The main news of the day is the defection of Tory shadow minister Danny Kruger to Reform UK. However, the bigger picture remains the question of how much longer Keir Starmer can stagger on as a zombie Prime Minister, and he may actually be happy enough if the Kruger defection distracts from his own plight for a little while. There's a lot of speculation about whether Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, may attempt to get back into parliament via a by-election and then topple Starmer. In today's YouTube commentary, I consider whether or not that possibility should be regarded as credible - and I also explore what the implications might be for the SNP.
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If Burnham leads, it could be a straight Labour vs Reform fight, even in Scotland, with the SNP getting squeezed.
ReplyDeleteEr, no. Labour's problems in Scotland are a lot more deep-seated than that. Those problems might be ameliorated by a new leader but they're not going to be solved.
DeleteI suspect anon at 3.42 does not live is Scotland. The only people squeezing the SNP are, ironically , the SNP. Reform are taking little from the SNP. Those attracted by Reform are not supporters of Indy. As for Labour, how anyone thinks they are going anywhere other than backwards at this point in time is a mystery.
ReplyDeleteHi James, I've finally caught up with your video about the More In Common poll from a couple of weeks ago. Apologies for implying you hadn't covered it, you were clearly far quicker off the mark than I was! God Save The King, Nessie, etc, etc, etc.
ReplyDeleteLabour would need to replace Sarwar as well as Starmer to have a change of fortune in Scotland.
ReplyDeleteAndy Burnham as UK prime minister? Wouldn't he be better suited presenting blokey TV shows with other matey celebs like Dermot O'Leary and/or Nick Knowles. Yeugh!
ReplyDelete...and meanwhile, in a quiet blind ally of his own choice, Mr. Swinney fiddles while Rome burns
ReplyDeleteWell done John Swinney in saving the bus company Alexander Dennis.
ReplyDeleteNow do Scotland a favour and jump on one of the buses, go home and let a new leader who actually wants Scotland to be independent lead the SNP. The UK is a shithouse and it is only getting worse.
The arrogance of the English is that they give Scotland and it's attitudes and politics no consideration other than that England owns this northerly bit of land that Scots happen to live on so will fall into line with whatever England decides
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