Rishi Sunak has failed to change the Conservative Party in 2023 | Andrew Marr | The New Statesman
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2023
- The Rishi Sunak "relaunch" of the Conservative Party has failed. Can Keir Starmer maintain Labour's poll lead in 2024?
Subscribe here: / @newstatesman
In his final video of 2023 Andrew Marr looks back on the year in politics. He explores the issues that lie ahead for Rishi Sunak, and how Keir Starmer might lead his party to victory at the next election.
"If all Keir Starmer’s party promises is a second age of austerity, voters will soon abandon it."
Read Andrew Marr's final column of the year here: www.newstatesman.com/politics...
--
Andrew Marr is Political Editor for the New Statesman, and is one of the UK's most senior political journalists. He spent over 20 years at the BBC where he was Political Editor and hosted the wildly successful Andrew Marr show. He is now based in Westminster where he brings his deep experience of political reporting to his analysis of the most important events in UK politics. He also hosts Tonight with Andrew Marr on LBC Radio.
Watch more videos from Andrew Marr in this playlist: • Andrew Marr
--
The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our TH-cam channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world.
With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr and Anoosh Chakelian - host of the New Statesman podcast - we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond.
Subscribe on TH-cam: / @newstatesman
Sign up to Morning Call, the daily UK politics newsletter from the New Statesman: morningcall.substack.com
Subscribe to the New Statesman from just £1 per week: www.newstatesman.com/podcasto...
It feels like the social, economic and cultural damage is so great now that it’s almost unrecoverable. One jokes and gets on with things, but honestly, it’s so sad.
So much damage in so short a time. But the deaths due to their policies is just criminal
Brexit ruined our economy, the fake immigration issue is ruining our society. The Tory millionaires win as the rest of us fight amongst ourselves over the scraps they throw us
@@audreymcgready4329 I do hope there is some sort of investigation into austerity deaths at some point. I don't expect anyone will ever ne held accountable unfortunately, but at the very least we might be able to avoid that again in the future.
Everyone alive has only known the overall stability of proper government against the excesses of markets & normal human greed, while avoiding all the real consequences of war and economic collapse that used to be cyclical, devastating reality for everyone before WW2.
Not one person alive in the West can claim their generation sacrificed or struggled or was wrecked in any way.
So many things so damaged that they have become interconnected. I work in care. Care services are in a sorry state, people cannot afford to work in care because of stagnant wages. Often, those who are left are those who love the work or those who see that the understaffing is having a real impact on the quality of life on clients. So they work more, burn out, and things get missed. Often, these things cause more work down the line. Sometimes for other staff, but more likely for another sector. The NHS now has a case of severe sepsis on their hands instead of a round of antibiotics.
Miss Wilson, in room 12, now needs temporary accommodation and building work done... staff couldn't give her more than 20 minutes of care a week, none of which took place in her room, we missed the leak in the room above that's been dripping through the ceiling. The facility is on the hook because they breached the duty of care. Now, the clients' care contribution has to go up. Those who can't afford to pay are covered by local government funding. Similar situations are playing out throughout the county, though. The public purse is spread thin, and taxes probably have to go up again. Or perhaps the coucil faces bankruptcy like we've seen recently.
A new staff member is asked to take the role of duty manager because there's no one else to do it. They don't know that they are meant to fill out the medication docket for the next week. Clients who have regular one on one support with the same staff members each are fine, but there is a new client who moved in recently who is only receiving about half of her support time from the people with 0 hour contracts who are usually working care as a second job (no shade, the struggle is real). They check the medication docket, but it has been haphazardly completed by several different staff members from memory. She doesn't receive her antiphyschosis medication, threatens a staff member and a client with a kitchen knife and then locks the office door and threatens suicide. Later they stop their care contribution because she feels let down and uncared for. She is evicted, despite everyone's best efforts. They have to go back to their old facility, which is both more restrictive and much more expensive a strain on the public purse.
