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Why expend political capital when one can acquire financial capital? And, of course, quietly undermine any real socialist (or even just more humane) ideas under the cover of competence and spin?
See the link below for what awaits this country. Liberal-hopium in the vein of Obama/Trudeau.
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/04/links-4-8-2024.html#comment-4023369
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Tbh I would've preferred to see Blair expend his political capital on bringing our utilities back into public hands, or legalising assisted suicide, or sorting out social / end of life care, that kind of thing - stuff that helps people longer term. That's even more important now. A democratic refresh is important but for Starmer to prioritise it now would feel like fiddling while London is burning, unless they're simultaneously doing an AWFUL lot to help normal people as well.
I do like PR but it does favour far right populist parties - if we had PR in 2015, UKIP would've been the third largest party with 86 seats. If the tories in coalition with the Lib Dems was bad, imagine what Cameron would've done with Farage in his earhole. Yeuch.