Sir Keir Starmer Prime minister

Sir Keir Starmer Prime minister

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Dixy

Original Poster:

3,150 posts

213 months

Friday 5th July
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How long before the media rip him a new one

beko1987

1,677 posts

142 months

Friday 5th July
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Has he fixed the NHS yet?

Rufus Stone

8,383 posts

64 months

Friday 5th July
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I do think people should be more optimistic. A new Government is always energised to get things done and impress. Of course they aren't going to please everyone, but at least give them the benefit of doubt until you have some evidence otherwise.

vaud

52,557 posts

163 months

Friday 5th July
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beko1987 said:
Has he fixed the NHS yet?
Will be done by 6pm Friday before he clocks out... wink

Lotobear

7,227 posts

136 months

Friday 5th July
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..any idea when will the gangs will be 'smashed'?

Gary29

4,339 posts

107 months

Friday 5th July
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Has he put our taxes up yet?

mwstewart

8,055 posts

196 months

Friday 5th July
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It was time for a change. Let's see how he does.

HoHoHo

15,182 posts

258 months

Friday 5th July
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Have the Junior Doctors now cancelled their planned strikes?

Have the new policeman arrived at the station to clock on?

Have all the new nurses arrived for their first day?

Have the boats stopped yet?

Of course I know it’s not going to happen today, but when will it happen?

6 months, 12 months or is it always going to be ‘we are trying but 14 years of Tory rule means we can’t actually do what we promised’

Then in 5 years another election and back to ‘vote for change’?

Dingu

4,415 posts

38 months

Friday 5th July
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HoHoHo said:
Have the Junior Doctors now cancelled their planned strikes?

Have the new policeman arrived at the station to clock on?

Have all the new nurses arrived for their first day?

Have the boats stopped yet?

Of course I know it’s not going to happen today, but when will it happen?

6 months, 12 months or is it always going to be ‘we are trying but 14 years of Tory rule means we can’t actually do what we promised’

Then in 5 years another election and back to ‘vote for change’?
Christ the clowns have started early.

S600BSB

6,151 posts

114 months

Friday 5th July
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Pretty sure the JDs are about to settle their dispute..

Gecko1978

10,524 posts

165 months

Friday 5th July
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S600BSB said:
Pretty sure the JDs are about to settle their dispute..
The problem with such disputes is you get what you want today from striking so you can always go back again the get what you want tomorrow. See the railways.

rambo19

2,816 posts

145 months

Friday 5th July
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I normally vote Tory.
I voted Labour.

One of the 1st things I would like Labour to do is re join the customs union.

vaud

52,557 posts

163 months

Friday 5th July
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rambo19 said:
I normally vote Tory.
I voted Labour.

One of the 1st things I would like Labour to do is re join the customs union.
You may be disappointed.

"Keir Starmer has insisted the UK will not rejoin either the EU, the single market or the customs union within his lifetime, in his firmest pledge yet that Labour will not seek much closer relations with Europe for as long as he is prime minister."

Rayny

1,416 posts

209 months

Friday 5th July
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Dingu said:
HoHoHo said:
Have the Junior Doctors now cancelled their planned strikes?

Have the new policeman arrived at the station to clock on?

Have all the new nurses arrived for their first day?

Have the boats stopped yet?

Of course I know it’s not going to happen today, but when will it happen?

6 months, 12 months or is it always going to be ‘we are trying but 14 years of Tory rule means we can’t actually do what we promised’

Then in 5 years another election and back to ‘vote for change’?
Christ the clowns have started early.
I didn't know that he had promised more clowns ...


rambo19

2,816 posts

145 months

Friday 5th July
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vaud said:
You may be disappointed.

"Keir Starmer has insisted the UK will not rejoin either the EU, the single market or the customs union within his lifetime, in his firmest pledge yet that Labour will not seek much closer relations with Europe for as long as he is prime minister."
He's a politician, so can change his mind, I hope.


BikeBikeBIke

10,307 posts

123 months

Friday 5th July
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Dingu said:
Christ the clowns have started early.
It's true though. Governments never do enough and they blame the previous administration for years.

The lib dems are calling for an emergency budget. Are they doing that becaise they think there's loads of spare budget to be had and it will be a resounding success?

No. They're doing it to embarras Labour because they know damn well Labour have no more room for manoever than the Torys had.

So yes. There will be insufficient improvements and the previous administration will be blamed. Anyone who thinks otherwise can't have seen many changes in government.

Sargeant Orange

2,834 posts

155 months

Friday 5th July
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Welcome to Wales 2.0.

Dont say you weren't warned

Mr Penguin

2,755 posts

47 months

Friday 5th July
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S600BSB said:
Pretty sure the JDs are about to settle their dispute..
They may do, but if they accept the 12% that they turned down from the Conservatives and they did accept in Wales what will the nurses who reluctantly accepted 5% last year do?
Of course, if they don't do anything we have more strikes and doctors leaving to Canada and Australia.
There are no easy answers here.

MKnight702

3,200 posts

222 months

Friday 5th July
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HoHoHo said:
6 months, 12 months or is it always going to be ‘we are trying but 14 years of Tory rule means we can’t actually do what we promised’

Then in 5 years another election and back to ‘vote for change’?
No no no, it's all Thatcher's fault.

oddman

2,824 posts

260 months

Friday 5th July
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rambo19 said:
I normally vote Tory.
I voted Labour.

One of the 1st things I would like Labour to do is re join the customs union.
Mandelson has just been on R4 and made a very good point that they should get the difficult stuff done first and quickly.

If Labour are serious about their growth mantra, it will be so much hot air if they don't make immediate overtures in relation to joining a customs union. The EU negotiators were utterly exasperated with the antics of the Tories. Starmer will have no better opportunity to engage with the EU than the coming months.