Keir Starmer's time is up
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Gramsci
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Just been reading Guardian summary of what hes been saying today.
A few are
Planning is holding up building of houses.
Green belt should be built on ( in certain circumstances)
Growth will mean improved living standards.
Labour party is pro business.
On planning. He said he would unlike Sunak push for planning reform even if Labour MPs object. Acts like this is already decided by him. And him personally. So no debate in party there. I wonder if MPs who oppose him on this once he is in power will get whip withdrawn?
Seems to me he is setting himself up for a fight. To show how hard he is as a leader.
Planning imo opinion is part of democracy and not to be treated in this cavalier fashion. On one hand he goes on about empowering communities. Then he is slagging of those who use planning system to oppose developments. As is their right as residents who live in a community.
What he has not said today shows more. Nothing about inequality. He is saying "growth" will solve everything.
Nothing today about building social housing ( housing associations ) or Council Housing ( local authorities) Nothing about social rents.
Its what is absent from what he is saying that speaks volumes.
What he has being saying today could have been said by a liberal type Tory.
One of my Labour Cllrs assured me that he had heard Lisa Nandy saying Council housing was a priority. But Starmer says nothing about that today.
A few are
Planning is holding up building of houses.
Green belt should be built on ( in certain circumstances)
Growth will mean improved living standards.
Labour party is pro business.
On planning. He said he would unlike Sunak push for planning reform even if Labour MPs object. Acts like this is already decided by him. And him personally. So no debate in party there. I wonder if MPs who oppose him on this once he is in power will get whip withdrawn?
Seems to me he is setting himself up for a fight. To show how hard he is as a leader.
Planning imo opinion is part of democracy and not to be treated in this cavalier fashion. On one hand he goes on about empowering communities. Then he is slagging of those who use planning system to oppose developments. As is their right as residents who live in a community.
What he has not said today shows more. Nothing about inequality. He is saying "growth" will solve everything.
Nothing today about building social housing ( housing associations ) or Council Housing ( local authorities) Nothing about social rents.
Its what is absent from what he is saying that speaks volumes.
What he has being saying today could have been said by a liberal type Tory.
One of my Labour Cllrs assured me that he had heard Lisa Nandy saying Council housing was a priority. But Starmer says nothing about that today.
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ska invita
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Genuinely excited by this
Labour vows to introduce Scottish-style right to roam law in England
Starmer better not flip on this once the farmers get their shit together
Labour vows to introduce Scottish-style right to roam law in England
Starmer better not flip on this once the farmers get their shit together
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Yeah if he walks it back that’s it I’m done.
The shadow environment guy seems decent but fuck me I don’t trust Starmer an inch
ska invita
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there are so many places ive wanted to walk that are all cut off - and patrolled by farmers on quads. I cant wait
this whole valley first on the list
this whole valley first on the list
gawkrodger
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Impressive Labour fuck up ongoing in Brum
ska invita
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go on...
teqniq
DisMembered
Gramsci
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Had a read of that. Someone put this up to remind us of what he said when he was trying to leader,
As with a lot of Starmer he says one thing and then does the opposite eventually.
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
shammer is entirely trustworthy, you know he'll only pursue the repressive policies
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council housing was indeed a priority. but it isn't now.
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you know he'll flip on this
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
the mighty quiff is a man whose every instinct hews to prioritising land owners and landlords. I'll believe the right to roam stuff when I see it.
ska invita
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Definitely. I don't think the words about this have come out of Starmers crooked mouth, was announced by someone else iirc.*
* I struggle to remember yesterday
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
He'll stick to it as long as he doesn't get the slightest bit of pushback from the right wing press. In which case he'll swing to promising a crackdown on roaming.
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
On a more serious note.
Use private sector more for NHS patients - Labour
Use private sector more for NHS patients - Labour
The party says fewer people would be waiting if the government had maximised use of private clinics.
www.bbc.co.uk
Use private sector more for NHS patients - Labour
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
Missing an apostrophe
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Release your inner pedantMissing an apostrophe
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Missing an apostrophe
maybe the greengrocers stall's had all run out?
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
.. Said the ED doctor to the I-tripped-and-fell-over-whilst-walking-past-a-sex-shop patientRelease your inner pendant
Smokeandsteam
Working Class First
See, I agree with Starmer on this. Birmingham City Council is a disgrace. It's attacked its own workforce repeatedly (refuse workers and social care workers have been subject to attacks that even the worst Tory council would be ashamed of. 50% of jobs cut, Tory cuts passed on without thinking never mind resistance). Elsewhere the council pursues a develop led regeneration strategy which has ruined town and left the outer zones of the city completely abandoned. The poverty and disrepair in parts of the city is shameful. Any counter culture is snuffed out by the Licensing Committee which has shut down venue after venue. The useless clowns can't even rid us of the awful Andy Street. They are the epirtome of a complacent, lazy, venal, useless Labour council that treats its citizens with contempt. Not fit for purpose in any way, shape or form.
Is whoever Starmer and Co want to parachute in the answer? No. But, does the city council warrant support. Also, no.
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Shammer's 'solution' will be worse than your current affliction so once again a better position would be fuck the brum lp and fuck shammer. If you think the people of brum have been treated with contempt already you'll find shammer's lot will treat them with hitherto unseen levels of contempt in future. If you find yourself agreeing with shammer something has gone desperately wrong with your moral and political compass
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Saw this No more missing records or letters lost in the post – I will bring in a totally digital NHS | Keir Starmer and read it carefully and there's no mention of 'and we will increase the nhs budget to pay for this ai and digital revolution' or even 'we will ensure the staffing crisis in the nhs ends'. It's going to be attempted on the Tory spending plans - the nhs is as safe in shammer's hands as it is in Tory ones.
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
It all sounds great (not really) until you consider all those people without computers, all those with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia. The bloke's a pollock.
ETA. For 'pollock' read 'pillock'.
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not to mention it will open up the nhs to ransomware attacks on a previously unseen scale
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