All of these examples are based on things that have happened at my workplace since January 2022. Everyone is exhausted and trying their best. But there's no way to ask someone to do 55 hours worth of work in a 40 hour work week and _not_ have them make mistakes. Clients suffer. Hospital beds are taken up needlessly. The facility has to pay out £15000 for something that should have been impossible. A different care facility is essentially forced to reverse the damage we caused to a client's trust in the entire insitiution of care work. Because something rudimentary was missed.
I don't doubt that these things are happening everywhere. Not just Care. I am just more acquainted with these examples. The point is though is that the ripple effects of under investment just puts more pressure on other bodies... that are also oh so often underfunded. Then it becomes a vicious cycle. A death spiral where, through no fault of their own, the people working are causing more work and not achieving basic standards.
I can't think why anyone would vote tory after the last 14 years...
its their hard right Thatcherite economic policies + Austerity and it screwing over immigration as well
ex Osborne stopped Nursing Bursary in 2010 as part of Austerity, numbers doing nursing fell because it was rolled into tuition fees now in 2023 we have a nursing shortage are out the EU so a Nigerian Nurse comes in to take her place brings Hubby and 2 kids.
Agreed, I used to vote for them but thinking of doing that again after the self-serving mess they have made of everything. Why would anyone do that?
I don’t understand why anybody ever voted for them.
lol?"@@jagman999
Racism? Hatred towards homeless people? a detestation of the poor, particularly single mothers?
There's many reasons why people vote conservative, but none of them are good.
Dear Mr Marr, no one can see and describe the state of politics as lucidly and accurately as you. You have a great mind!
Remember he supported the bunch of crooks and chancers who got us in this mess.
Truly a top bloke and heavily underrated for his contribution to UK history education, a true goat
It's a saddening fact that many parts of the country are in a dire and poor state. But getting rid of the Tories would be the first step towards changing it all around, that's what should be the anti-Tory voter's main focus. Everything else such as closing every tax loophole for all corporate businesses can follow, after taking that first step.
Tax extreme wealth too. It was shown to be possible when they seized russian oligarch money, even when the Tory's dragged their heels doing so.
it's been taxed@@Hill_Walker
LOL - The WEF and Globalist Cabal run western governements - Tory and Labour. Do some basic research and please WAKE UP !!!
Starmer must go!
@ianmuir7007 No it hasn't. It's salted away in tax havens.
Throughout the year, I have greatly enjoyed these political analyses and insights. Many thanks!
There are many issues within the UK and the world, and I'm pretty fed up with the leading politics story in the UK consistently being "The Conservative party is having a fight with The Conservative Party". Every time they manage to inch away from it, something drags them right back in, and it's always their fault. It's pretty ridiculous.
That's what you get in a quasi one party state
"something drags them right back in" that something is called the Conservative party and its toxic policies.
In the face of the extreme caution shown by Starmer/Reeves, people are asking “What, then, is the point of voting Labour?”. Hope is desperately needed.
They will reform the planning system from one where you can block development
This achieves a number of things including opening up Councils to build council houses, New towns and further speed up grid roll-out
Once this starts in the North it will be a natural extension to improve transport links with the Northern powerhouse just cut out the cost of high speed and give us a functioning transport system that connects east to west and effectively joins Leeds to Manchester & Liverpool
If you start to align with the EU then trade can flow through Hull
@@SlowhandGreg when building a new railway, the difference in "the cost of high speed" is tiny compared to building a "lower speed" railway. Its a sad state of affairs that the propaganda campaign against HS2 and high speed rail in general has meant people now are advocating for building subpar infrastructure for no logical reason
@@jaimiepotts7638 we need east west and additional capacity NOW not in 30 years we're decades behind in infrastructure
@@SlowhandGreg well yeah so build a new high speed railway for express intercity services across the Pennines and free up loads of capacity on the classic network
It seems like Andrew Marr understands the problems and talks with insight and common sense... let's make him PM . 👍
LOL really ??? -- He's BBC ie. pure propaganda and agenda driven. Its SO sad people haven't woken up to this, SMH.
Grow up. It doesn't seem right that your vote is worth the same as mine.
@@gio-oz8gf meanwhile "a vote for me but not for thee" is a totally mature and responsible to approach politics...
