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After a mad week, Labour is hopefully seeing sense: Starmer needs to stay | Simon Jenkins (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

I don't follow UK politics closely, or much at all... But that sounds like an incredibly stupid opinion

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The only winners from a political coup in Westminster would be Labour’s enemies on the left and right

Ooh, so from a purely partisan position rather than for the good of the country, people, and world. Got it.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

It's an opinion piece and the thing about opinion pieces is that it can be totally stupid.

For what it's worth from a party unity perspective it would be better if he went now, the closer it gets to the election the more damage it does to the party when he neverably does leave. He should only stay if they are confident he can make it through to the election. It's no chance of that happening.

If he gets replaced then there is quite a lot of time still before the next election for his successor to fix things. If they wait until 18 months before the election there won't be.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 1 points 17 hours ago

"I've seen this one before. It's a classic"

[–] HermitBee@feddit.uk 1 points 17 hours ago

The only winners would be the populist parties of the right and left, and the nationalist fringe.

That's what the author said, what you were quoting was something which a subeditor has distilled from the text. You may still disagree but it's a lot more specific about who would benefit.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 18 hours ago

Simon Jenkins, who has argued that Ukraine should surrender land to Russia?