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... not to understand the loathing of Keir Starmer?

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 08/05/2026 18:59

So many people who haven't voted Labour, whether they used to or not, say they haven't voted Labour in yesterday's elections because of Keir Starmer. Is that shorthand for 'the current state of the Labour Party' or is it genuinely a real dislike of the man himself? He seems very bland and inoffensive to me, and in some ways is doing an OK job - e.g. in keeping us out of Trump's war without rupturing relations with the US. Maybe his blandness is the problem. Can anyone explain why people have this reaction to Starmer?

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aquashiv · 08/05/2026 19:07

People want a President or a grifter like Farage

user3769863490 · 08/05/2026 19:06

His voice is like nails down a blackboard to me. Also Rachel Reeves has a monotonous drone to her voice. And Milliband.
Don’t really have a strong political stance either way - I’m old enough to have learnt they are all dreadful fibbers, but none of them make me want to listen to what they are saying. Having a bit of interesting je ne sais quoi is very important to a public figure and none of the present government seem to have any. I’d not want to chat to any of them in a pub!

Fushia123 · 08/05/2026 19:03

I was just saying the same thing to my husband. He seems a decent man who has had to do a lot of important work abroad recently. I like him - not a Labour supporter but I think he’s ok.