I dunno, I think we probably have to take a teeny, tiny smidgen of responsibility for the existence of Iraqi refugees lol. That one might not be entirely on Benji
I have a lot of time for your opinions but Iām not having that. The Bush administration was itching for that war as soon as the Taliban fell. And our government couldnāt wait to follow them.
Iām not sure the Israeli governmentās glee was any kind of factor in the decision making.
I actually saw a short the other day which had him saying āif you/we invade Iraq and depose Hussein it will bring stabilityā (not a direct quote, paraphrased, Iāllsee if I can find it)
So you definitely arenāt wrong to say he did that. I just disagreed about how consequential it was.
Edit: @Electrifying my words were slightly off, but I donāt think I misrepresented the spirit of it. Looks like that might have been in 1999 from a timestamp that appear as he speaks.
I find the reactions to the recent election results very interesting but they are not an indicator of how people would vote in a General Election in 2029. Local Elections in particular are, unfortunately, used as a protest against the sitting Government rather than on the way in which the local Council has been run.
What do the results tell us? People are unhappy? Yes of courseā¦but interestingly the Conservatives done far worse than Labour. The rise of Reform is clear, but they still donāt have a credible platform to stand on, and until they do, they will simply be a party people vote for to āprotestā against the established parties.
If you observe what Labour are doing, in a number of areas, it is clear they have a long term plan and are going to stick to it. This carries the obvious risk that at the end of the term, the change people want, will not be delivered. The most obvious risk, is with the economy. But if Labour deliver not only what they said they would do in their manifesto, but improve peopleās living standards overall, there isnāt going to be the type of shift you are suggesting.
As someone who has an interest in voting behaviour, I am going to stick my neck out and say that not only will Starmer lead Labour into the next General Election, but he will also win the General Election.
Absolutely no basis to your argument. The Government, rightly or wrongly, have set their stall out in each of these six areas - no suggestion whatsoever that they will deviate from their plans. If you are going to try to debate some of these points at least come back with some substantive comments and views.
Thereās āno suggestionā they will deviate from their plans until thereās a reason to fold, as Starmer has done on any issue he likes throughout his career. And thereās plenty of substance to the charge that in his career he flaccidly flops in whatever direction the wind is blowing.