Quote of the day 7th June 2020
"You should ignore everything before the 'but.'"
(Traditional adage referred to by John Rentoul, chief political reporter of The Independent, in yesterday's article, "No more bipartisan politics."
The "but" which he was referring to in this particular case was the one which came in Sir Keir Starmer's acceptance speech as the new leader of the Labour party after he said that Labour under his leadership would “engage constructively with the government” and that he wouldn’t offer “opposition for opposition’s sake.”
Well, that promise didn't age well, did it?
As John Rentoul concludes his article,
"The brief phase of bipartisan politics was never genuine. The prime minister, for all that he was doing it too, is quite justified in accusing Starmer of having put on a show. But all pretence of “constructive opposition” is over now." )
(Traditional adage referred to by John Rentoul, chief political reporter of The Independent, in yesterday's article, "No more bipartisan politics."
The "but" which he was referring to in this particular case was the one which came in Sir Keir Starmer's acceptance speech as the new leader of the Labour party after he said that Labour under his leadership would “engage constructively with the government” and that he wouldn’t offer “opposition for opposition’s sake.”
Well, that promise didn't age well, did it?
As John Rentoul concludes his article,
"The brief phase of bipartisan politics was never genuine. The prime minister, for all that he was doing it too, is quite justified in accusing Starmer of having put on a show. But all pretence of “constructive opposition” is over now." )
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