James O'Brien meets Keir Starmer | LBC

[@lr5777]

I've recently fallen into the trap of believing that all politicians are the same. This interview has reminded me that's absolutely not the case. Kier will make an excellent PM.

[@keir13]

As a fellow Keir, albeit one from Canada, I wholeheartedly endorse this video. Incidentally, although not Rodney, my middle name is also my father’s name.

[@davidcooks2379]

Thanks for re-publishing this. I missed it with all the turbulence of the last 18 months

[@James333-n2q]

Interesting that this has been re-published. I wonder why🤭

[@crippsverse]

I'm trying to imagine Boris Johnson or Rishi Sunak admitting to be this open.

[@fang_xianfu]

He was asked, "have you ever felt gifted in some field?" and he just said... no. No, he hasn't, but that's because he doesn't think about himself that way. What a great answer.

[@georgemorrison4064]

Anybody can be open when they're not saying anything. He constantly changes his mind, that's why he's called sir flip flop. And I'll never forgive him for standing shoulder to shoulder with Corbyn.

[@rww805]

@@fang_xianfu you have a very loose definition of the word great.

[@rww805]

@@fang_xianfu you have a very loose definition of the word great.

[@crippsverse]

@@georgemorrison4064 There aren't any perfect politicians and I'm still holding back my opinion on him for when he's in power. Anyway, he told a lot of personal life stories that came across as genuine, he didn't um and ah, they came straight from him. That's all I'm referring to. Johnson and Sunak just straight up lie all the time. There's a lot of hatred aimed at him through blind loyalty to one view or another, though.

[@sueclifft6578]

Well done Mr Starmer, now I know who you are and what you stand for. Got my vote

[@chittzz3397]

youve said it. exactly the reason im wasnt sure

[@Refflog]

Well done, he is a delightful chap. Locks people up for Facebook comments whilst freeing real criminals early to make room for them. Real nice guy.

[@mickeyhynes]

He needs to do much more of this.

[@archvaldor]

What he needs is some actual policies.

[@davecross4493]

@@GleebyDawk I think you are mad if you prefer the tories to him.

[@blackpuppy5645]

We have heard enough lies

[@josephnott2956]

Yeah I think your mad why you watching it if you can't stand him

[@James333-n2q]

@@GleebyDawk “horrid party”, anyone who uses that phrase reveals a lot about themselves.

[@geofthompson3844]

I have watched Angela Raynor and Kier Starmer interviewed yesterday and today and I feel so proud to have them leading my country. They're moral, ethical and dedicated to making our lives better. What a refreshing change.

[@02webdan]

This didn't age well...

[@geofthompson3844]

@@02webdan yes it did. But sure, let's pretend that mess the Conservative Party left doesn't need fixing 🙄. And let's pretend that making tough decisions for the long term is wrong.

[@02webdan]

@@geofthompson3844 But no, let's pretend like Austerity worked the first time and is the only way out of this mess while the richest further increase their wealth. Please...

[@luckymeat3050]

@@02webdan lol!

[@fang_xianfu]

What a great interview. Keir gets accused of being kind of bland and a bit of a non-person but I came away from this with a much better understanding of him as a person. I think he cracked more genuine jokes in this one interview than his political opponents have in their whole careers! The one with Angela was great too though she definitely has never been called bland!

[@bereal6590]

His mum and dad sound nice people and the great dance story was cool. Reminds me as a kid when we went on holiday. The car was so packed out and the roof rack and the trailer, the they realised the dogs couldn't fit in!

[@archvaldor]

"I think he cracked more genuine jokes" Electing a comedian last time really worked out well.

[@traviscutler9912]

The Independent's article on how the Corporate side of the Labour Party conspired to sabotage Jeremy Corbyn's leadership so that he would lose to Theresa May who they preferred and be replaced with a more corporate friendly leadership like Tony Blair. The truth is Starmer and his ilk preferred Boris Johnson than real actual help for the working class and unless this corporate capture of the Labour Party is rooted out it will be more of the same. Wars, corporate greed and the hollowing out of Britain for the benefit of the 1%. The system works.

