Starmer is setting out to be a man who does not rise to the challenges

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Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 05/05/2024 - 4:03pm in

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Labour, Politics

Keir Starmer has an article in The Observer this morning which is headlined:

It’s time to end the UK’s divisions: Labour is for everyone

Except that is obviously not true.

Labour is apparently all about representing working people, except those whose rights he will not protect. There is no mention of them.

Nor is there mention of the young, the old, those with disabilities who are unable to work, those unemployed through no fault of their own, students, parents who do not or cannot work, and so many others. Is Labour not about them, too? Apparently not.

It’s also for those who aspire. So what about those who are happy with life as it is?

Cone to that, the focus is, as always, on families. What about those with no close ties, or any at all, to theirs?

It’s also for those who love their country. Does that mean those who think it is not a United Kingdom, or who really dislike the rotten inequality and its London-centred bias must look elsewhere?

There is no mention of how Labour will support the environment.

Nor how it will manage relationships with Europe.

Those who are not Zionists are ignored. They have been swept away.

And as for those without the means to succeed, there is no mention of how Labour will help.

Don’t get me wrong. I think Labour will be better than the Tories. But let’s not be satisfied with this extraordinarily low level of ambition. I want a government that embraces difference, and not only tolerates it but believes that strength comes from diversity, knowing that all have a role and something to offer.

I also want a government that embraces the challenges we face, including climate change, the rise of fascism, our growing international isolation and the threat of oppression.

Do I sense this aspiration in Starmer’s rhetoric? No. All I sense is a commitment to those who measure success by material consumption. As aspiration goes, that’s a deeply depressing goal in a country where we know that those possessed of good fortune already consume at levels way beyond sustainable limits.

Starmer is setting out to be a man who does not rise to the challenges. That is not a route to success.