I don’t think anyone is pining for a hard-left politician mate. Well, apart from Amps, and he doesn’t count because he’s a scouser. They were perhaps hoping for something a little bit left of centre, or possibly even someone who actually stood for something other than their own career and ego. Someone who had a vision and ideals over and above getting their hands on the wheel for a bit.
I’ve got no idea how Starmer will do. He might be good, he might be bad. I can’t see him doing anything other than steering a deliberately mediocre path down the middle, upsetting as few people as possible as he goes. Maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe that’s the best we can hope for. I suspect it doesn’t matter who is at the tiller because the tectonic plates don’t seem to be moving in the right direction.
Russia, China, climate change, AI, the next pandemic, climate change, migration, ageing population, climate change, Taiwan, the NHS ….. godspeed Sir Keir. Long tinfoil.