Andrew Marr lost credibility 20 years ago when he praised Tony Blair going into the Iraq War. Marr is a mainstream media meat puppet.
The entire process of becoming an MP and then worming up the greasy pole to the leadership of either party is a mind numbingly convoluted mess of a career path that offers zero job security and unlimited obstacles to the point that it essentially weeds out the competent and idealistic and rewards the rich, ruthless and sociopathic. Its why PMs so often end up looking and talking so similar to each other (with the notable exception of Boris who somehow managed to be worse in every measure).
If Andrew Marr were to run he would by the end of the process look unrecognisable to the man on this video, assuming his body doesnt give out on the way.
It's really simple: a group who should not be in power is in power, while also delusional.
I tell u what I am not delusional aboot the solicitors I used the deposits I paid the up keep insurance improvements I paid for on all my properties while u feel u R ordained to have it all handed to u for nothing with no conversation What Yo big gun deep state mates back u so its ok?
Tories have wasted so much time, missed opportunities. I hope they never form a government ever again.
Britain has been broken by the Tories. We had 11 years of good economic growth under Labour (or 'Tory Lite' as some hard left-wingers prefer to call it) - 7 years is the norm. That came to an end when irresponsible bankers (most of whom vote Tory) caused or contributed to the 2008 financial crash. Under the Tories from 2010 onwards our economy simply hasn't flourished and living standards for so many have massively dropped. We owe it to the next generation to obliterate the Tories at the next election. It won't be easy for Labour but at least they care for others a hell of a lot more than most self-serving Tory MPs.
The first thing he needs to do in 2024 is to call an election. This madness needs to stop.
The most important thing - we need proportional representation. Otherwise Labour will put things right and then the Tories will come back and smash it all again.
The country is run by the Globalist Cabal, UN, WEF. Sunak, Truss, Stamer - all WEF members. Now research the WEF and UN agendas.
Our whole political system needs an overhaul but a voting change from FPTP to PR would be a good start.
What kind of PR would that be? There are many different PR models, some appear more representative than others. @@adrianlloyd6403
I think we need to ask systemic questions that explain the absolute dearth of political skill at the top end of politics.
I really recommend a lecture by Yanis Varoufakis: ‘Is Capitalism Devouring Democracy?’ It’s a great talk that tries to answer that question
The HS2 decision was really where his lack of judgement slipped out in the open. Everyone could see network north wasn’t real and if you’d gotten to the point of building as far as Birmingham it was literally insane not to carry on to Manchester.
Selling the land to his city chums is a nice bonus.
He failed because he believes that the his priorities are the people’s priorities, how wrong could anyone be when you look at the UK today 😊
I am with Rishi! I want to stop foreigners coming to the UK!
Step one: no foreign owners of the UK press.
Step two: no non-dom owners of the UK press.
Step three: no foreign political donors.
The Conservatives are basing their strategy on the results of a poll, where people were asked various questions and their responses were noted. The questions asked were very specific, the conclusion reached was that people were very concerned about the high immigration figures. The poll, however, did not ask any questions about the cost of living crisis, or the NHS, or food inflation, mortgage rates, energy costs. In other words, they designed the poll to show what they wanted it to show, and excluded any quesions that might jeapordise the conclusion they wanted. It's not a surprise that they are out of touch, it is a surprise at how far out of touch they are. They fully deserve the spanking they are going to get at the next GE.
If you take out London, the UK's economy is being out performed by the state of Missouri which also has less wealth inequality than us.
Yes, and Missouri has the highest gun violence per capita in the US. It's not LA, or Chicago, or NY. Maybe that's how a lot of people up equality of income.
I hadn't noticed that from Sunak's speech. "I'm the child of immigrants. I understand why some people take the risk of getting into unsafe dinghies...". He seemed to imply that those 2 sentences were somehow related.
No, he doesn't understand.
You've got it the wrong way round. He's just showing us all exactly how the Tories have always been, and always will be. Screw everybody else as long as their interests are catered for.
