Keir Starmer

[sir roger]

Starmer is going on Life Stories with Piers Morgan. Presumably trying to show a bit more of the private person , but could go either way with Morgan's reputation at present.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

5 minutes ago, sir roger said:

Starmer is going on Life Stories with Piers Morgan. Presumably trying to show a bit more of the private person , but could go either way with Morgan's reputation at present.

It's a tricky one. There's a degree to which you do have to dance with some of the horrible bastards in the media, because, like it or not, they have power and influence.  Tony Blair went too far up Murdoch's hoop; Corbyn probably went too far the other way, in openly challenging their unelected power. I've no idea what the right answer is. 

[Gnasher]

29 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

It's a tricky one. There's a degree to which you do have to dance with some of the horrible bastards in the media, because, like it or not, they have power and influence.  Tony Blair went too far up Murdoch's hoop; Corbyn probably went too far the other way, in openly challenging their unelected power. I've no idea what the right answer is. 

Thinly veiled 'get him on strictly come dancing' post 

[Numero Veinticinco]

1 hour ago, sir roger said:

Starmer is going on Life Stories with Piers Morgan. Presumably trying to show a bit more of the private person , but could go either way with Morgan's reputation at present.

It has been a while since I watched one of those. From memory, it’s like This is your life. Do people who know him get interviewed? If so, that could work out really well. One of the reasons I was quite happy for him to be leader of the opposition was because some of the things I’d read about his career and his background. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

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[Bjornebye]

1 hour ago, sir roger said:

Starmer is going on Life Stories with Piers Morgan. Presumably trying to show a bit more of the private person , but could go either way with Morgan's reputation at present.

Risky. Very risky. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

3 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Risky. Very risky. 

Life Stories is a family evening show isn’t it? I don’t think there’ll be much of a stitch up going on. Anybody got any idea when it’s on? 

[Bruce Spanner]

9 minutes ago, Numero said:

Life Stories is a family evening show isn’t it? I don’t think there’ll be much of a stitch up going on. Anybody got any idea when it’s on? 

No time soon.

 

Seems like a good idea.

[Numero Veinticinco]

2 minutes ago, Bruce Spanner said:

No time soon.

 

Seems like a good idea.

It does, yeah. I mean, what’s the worst that can happen, he loses popularity in the polls? 

[Bruce Spanner]

7 minutes ago, Numero said:

It does, yeah. I mean, what’s the worst that can happen, he loses popularity in the polls? 

Quite.

[Section_31]

Don't think it's risky just think it's naff. Smacks more of advice by numbers again. "We need to let them see the real you, put you on telly to talk about how you had no shoes until you were 18."

[Numero Veinticinco]

4 minutes ago, Section_31 said:

Don't think it's risky just think it's naff. Smacks more of advice by numbers again. "We need to let them see the real you, put you on telly to talk about how you had no shoes until you were 18."

I think it’s more naff that this sort of thing has to happen. It’s a popularity contest and he is losing - badly - to the honey monster’s upper class twit of a cousin. Do what you’ve got to do. 

[sir roger]

Can't see too much harm in Starmer doing a puff piece , I was more thinking of Soft ollies being a bit persona non grata after his Meghan breakdown.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

7 minutes ago, Numero said:

I think it’s more naff that this sort of thing has to happen. It’s a popularity contest and he is losing - badly - to the honey monster’s upper class twit of a cousin. Do what you’ve got to do. 

No doubt social media will be full of people proclaiming that this is either a masterstroke or the worst thing anyone has ever done, depending entirely on their existing opinion of Starmer.

 

[Anubis]

2 hours ago, Bruce Spanner said:

No time soon.

 

Seems like a good idea.

Until Morgan asks the question “What do you think of Meghan Markle?” 
 

At which point Starmer is fucked whatever he answers. 

[Anubis]

2 hours ago, Numero said:

I think it’s more naff that this sort of thing has to happen. It’s a popularity contest and he is losing - badly - to the honey monster’s upper class twit of a cousin. Do what you’ve got to do. 

Drown Johnson in the House of Commons toilets?

[Bruce Spanner]

10 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Until Morgan asks the question “What do you think of Meghan Markle?” 
 

At which point Starmer is fucked whatever he answers. 

 

Be that as it may, he needs to do something and we're getting to the point where 'culture wars' are the easiest attack for the tories so face it head on 'I found the things Megan said distressing, it must be difficult for both sides and we hope they can reconcile their differences for the sake of the kids, themselves, the country and the flag, which I was shagging off air for fear of any doubt'

 

I just think we're at the point of stand for something or die for nothing and he has to make a choice quickly as his time is becoming incresingly borrowed, for a myriad of reasons.

[Mudface]

It's a tricky one- Morgan's popularity is in the toilet and can't go much lower, but being associated with such a loathed and despised character might backfire. 

[Bruce Spanner]

1 minute ago, Mudface said:

It's a tricky one- Morgan's popularity is in the toilet and can't go much lower, but being associated with such a loathed and despised character might backfire. 

 

He's not despised by the Hail readership, they lap this shit up.

 

He's the man talking truth to power for the great unwashed so Starmer has a lot to gain.

[Mudface]

Just now, Bruce Spanner said:

 

He's not despised by the Hail readership, they lap this shit up.

 

He's the man talking truth to power for the great unwashed so Starmer has a lot to gain.

I fucked up my post, I was looking for a way to make it look like I was talking about Starmer when it was really about Morgan. I'm too hungover to do it properly...

[Bjornebye]

23 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Until Morgan asks the question “What do you think of Meghan Markle?” 
 

At which point Starmer is fucked whatever he answers. 

Spot on. Piers was getting grief amongst the DM comments brigade for his questioning of Tory MP's, all slagging him off saying he just shouts and isn't qualified to be asking these questions who does he think he is etc...  Then all of a sudden he goes full on mental about Markle and storms off the set and they all love him and turn their anger towards the weather reporter who had had enough of Morgans shit and pulled him up on it. Now he's their poster boy again. 

 

Morgan is after headlines and won't give a fuck how he gets them. Hence, this being a risky move for Starmer. I suspect his angle for the headlines will be Starmer taking the knee. He could turn round and say he was bummed by John Major as a kid and the Mail will go with "Starmer defends BLM movement, woke Labour strike again" 

[Bruce Spanner]

5 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Spot on. Piers was getting grief amongst the DM comments brigade for his questioning of Tory MP's, all slagging him off saying he just shouts and isn't qualified to be asking these questions who does he think he is etc...  Then all of a sudden he goes full on mental about Markle and storms off the set and they all love him and turn their anger towards the weather reporter who had had enough of Morgans shit and pulled him up on it. Now he's their poster boy again. 

 

Morgan is after headlines and won't give a fuck how he gets them. Hence, this being a risky move for Starmer. 

 

'So, Keith, are you just really fucking dull and normal with and exceptional track record of achievement?'

 

'Yes'

 

'Cool. Roll credits'

[sir roger]

If it is to be a success he needs to show a glimmer of a sense of humour. Johnson is a tosser , but when he saw that Johnson blimp in Hartlepol his comment ' Who's that fat bloke ?' is the sort of shit the plebs lap up. 

[Denny Crane]

Talk of Starmer doing a behind-the-scenes documentary as leader of the opposition. 

 

 

[Numero Veinticinco]

Just now, Denny Crane said:

Talk of Starmer doing a behind-the-scenes documentary as leader of the opposition. 

Brent move. Brent as fuck. Or genius. But probably Brent.