Well. Interesting times...

[LeftishBrit]

At least I'm glad Reform got TROUNCED in Makerfield.

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. 2 years average term for a PM

10 years since Brexit; 5 have come and gone since then.

I hadn't looked at general election polls for a bit; worryingly, Reform's decline since Oct 2025 has reversed, with a (net) loss from the Greens:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election#Graphical_summary

I expect there will be a Burnham bounce, but it may not last. I'm putting my hopes on intelligent tactical voting by the left-leaning, and squabbling among the right.

[T_i_B]

2. Whilst I'm no fan of Kier Starmer

I don't think removing him from Downing Street addresses things.

There are bigger issues at play than Kier Starmer's inability to present himself in a likeable manner.

Kier Starmer's biggest problem was that he came to office with no vision or plan for government, no ideas on how to stop Britain's economic decline.

Replacing Kier Starmer with Andy Burnham (even more of a weathervane than Starmer IMHO) is not going to solve this. The same people who obsessively despise Kier Starmer are not going to be persuaded not to have the same obsessive hatred for Andy Burnham.