Started with Austerity with Cameron and Osborne, if not before, what a sorry state the UK is in
It was never about Sunak changing the Tory party .
Sunak was and still is a gap filler until the next GE .
I would hazard a guess that sunak is praying for a government defeat in order to put him out of his misery .
So eloquent. Love Andrew
I emigrated but looking from the outside, I'd agree with Peter Hitchens that UK is pre-revolutionary.
I'm not sure where you emigrated to,but a lot of countries in Western Europe and the US are pre-revolutionary imho.
You've done the right thing. Here is toxic. Try to look beyond nostalgia.
He has changed them. They're worse, they're more dishonest, less disciplined and more openly bigoted. Good job
Surely there will be more money in the kitty once the tories aren’t ‘redistributing wealth’.
Excellent analysis as usual.
When the GE results are announced, we'll be able to see the extent of the devastation that the Tories have left us. Not that it will dampen my mood. As far as I'm concerned "the only way is up" from that point!
He hasn't failed the Conservative party, he's failed the whole country dismally & wrecked the place.
Think the whole mood of the country will change once this Govt is out. -They’re tired, terrible and we’re incredibly tired of them. Everything just feels stuck, grey, cruel and hopelessly in decay. I think Lab will do more in power than they say; they’ll work better with the EU. Reeves will be sharp with the economy; they’ll clean up on corruption and our privatised industries - water, trains etc. The NHS will improve on waiting lists - slowly the 8m will heal and we’ll all be back on our feet again and maybe even dancing soon.
2023 the year I got out of the UK .......thank god, the place was damaging my mental health
Where to? Other countries have plenty of problems too.
@@timsteppeler7489 after 38 years, and paying top rate of tax, back home to Portugal, where no one constantly reminds me I do not belong or harrases me because of my passport....regardless of the effort I have put in. the UK's behaviour and treatment of amongst others, EU citizens will not be forgotten.....I for one will do my best to make sure it is not
@@antonioguerreiro1615 I am sorry you had such a bad experience
@@timsteppeler7489 until circa 2014 it was an incredible experience, then we all know what was what .that referendum made me question Absolut Ly everything..like I said I had to get out for my own sanityBritain has become intolerable for the likes of me and that is sad .......Luckily Prtugal needs I.T Engineers etc life is good .........best of luck to the UK no resentments just very very sad how things have turned out
@@antonioguerreiro1615 I largely share your feelings and have observed similar trends. Currently happily living in France. I had come to UK in 1982, now have a British passport and I sound British when I speak, so I did not realise how Europeans have to face up to xenophobia.
Us as a nation should never ever let this catastrophe happen again,for our own sakes
Navigating a political landscape made treacherous by FPTP. Each major party has the seeds of meltdown within it courtesy of having to be too broad a church for their own good. The only other European country to have FPTP is Belarus. Now, think on...
That is not a good point. The risk of meltdown is bigger with external coalitions rather than internal coalitions.
Impressive that you have got everything so badly wrong. Britain is probably the one major power in the European continent that hasn't had a massive extremist or populist hijacking of politics. Point to a British Geert Wilders or Marine Le Pen. Point to an analogue to the AFD. FPTP basically inoculates us from something like that happening here. (see, for example, the BNP. Remember them?) It makes the landscape far less treacherous, not more so.
Politicians, however, they are plenty capable of treachery.
@@AfterthoughtbtwBritain hasn't had an extremist or populist hijacking of politics? I'm sorry, but if Brexit and the Conservatives pull to the far right wasn't that then I'm not sure what is. They're literally arguing that we need give up on human rights now.
@@Afterthoughtbtwyou’re going to have to explain why populist policies are a bad thing. The fact this is often used as a derogatory term is ridiculous
Electoral coalitions also breakdown.
Starmer doesn't enthuse me very much but the two Andy's, Burnham and Marr certainly do. 😊
I think many people are seeing Andy Burnham as a Labour leader in waiting - he's young enough and charismatic.
Nevertheless we need to give Starmer his due on the potential electability of Labour. Let's allow him to steady the ship , even over two terms and hand it over to Mr Burnham.
