From prison?
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wasnât it a civil law suit.
Would be just like that movie:⌠Idiocracy?
âŚyouâre aware that the US President is in the WWE Hall of Fame?
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LOL. Its a crazy world. UK labour is barely 100 days into government after a landslide. The approval rating of Starmer is on the nose. Even Gordon Brown and Tony Blair are more popular and omg Boris is more popular than Starmer.
But sure there are some 54 months to go before Starmer faces the people. Lets hope he has some answers by then.
âŚand so it begins.
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Well, it was a minor offence some 10 years ago, but yes, if you have a go at the Tories for dishonesty and sleaze then youâll get whatâs coming back. There is a theory the head of National Rail is scheming against these Labour Transport ministers btw.
But broadly, my take is that clumsy mini saga that involved Starmer and few of his Cabinet peoples accepting gifts (e.g. clothes, accommodation etc.) whilst in Opposition and thereafter in government without declaring them that irks many. Very hypocritical, given how they portrayed themselves as different to the Tories whom they often attacked. But its the recent Budget his Chancellor delivered thatâs the bigger issue. And her i.e. Rachel Reeves and her questionable qualifications for the No.11 job.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/11/22/rachel-reevess-real-job-titles-revealed-cv-edit/
UK Mortgage rates on the up as inflation deciding to remain high. Inheritance Tax (IHT) changes whacking farmers (not just the âCollins Streetâ types up here), personal pension funds, and the rise in Employers National Insurance (NI) which will cost the big employers like supermarkets etc. a lot. And therefore stifle the short term uptake in jobs I suppose.
They said little of their funding plans during the election campaign but seem to be hitting middle England and business a lot within a few months of their assuming office. All off the back of a ÂŁ18bn hole they discovered once in the door.
But heâs raised the minimum wage and done other good things. Overall the jury is out on an economic view it has to be said. Would rather a different Chancellor /Treasurer if Iâm honest.
But on a law and order, foreign policy and decency perspective, Starmer is OK.
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Yes I suspect that Labour officials thought that the post-election honeymoon would last a lot longer, and that they would be given more leeway as they eased into government.
There have been some own goals, (to use the soccer vernacular) but there are some nasty undertones of undemocratic influences (or influencers) creating mischief against the new government.
This 2,000,000+ petition calling for another election is a case in point. Iâve read reports that say either Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk or Nigel Farage is behind it. It will be interesting when its debated in the Commons in January.
Like the Essendon backline, I get the feeling that Starmer would appear stronger if he had a better performing opposition to hold him accountable. So far I donât see Kemi Badenoch providing the intellectual or political firepower to trouble him or his team too much.
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The UK has the 6th highest national debt to GDP in the developed world, after all those years of Tory government. Now the UK has landed in the hands of the Starmer government, who will have to become more unpopular if it tries to improve either debt or GDP, or if it tries to carry out its social equity policies extensively , it will climb in the rankings, because it currently sits not that far behind Japan and the USA who top those rankings.
They could do a radical smoke and mirrors trick like Ireland and go tax haven for foreign country headquarters. Its probably the only thing that would now restore the City of London to anywhere near its former world financial centre glory, but theres a chance that could backfire. It is after all just smoke and mirrors.