Keir Starmer is appealing for disillusioned stay-at-home voters to turn out for the next general election, warning that apathy could keep the Tories in power.

He’s partially right – and This Writer would certainly call for everybody with a vote to get up and use it to ensure that every Starmerite Labour candidate, as well as every Tory candidate, is ousted from Parliament, never to return.

Starmer’s message is that people have fallen into laissez faire, “who cares?” attitudes because of “ineffective politics”, and he’s right – but like most UK politicians in the 21st century he omits the important fact that his own politics is just as “ineffective” as everybody else’s.

According to the i,

Sir Keir will say: “The opportunity to shape our country’s future rests in your hands. And that is a new year message of hope.

“The hope of democracy. The power of the vote. The potential for national renewal. A chance to turn the page, lift the weight off our shoulders, unite as a country and get our future back.”

Apparently he’s not going to mention any policies – so he won’t be giving the apathetic masses any reason to vote for him or anybody in his rotting-from-the-inside-out party.

Did he think we wouldn’t notice? Does he honestly think we are that stupid?

This Writer is happy to disappoint him with just a smattering of responses from the social media:

I like this one from Prem Sikka, who was a Labour Lord (and may still be, although he takes a highly critical stance towards the current party leader), because it actually offers up some policy ideas… that Starmer is avoiding:

Why is he avoiding them? Here’s a possibility. Read also Heather Mendick’s post, which explains why we should be offended that Starmer has framed his pitch the way he has:

On the subject of Starmer chasing Tory votes with Tory rhetoric, there’s a very strong reason we should not vote for either Labour or the Tories the party is aping, right here:

“Labour health chief tells NHS: ‘I’ll hold the door wide open’ for help from the private sector.”

That is not a Labour policy, no matter whether that party is putting it forward now.

There is also the sham of vague promises that mean nothing. Here’s Rachel Reeves, Starmer’s excuse for a Shadow Chancellor:

A Labour government will “look at” introducing “tougher sentencing” for those who defraud the public purse?

I don’t want a government that will “look at” taking action. I want one that will actually get off its collective ass and do something – and I don’t see that in Starmer, Reeves, or any of their smug, complacent ShadCab buddies.

Finally, what about this?

It’s a reference to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, of course.

Keir Starmer supports the slaughter – right?

Otherwise, he would be denouncing the Israeli government and military as genocidal murderers every day the onslaught continues.

But he hasn’t said anything of the sort.

There’s nothing on offer here that is worth having. There’s not even anything that is worth hearing when he makes his speech on Thursday (January 4).

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