Who knows we might even have PR by then and that would consign the Tories in power into political history.
As usual the epitome of thoughtful balance.
I’m not happy with Starmer’s attitude towards Corbyn. But Corbyn will want Labour to win regardless (except in Islington). Plus my MP is/was/who knows now, a leading Tory Brexiteer, in what was once a safe Bucks seat and which voted to remain in EU. Labour have chosen a non local candidate, which is disappointing because it was local candidates who made the seat winnable.
Still, can’t have everything. And the Andy Burnham type of argument is compelling. Even the corporate and so called right-wing mainstream media will need to tread carefully at first, at least appearing to give Labour a fair chance/enough rope. This will depend on popular vote/customers more than seats. No government since the 1930s have received more than 50%. If Labour break that ceiling then ideological opponents have a big problem, and consensus for change is possible even likely if Labour turn out to be competent. Otherwise bold steps will be like treading on ice.
Why hasn't Andrew Marr become a politician, he'd be the greatest pm ever if he ever did haha
Perhaps he prefers independent thought.
He's not a slimy person and I don't think he wpuld sacrifice his morals for power. That's for politicians. I'm fine with him being an incredible journalist
Sunak about as much use as a bin bag full of wind
A seventh bin bag, don’t forget…
Sunak is worse than Boris, at least Boris was up front about his lies .. kind of .. Sunak on the other hand thinks he's too smart to get caught
The obsession with parties only trying to beat the opposition rather than actively improve the country is one of politics most toxic trait.
What tremendous identification & articulation
Absolutely spot on analysis 👏..especially the closing comments
In Scotland are we BETTERTOGETHER or Better Together?
I think Sunak has changed the tories from tosspots to complete tosspots, Good job Tiny Rishi.
Sunak is not a good listener. Less than a week after the Sunak/Musk interview were Musk who is at the pinnacle of new tech advised that robots will take many jobs, Sunak announced threats to those unable to work because they are disabled. There still is little mention of UBI and the incoming tech and it is coming fast.
Agreed. It's already here, and coming for white collar data workers next. Universal basic services and UBI will solve a lot of our current and future problems.
Wise Words Andrew.
its their hard right Thatcherite economic policies + Austerity and it screwing over immigration as well
ex Osborne stopped Nursing Bursary in 2010 as part of Austerity, numbers doing nursing fell because it was rolled into tuition fees now in 2023 we have a nursing shortage are out the EU so a Nigerian Nurse comes in to take her place brings Hubby and 2 kids.
We need change optimism hope it can't go on like this give people hope 😀😀😀
Great analysis as always .
Excellent stuff .
Tread carefully for now but be expansive close to the election.
The wealth gap must be exposed and addressed.
Invest in people and projects.
Motivate our young people with training AND opportunity.
We need imagination and strong leadership. I hope the next government can do this.
This is peculiar to British politics ..if no improvements achieved then you're gone
Dr. Death, that is a funny name for a PM who is responsible for the safety of the nation.... quite reassuring
I get the feeling that labour have way more room for manoeuvre this time than 1998. Back then people were sick of the Tories, but were on the whole still on board with the status quo as it was. Just more of the same but better and kinder was an appealing proposition. But there is a widespread mood in the nation now that actually the status quo sucks and people want something different. That is after all the energy the brexit campaign harnessed. Brexit of course didn’t deliver any of that change to ordinary people, so now people are disillusioned but still have that desire for things to be different. Labour can totally grasp that and ride that national sentiment into making actual structural changes that take us away from the soulless heartless everything must be sold or monetised for profit greed is good Thatcherite orthodoxy that we’ve been living under for 40 years and towards something that values people and their ability to enjoy life over their ability to generate profits for someone else. And what’s more I’d say if labour fail to harness this national desires for change and steer it in a positive direction, then other people will. We’ll have brexit 2.0 in 5-10 years. Another group of self interested elites taking advantage of the popular need for change and steering it in a direction that takes the nation even further down a dark path. Just getting labour elected isn’t enough. If they don’t grasp the nettle and take action now it’ll just be a brief reprieve before the madness returns even crueler and more divisive than ever
Good briefing. Thank you.
