I watched most of Keir Starmer’s speech to the Labour Party Conference yesterday – generally a quite lacklustre affair with no jokes. It was desperately short of substance on how he was going to fix the UK’s problems such as the underperforming NHS, the shortage of housing, the excessive migration using up resources and other problems.
It gave the distinct impression of having been written by a professional speechwriter who included many feel-good soundbites but ultimately the speech lacked much substance. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s speech was very similar – perhaps they use the same speechwriter?
These two ministers are clearly playing the game of promising action but not any that might offend someone.
Meanwhile the Taxpayer’s Alliance have been highlighting the excessive and growing Government debt that we have in the UK – see their comments on Starmer’s speech here: https://www.taxpayersalliance.com/taxpayers_alliance_responds_to_keir_starmer_s_first_speech_at_labour_conference_as_prime_minister
The first sentence says: “Taxpayers will receive little joy from a speech that sounded more like a protracted shopping list for ever more public spending than a platform for genuine change and reform” which is a good summary.
Roger Lawson (Twitter: https://twitter.com/RogerWLawson )
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