Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoAfter Brexit, Britain and Europe embrace ever-closer unionwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down110
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkAfter Brexit, Britain and Europe embrace ever-closer unionwww.politico.euBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareMchugho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSure if you believe the Tory tabloid attack lines. Most of his domestic policy was mild social democratic thought. He got destroyed by the media and not for policy reasons.
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNot being destroyed by the media is the job of political leaders…
minus-squareMchugho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWell yeah, that’s why I don’t think he was very good. But to say that a more media savvy yet actually principled leader would never work is just wrong, it’s never been tried.
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoGordon Brown was more principled than Blair, but lacked the media savviness. Remember the ‘bigot’ open mic gaff 💀
minus-squareMchugho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI just want someone in the boring Starmer mold but who is trying to inject a bit more hope into the normal people of this country. Maybe that is too much to ask for but I don’t think our demographics are fixed, a lot can and will change.
minus-squareBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSame. I’m just hoping it’s just electioneering
Sure if you believe the Tory tabloid attack lines. Most of his domestic policy was mild social democratic thought.
He got destroyed by the media and not for policy reasons.
Not being destroyed by the media is the job of political leaders…
Well yeah, that’s why I don’t think he was very good.
But to say that a more media savvy yet actually principled leader would never work is just wrong, it’s never been tried.
Gordon Brown was more principled than Blair, but lacked the media savviness. Remember the ‘bigot’ open mic gaff 💀
I just want someone in the boring Starmer mold but who is trying to inject a bit more hope into the normal people of this country. Maybe that is too much to ask for but I don’t think our demographics are fixed, a lot can and will change.
Same. I’m just hoping it’s just electioneering