[@geofthompson3844]

I actually understand now why Kier and Angela are a great team. They are very different, but they are also very similar. They are fighters and they have very strong ethical values.

[@lovinakoko3166]

James is awesome with his content. I watch every day from Michigan USA. 😻😻

[@paulgibbons2320]

Gawd you must be depressed.

[@lovinakoko3166]

Nope. Not depressed.

[@James333-n2q]

It’s ever likely American politics is in the state it is, if you let Obrien shape your point on view. Try and spend more time looking at the facts and not just soaking up presenters biased rhetoric. Don’t just listen to people you like. Their actions give away their true intent.

[@christopherwood1994]

Prior to this I was largely indifferent about KS. This was very helpful.

[@karlhinze]

And since this Kier has backtracked on pretty much all of the promises he made that put him in the position he’s in.

[@mmcfarlane001]

Do you understand how elections work? @@karlhinze

[@karlhinze]

@@mmcfarlane001 Er, yes. Obviously. What’s your point?

[@jackwilliams1625]

How will he improved society in times of austerity without taxing the rich? It cannot happen.

[@bernardnaish2436]

Thats a tory lie. Keir has had to postpone some because you tories have crashed the economy.

[@sholness85]

Absolutely fantastic, every thing I would want in a prime minister I have just heard.

[@cosmos237]

You've set a very low bar...

[@ehnowthen]

You want a lying tyrant?

[@thefirstbushman]

How has this got so few views? We need all the candidates to do interviews like this and share some actual life skills they have experienced

[@SRJCUSSEN]

"A man for whom I have no regard!" .......well done Keir, me too! ✊

[@Al-Hunt-acrylic-painter]

Straight off the bat mocking Johnson over having too many kids he doesn't care about. 😂

[@Leila-ie3ms]

This was fantastic.

[@Shredx1]

At last! Someone qualified. A man worthy of high office. All the best Sir Kier!!

[@tentacle9]

🤮

[@MattHare]

"If there is injustice we must fix it!" Unless, you are expecting a third child while on benefits, you are a teenager being caught with a small amount of non-A class drug, you're an asylum seeker, nurse, teacher, farmer or a single parent. Rayner should be the Labour leader.

[@Zaarin90]

Wouldnt disagree with your opinion Rayner should be leader. But the fact is, its going to be Keir as leader vs Tories. As frustrating as those things may be, they have all suffered in the past 12 years and none will improve in the future under the Tories.

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

This obsession of us on the left to ONLY support the exact thing that we 100% agree with is the exact reason why we are in this Tory/uber capitalist mess. If you guys want to keep up the destructive criticism from within... it's your choice, but I for one am done with the self-inflicted misery. Keir is a competent guy whi can WIN and change SOME things. Let's take it one step at a time, shall we?

[@tombartram7384]

Jezz loves welfare breeders and his mate John loves the IRA. That was a big, big part of losing the red wall. But if it's easier for you to blame the Daily Mail than face reality, go ahead.

[@ilokivi]

Unless working people's livelihood's, lives and families have been harmed and destroyed by the wrongs of Brexit and Covid. The first was a choice, the second could have been made less worse than it was. A public inquiry into the UK government's response to the outbreak is ongoing at the time of writing, the lessons have to be learned and applied at the earliest opportunity. Refusing to recognise the mistake of withdrawing from the EU and refusing to correct it by preparing to apply fixes nothing, and leaves a gaping wound. This is not rational behaviour.

[@emmaeltringham91]

@@AnaInTh3Sky There are many things I can overlook, but throwing trans people, of which I know many, to the wolves isn't one of them.

[@AnaInTh3Sky]

This obsession of us on the left to ONLY support the exact thing that we 100% agree with is the exact reason why we are in this Tory/uber capitalist mess. If you guys want to keep up the destructive criticism from within... it's your choice, but I for one am done with the self-inflicted misery. Keir is a competent guy who can WIN the next election and change SOME things. Let's take it one step at a time, shall we?

[@trevfindley]

Totally agree. Even the worst and most cynical interpretation of the current Labour party is still orders of magnitude less harmful than the status quo...

[@drkseidis8055]

if you concede to keir youre not on the left

[@abigailweir7287]

@@trevfindley Starmer is the status quo.

