Just under three months ago, the Labour Party took over Downing Street, but the honeymoon lasted only a few days. The Prime Minister Keir Starmer he has to deal with heavy criticism related to his actions, without forgetting the controversies that involved him for having accepted gifts such as tickets for concerts and matches, or clothes for him and his wife worth tens of thousands of euros (over 120 thousand according to what was reported by the main tabloids). The latest poll leaves no room for doubt: the prime minister is already more unpopular than Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. A Caporetto.
Rather than diminishing, the problems are multiplying. Labour is due to hold its annual conference in Liverpool, which is disastrous timing, considering that at the same time the British population is having to deal with future budget constraints, starting with the withdrawal of heating subsidy for 10 million pensioners. And that’s not all. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the public debt Britain has reached 100 percent of gross domestic product, increasing pressure on the government.
The refrain sung by the Labour Party in recent weeks no longer works. Starmer’s attempt to lay all the blame on Conservative governments does not convince the British. Just think of the accusations for the limited room for manoeuvre in a stagnant economy: according to some analysts, the British have already lost patience and demand immediate steps forward, starting with improvements in public services and purchasing power. Tranchant Steven Fielding, professor of political science at the University of Nottingham: “Everyone is a bit tired of hearing the government talk about the legacy that the Conservatives have left. Party members and the public want to know what Labour will do to solve the problems and so far there have been very few concrete proposals.” From this point of view, the British left is not very different from the Italian one: a lot of talk and little action.
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