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I said it abit tongue in cheek to be honest but at least the right outcome has been reached
The sign of a good pm is changing your mind to do the right thing
Quite possibly filo but at least the right decision has been made now
Nah, Boris changed his mind as a diplomatic gesture, as a good PM should....diplomatic Immunity...
I think that's the key Tyke.You get momentum in politics by personifying what the public wants.Johnson was brilliant at that over Brexit. Admittedly, there was never a majority that actually wanted Brexit except for a few weeks either side of the vote, but he knew that he could convince the large minority who did want Brexit that he was their man. He was personally identified as the man who delivered them Brexit. And that won him the election in December.But that is another world. Brexit is the last thing on most people's minds now. It is about health and security and basic compentence. And this is where he is on very dodgy ground. Because he's never had strengths in those areas. They require the skills, not of a showman, but of an organiser. A dull doer. That's never been Johnson. The fact that he would make so predictable and stupid a political mistake as to align himself with the NHS surcharge yesterday is him all over. He doesn't think details through. He reacts. And in doing so, he's given Starmer a free hit to accuse him of being hypocritical over the NHS. And in the post-Brexit land that we are now in, the one thing you cannot do is to be seen to be uncaring of the NHS.
The polls are reflecting that change too.The last 5 polls before Starmer was elected averaged 52-28 Con-Lab. The last 5 polls now are averaging 48-34. That is a quick change of momentum. Still a huge Tory lead of course, but it'll be interesting to see where they are by the end of the summer.
A big test will come when the bully’s are let back into the playground and how Starmer will react to them