dart in the crossbar, on 13 May 2025 - 08:19 AM, said:
Starmer will have (possibly already has) considerably whittled down the falling number of Labour supporters who support him with his recent speech. On GM this morning Cooper wouldn't say that she knew that he's use the Powell esque phrase or whether or not she agreed with it.
If Labour has the equivalent of a 1922 Committee, that group ought to be having a serious discussion about what's what with Starmer.
Starmer is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.
You don't beat Reform by being an even worse version of them - you beat Reform by being a better version of Labour.
Restore the WFA. Or at least raise the threshold so only the truly well off lose it.
Restore benefit payments to the most vulnerable in society. In fact go further and remove the two child cap.
Restore Border Force and the immigration system to levels capable of reducing the scandalous backlog created by the Badenoch and Jenrick conveniently suffering severe cases of amnesia regarding their record.
Restore safe and legal routes rendering the human traffickers redundant.
Restore international agreements such as the Dublin Accord which obliged other countries to accept removals.
Then confront the myths, misinformation and mindless tropes being peddled by Reform head on.
Point out that with an ageing population and falling birthrate the UK needs migrant workers to do the jobs to pay the taxes to fund the pensions.
Point out that our NHS would collapse overnight without them.
Point out that not just the care sector, but pretty much every other would quickly follow too.
All whilst embracing Labour's historical allies the trade unions to ensure pay and employment practices attract more British born applicants.
Point out it's decades of social housing sold off without replacement that's created homelessness.
Point out it's decades of underfunding that's created disgraceful waiting lists.
Starmer could also point out how many millions foreign students contribute towards universities or the 'Staff Wanted' signs in countless windows following the Brexit supposed, of course, to 'take back control' of all this.
Only for migration to rise from around two hundred thousand to nearly a million under Boris Johnson.
That's Boris Johnson.
However rather than do any of that he chose to further facilitate the Farage led feeding frenzy.
To pander to prejudice.
To parrot none other than Enoch Powell.
I don't know from which demographic he's seeking support, but I do know I'm not a member...
This post has been edited by The Earl of Chesterfield: Today, 04:23 PM