| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. 12:10 - Apr 4 with 8165 views | Bison |
The new leader of the Labour Party , everyone happy about it ? |  |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 12:24 - Apr 5 with 1505 views | thissceptredsaint |
Well it's not done the Conservatives any harm has it and is he 'upper class'?
I wouldn't want him to be prime minister. George Osbourne and Peter Mandelson support him. Not a ringing endorsement for trustworthiness |  | | |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 12:29 - Apr 5 with 1491 views | Occasional_Showers |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 12:24 - Apr 5 by thissceptredsaint |
Well it's not done the Conservatives any harm has it and is he 'upper class'?
I wouldn't want him to be prime minister. George Osbourne and Peter Mandelson support him. Not a ringing endorsement for trustworthiness |
How many people grew up on a council estate and knew someone called “Jeremy”?
I think he is a threat to the Conservatives, but a lot will depend on the shadow cabinet. Making Angela Rayner - a thoroughly obnoxious woman - his deputy was a massive error of judgement. |  |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 12:49 - Apr 5 with 1486 views | grumpy |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 12:29 - Apr 5 by Occasional_Showers |
How many people grew up on a council estate and knew someone called “Jeremy”?
I think he is a threat to the Conservatives, but a lot will depend on the shadow cabinet. Making Angela Rayner - a thoroughly obnoxious woman - his deputy was a massive error of judgement. |
Did Starmer choose her tho?
I thought it was put out to a vote like the leader. |  | | |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 13:03 - Apr 5 with 1471 views | Bison |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 12:49 - Apr 5 by grumpy |
Did Starmer choose her tho?
I thought it was put out to a vote like the leader. |
All 3 candidates also said whoever won they would give jobs to the other 2 in the shadow cabinet. So Becky 10 out of 10 Long- Corbyn will still be rolled out for the cameras , I quite liked the other one though. | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 13:40 - Apr 5 with 1453 views | Capt_Koons |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 11:41 - Apr 5 by JaySaint |
yeah, one thing Labour have nailed, it is being in touch with the poor. As they elect yet another upper class, publicly educated, southern white man |
I think you're confused when you say publicly educated.
And the son of a tool smith doesn't sound upper class to me. Go away and think about it for a while |  |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 15:54 - Apr 5 with 1425 views | JaySaint |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 13:40 - Apr 5 by Capt_Koons |
I think you're confused when you say publicly educated.
And the son of a tool smith doesn't sound upper class to me. Go away and think about it for a while |
He grew up in Surrey and went to a fee paying school.
I like him but lets not pretend Labour are any different to the other parties in terms of 'diversity' at the top |  |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 17:44 - Apr 5 with 1385 views | Capt_Koons |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 15:54 - Apr 5 by JaySaint |
He grew up in Surrey and went to a fee paying school.
I like him but lets not pretend Labour are any different to the other parties in terms of 'diversity' at the top |
No he didn't go to a fee paying school. He passed his 11 plus and went to the local grammar school. His dad was a tool maker his mother was a nurse. | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 17:52 - Apr 5 with 1373 views | Occasional_Showers |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 17:44 - Apr 5 by Capt_Koons |
No he didn't go to a fee paying school. He passed his 11 plus and went to the local grammar school. His dad was a tool maker his mother was a nurse. |
He is an intelligent chap. The issue isn’t him, it’s the idiots that he will need to include in his cabinet to try to keep the Corbynite fanatics happy that will put off voters. That said we are in very unpredictable times so I could be wrong even on that if we move from a pandemic to a second Great Depression. If people become desperate the extremes on both sides always do better. | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 17:54 - Apr 5 with 1371 views | JaySaint |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 17:44 - Apr 5 by Capt_Koons |
No he didn't go to a fee paying school. He passed his 11 plus and went to the local grammar school. His dad was a tool maker his mother was a nurse. |
sorry, it converted to a fee paying school whilst there! | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 17:56 - Apr 5 with 1362 views | Capt_Koons |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 17:54 - Apr 5 by JaySaint |
sorry, it converted to a fee paying school whilst there! |
No it didn't. | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 18:05 - Apr 5 with 1348 views | JaySaint |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 17:56 - Apr 5 by Capt_Koons |
No it didn't. |
oh..
"He passed the 11-plus examination and gained entry to Reigate Grammar School, then a voluntary aided state school, although it converted to an independent fee-paying grammar school in 1976 while he was there" | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 18:19 - Apr 5 with 1331 views | grumpy |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 18:05 - Apr 5 by JaySaint |
oh..
