The criticism of Starmer is by people who don’t understand that you have to try and balance your ideas with listening to, and appealing to, as many people as possible. It’s no good setting your stall out as ‘us and them’. That alienates potential voters immediately. Be professional, and listen, but also try to win people over in the long term with reasoned and articulate arguments. That takes time, and a realistic attitude, which can sometimes involve working with elements of the press that you don’t like.
A lot of the Corbynites in the party (I refuse to use the term far left, because it’s bollocks), can’t accept that he hasn’t tried to continue in precisely the same vein. Corbyn’s programme of reform was largely excellent, but too radical for most people to accept implementing in one swoop. It takes time and step processes to win people over to change. Once Brexit is fully underway, that distraction can’t be used to turn the next election into a one-issue debate again, and Starmer carries more respect than Corbyn. The Tories and the turd press (like the Express) don’t seem to be able to touch him. He lacks a killer instinct at the moment, but that is a dangerous path to tread in terms on public opinion during a pandemic.
A lot of the Corbynites in the party (I refuse to use the term far left, because it’s bollocks), can’t accept that he hasn’t tried to continue in precisely the same vein. Corbyn’s programme of reform was largely excellent, but too radical for most people to accept implementing in one swoop. It takes time and step processes to win people over to change. Once Brexit is fully underway, that distraction can’t be used to turn the next election into a one-issue debate again, and Starmer carries more respect than Corbyn. The Tories and the turd press (like the Express) don’t seem to be able to touch him. He lacks a killer instinct at the moment, but that is a dangerous path to tread in terms on public opinion during a pandemic.
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