Can Sir Keir Starmer revive the Labour Party?
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gooner1 said:
biggbn said:
whoami said:
biggbn said:
Good to see you back Jake, and just for s
ts and giggles, if your going to criticise other people's lack of education, might be an idea to check your spelling before hitting submit...irony, she is a fickle mistress but I do love her. 
Me too. ts and giggles, if your going to criticise other people's lack of education, might be an idea to check your spelling before hitting submit...irony, she is a fickle mistress but I do love her. biggbn said:
jakesmith said:
Biggy Stardust said:
biggbn said:
if your going to criticise other people's lack of education, might be an idea to check your spelling before hitting submit...irony, she is a fickle mistress but I do love her.
Ahem!I try not to get into the spelling and grammar thing. I’m a million times more educated than Rayner as a result of not dropping out of school at 16, yet still make occasional autocorrect or spelling mistake.
valiant said:
I don’t disagree with much of that!
My point is that certain posters are hanging their hat on the fact that a lack of education automatically makes you unsuitable to hold political office especially if it’s a politician from the ‘other side’ and the counterpoint that a decent education is no guarantee that you’ll be a brilliant politician or minister.
Not any political office. Shadow Education Secretary.My point is that certain posters are hanging their hat on the fact that a lack of education automatically makes you unsuitable to hold political office especially if it’s a politician from the ‘other side’ and the counterpoint that a decent education is no guarantee that you’ll be a brilliant politician or minister.
And I'm not suggesting having an education guarantees you'd get a good Education Secretary either.
Any other arguments I'm not making you wish to argue against?
Andy 308GTB said:
biggbn said:
jakesmith said:
Biggy Stardust said:
biggbn said:
if your going to criticise other people's lack of education, might be an idea to check your spelling before hitting submit...irony, she is a fickle mistress but I do love her.
Ahem!I try not to get into the spelling and grammar thing. I’m a million times more educated than Rayner as a result of not dropping out of school at 16, yet still make occasional autocorrect or spelling mistake.
loafer123 said:
Vanden Saab said:
Really? Personally I think the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care would be perfect. Now there is a PM in waiting if ever I saw one.
I love the fact that even a proponent of his skills couldn't recall his name and had to use his title instead.I looked him up...apparently it is Jonathan Ashworth.
Means nothing? Certainly didn't to me, so here's a photo;
Personally, I'm still none the wiser.
Tony427 said:
loafer123 said:
Vanden Saab said:
Really? Personally I think the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care would be perfect. Now there is a PM in waiting if ever I saw one.
I love the fact that even a proponent of his skills couldn't recall his name and had to use his title instead.I looked him up...apparently it is Jonathan Ashworth.
Means nothing? Certainly didn't to me, so here's a photo;
Personally, I'm still none the wiser.
loafer123 said:
Vanden Saab said:
Really? Personally I think the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care would be perfect. Now there is a PM in waiting if ever I saw one.
I love the fact that even a proponent of his skills couldn't recall his name and had to use his title instead.I looked him up...apparently it is Jonathan Ashworth.
Means nothing? Certainly didn't to me, so here's a photo;
Personally, I'm still none the wiser.
Mind you Gavin Williamson is just as bad! 
RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:
Not looking where he was going?
The last dance is what people recall, not the first, I suspect Boris is getting some credit transfers from the binary brigade for the vaccine rollout which - apart from being immensely successful in domestic terms - is also showing the clods of the EU for what they can be.
RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:
I believe Starmer has become so anonymous his Crimewatch picture could be a mannequin carefully liberated from the window of a defunct Topshop and nobody would be any the wiser.
Many sitting labour MPs depend on the mannequin factor. If Starmer had been anything remotely resembling Corbyn they'd be in a right pickle in the polls now. The irony is that Starmer loyally supported Corbyn's loony policies from his opposition shadow cabinet role and hasn't formally ditched anything. Spot the difference - anonymity.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff