I knew Starver was fumbling but I didn't realize Labour was eating shit this bad. I mean polls aren't ironclad but boy they sure are flailing over on Nonce Island.

[–] Snort_Owl@hexbear.net 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s been policy failure after policy failure because he’s trying to be the conservative party in a time where everyone was sick of the conservatives. It was basically the only opportunity for Labour to actually do something and shift the tide of UK politics but he’s such a disgusting little neoliberal bellend he couldn’t even do one useful thing.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

he’s trying to be the conservative party in a time where everyone was sick of the conservatives

On the positive side, that is also what Reform will be. Things could swing very quickly against Nigel without something sincerely different.

[–] Snort_Owl@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don’t think he has the nards the do anything drastic but it aint gonna be a fun period either way. Or it will be a roaring success if he reverses the porn block and we’ll be a reform country for the next 100 years while starmer added another 1000 years of fuel to the “at least theyre not labour” fire

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's gonna do absolutely insane shit and it's going to cause a national meltdown. He will sincerely move to implement an insurance based healthcare system claiming the one we have is now well past failure and his voters will be unbelievably PISSED and feel lied to.

If he does nothing they'll be pissed, if he does something they'll also be pissed. There isn't a winning move.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

My biggest concern is they'll start emboldening fascist death squads and start exterminating foreigners.