Quote Originally Posted by Lencoboy View Post
Hopefully the current events across the pond might eventually inspire many Labour and Lib Dem MPs to put their feet down and try a bit harder over the coming months/years, and come up with more coherent plans, which sadly up until now they seemed to have been lacking, especially in terms of tackling misinformation/fake news, but then again, there seems to have been a seemingly endless cloud of despondency hanging over them for the past few years with them probably thinking 'what's the point' when opinion is so blatantly rigged against them by the media in particular, especially with Corbyn endlessly portrayed as a 'bogeyman', and Keir now no doubt having to take the rap for a lot of it, plus whatever Blair and Brown did wrong back in the 2000s.

Also I hope Biden and Co. now having officially assumed office in probably the world's most influential nation (dare I say it) might hopefully encourage many politically complacent and blasé Brits to finally crawl out from under their rocks in due course, and take a good, hard look at the real issues around them that really do matter, rather than persistently worshipping the Mr. Nobodies of this world on social media, and their endless BS propaganda!
Starmer should rightly be held to account for his part in Labour's massive failure he was a key player and his failed Brexit policy was the big reason they lost. He also looked the other way on Antisemitism.

I think he has a lot of ground to gain yet. I was impressed by his stance on letting Brexit pass and his later willingness to pass the deal. However his front bench are undermining this by reminding everyone they oppose Brexit. Fight for the right relationship with the EU but the in/out question is long over. Have you noticed Blair taking the same approach?

This was not media, it was about Labour forgetting a minority group of members won't get them into power if their views oppose the larger public. Although it's only right the leadership back the members or why should they pay? But that's the price of having those members. Starmer looks to be aiming at leaving the members behind, he knows he won't win without voters.

I can't see the Lib Dems being much of anything for some time. Labour can be a good opposition alone but they have work to do in Scotland where they are not really needed anymore due to devolution (oops).