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Walter Ellis's avatar

Very good. And I agree totally on Starmer – a good man, probably in the wrong job. But I do wonder sometimes if Britain would be in deep trouble no matter who was in charge. The country is exhausted. Too many of its young people don't want to work. The UK has become a benefits culture. Farage would, of course, be a disaster, but that won't stop him posing a real challenge to Starmer in three years' time. Oh dear, oh dear.

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Johnston Lowry's avatar

Excellent analysis. Starmer, who I like enormously, really does need to make another U-Turn and forge Starmarism through with FDR or Thatcher capacity and drive. It's hard to believe that his government are making such big mistakes. Moreover: with the very real threat of Farage and his entourage it's crucial to the success of the country that he gets a grip. I also think the mainstream media have a lot to answer for: all for the sake of clicks or ratings There's just so much negativity and bullshit rather than balanced reporting. Even the BBC which I used to rely on is going for the cheap populist headlines these days. For my buck The Guardian and FT Weekend are the only newspapers with anything resembling quality journalism... and of course yourself Alain Catzeflis.

Best regards, and thank you,

Johnston Lowry

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