperson.

I'm of the view that there ought to be a way to change PMs (as there is to change any other Minister) between elections; but I am equally of the view that the Brit/Aussies recent habits of frequent and often ill-considered change are a poor use of said process.

I'm not sure how one threads that needle. But there should be space between dictator for 4-5 years at a time (longer if you win consecutive elections to government) and endless machinations by the power-hungry that interrupt any ability to get stuff done.

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Lets add here that Starmer has not found a wall he won't walk into, and random pile of trash he will not light on fire. His has been an extraordinary failure of leadership and judgement and he should be ousted.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

I suppose this dispels the notion that the bigot vote is coming from the young...

Owen Jones (@owenjones.bsky.social)

The Greens are winning the support of around half of 18 to 24 year olds. Reform are on 5%. So much for young people's turn to the right! And the Young Greens now have 40,000 members - the biggest youth and students wing in British politics

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