[@abigailweir7287]

Starmer's the exact same as the Tories. All the policies are the same.

[@trevfindley]

@@abigailweir7287 don't know if you noticed, but the status quo involves constant low level donor based corruption, maximising divergence from the EU, and wasting money on culture war non-issues. All of these things will be reduced significantly under a KS government. That was the point of the original comment. KS may not be all things to all people, but he's the only alternative on the table, and definitely represents an improvement.

[@lookyseymour1145]

Truly enjoyed delving into the persona of Keir Starmer - quite the impressive leader in the making, I must say. Grateful to James O'Brien for presenting this wonderful opportunity to explore and learn.

[@readmylisp]

If he were alive , Jimmy Savile would agree.

[@lookyseymour1145]

@@readmylisp "Thanks for chiming in," I say with a grin, A chance to connect, let the conversation begin. Let's steer toward the light, away from the shade, Where ideas take flight, and respect won't fade. Though paths may diverge, opinions take flight, In sharing our thoughts, we can find common sight. So let's leave behind jests that can hinder and fray, And focus on insights that brighten our day. In discourse we thrive, when kindness we share, A respectful exchange, showing that we care. So join in the dialogue, let's rise above din, "Thanks for chiming in," as the journey begins.

[@MacMac0710]

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[@andrewwalsh2755]

Google Kier Starmer +Broken pledges... He told a pack of lies to dupe party members to elect him leader... He made pledges, all of which he dropped... He said he Wasn't a Zionist... then promised to "rip out" antizionists... He conflates antizionism with antisemitism... then purges the former, claiming he is fighting the latter... He claims Israel is Not an apartheid state... He flip-flops and U-turns on topics so much he must surely suffer a nose bleed... "Impressive" is Not the word... "shameful"... maybe... Zionist just about sums him up...

[@traviscutler9912]

The Independent's article on how the Corporate side of the Labour Party conspired to sabotage Jeremy Corbyn's leadership so that he would lose to Theresa May who they preferred and be replaced with a more corporate friendly leadership like Tony Blair. The truth is Starmer and his ilk preferred Boris Johnson than real actual help for the working class and unless this corporate capture of the Labour Party is rooted out it will be more of the same. Wars, corporate greed and the hollowing out of Britain for the benefit of the 1%. The system works.

[@Glassjar34]

I love his humility, integrity and honesty

[@jals45]

Fantastic interview. I have a much better understanding now of who Keir Starmer is, how he came to this position. I thought Keir came across as very humble in what he had achieved so far in life. This is not the image that I have been come to understand through the media. Once again this goes to prove to myself, how politics are swayed by the English media companies.

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

Why is starmer and streeting taking private health donations?

[@ellaj8912]

@@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922I’ve never heard that, could you point me to where you got that information so I can check it out for myself please. That would be very interesting to read and know.

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

@@ellaj8912 Google it or go to damo rants who shows proof you can't deny

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

@@ellaj8912 why do you think starmer is called kid starver starmer and I hate the tories

[@ellaj8912]

@@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922I really don’t know, I was hoping that you were going to tell me and show where that is coming from the evidence really, I would like to see it for myself.

[@applepie8772]

He’s not a show of, not a Narcissist that’s what we need right now. It’s called humility. Deeply lacking in politics.

[@tomtheeagle1]

He has much to be humble about unfortunately.

[@waynewal971]

Brilliant interview, so interesting what a genuine moral, compassionate man keir Starmer actually is!

[@dianedobleleemans3704]

Oh clever James O’Brien you have revealed to Kier Starmerr exactly what he needs to do to allow us to see what kind of a person he is. And you have done it so in such a skilful way that it has enabled the Penny to drop for Kier Starmer to recognise this staring in the face datait; such a vital moment that he must pivot to make it a reality.

[@cosmos237]

Starmer is an establishment man from head to toe. His failure to do anything about Saville or grooming gangs tells you he's in the club...

[@robred19]

I have met Kier - He really needs to get out more, he needs to go not just to Leeds, but Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Grimsby, Hull, Bristol, Exeter and York... he needs to go to his Country...

