Poor journalism in the mainstream media should be added to this.
Wrote this back in Feb – Burnham was still blocked but Reform’s vulnerabilities were clear.
It’s long been clear that Reform is beatable – Farage’s terrible personal ratings, toxic brand, mass tactical voting against them. The narrative that victory for them is inevitable was based on superficial analysis + wishful thinking on the right.
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In everything Farage does, he looks ridiculous or dangerous inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
Farage looks drunk on hatred and self-pity
Ian Dunt: In everything he does, he looks ridiculous or dangerous
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Watching him deal with this Q&A, it's hard to think of a better communicator since Blair. I'm not talking charisma, being telegenic etc. I mean being able to communicate ideas and come across as someone people might wish to listen to.
Spot-on from @mrjohncrace.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/politics/202.... /1
Andy Burnham wants to fix social care. It’s personal for him and for a lot of us too
Finally a grownup is in charge who speaks to voters as fellow adults. If he fixes this, he’ll achieve more than most other PMs
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It's also pretty close to confirmation that there'll be concessions on social care workers in the new leave to remain proposals.
It's depressing that this moved me so much, but did. First time I've heard a politician praise a group of immigrants, without caveat, for a long while.
Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · last wk.Andy Burnham, "To me, carers should be the best paid people in society, not the worst" "Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad" Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer
I am encouraged that, unlike Starmer, Burnham isn't letting Reform dictate the narrative. I haven't heard a peep from him about small boats or any of Farage's other scapegoats.
Starmer said similar things, but he didn't walk the walk - put off decisions, pretended trade-offs didn't exist, balked at big choices. It really feels like we're getting somewhere, in this area at least.
Burnham's comments today were a kind of anti-populism: a rejection of easy answers, an acknowledgment of trade-offs and a commitment to solve seemingly-intractable problems. Early days, but incredibly refreshing.
Doing the papers on Sky tonight, 8pm-10pm. I'm so used to going there full of despair and irritation that it feels weird to do so feeling upbeat about the day's developments. Very much doubt I'll be allowed to get used to this, but I'd like to.
Trump is not sane and nothing is gained by pretending that he is
I was eagerly awaiting BBC analysis of the Tories 7% of the vote in Manchester and the fact they finished behind Restore. There wasn't any.
We sometimes over complicate things. The reality is the RW media need someone to rally around and, after considering Farage, they have settled on Badenoch. They will now use all their influence to inflate her. The facts do not matter. For the RW media perception is more important than reality.
Once again, I think we can all agree that the real story here is Kemi Badenoch’s miraculous resurrecting of Tory fortunes.
Burnham: "Social care in England is as unfair as American healthcare." It's a very good line.
They’re not messing about. If only US media had managed to be similarly united & determined in the face of Trump’s assaults on them…
Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 6d agoThe full statement from UEFA is remarkable. Members vow not to participate in FIFA competitions unless the entire proposal is scrapped and assurances are made it is gone for good.
Look no further. Throw in Robbie 'the Weasel' Gibb. BBC news has suffered a takeover from right wing influencers. Shame as it's other output is often excellent. BBC news is the problem
