If you think Starmer is robotic or has nothing about him…

[anothervoter]

Did anyone hear Private Passions? I think it’s on Radio 3 but I listened on Sounds. I found it a fascinating interview actually. I had no idea what an accomplished musician Starmer is, nor what an avid music lover he is. He really sounded really human, connected and you could hear he has a deep soul under there. I’d never heard him talk in that way. It was also clear why he comes across as fairly wooden / robotic at times when hearing him talk about his father’s lack of emotion and lack of time for a relationship with his children.

As someone who is wishing this government would sort itself out to prevent Reform getting in, it made me wish Keir would reveal more of this “soul” in his leadership style. I think people would appreciate it and connect to him more, but I think he doesn’t see that he should have to reveal anything of his true self in his work, which I do get as well.

I don't care that much about his personality or lack thereof.

I do care that he seems weak and bendable and fluffy and isn't straightforward with clear, strong principles and priorities which he explains and sticks to.

I saw Starmer at an election event in 2019. He's much less robotic in real life. I think his government is doing a bad job though.

This exactly.

How lovely he cares about music. It's a real shame he doesn't care about the country.

Sorry OP, he needs to go. We gave him a chance and he's blown it.

I’m sure that him and many politicians of all parties are very committed and want the best and have other interests and passions, but he is measured on how he running the country and making important decisions and being able to reach out to people , but sadly he seems to lack any kind of charisma or character and most of the time I feel he is just preaching to people and not engaging with them.
This is only my opinion ( of course ) but people don’t like him. His name came up on a pub quiz the other day and everyone booed.
I just wish he was more connected to people. I can appreciate that they all have a tough job too.

He is just totally inept
I have always voted Labour
NEVER EVER AGAIN

To be honest I just care about competence. I dont want to be his friend or feel a connection with him. I just want him to do a good job.

His deep soul is
supporting MPs who should be sacked
making life hard for pensioners
destroying the economy
losing jobs
frittering money away on foreign aid
releasing dangerous prisoners early so he can imprison people who protest about his govt
giving Indian migrant workers the law to pay less NI
allowing mass immigration and then giving such migrants a home and benefits
in the meantime I get up at 6 am every day to pay for it

Didn't take long for the migrant bashing to start...

He's a slimy, davos serving reptile who doesn't give a toss about this country.

I don’t want to be his friend either! But I do think one of the massive problems we have is that no-one on the centre or centre left seems able to communicate a vision to the nation at the moment. I don’t want Farage and his ilk to get into positions of power and dismantle our democracy. I was hopeful with his human rights background KS would be able to engage people and bring them with him, but he hasn’t. At first I assumed this meant he had zero passion or fire in him, but having heard this I think he has, but he’s choosing not to apply that to his leadership.

I am obviously speaking from the progressive point of view, so if you’re a Reform voter you’re never going to agree with my view. I feel we need strong leaders who can engage people. Otherwise the small-minded far right like the poster above will be dismantling our democracy for good.

I voted Labour. I’ve voted Labour whenever I’ve lived in England which is most of 50 years voting.

I don’t care about his private interests; I could live with his poor communication style; but the lack of a political direction and strategy to get there, and the worst communication team I have ever known are driving me to fury.

Your point about no one from the centre or the centre left being able to communicate a vision is correct. There's a severe shortage of talent in the Labour Party. If there were better quality politicians in both the Labour and Conservative parties, Farage would not be getting the attention he is getting. Love him or hate him, your cannot deny Farage is a much better communicator than Starmer. If the two main parties were listening to the electorate and putting forward better qualified candidates for election I don't think Reform would have such an appeal to voters. Don't blame Reform, blame the Labour/Conservative parties for being so poor in choosing their leadership (but equally it's a very shallow talent pool for choose from)

I don’t think it’s what’s in your op it’s that he doesn’t know what he’s doing.

Well he is a tool makers son!