[@gavleopardi70]

Last time he turned up in Liverpool he was berated by a proper Labour supporting constituent for backtracking on every pledge he made to become leader. He just sat there speechless wishing he was somewhere a million miles away from Liverpool at that moment. My guess is he won’t be back this way anytime soon. That’s what a disingenuous chancer gets when trying to pull the wool over the eyes of a proper Labour city.

[@robred19]

@@gavleopardi70 Well, Liverpool is the City of Resistance...its how they roll up there.

[@foehammer5047]

"If there is injustice we must fix it!" - man who has said he won't repeal Tory policies.

[@aesopsock7447]

What is deemed an injustice will be decided by his boss Rupert Murdoch

[@wofutokerati]

He’s saying whatever he thinks he needs to in order to oust this current cabal. Pretty difficult to see that as a negative.

[@MartynThomas1]

He doesn't need to repeal them to neutralise them and make them ineffective. Repealing them would just waste precious parliamentary time when there are much, much more important things to do. It's telling that when we have such an awful government, you choose to defend them by attacking their only opponent.

[@trevfindley]

​@@wofutokeratiyou'd think so wouldn't you? But then imagine saying in a comment that Murdoch's his boss after having heard his testimony to the Leveson inquiry. We're obviously dealing with galaxy brains here...

[@keithparker1346]

@@wofutokerati so he can say anything and win at ANY cost?

[@carolstimpson3799]

Superb interview. This was a revelation. Definitely, we need more of this.

[@raider7966]

Brilliant interview. Really enjoyed it from start to finish. Not sure what all the hand wringing is about in the comments, this isn’t a political interview.

[@heighwaysonthewing]

in what universe ? disagree sorry.

[@keithparker1346]

Yeah imagine expecting a politician being interviewed and asked about politics

[@tomtheeagle1]

Everything is political and if he had said anything worth listening to it would have been controversial, which he is trying to avoid at all costs.

[@stevedavidson666]

Starmer is really the only chance England has of coming back from the Tory dystopia of today, but then I wouldn't expect most of the negative commenters below to realise that.

[@wofutokerati]

He’s got all the personality of a chair leg, and I don’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth. He lied numerous times in the first 15 minutes of this. Would still take him over Sunakers.

[@graemetimoney7002]

Are you implying that the negative commenters are too thick to be able to view Starmer as the UK's saviour? Maybe we are actually astute enough to see him for what he is, and it is you who don't realise he is a snake.

[@paultrought267]

Counting not your strong point ? Look at your ballot paper, you'll see we have more than one Option.

[@Smoke-Plays]

Starmer won’t do anything for this country, they’ve convinced you swapping from Tory to Tory lite every decade or two is doing you a favour. Not one politician you elect will see out the will of the people, they will continue to dictate to us what our will is and what’s best for us. Until people wake up and realise it’s the political system that needs to change nothing is going to get better in British politics.

[@TheAjrclark]

I agree, Starmer is our only chance. That's why we are completely f'#@ed and most likely in for another Tory government :( it's a shame because he seemed so promising start.

[@maguirefire3190]

Warning...Serious issues are not included in this conversation....

[@LeafHuntress]

Life, death & domestic violence aren't serious... Nice to know you're a tory.

[@garygee1468]

Keir will fix it for you and you and you

[@mylescpr1]

Something twitched my nerves when Starmer uttered the words fiercely loyal. I dont think Corbyn would agree.

[@ogribiker8535]

Just as Corbyn has no idea what the word means !.

[@adamturowski3765]

He said fiercely loyal to friends. That is an important difference.

[@alexcarpenter007]

​@adamturowski3765 Starmer once listed Corbyn as a friend then subtly denied it when things were coming down. Also, watch how he has purged the left..

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

​@@ogribiker8535there's a difference between blind loyalty and critical affection for ones country, I'd argue the latter is what changes things for the better. Nationalism is loving your country no matter what, patriotism is loving your country enough to point out its flaws to fix them

[@traviscutler9912]

The Independent's article on how the Corporate side of the Labour Party conspired to sabotage Jeremy Corbyn's leadership so that he would lose to Theresa May who they preferred and be replaced with a more corporate friendly leadership like Tony Blair. The truth is Starmer and his ilk preferred Boris Johnson than real actual help for the working class and unless this corporate capture of the Labour Party is rooted out it will be more of the same. Wars, corporate greed and the hollowing out of Britain for the benefit of the 1%. The system works.