Thank the lord for Andrew Marr, there is some hope!! The election cannot come fast enough for me. I am in my late 50's and surviving by the seat of my pants. There are many, many of us. We have to tax the rich a bit more which lets face it they will hardly miss. We need a fairer society before it all comes crashing down.
We need a General Election now!
Thank you Andrew for sharing some insight on a strategy I have seen you hint at before. More investment for economic growth and a careful tax on wealth to rebalance the economic burden away from working people and create a brighter future.
Is that an iphone 8 in the photo of Sunak sitting at a computer? I thought he "changed his phone several times" and thats why he couldnt produce his Whatsapp messages, and it looks like he has a few notifications on there too.
He's done so much for our country. We were going to have 7 bins, and tax on meats , and we were going to have to get 15 people in a mini car. 😂
Tax wealth, tax carbon. Simple.
I wish it were that easy. There has to be a bigger change than that. If they increase taxes on wealth and carbon, prices will increase for the rest of us to pay for those increases. As long as the corporations and millionaire donors are allowed to shape policy nothing will really change.
No more lobbying, no more private donations, no second jobs for MPs.
He needs to call a National Election right NOW
To be honest I work 48 hours a week and got 70 pound left it’s getting to stage were am struggling to get out of bed. Because it’s not worth working with tax and council tax and diesel for month more than half my wages gone Tory government destroying life
I can not be any more clear. -- It does not matter if you vote conservative in the next election. I know, you know, and they know, Starmer will become the next PM, regardless if you like that or not.
There is no way the EU would accept an 'UK protocoll' - That is just the cherries argument again. If the UK wishes to enter the Customs Union or the Single Market, I think the EU would accept that, with the rules that apply. In a sense, it would be the EEA/Norway solution.
LMAO which relaunch? I've lost count now...
Hmn, I remember early 80s my salary grew 15% a year, partially because I got more senior and experienced but also inflation due to the oil crisis and interest rate rises. I didn't have a mortgage and rents didn't go up so fast so with overtime was able to save for a deposit on a house. I spent hardly any money for 2 years mind, no car nor holidays.
I'm glad you had that opportunity, let's hope we can make that possible once again.
@@gallotwelve Amen to that. Mind you, after buying a house, I still didn't have any money for many years. Interest rates increased dramatically, kids came along, but at least I was immune to rent increases which is what seems to be killing things for youngsters starting out. Looks like house prices are set to crash, maybe that'll help.
I suggest he's clearly aiming for the Spring, as he won't want to wait until his Rwanda law is shown not to work. By next summer he'll be into another season of small boats.
Talk about ego. I can't understand why Chancellors think they'll make good PMs?? There's a reason you're in No 11! 🤣🤣
The UK protocol is like joining the single market. Is it not?
STARMER 2024! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🚀🚀🚀🚀
😂😂😂 Tories are dead, obviously, but WTF are the UK left with…😬
Starmer would win by default and it’s not like he has any credibility or talent.
Anyone excited by Keir Starmer is a red flag
He doesn’t have to! Starmer is the obvious next Tory leader
I have never been so ashamed of the Conservative Party. Not one of the last few prime ministers have employed right wing policies. They all should look back at Margaret Thatcher’s reign. She was right wing and pulled this country out of trouble after the 3 day weeks of the 70s.
The future for Wales and Scotland is to become independent countries as defined by the United Nations charter.
There is no way that Westminster can ever solve this crisis as it is a political crisis caused by centralisation of wealth and power.
That is why all the imperial empires fell including the British empire and the Soviet Union and became became history not to be repeated.
Self determination is the best policy and non-binding confederations that members can choose to join and leave.
AM is probably Britain's finest journalist, and now free to comment having left the BBC. But when he invites YT viewers "to read that report", who does he think he's addressing? NS-reading Islington lefties? He's on YT! Most people don't read reports!!! Wake up, Andrew! Know your audience!
i see a very hard few years before . the political class accepts the inevitable reality of the british state.
