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I'm sure you know my opinion of Johnson. He has always tried to pretend that by not being interested in detail he somehow has a grasp of big politics, which he does not. However, if you relentlessly repeat some stupid nonsense like 'Brexit' and nothing else, and thereby exploit the very real grievances people have, and then you're faced with some stickler for detail in the face of a terrible crisis who just seems to want to trip you up at every turn when you need your hands free to (supposedly) deal with the crisis, then who's the big politician?
Starmer plays well with people like Starmer. He has yet to show that he can transcend that. I mean, Johnson is a known liability, but at PMQs he'll simply start to do what he always did in the London Assembly, which is either not to answer questions or to be truculent and obstructive.
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Starmer plays well with people like Starmer.
I am not like Starmer, and he plays well with me. In fact no-one I know who likes Starmer, is like Starmer.
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Starmer plays well with people like Starmer.
I'm not convinced by this. He's also winning people over by appearing prime ministerial. I wouldn't underestimate the impact of a middle-aged bloke in a nice suit.
Although PMQs as a whole aren't that relevant, the snippets from it that make up the news and the way it directs the political coverage do influence people.
William.
aggi
So you see Johnson as demonstrating this 'big picture' stance?
Starmer seems to be slowly building the case against the actions of this administration ahead of the inevitable inquiry about the PMs conduct and decisions