[@Srikstar]

Is this interview current or is it from 1 or 2 years back?

[@balibelle63]

Feb 22

[@Srikstar]

@@balibelle63 Thanks 😊👍

[@JasonSimpsonArt]

Nice little fluffy interview. I wonder if he’d of been so soft on Corbyn.

[@grayce-yr8wg]

Rather a cynical question

[@Alex-mj5dv]

Starmer’s back tracking and U-turning has been his undoing slightly over the last year or so. Yes, he’s a fence sitter, he’s a little grey and boring, he doesn’t stand for much, outwardly at least - but he knows he could just shut up, let the music play and still win a GE. The Labour Party is often like this, and Starmer particularly so… to borrow from that old Groucho Marx joke ‘these are my principles, and if you don’t like those .. well, I have others!’ It’s Starmer in a nutshell.

[@TheAjrclark]

Starmer will be better than any Tory Prime Minister. However, Starmer lacks the integrity, charm and perception of hope to win convincingly. You can't really blame Labour voters for finding his message uninspiring. It's Labour's responsibility to inspire voters at the end of the day. I voted for Corbyn and Miliband. I'm not motivated to vote for Starmer like many others though. There's a reason we feel like this.

[@Alex-mj5dv]

@@TheAjrclark my dear fellow - Starmer is a Tory PM! He’s just wearing a Labour leader hat at present. He’s most certainly centre-right leaning. On most things. Believes in the integrity of the establishment institutions we have, the tradition of them… he’s from that world professionally, which is very central tenet of conservatism. Andrew Sullivan, the Anglo-American journalist, sat next to Starmer at Reigate Grammar school in Surrey and said much the same.. he was even back then, a young small-c conservative in many ways.

[@Alex-mj5dv]

In fact - the things he actually seems to stand for, which are hard to even parse out, are more conservative in many ways. They certainly don’t pertain to the propagation of the working class particularly.

[@chatham43]

....perfect summation for once.....!

[@Alex-mj5dv]

@@chatham43 well, when did the Labour Party truly stand for the working class? Not for a long time. It treats them with contempt more than anything. Sad.

[@paul_isaac]

James, I am disappointed with this interview. Full disclosure would imply that you should hold him to account on a view of this political pledges he has back tracked on. This was just two mates have a friendly conversation.

[@pamelagartner3759]

This was 2022 before Johnson was removed. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then and he couldn’t have known at that time what was going to change

[@paul_isaac]

Oh wow, I did not know this. Thank you for the information. That makes a lot more sense@@pamelagartner3759

[@MrNickcafc]

"So Keir, just why are you so brilliant?" Give me a break.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Don't quote things that weren't actually said in the interview - unless it was the voices in your own head that said them and you struggle with the barrier between fiction and reality.

[@jeffsimon9594]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 No you see, that is not what he was doing, he was summing up James O'Handsome's obsequious brown-nosing interviewing approach.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@jeffsimon9594 Here's a thing... I'm an intelligent person who, for example, has no interest in horse riding. So what I don't do is make myself miserable by posting negative comments in equestrian video channels on KZbin because it's a topic I have no interest in and I have too much intelligence and self awareness to realise that if I did that, then I would just look like a sad little idiot amongst all those in the channels who do like equestrianism. There's your sign, right there. Don't let the door hit you in the proverbial when you leave to be a happier person in the outside world, rather than upsetting yourself in a place where you clearly don't want to be. Now you run along, sonny. Mind how you go and let your mum have her PC back now up there in the spare bedroom of your parents' house. Discussion closed. Dismissed.

