I agree Starmer appears to be intelligent, capable and decent.
An election is a party promotional and marketing exercise - it is perceptions which influence votes not reality.. Parties and leaders need to inspire - demonstrating vision, aspiration, ambition, clarity, success etc. Thus far, in this, Sir Kier has failed.
Boris succeeded in 2019 because he did inspire, and was subsequently brought down by equally (or greater) character flaws.
Despite the current Tory mess, were an election held today based on current opinion polls there would likely be a hung parliament. Starmer would probably be PM, but would lead a compromised government.
The class divide ..... there are 177 billionaires in the UK with a combined wealth of £640bn. If their entire wealth was shared across the UK in a one off redistribution of wealth, everyone would get ~£10k. Enough to buy a five year old Ford Focus - nice for some but hardly life changing.
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