Wondering how much of that was Starmer's doing. He seems to have trusted McSweeney's judgement on a great many things which continues to haunt Starmer.

It seems to me that Starmer is still reaping the effects of placing too much faith and respect in McSweeney. Even though he's gone, his legacy remains to undermine the PM.

Just have no capacity for critical thinking.
If you look at the editorial stance of many right leaning papers it varies from one week to the next, sometimes day to day mismatch between headlines, commentary and editorial pieces. Some folk just don't join the dots to see the logical fallacies.

Judging by what Badenoch says generally, not thinking things through is a feature rather than a bug. Even the things which appear to have been given more than a modicum of consideration still result in irrational or absurd positions.

Interesting sign of a 'rally round the flag' effect for *not* fully participating in a US-led military action - and more evidence of the discordance between the RW media and the public on this issue

Article by @rcolvile.bsky.social in Times today makes interesting reading on the need for "cutting red tape", particularly in small businesses.
Editorial article in same edition "for many small firms the post-Brexit era has brought a blizzard of red rape".
Colvile is a Brexit advocate, strangely. 🤔

There's the pit lane but one doubts that's what Briggs was alluding to.

Seem weighed down by the last time they played at the City Ground, Jota memorably coming off the bench to score with his first touch ...

Carney's incredible secret sauce seems to be - say what the problem is, whose fault it is, what you will have to do about it and what it will cost.

Agree with that although some of the road getting harder will need more MSM to be more willing to expose and critique him instead of the deferential coverage till now.
Seems to me MSM enjoys the 'theatre' Farage brings to the political scene so has vested interest in keeping his balloon aloft.

"If you do what's always been done, you'll get what you've always got".
Which at this moment is a general public disaffection with ..... "politics" and its purported practitioners.

Agree with the point made but on the other hand there are many recent examples of those considered to have "ability for politics" being truly awful politicians delivering worse outcomes than current PM.
Maybe nature of "politics" is the problem.

Starmer isn't "my guy", he is the PM that was elected. I would far rather see what the situation is come GE and let the public decide then. Incumbents rarely win by-elections in any case
The media has stirred up hysteria for ever changing of PM, driven by perpetual polling and 'insta' reactiveness.

Wow, so I'm MAGA when you're the one demanding a democratically elected leader be replaced?
And on the purely speculative basis Burnham is some kind of Reform kryptonite?
I think we're going to have to respectfully draw this debate to a conclusion as we're clearly never going to agree. 👍🏻

Er, 2016 to 2024?!
The evidence is that changing leader whilst in Government is a recipe for instability.
Incredible you're so assured somebody else, Burnham, would be like a magic wand effect. That seems very naïve to me, especially as changing leader is what opponents are wanting to bring about.

Pointless expecting objective analysis from The Times anymore. Quite clear the paper doesn't want the Labour government to succeed despite the country being sorely in need of it doing so.
Having been a Times reader for over a quarter of a century I find this decline in editorial quality very sad.

If Labour changes the leader at this juncture they wont be in power for very much longer.
If Burnham had any inegrity he would use his skills and influence to quietly support the present leadership defeat Reform rather than push his personal ambitions. Starmer lack of ego is preferable in my book.

But crucially the far right isn't in government. Deposing a leader at this stage would cause great instability and likely lead to an earlier election, at a time when Reform are riding high in the polls. Is that what you want?
Starmer, for all his flaws, is nowhere near "right wing".

Because Starmer is the democratically elected PM for a five year term. If the PM is ousted chaos will ensue and a far right takeover is, currently, assured.
The government needs to be given the chance to carry out the monumental task of renewal.

The country needs Starmer and Labour to succeed. There is a media driven agenda to undermine them.

For me it is very simple in that the turmoil post Brexit has created a new style of political correspondent which approach the job akin to their counterparts in football. Sensationalising and creating narratives intended to undermine. Politics reporting used not to be a centre stage role but now ...

Gossip columnists and tittle tattle mongers.

This part of the article sums up where I think my opinion resides:

David Aaronovitch wrote of the journalists who had been looking forward to the end of Starmer, “the problem is that once you’ve both confidently predicted something and advocated it, you have a real interest in it coming true”.

I'm sure that will happen independently of Starmer, as is right.
He can get on with being PM.

Lack of judgement is a world from corruption.
I'm sure if he could wind the clock back he would.
He's a good man, made an error and wants to put things right.

Based on his Man U bisiness venture alone its amazing he has made such wealth. The guy seems like a walking text book of "how not to ...."

He was lied to, badly advised and has expressed regret.

Big leap there on your part.
I think Starmer is not corrupt, unlike several of his recent predecessors and current opposition.

No.

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