To like Keir Starmer?

Emily Thornberry spoke about this. She said she would definitely go private, but confirmed that for Starmer it wouldn’t be a question. He believes in the NHS.

I’d imagine it is posed. Like these:

What a stupid post.

I wouldn’t say that

I am not a hardcore Tory. I didn’t vote for BoJo or Brexit or anything like that. I also didn’t vote for Starmer because I think his private school policy is wrong. I voted tactically to oppose Starmer, specifically because of that policy. The main reason I don’t like him is because of this policy - and the extrapolation that his socialism is far more extreme than people currently think. Politically I’m in the centre. Hate hard left. Hate hard right.

It seems alright for rich people to get lovely houses in catchments of the best school (or tutor for the remaining grammars) and to pretend to be “humbly” using “state schools”. But I didn’t have that option - my eldest is SEN, we were caught in a difficult fix. Luckily he’s now left, but I’m appalled that I’d be VATted for using a private school to help my SEN kid - I don’t live in a million pound house like lots of the people who buy them in lovely catchments. The private education my kids received is equivalent to a good state school.

I think that's pushing it a bit! No one ever says who was in Government when England won the World Cup in 1966.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/apr/21/world-cup-1970-harold-wilson
Even dear old Harold Wilson milked football results for all they were worth.

Either or, isn't it? Either untruthful or questionable priorities

Yes. The poster I quoted said it might be questionable priorities. I disagreed and said I thought it was untruthful.

What a ray of sunshine you are

😡Let's hope they don't win. We'll never hear the end of it

He clarified it by saying, "He would not jump the waiting lists on normal procedures."

Anyone, even if you had to go into debt, would find the money if it was life and death and treatment wasn't forthcoming locally

"I find Starmer’s attitude either very ignorant or ideological to the point where he would allow his teens to suffer for a prolonged period of time even though he had the means to get a scan.

I find his attitude untruthful. He will say whatever he thinks people want to hear at the time, as usual."

Either or, isn't it? Either untruthful or questionable priorities. I presume he just gave a duff answer. It'd have been better to have said nobody should have to make that choice.

I find Starmer’s attitude either very ignorant or ideological to the point where he would allow his teens to suffer for a prolonged period of time even though he had the means to get a scan.

I find his attitude untruthful. He will say whatever he thinks people want to hear at the time, as usual.

I wouldn’t underestimate the significance of football. If we do end up winning, it is a massive feel good factor for many and helps a new Government’s popularity indirectly. Everyone would remember when Labour got in and we won the football!

Probably because it is staged. 🙄

That photo is making me cringe, it looks so staged!

Starmer is an intelligent and accomplished adult. As I said before, this should be the bare minimum. But has not been in recent years.

Despite him being the best option this time, I do not agree with some of his policies (particularly the potentially illegal private school VAT) and I also think his ideology/principles are so deeply ingrained that they are inflexible.

It was disturbing to hear that he’d let a family member suffer on a waiting list and not get them a private appointment. Having been there with my teen ds with a testicular lump, terrified it’s cancer, hideously embarrassed and on the way to not being able to function mentally over this issue - I got a private scan. I find Starmer’s attitude either very ignorant or ideological to the point where he would allow his teens to suffer for a prolonged period of time even though he had the means to get a scan.

I didn't vote Labour but, honestly, if a decently paid professional family man in his 60s wasn't smart enough to climb London's property ladder to the height of a terraced house in a pleasant-enough area I'd definitely not trust him with the country's finances.

The facts that his finances are a matter of public record - as all public servants’ should be.

He’s pretty smart and the Gov are busy setting a narrative about competence. That is coming through well. It’s fair comment actually that’s it’s a low base because the Conservatives have been so insular that they stopped having external candidates who can carry this competence message.

You can see they are clearing the difficult stuff fast. Thames Water into special measure. Prison capacity and policy changed overnight. Get a spending review done, then start the blame on the Conservatives for all their incompetence.

Since when has stating facts been defending anyone?

What a tedious and predictable comment. 🙄

Makes a change from 'are you his mother' I suppose.

Yeah this. ^ I really like Starmer, and think he is the best person for the job. ! am really looking forward to the next few years with a Labour Government! (And good riddance to the shower-of-shite Tories!)