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minus-squareGreatAlbatrossMlinkfedilinkEnglish12•4 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•4 months agoGiven how popular Jez was at the ballot box, that’s not a bad plan.
minus-square@Gamoclink2•4 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.