Friday, April 17, 2026

Why I object to calls for Starmer to resign over Mandelson


A quick dive into Reddit and Starmer confirms my opinion. 

I made the mistake of checking the news and seeing the latest faff about changing PMs made me go down this mini rabbit hole. 

This particular post / extract caught my eye: 

"is he actually bad? He takes the national majority position on highly polarising issues, he has played geopolitical issues expertly, he is getting us closer to europe, acted in a moral way during internal crises, done lots for workers and the poor, actually gone after the rich in several meaningful ways, all while managing a huge inherited debt and creating a surplus while also spending meaningfully in areas that matter.

He has had a level of scrutiny ive never seen before, and done a decent job during the most unprecedented times weve ever seen. "


From: https://www.reddit.com/r/LabourUK/comments/1sbfrfy/keir_starmer_where_did_it_all_go_wrong_review_is/

The sentiment in these posts also indicate that some people aren't interested in a merry-go-round repeat of new PMs:

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/LabourUK/comments/1s8kixi/labour_mps_should_get_rid_of_starmer_before_its/

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/1r05xuo/has_anyone_changed_their_mind_on_whether_starmer/
Tbh even if the May elections have Labour doing badly, I still would prefer Starmer to stay. The people calling for his resignation simply seem like clowns out of touch with everyday worries about rising costs because of Iran and the unemployment casualties from AI. If they actually could start governing instead of pathetic knit-picking. 

Personally I'd like to see a call for all the opposition leaders to resign. 

I also have massively cut back on the news and recommend others to also do so. Many seem to be agreeing so if outlets are seeing drops in their numbers, they might want to read the room.  They are no longer worth my time or energy and are toxic energy drainers. 

Keep Starmer, and if the media and politicians could actually care about people, that would be a nice change.  

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