On: Britain's prime minister to step down, Burnham puts himself forward as successor

[gadders]

Well Starmer had a massive majority and could have got whatever was needed passed to sort out public finances, but his MPs rebelled (or he chickened out).

[tim333 → gadders]

There isn't that easy a fix. Since Brexit "cake and eat it" lies, and "fuck business" deal (both Boris quotes), business has been a bit well, fucked. Hence high debt, poor economy, seven different prime ministers as people thinking sticking a different person in no 10 will make the screwed trade deals and huge debt magically cease to be.

[throwaway27448 → gadders]

He was elected to ensure nothing corbyn worked for would succeed, and in that sense he was perfect.

[gadders → throwaway27448]

I think economics would have ensured that nothing Corbyn worked for succeeded.

[throwaway27448 → gadders]

We'll never know, because Britain hasn't pretended to give a shit about its citizens in generations