Rishi Sunak says Britain would go ‘back to square one’ with Labour ahead of first major campaign event of year – UK politics live
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Prime minister to speak in north-west of England as MP says Tories have to accept ‘we have left the country sadder and less united’

The article writer has a good summary:

There are three types of campaign you can run during an election: ‘it’s time for a change’ (normally an opposition message, but a governing party can also campaign like this, as Boris Johnson did in 2019); ‘give us time to finish the job’ (the standard incumbent’s message); or (the last resort option) ‘you might not like us, but at least we’re not as bad as the other lot’.

All this albatross can tell is, if he’s saying that, there’s an election a coming.

  • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
    9·
    10 months ago

    Rishi is going to be the next Gordon Brown isn’t he? I would piss myself if he got hot mic’d on the campaign trail describing the electorate as “bigoted people”.

    • GreatAlbatross@feddit.ukOPMEnglish
      8·
      10 months ago

      I’m not sure I’d be comfortable with Sunak trying to make himself look like Brown.

      Brown was a flawed character who did a good job seeing off catastrophe during the financial crisis, then got dropped into No.10.
      Sunak just sort of nodded along while the right wingers went nuts.

      • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
        5·
        10 months ago

        Brown, for sure, was (is?) the bigger figure. But let’s look at the similarities. Both chancellor, both took difficult financial decisions during a crisis (global financial crash / COVID), both went on the become unelected prime ministers, both resided over imploding parties, both utterly devoid of charm port warmth as PM (remember Brown chairgate?), both doomed to fight and unwinnable General Election. I don’t think Sunak use trying to make himself look like Brown, but he is in many respects.

        I never actually used to like Brown growing up. It genuinely was the charmless sulk vibes he had. But on reflection he did a lot of difficult work when in office and put in place sensible policies that lead to growth. I just think he was never destined for the top job and he should never have taken it. Some people are just better at being back office workers, and I don’t mean that as a slur. I’m actually now really impressed with what he’s done out of office, his ideas for how to hold the Union together and bring prosperity to all party’s of the UK are really worth thinking about - something I hope Starmer takes on board

        Sunak is… well. A caretaker for a year.