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By Calvin Klein · Posted
LCD looks amazing on TV. A bit too much focus on pretty people from the director, but still great. 😄 -
Just the latest episode in ‘Noel Gallagher’s a right d*ck’ isn’t it? He’s just an unpleasant, tiny little man who gets far too much air time for his views which are always wrong-headed.  It’s kind of mind blowing that all along, actually Liam is the good one, and he’s the twat - cos it really didn’t seem possible that could be true - but it bloody is. Noel the reactionary Tory w*nker. -
I fully agree here. My main thing about ignoring the "share of the vote" comparisons to Corbyn, is that I dislike the "right side of history" stuff talked about from his ardent supporters. I don't think "winning the argument" matters as much as putting meals in the mouths of impoverished children. Labour gets to do that from power, and I do think that Rayner, Reeves, and Phillipson have the combination of talent and empathy to deliver that. Â I do have questions over what else they'll get done, good and bad. I don't trust Streeting as far as my skinny arms could throw him, and the various things he's said about wanting more private investment in the NHS and that PIF deals didn't go far enough have scared me, even aside from his transphobia and general obnoxiousness. Him aside, I think the cabinet is pretty talented, and will generally be good at the briefs and jobs they've been given. I fear what they'll do on the culture war stuff, and I fear what Starmer's authoritarian bent will lead to, on human rights both here and abroad, on immigration, on protests, and on desperately needed reform of our police. Â The main thing though, is that I've credited both Lib Dems and Greens with a very well-run tactical campaign to extract seats and relevance against a biased media under our backwards electoral system. I feel like it'd be quite hypocritical to ignore that Starmer has succeeded in turning a low vote share into a huge majority. I'll credit him and Labour for the tactics in utilising the system effectively, and now I want to see that turned into a positive impact on society - including a proposal for electoral reform in the 2029 manifesto. -
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There was a real sense of enthusiasm & even excitement in the country when Blair won in 1997 and all he had to do to win successive elections was to keep hold of that, which he broadly did (until Iraq)  I don't sense much of that that enthusiasm (& absolutely no excitement) about Starmer's win - he has to try and generate that whilst trying to sort out the mess he has been left. If the Tories carry on squabbling & Reform continue taking a significant share of the right wing vote - that might be enough to get him a second term. However if the Tories sort themselves out & appear to be a credible alternative government & reform fade away then Starmer will really have to deliver noticeable improvement which will be tough considering the constraints he has imposed on himself. Believe it or note, I genuinely hope he succeeds as a half decent Labour government is always better than any Tory government (& that still appears to be the choice under the crazy voting system we insist on retaining.) -
I mean, there is an argument that Starmer made Labour more electable in seats they needed to win, and because of our silly electoral system, that's very important.  But this isn't a "in power for a generation" landslide, mainly because of the fragility of so many seats. Labour have to govern very very well to have a significant majority after the next election.
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