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Keir Starmer: ‘We can’t win power by spending. We need to reform and create wealth’ (www.theguardian.com)

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There‘s no end to austerity with Starmer. He rather keeps cutting public spending than taxing the rich.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Note that we don't have a president. The Tories have changed leaders basically non-stop in recent times. If this doesn't prove to you that a PM is just a figurehead then I don't know what will convince you. Once Labour are in power, they can be held accountable on issues that matter.

This is such a school boy take on how the UK forms governments it's laughable. Labour did exactly this in 2007. Where were the cries of holding to account then? Brown held onto power for three extra years. The fact of the matter is that this is how the UK forms a government. Both sides use this to their advantage to hold onto power.

What we need is proportional representation to force these clowns to work sensibly with each other. Too bad Labour have gone cold on the idea.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Didn't Gordon Brown build a surplus, only to be called out as a scrooge by the tabloid? Feels like you just cant win.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

by the tabloid?

Well no. You can't expect tabloids to play fair. There's no profit in that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Only once if I recall in 2001. Then he sold off $3 billion worth of gold that would have been worth $11 billion 🤷