[@nick1065]

@@terrydaktyllus1320I think you’ve been owned here chap but just can’t quite get to terms with it. If you’re only allowed to comment on stuff you like and agree with then what’s the point eh? It’d be just like O’Brien’s show each day, one big love in, echo chamber…but that’s how you lot like it I suppose.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@nick1065"I think you’ve been owned here chap but just can’t quite get to terms with it." What you think as a complete stranger on the Internet to me is of no relevance - you over-estimate your personal impact in my existence. I did not read the rest of your comment which I assumed to be of equal low quality nonsense to the first sentence you vomited onto here. You wasted your time writing the rest of it. You run along now, mind how you go and stay away from sharp scissors. Do not concern yourself with someone you could walk past in the street tomorrow and not know it. Discussion closed. You are dismissed.

[@KayR242]

❤the interview.....how refreshing in 2023

[@glynnkershaw1680]

Waffle waffle blah blah

[@colinturner1951]

Then let Julian out if you get the power.

[@jn4126]

Remember: James didn't like Corbyn because he would give him an interview. Looks like it's more important to massage egos that make plans to fix the country.

[@Sam.o.29]

I'm not sure that's the reason why he didn't like Corbyn...

[@brianwilkinson6891]

Not sure how this is your take away….but JC followers can hear only JC

[@jn4126]

@@Sam.o.29 I will never be able to find the quote, but he literally said so once on air, something about it being the tipping point

[@jcanyiam8309]

58:00 Boris Johnson treated Prime Ministership like The Bullingdon Club

[@amc5966]

He came across brilliantly. A normal bloke. Something this country is desperate for. Especially that vast number of people who are just bang in the middle. Will surely be our next PM.

[@Soliy87]

"A normal bloke..." 😂

[@tomtheeagle1]

I don't want a "normal bloke" leading the country. I want someone with drive, real principles and ideas. Someone who promises change and actually delivers it.

[@belindamay8063]

@@tomtheeagle1 You mean somebody like Johnson ? HE had drive, personality ( “ call me Boris”) in spades , and he definitely had principles. And look where we are now. It’s our own fault though. We ignored too much that was very wrong.

[@tessag2340]

Great man hope he becomes prime minister

[@geoffpegler4506]

👍 Me too

[@chatham43]

....and forsake his big LBC salary...I don't think so...😊

[@keithparker1346]

@@chatham43 lol

[@zenouxbeauty]

This is a liar. There is nothing great on Starmer. He will never be a PM

[@pakelly99]

1# Have you watched the Labour files by Al Jazeera? 2# What have you got to say for yourself?

[@chrisjames1924]

Has James even mentioned that particular documentary?

[@bwright227]

Who cares

[@chrisjames1924]

@@bwright227 people who 👍 their own replies (like you) 😂

[@bwright227]

@@chrisjames1924 except I don't care so what is your point again??

[@chrisjames1924]

@@bwright227 But you don’t care what my point is. Don’t waste my time wasting your time.

[@ManBearPiggy]

This interview was so long ago. This Keir installed a sliver of hope, now we just have a soulless labour party who are just Tories in disguise. Such a shame to see the lack of any vision under Keirs labour, pandering to the Tory voters. I get the game, and what you need to win, but how much of your soul is enough to sellout - Never thought I would hate Keir & the labour party with the current Tories in power, now I genuinely think labour offer absolutely nothing in comparison. Here's hoping for a hung parliament!!!

[@ubermod5564]

Oh please, it's this kind of sentiment which has kept the Tories in power for so long. To say they are Tories in disguise is exactly what the right wing press want you to think. If you can't see a difference between the years of labour and the years of conservative rule (don't know your age of course) then you're not paying attention to reality.

[@illlumination]

Yup. Boring. Obrien just a fanboy here.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

"O'Brien" - I have difficulty dealing with people that can't even use a spell checker or just proof read their comments as they post them. 2/10 - must try harder.

[@stephenday5329]

It’s absolutely remarkable that one of James biggest sticks he rattles is that right wingers have a big cult of personality about them. But then he has the leader of the opposition in for an interview but asks him absolutely nothing of substance, just asks him about his personality for an hour. It’s either that these centrists are also about a cult of personality, a personality of moral righteousness, and “I never wanted to have power really”, or kier has absolutely nothing of substance to offer. Possibly both.

[@The_Fat_Controller]

I think that he was aiming for the interview to be more about personality and past. If you want to hear about policy, go find another interview.

