Two years after the 2024 election, Morgan McSweeney has admitted Labour was not ready to govern. The result has been policy mistakes, reversals and a country still waiting for change.
Burnham must have the same "No plan" problem as Starmer. Until a few weeks ago he was mayor of Manchester which must have kept him busy so when did he do the planning for government? It's not a trivial task. On the train journey down to London I suppose. I get the impression that they think they don't need a plan because all they have to do is follow socialist principles on an issue by issue basis as they occur and it will come out fine.
I voted for Blair (and regretted it shortly after) but I have to say when he came into government it really did seem to have hit the ground running. One policy announcement after another, bang, bang, bang.
Spot on, Steve. Planning a government on the Avanti West Coast main line certainly explains a few things! There's definitely a world of difference between hitting the ground running and just running around in circles. Let's see if the London-to-Manchester commute yields any better ideas this time.
Burnham must have the same "No plan" problem as Starmer. Until a few weeks ago he was mayor of Manchester which must have kept him busy so when did he do the planning for government? It's not a trivial task. On the train journey down to London I suppose. I get the impression that they think they don't need a plan because all they have to do is follow socialist principles on an issue by issue basis as they occur and it will come out fine.
I voted for Blair (and regretted it shortly after) but I have to say when he came into government it really did seem to have hit the ground running. One policy announcement after another, bang, bang, bang.
Spot on, Steve. Planning a government on the Avanti West Coast main line certainly explains a few things! There's definitely a world of difference between hitting the ground running and just running around in circles. Let's see if the London-to-Manchester commute yields any better ideas this time.