Dont you think the "strength of feeling" quote is taken out of context. It was referring to the taxes people paying to maintain the current system, rather than feelings against the migrants themselves.
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That's a generous reading given Starmer's rhetoric on this issue. His 'island of strangers' speech. His talk of 'a squalid experiment in open borders'. If he doesn't want to pander to these ideas, he could easily set the record straight. Either he believes this stuff or he's too cowardly to clarify.
aug 26, 2025, 2:36 pm • 2 1 • view
He said himself that he got the Island of Strangers speech wrong. Even then, when you read the full thing you can see he meant pretty much the opposite of how it was interpreted. You can either believe it was a mistake or not. My belief is he's awful at speeches and STFU at times.
aug 26, 2025, 2:49 pm • 0 0 • view
I mean, that's the weirdest, lamest excuse ever. Does he not read his speeches before he delivers them? Think about what's in them and how they'll be interpreted? Does he not have any core beliefs of his own? It's starting to feel like he doesn't to be honest.
aug 26, 2025, 2:53 pm • 0 0 • view