"He passed the 11-plus examination and gained entry to Reigate Grammar School, then a voluntary aided state school, although it converted to an independent fee-paying grammar school in 1976 while he was there" |
I don't get what point you are trying to make. | | | |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 18:55 - Apr 5 with 1299 views | Happy_Jack |
Apparently Colin Firth's character in the soppy film Love Actually was based on him. |  |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 19:13 - Apr 5 with 1277 views | BillyBlanco |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 18:55 - Apr 5 by Happy_Jack |
Apparently Colin Firth's character in the soppy film Love Actually was based on him. |
I've been very impressed by him over the last couple of years.
About time for a politician with serious gravitas. |  | | |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 20:26 - Apr 5 with 1254 views | this_charming_man |
Is it true he was the CPS lawyer who in 2009 decided there was insufficient evidence to charge jimmy Saville?
He was definitely involved in the review 3 years later
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20068621
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 21:17 - Apr 5 with 1221 views | kernow |
There was insufficient evidence at that time.
Probably the right call, given his training and experience in the law. | | | |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 21:48 - Apr 5 with 1203 views | Mr_Happy |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 20:26 - Apr 5 by this_charming_man |
Is it true he was the CPS lawyer who in 2009 decided there was insufficient evidence to charge jimmy Saville?
He was definitely involved in the review 3 years later
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20068621
[Post edited 5 Apr 2020 20:28]
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At least he didn't give him a knighthood. |  |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 22:22 - Apr 5 with 1183 views | this_charming_man |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 21:17 - Apr 5 by kernow |
There was insufficient evidence at that time.
Probably the right call, given his training and experience in the law. |
Yes he was head of the CPS from July 2008 to November 2013. So didn’t convict one of Britains biggest paedos. | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 22:23 - Apr 5 with 1176 views | Occasional_Showers |
The new shadow chancellor looks like a scruffy mad cat woman. | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 12:17 - Apr 12 with 1069 views | Sadoldgit |
An excellent choice if you are not a Tory supporter. I worked under a number of DPPs whilst working for the CPS and he was by far the best. Most of them would pitch up to your office once or twice during their tenure and talk at you for an hour, then bugger off. He would ask questions about issues we may have and go away and do something about them if he could. Many politicians just like the sound of their own voices. As a QC he is used to gathering information and asking pertinent questions. PMs question time should improve although whether he will get anymore out ofJohnson than anyone else can is questionable. Anyway, I think he will turn Labour into an electable party and will make a decent PM in a few year’s time. |  | | |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 13:22 - Apr 12 with 1041 views | grumpy |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 12:17 - Apr 12 by Sadoldgit |
An excellent choice if you are not a Tory supporter. I worked under a number of DPPs whilst working for the CPS and he was by far the best. Most of them would pitch up to your office once or twice during their tenure and talk at you for an hour, then bugger off. He would ask questions about issues we may have and go away and do something about them if he could. Many politicians just like the sound of their own voices. As a QC he is used to gathering information and asking pertinent questions. PMs question time should improve although whether he will get anymore out ofJohnson than anyone else can is questionable. Anyway, I think he will turn Labour into an electable party and will make a decent PM in a few year’s time. |
He has gathered a very strong shadow cabinet round him. | | | |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 14:01 - Apr 12 with 1035 views | 1885_SFC |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 13:22 - Apr 12 by grumpy |
He has gathered a very strong shadow cabinet round him. |
One that will be a "shadow" cabinet for many, many years.
They've learnt nothing. Not one single member of his cabinet voted 'leave'.
Typical Labour. Always looking back - never forward. |  |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 15:28 - Apr 12 with 1004 views | DorsetIan |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 14:01 - Apr 12 by 1885_SFC |
One that will be a "shadow" cabinet for many, many years.
They've learnt nothing. Not one single member of his cabinet voted 'leave'.
Typical Labour. Always looking back - never forward. |
Seriously, you think anyone will give a monkeys about Brexit when all this is over?
The world will be desperately trying to rebuild international trade and what will we be doing - standing firm on a ‘no deal’ exit? Somehow, I don’t think so. | |
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 15:40 - Apr 12 with 994 views | JaySaint |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 15:28 - Apr 12 by DorsetIan |
Seriously, you think anyone will give a monkeys about Brexit when all this is over?
The world will be desperately trying to rebuild international trade and what will we be doing - standing firm on a ‘no deal’ exit? Somehow, I don’t think so. |
I see he nailed the selection for the Shadow Minister for Equality...
eye right on the ball there! [Post edited 12 Apr 2020 15:41]
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| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 16:18 - Apr 12 with 972 views | grumpy |
| Sir Kier Starmer , Knight of the Realm. on 15:40 - Apr 12 by JaySaint |
I see he nailed the selection for the Shadow Minister for Equality...
eye right on the ball there! [Post edited 12 Apr 2020 15:41]
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and what exactly do mean by that? | | | |
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