I think Starmer is the strategic mistake!

Talking to themselves .....

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"May the best country win. Or failing that, the strongest". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.

Just as we warned it would .... www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I'm all for closer ties, less red tape, alignment with EU standards etc. But until a UK government grows a pair, all they are doing is tinkering around the edges while the economy suffers. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

That's 86% of young people, 78% of LibDem supporters & 71% of Labour voters. Time our representatives caught up with public opinion & acted in the country's best interests. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

At this pace it's no wonder Starmer thinks rejoining the EU won't happen in his lifetime. He's wrong though. It will happen, but it won't be his doing. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/edit...

The same, however, doesn't seem to apply to Gaza or Venezuela. Surely a lawyer of Starmer's standing doesn't accept that different rules/international laws apply?

Too little, too late? www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sta...

"Labour expect to be outflanked on Brexit not just by the Liberal Democrats, but also the Green Party". Expect to be? That ship has sailed! www.bbc.com/news/article...

If Starmer truly wants a closer relationship with the EU, then he needs to distance himself from US actions, policies & standards. www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...

The Mail are getting their knickers in a twist over Brexit again.

The single market but with "no change to freedom of movement of people". Yeah, like the EU are going to go for that, not! www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

How exactly do you 'go "further" on the single market' without joining, or without cherry-picking? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

How exactly do you 'go "further" on the single market' without joining, or without cherry-picking? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

How many more times - & increasingly more serious times - will our government take the wrong decision, make the wrong noise, support the wrong leader?

Sound like anyone you know?

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"For as far ahead as we can see, the European Union will remain by far our most important trading partner". www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

"Special relationship - alive & kicking". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"The tide has turned, and our politicians need to catch up", says @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

What Reform WILL tell you is that all the issues you may be facing - whether it's housing, the job market, cost of living, NHS waiting lists, unavailable doctors/dentists etc - are the fault of immigrants. They are not. They are the fault of 14 years of Tory austerity & Brexit. DON'T LISTEN TO THEM!

"The one reliable prediction is that the next election will send to Westminster the multiparty shambles of a hung parliament. From that I do not expect Farage to emerge on top." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Apparently the government have "re-opened old Brexit wounds in the vain hope that doing so will make it more popular".

Labour need a plan to thwart the "existential threat" of Reform. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Don’t know who needs to hear this but “taking back control” from a Union you’re a member of, with full voting rights, to hand it to an American lunatic you bent over backwards to flatter yet he publicly humiliates you, is not taking back control at all, it’s relinquishing it.

The point is: Not everything that's popular is "populism". Greens are on the rise for three main reasons: 1. They have a narrative. 2. They're arguing for classic Social Democratic and Euro-Green policies. 3. They're willing to speak up clearly against the far right. Fabians used to welcome that.

Funny, I thought our government was all about integrity & transparency. Apparently, that was all hype.

I don't doubt that we're not top of the EU's priority list. I do doubt that our own government are doing all that they can to speed things up.

May they keep him warm when he's ousted from his position.

First they ignore you. Then they patronise you by telling you that you have the right ideas but we need to move slowly. Finally, when you are getting somewhere, they show their real colours and attack. Greens are clearly worrying Labour. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Starmer should move "further & faster" in the direction of Europe. www.thenewworld.co.uk/patience-whe...

All the more reason to get on with it!

God honestly. Doesn’t this just sum up Reform. And their plastic patriotism. Can’t even give a straight answer or follow the rules on their unbelievably naff merch. So on brand. Oh well. You sell or wear one of these, you’ve told us all we need to know about you. (iPaper)

Labour’s plan to make Brexit work: Sort out the Northern Ireland Protocol ❌ FAIL Tear down unnecessary trade barriers ❌ FAIL Support our world leading services and scientists ❌ FAIL Keep Britain safe ❌ FAIL Invest in Britain ❌ FAIL Labour - Security Prosperity Respect ❌ FAIL

So, how's that "make Brexit work" plan going, Mr. Starmer? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Anyone making a deal with Trump needs to count their fingers afterwards.

How many are moving to get the benefits of living in the EU or in a country with trade deals with the EU? You continual denial of the harm Brexit causes is breathtaking BBC. If someone wanted to do a test if your lack of impartiality they should start with Brexit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I think the Mail are a little confused. Or perhaps foreigners are not so bad as long as they have left the country.

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Government says "we have clear red lines" & it seems this is 1 u-turn they are not prepared to make, no matter the cost or damage. www.politico.eu/article/uk-t...

Shameful! Foreign-born doctors and nurses were being put off by antagonism by politicians towards migrants, media coverage of immigration, the racist abuse of international medical graduates by NHS colleagues and racist aggression by patients toward minority ethnic NHS staff

Next time someone talks about protecting ‘British values’, including Nigel Farage, ask them what they are. Most of the time, you’ll find they don’t have the answer or want to give one because they don’t actually believe in them at all.

Our most important trading partnership must be with the EU - Trump is an "unreliable partner". www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

An "unwelcoming, racist" country. Thanks, "patriots"! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"Starmer is the worst Labour Prime Minister in history" & Andy Burnham is favourite to take over say Labour voters. Surely that choice of replacement must finally alert the party to the fact they're moving in the wrong direction. Time to turn round & face left! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...