sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 3 months agoStarmer accuses Sunak of 'Jeremy Corbyn-style' manifesto - BBC Newswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkStarmer accuses Sunak of 'Jeremy Corbyn-style' manifesto - BBC Newswww.bbc.co.uksabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to UK Politics@feddit.uk · 3 months agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGreatAlbatross@feddit.ukMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI definitely did a double-take on that. “This guy is doing what my predecessor did”. I guess he’s trying very hard to not be Corbyn?
minus-squarefrankPodmore@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago “This guy is doing what my predecessor did”. Pretty much, but what Starmer is hoping people will hear is: “This guy is doing the very unpopular thing my very unpopular predecessor, from whom I am very different, did”.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoGiven how popular Jez was at the ballot box, that’s not a bad plan.
minus-squareGamoc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYeah this way starmer won’t piss off the right wing and attract the attention of their media, like Corbyn did.
I definitely did a double-take on that. “This guy is doing what my predecessor did”.
I guess he’s trying very hard to not be Corbyn?
Pretty much, but what Starmer is hoping people will hear is:
Given how popular Jez was at the ballot box, that’s not a bad plan.
Yeah this way starmer won’t piss off the right wing and attract the attention of their media, like Corbyn did.