Pro-Starmer people responding here seem heavily invested in Labour already, and don’t represent floating voters and others trying to make sense of the political landscape. Starmer is still struggling to make an impact with this demographic. Sir Keir is less unpopular than Sunak, it’s true, but...
Yes. Sunak considered ineffective, Starmer anonymous and uncharismatic. No one has a clue what he really thinks about anything. I suspect this image will change once the manifesto appears and he has something more concrete to present. I think back to Blair who, rightly or not, I liked a lot —...
I don’t think Sir Keir excites any emotions at all, neither hatred nor love. According to The Times political podcasts that I listen to now and then, focus groups still struggle to know what he stands for, or even who he is. Labour are more popular than the Tories for sure but most people have a...
The Tories have enough trouble with Reform. Their vote is certain to drop sharply, if not completely collapse.
Is Corbyn planning to launch a new party? I read in the Guardian a while back that he was thinking seriously of running as an independent candidate in his own constituency but not...