The re-election path for this govt has always involved betting an early period of unpopular budgets on hopefully delivering the improvements asked for by Labour voters by the next election. The problem is the leadership, and internal critics, favour combos that avoid one side of the equation.
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The re-election path for this govt has always involved betting an early period of unpopular budgets on hopefully delivering the improvements asked for by Labour voters by the next election. The problem is the leadership, and internal critics, favour combos that avoid one side of the equation.
Like, you can debate how much Starmer is directly responsible for Labour's current unpopularity, but I can absolutely guarantee that a replacement will also be really unpopular if they don't substantively improve cost of living or public services, which will require politically difficult budgets.
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Like, you can debate how much Starmer is directly responsible for Labour's current unpopularity, but I can absolutely guarantee that a replacement will also be really unpopular if they don't substantively improve cost of living or public services, which will require politically difficult budgets.