CSM EDITORIAL This has to be the most depressing General Election in the last hundred years. Even Major v Kinnock had more about it than this garbage. Therein lies the danger. Who is going to turn out the lights this time? If Starmer, the liquid candidate, wins a massive majority, God help us. Those who voted for Corbyn – the deluded, unemployable graduates and ex-BBC … Continue reading Electile Dysfunction
CSM EDITORIAL Let’s face it, Keir Starmer and his haircut would just about pass muster as transport secretary in Thatcher’s 1987 government. But he’s the only half-competent (whilst dreadfully slippery) player in a side that should have been permanently relegated in 2019. You’ll find more competent characters in the cheap offices in a Slough business park. When Wes ‘Dead-End’ Streeting is Labour’s go-to rescuer, you … Continue reading The Generally Lacklustre Election, 2024
BY STEWART SLATER In an ongoing effort to be, if not down with the kids, then at least on the same chapter as them, I watched a couple of episodes of The Traitors last week. That I was able to confine myself to just two hours tells you what I thought of it. It was not so much the format which turned me off (although … Continue reading Sound Bites and Self-Regard
CSM EDITORIAL Fortunately, the next UK General Election is a long way away. It is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2nd May 2024, in line with the Fixed-term Parliaments Act. Nonetheless, presuming Covid restrictions fade by the end of 2022, there are certain predictions that can be made even now. Despite by then 14 years of Tory rule, Labour has little hope of winning … Continue reading Trojan Labour Unelectable