So? He gets things done. BBC said he was in trouble and his immigration bill will not pass. It passed comfortably. The people out of touch are in the BBC
Nothing spectacular about Kier Starmer nor Labour. Labour has become Mark2 Tory party. Vote for the real deal.
Get back in the EU, in short.
EU doesn’t want traitors back.
Andrew, please stand as a labour MP!
EXAMPLE................Rishi makes the announcement to scrap northern leg of HS2...................when at a conference IN THE F..KING NORTH..........THE UTTER CONTEMPT FOR THE COMMON PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE NORTH!!!
RISHI WIN ENEMY LUST😂😂😂😂😂😂😂DO YOU WANT COLD WATER🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣RISHI FOR YOU 🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘
i think Labour are not giving much away and when the time is right they will reveal all you may not like them right now but change your mind
Keir Starmer should be underestimated. However low our expectations he’ll fall below them
You need to watch the video again.
I actually disagree with the talk of labour not being excited or optimistic. You just have to go looking for it a little harder than you might want.
Listen to the conference speeches, they are full of energy and passion.
Let anyone from the world come to live here. Show compassion. We can build new homes, cities, then reach for the stars
That is the kind of vision that the Tories have always lacked, they have never been builders, merely plunderers for their own gain. One thing that is guaranteed to happen, when the Tories get back in, and they will, whatever Labour are building, the Tories will cancel it. Whatever Labour have built, the Tories will either pull it down or sell it off. For many years I have feared that the Tories will sell off the NHS, but they have done far worse than that, they have parceled out many treatments to the private sector, working within the NHS to siphon off money to make a profit. Their greed knows no bounds. When they were elected in 2010, the Tories inherited a country that was £600billion in debt, but the economy was growing at 2%, 13 years later the debt has grown to over £2trillion and the economy is hovering around 0.1% growth. There have been economic challenges over the past few years, which they try and paint as the only reason the economy is in trouble, but the truth is that they, by their actions, have crippled the country.
why not working productively instead on night and day? just a thought...
Excellent - as ever. Could you paste a link to Resolution Foundation report or say how to get it.
Larry the cat is a better government than the Tories
Larry is the only one who has selflessly served the nation, with dignity, while ridiculous Tory PMs come and go. He will be able to finish his political career with his head and his tail held high.
I'd love to buy Larry a can of tuna.
Larry has spent more time there than any prime minister.
Join the single market fast.
More money to Ukraine!
Turn it all into his pockets more like?!
What is he saying in the shaving mirror? "One day, when you grow up Rishi. You'll need to shave."
NO, He 'has' changed the Torys, for the WORSE.
Has failed to change them into a Conservative Party you mean.
Not failing...Failed.....
Starmer sucks too though. We need more radical leaders that’s going to really make a change.
Scoring Vladimir Putin in UK, is it a joke? Are you aware of his rating in Russia? 83%, plus.
I dont agree that rishi sunak had to wait for genersl elections whilr the general public is on trobles without head of parliament to back up problems he cant solve by himself
We should live paecefully without problems and stop contwnplatin problems in ruwanda and israel.
We didnt change currency like othets europeams countrirs and lots is still obscure about the future of Britain. I eish everubody could trust the present situation of politics and optto make a real change of circstances .
i have always thought he was a pathetic little whimp but now he's coming across as a bit creepy, RIP ENGLAND.
The ‘political class’ has lost its way. Politicians have, en masse, lost touch with the people and indeed reality Labour do not represent the majority in the UK and will be no better than the Tories. The Tories are a shambles and must split. They are no longer a Conservative Party. It’s time for a complete change of the political landscape and the creation of at least one party that listens to what most people want and tailors it’s policies accordingly.
😊
I've never heard him speak and thought it sounded genuine.
It's a head boy trying to impress the teacher
We need to drag the Tories out of the gutter of the far right. Once we get Labour in power and have both parties in center, then we can move Labour to policies that actually work economically and socially by adopting more left lesning policies. Policies that improve infrastructure, wages and services, to improve health income. The economy needs an improvement to the working class people of this country and taxing higher earning people more to stimulate major improvements