Would it make a difference for Starmer to merely say Israel is committing genocide?
Yes it would be a start
Invading peoples privacy was implemented by the Conservatives
They might have started it by passing the OSA but it was Labour who first started enforcing it, tried to backdoor iCloud, have decided we need to dox ourselves to use social media, have stated that Google and Apple have 3 months to install government spyware on everyone’s phone, and are probably going to ban VPNs soon. Yes I’m aware the Conservatives probably support all those policies as well but that doesn’t excuse Labour of any blame.
Starmer is mostly unpopular because everything has gotten worse after Brexit, and Starmer is unable to turn it around quickly
I don’t expect a quick turnaround, I’d settle for just a bit of deceleration at the moment
You are blaming Starmer for things he had very little influence on.
The EHRC making an extremely bad recommendation is not the fault of Starmer.
We were all (normal people) shocked when reading about this recommendation, but I don’t think it’s the fault of Starmer.
Here it is also unusual to go against advice from a government advisory organization, although I find it extremely confusing that it is not part of any actual government department? It is extremely frustrating to have such incompetent advisory departments, and have politicians follow their advice. We also have such issues here in Denmark sometimes. 🙄
We have something similar here called “etisk råd” (ethical advice) and I only remember the government once go against their recommendation. which was to ban circumcision entirely. Which politicians denied to follow based on that Denmark made a promise to protect the Jewish minority in Denmark. So I don’t think you can reasonably blame Starmer from following such council, despite it’s obviously moronic. I wonder what kind of circle jerk has been going on in EHRC to come up with that moronic advice?
Here “Etisk råd” is under the ministry of health. But the 17 members are appointed by parliament and 4 different ministries, and are serving for 3 years.
I don’t expect a quick turnaround, I’d settle for just a bit of deceleration at the moment
If you think Burnham can do better, I hope you are right. I just don’t think Starmer is the cause of the problems, he is a victim of them, just as the rest of the UK population.
What I would agree on is that Starmer is not very inspiring, if Burnham is better on that part, that could have tremendous importance. UK needs someone competent AND inspiring, because hope that things will actually begin to change for the better is an enormous factor too.
I wouldn’t say he had very little influence, but I agree he’s not solely responsible. In the same way that David Cameron wasn’t solely responsible for Brexit, Boris Johnson wasn’t solely responsible for our shit covid response and Donald Trump isn’t solely responsible for everything bad happening in the US right now. They’re still figureheads who deserve all the hate they get.
And no I don’t think Burnham can do better. Nothing is going to improve so long as a Labour, Conservative or Reform government is in charge. And there will not be another viable left wing alternative until the Labour party fucks off and dies like the Conservatives did to pave the way for Reform.
OK that’s pretty dramatic, but I agree UK seriously needs a democracy overhaul. Get rid of FPP voting and the house of lords for starters IMO.
Then you can have multiple parties with coalition governments like true democracies.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e2rj3zj02o
Yes it would be a start
They might have started it by passing the OSA but it was Labour who first started enforcing it, tried to backdoor iCloud, have decided we need to dox ourselves to use social media, have stated that Google and Apple have 3 months to install government spyware on everyone’s phone, and are probably going to ban VPNs soon. Yes I’m aware the Conservatives probably support all those policies as well but that doesn’t excuse Labour of any blame.
I don’t expect a quick turnaround, I’d settle for just a bit of deceleration at the moment
You are blaming Starmer for things he had very little influence on.
The EHRC making an extremely bad recommendation is not the fault of Starmer.
We were all (normal people) shocked when reading about this recommendation, but I don’t think it’s the fault of Starmer.
Here it is also unusual to go against advice from a government advisory organization, although I find it extremely confusing that it is not part of any actual government department? It is extremely frustrating to have such incompetent advisory departments, and have politicians follow their advice. We also have such issues here in Denmark sometimes. 🙄
We have something similar here called “etisk råd” (ethical advice) and I only remember the government once go against their recommendation. which was to ban circumcision entirely. Which politicians denied to follow based on that Denmark made a promise to protect the Jewish minority in Denmark. So I don’t think you can reasonably blame Starmer from following such council, despite it’s obviously moronic. I wonder what kind of circle jerk has been going on in EHRC to come up with that moronic advice?
Here “Etisk råd” is under the ministry of health. But the 17 members are appointed by parliament and 4 different ministries, and are serving for 3 years.
If you think Burnham can do better, I hope you are right. I just don’t think Starmer is the cause of the problems, he is a victim of them, just as the rest of the UK population.
What I would agree on is that Starmer is not very inspiring, if Burnham is better on that part, that could have tremendous importance. UK needs someone competent AND inspiring, because hope that things will actually begin to change for the better is an enormous factor too.
I wouldn’t say he had very little influence, but I agree he’s not solely responsible. In the same way that David Cameron wasn’t solely responsible for Brexit, Boris Johnson wasn’t solely responsible for our shit covid response and Donald Trump isn’t solely responsible for everything bad happening in the US right now. They’re still figureheads who deserve all the hate they get.
And no I don’t think Burnham can do better. Nothing is going to improve so long as a Labour, Conservative or Reform government is in charge. And there will not be another viable left wing alternative until the Labour party fucks off and dies like the Conservatives did to pave the way for Reform.
OK that’s pretty dramatic, but I agree UK seriously needs a democracy overhaul. Get rid of FPP voting and the house of lords for starters IMO.
Then you can have multiple parties with coalition governments like true democracies.
100% agree, fpp just reduces politics to a 2 party race where neither party has to offer anything beyond just not being their opponent
Exactly.