Post #2479933

2026-05-13 08:08 UTC

So Starmer seems safe (for now) only because his potential challengers are hated even more than he is? There&#39;s nobody even half decent waiting in the wings, is there?

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@DavidBridger@writing.exchange 2026-05-13 08:10

@tompearce49@mastodon.scot After years of our electorate populating Westminster with the poorest quality humans available.

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@JackTheCat@mastodon.scot 2026-05-13 08:11

@tompearce49@mastodon.scot All the more reason for getting on with independence. We can't let englandshire's problems drag us down. Much to be achieved. Let's go. #IndependenceIsNormal ✊️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪 #UDI #WestminsterIsRotten #TheUnionIsOver

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@Psychonaut@mastodon.online 2026-05-13 08:14

@tompearce49@mastodon.scot couldn't somebody openly stand as a place-holder for Burnham? It's seems like the only way he'd get to stand as an MP. An unknown becomes PM for a month or so, just enough time to parachute Burnham in via a by-election

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@Twiteryeanot@mastodon.scot 2026-05-13 08:16

@tompearce49@mastodon.scot you get the impression that the main parties have no actual competent members left

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@UkeleleEric@mstdn.social 2026-05-13 09:38

@tompearce49@mastodon.scot Because his cabal made a point, starting with Bliar, of ejecting, sidelining or pissing-off every single decent one in the party, even deliberately throwing an election to get rid of Corbyn with massive smear tactics. I remember the days of having Tony Benn and Dennis Skinner as MPs (the latter was my MP for a while, then I moved away, then I moved back and had him again) - hardworking both in and out of Parliament, and not afraid to say what they thought.

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