I have complained about most of Starmer's decisions.
But in recent weeks:
- he's repeatedly stuck up for Greenland and Denmark;
- he spoke forcefully about Grok and took some swift action;
- he seems to be dropping the Digital ID initiative.
His actions suggest a major change of approach. They could well be the decisions of someone who's been jolted awake and is reconsidering our alliances.
Looking at other replies in this thread, I think we should keep pressing MPs, keep supporting journalists and keep organising with groups like 38 Degrees, to make our voices heard.
Carole Cadwalladr asked people to send her recent article about the US threat to UK security, to their MPs. I did. I assume others did.
Lib Dems have been seen clutching Byline Times in the Houses of Parliament.
A lot of us were worn out by 2025.
But some of the pushback does get heard by those in power.
After so many disappointing decisions last year by the government, this could be a chance to articulate the new Britain we want.
Follow the money. Many of us have been highly critical of the influence of big donors to political parties (hitherto mostly the Tories) well before cryptocurrency completely changed the playing field. Now we have totally unregulated crypto donations to Reform - their income is derived almost entirely from a handful of wealthy individuals. It is reported for all to see and nothing is done.
I just saw, that between them, the UK and Japan hold the balance of America’s debt bonds. So as long as America continues to own and control both country’s military defences, it looks like these brutalising oligarchs will just keep taking down democracies by capitalist force majeure. It would take a Carney style global coalition of the remaining rule of law respecting countries headed by the next biggest debt bond holder, China, to turn this unfolding global criminal corporate dystopia over. As it stands the UK is already Maga’s America in all but name.
We’re also an island. What’s the betting he turns his eyes on us next? Militarily the US owns us, Starmer must wake up to the real world as it is now.
Sue! You're sounding defeatist. Stop it!
I have complained about most of Starmer's decisions.
But in recent weeks:
- he's repeatedly stuck up for Greenland and Denmark;
- he spoke forcefully about Grok and took some swift action;
- he seems to be dropping the Digital ID initiative.
His actions suggest a major change of approach. They could well be the decisions of someone who's been jolted awake and is reconsidering our alliances.
Looking at other replies in this thread, I think we should keep pressing MPs, keep supporting journalists and keep organising with groups like 38 Degrees, to make our voices heard.
Carole Cadwalladr asked people to send her recent article about the US threat to UK security, to their MPs. I did. I assume others did.
Lib Dems have been seen clutching Byline Times in the Houses of Parliament.
A lot of us were worn out by 2025.
But some of the pushback does get heard by those in power.
After so many disappointing decisions last year by the government, this could be a chance to articulate the new Britain we want.
It's worth listening to Carney's speech at Davos, which suggests a way to get some sort of off-ramp from the current headlong rush to oligarchy.
We could try to bully Starmer into joining them...
Agree wholeheartedly. But how can we force his hand so he acts in the interests of the people, rather than the oligarchs?
Follow the money. Many of us have been highly critical of the influence of big donors to political parties (hitherto mostly the Tories) well before cryptocurrency completely changed the playing field. Now we have totally unregulated crypto donations to Reform - their income is derived almost entirely from a handful of wealthy individuals. It is reported for all to see and nothing is done.
I just saw, that between them, the UK and Japan hold the balance of America’s debt bonds. So as long as America continues to own and control both country’s military defences, it looks like these brutalising oligarchs will just keep taking down democracies by capitalist force majeure. It would take a Carney style global coalition of the remaining rule of law respecting countries headed by the next biggest debt bond holder, China, to turn this unfolding global criminal corporate dystopia over. As it stands the UK is already Maga’s America in all but name.
It isn't just the crypto billionaires, but also the rich Israeli lobby. Taking any power the people once had into their own little coffers.