Keir Starmer - and his miserable government

(09-02-2025 13:46 )southsidestu Wrote:  One of the few positives you can say about this government so far is that there is a greater sense of consequences for minister and their actions. Haigh, Siddiq & Gwynne have all been swiftly delt with.

That might seem like giving someone a ribbon for attendance but thats where we were at with the Tories

He can afford to take a hard line with a huge majority. There are no parliamentary consequences.

Had his majority been slim...

As I said before, I have to say if there are key upcoming Commons votes that could pile pressure on him it would be interesting to see how he will react.

True but the Tories had a hefty majority too, its a low bar but they couldn't clear it

(10-02-2025 03:32 )southsidestu Wrote:  True but the Tories had a hefty majority too, its a low bar but they couldn't clear it

The Tories were riddled with different factions that couldn't be counted on to support the government, unless it was no confidence.

I accept that as an explanation not an excuse

It wasn't meant as an excuse.

What happened in the vote last night?

You can run, but you can't hide, Starmer. Farmers are everywhere

https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/peop...rs-4989284

I wonder if any babes were late getting to their shift

wonder if any asked a Farmer for a lift

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The Farmers are getting more coversge than Just Stop Oil atm me thinks - but they have a far more legitimate to protest thsn Just Stop Oil.

Labour want to build 1.5 million new homes in the next 5 years.That is 300,000 every year.Buiding firms who are the people in the know say there is a vast shortage of skilled workers,so another pipe dream.It is easy to promise ,delivering is a lot tougher.