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Keir Starmer's time is up

It's another way that Rodney's getting back at all the young labour members who've left over the last two years.
 

"Now we learned yesterday that Keir Starmer says he's getting death threats online – people calling for his execution," Mr Madeley said.

His guest, Conservative commentator Andrew Pierce, replied: "Well I think politicians get that all the time."

The presenter Mr Madeley added: "I was going to say, actually, is that that big a deal?
politicians get that all the time ... is that that big a deal? ... would anybody really notice?
 
It seems a little odd that it specifies the bit about a fixed term contract for as long as Starmer remains Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition.

Or is that sort of thing standard/common? :confused:
I dunno enough about Party jobs to be able to answer, but I did realise that presumably means that, if Labour were to win an election, this person would be contractually out of a job?
 
I dunno enough about Party jobs to be able to answer, but I did realise that presumably means that, if Labour were to win an election, this person would be contractually out of a job?
It certainly reads like that, though I think it's more likely that a Starmer-led Labour would lose the next GE and the job would go when Starmer is (presumably) replaced.

Either way, it doesn't look like a great long term career move...
 
The job wouldn’t exist any more if Starmer won. You don’t need to attack and counter in the same way if you are in government and you’ll have civil servants to help you too. The appointee would be well lined up for another appointment tho.
 
About the billy_bob post about naming and shaming this interview in Mirror with Justice Minister Steve Reed.


The Naming and Shaming of people who buy drugs is old idea of Steve's going back to his days when he led Lambeth council. At time a flagship New Labour led borough. I can't remember it lasting long or having any effect

Corbyn did give Steve Reed a post when he was leader. Despite that the Mirror interview he is saying how last ten years of Labour (this would include Ed Miliband) have been a mistake and it's time to get back to Blairite politics.

Worse it is saying under Corbyn the party cared more about criminals than victims.

It's back to outflanking the Tories on crime.
 
The job wouldn’t exist any more if Starmer won. You don’t need to attack and counter in the same way if you are in government and you’ll have civil servants to help you too. The appointee would be well lined up for another appointment tho.
Yes it's perfectly normal for senior political roles to work like this. And acceptable in my view. I would also argue that the salary is about right for a director role in a centre left organisation.
 
About the billy_bob post about naming and shaming this interview in Mirror with Justice Minister Steve Reed.


The Naming and Shaming of people who buy drugs is old idea of Steve's going back to his days when he led Lambeth council. At time a flagship New Labour led borough. I can't remember it lasting long or having any effect

Corbyn did give Steve Reed a post when he was leader. Despite that the Mirror interview he is saying how last ten years of Labour (this would include Ed Miliband) have been a mistake and it's time to get back to Blairite politics.

Worse it is saying under Corbyn the party cared more about criminals than victims.

It's back to outflanking the Tories on crime.
Steve Reed was witnessed doing the conga around the Brixton Bar and Grill with his Blairite colleagues the night they managed to pass Lambeth's first austerity budget.
 
Steve Reed was witnessed doing the conga around the Brixton Bar and Grill with his Blairite colleagues the night they managed to pass Lambeth's first austerity budget.

Steve Reed forced the popular Cllr Abrams out when he was leader. Anyone in Labour group who didn't worship Tony Blair was hounded out. Cllr Abrams opposed cuts.


Kate Hoey MP to her credit tried to support Cllr Abrams

Bit off the thread. But shows the right of the party are much more ruthless than the left of the party.

Steve Reed didn't argue politics he just made sure Abrams was given no other option but to go.


Cllr Abrams crime was to pass on info to Kate Hoey MP. Who always was a thorn in side of New Labour Lambeth

Good people like Abrams end up through no fault of their own getting no where. Whilst someone like Reed climbs the greasy pole.
 
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