It seems like you see politics as a game of Rock Paper Scissors, but it’s not as simple as that.
Will Starmer automatically win against Farage? There’s certainly no evidence to suggest that so far.
I wouldn’t even say Burnham is particularly left wing; maybe against Farage but that’s not saying much.
Not that being left wing is inherently a vote loser. A lot of political popularity is down to personality, which Starmer doesn’t have but Burnham does (in comparison).
To a large proportion of the country he is. Maybe with a Manc accent with makes him look slightly less professional.
I’m really sorry. The country as a whole does not vote decidedly left leaning people in.
The preference is Competent Centre Right > Competent Centre Left > Far Right > Far Left in that order.
Burnham vs Farage. Farage wins. Starmer vs Farage. Starmer wins. Pick your poison.
The real threat to Labour is the Conservative Party getting its shit together. And reputation washing Farage into a Competent Centre Right leader.
85% of the UK isn’t London, much of which prefer a Manc accent to a London one.
I think you’re fighting the last battle. The world isn’t the same as it was.
It seems like you see politics as a game of Rock Paper Scissors, but it’s not as simple as that.
Will Starmer automatically win against Farage? There’s certainly no evidence to suggest that so far.
I wouldn’t even say Burnham is particularly left wing; maybe against Farage but that’s not saying much.
Not that being left wing is inherently a vote loser. A lot of political popularity is down to personality, which Starmer doesn’t have but Burnham does (in comparison).