[@iHuzza]

I would agree with you in most circumstances, however Full Disclosure isn’t a political interview show (whether the leader of a political party should be on it is another question though), nor is this recent - it’s from a year and a half ago, so maybe James’ opinion on this kind of thing has changed since then.

[@keithparker1346]

​@@The_Fat_Controllerimagine wanting a politician to talk about policies

[@The_Fat_Controller]

@@keithparker1346 I’m just saying that is not what this particular interview is about. I’m not saying he shouldn’t talk about policies elsewhere

[@keithparker1346]

@@The_Fat_Controller ain't likely to happen as Labour are a policy void

[@CapeCornwallCarpentry]

Make him PM now

[@PaulHooton-w8w]

Lovely interview Keir Stamer is coming across very humble and human, quite witty not dull as the Tabloids would what you to think 💬 I sincerely hope he becomes PM after the next general election? 🙏 So normal compared to the narcissists in the conservative party.

[@peterpiper9716]

James didn’t do his homework.When he was at Public Prosecutions he was involved in some scurrilous activities.Reading “The Starmer Project” you might get an inkling into his personality.This was just a puff piece!

[@James333-n2q]

James is very cosy with Starmer..almost a sycophant. This is just Obrien’s way of presenting Starmer as a man of integrity and compassion. Obviously, a lot of people will fall for the image they see on the golden screen. Fine words butter no parsnips. We need to look at what he actually does rather than the image.

[@lizziestevens8277]

I don't trust him, and neither should you. Starmer was the Brexit shadow minister under Corbyn, Brexit could and should have been reversed, the UK electorate were offered that option, it was Starmer's job to make that message explicitly clear to the electorate. He did and said nothing.

[@twisteddancer7773]

No it shouldn't it was done by a democratic vote of the people

[@MattHare]

@@twisteddancer7773 Democratic.. backed by all the lies about the money that we were suppose to get after we left. Keep living the dream.

[@TheExcessus]

@@MattHare the English are easily fooled, but it was still a democratic vote...

[@chrism6315]

You have no clue how anything works

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

I don't take instructions from strangers on the Internet. I consider him more trustworthy and a better option than the current corrupt shower. I am happy to give him a chance on that basis.

[@hyperbiped9913]

Just what we need in a leader, having the capacity to lead, great interview :)

[@chatham43]

...and the ability to define a woman would be the icing on the cake sure you would agree....😊

[@hyperbiped9913]

@@chatham43 How would you define a woman? by genitalia, chromosomes, hormones, upbringing, identity, how do you feel about hermaphrodites :) I don't know and neither do you so what's the point in trying to decide what other people should believe :)

[@chatham43]

...maybe your wife could help you with your conundrum...😊

[@keithparker1346]

Starmer is not a leader, pure weathervane politician

[@hyperbiped9913]

@@keithparker1346 It's difficult to make solid commitments amid a Tory smash and grab on the public purse but he's put the Labour party back together from the wreckage left behind.

[@jessiewellington9377]

I wish they'd have published this when it was actually first released not 1.5-2 years later :( I tried finding it on the Internet. Anyway it's nice to finally be able to watch it

[@ThomasKing19933]

I get the feeling that although Keir doesn't say much about policy, he will actually make real changes when he gets into power.

[@benlowe1701]

I hope so. I'm not sure I agree. But i hope I'm wrong. Because he is right about one thing: you have to be in Power. And I'm constantly blown away at the number of supposedly socialist, leftist people who seem content to shout from the sidelines and not actually do anything. He's right about the need to actually get in to do things. So it matters. But I'm not sure he'll actually do it.

[@paulfr6768]

Absolutely. The right-wing media and hard-left take any opportunity to savage him which is why he's being so cautious. Read between tge lines, look at his shadow cabinet. High calibre MPs ready to make change.

[@ThomasKing19933]

​​@@daveydavedave5457I can't work out whether your display picture is for comedic effect or if you are a Sunak fan...

[@ThomasKing19933]

​@@benlowe1701That's exactly how I feel. Real change is needed now, not just words and no action.

[@twisteddancer7773]

Well he will end free speech for a start for anyone who doesn't vote for him that is

[@kathleenotoole9320]

Well done Kier x

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

The thing is with Kia I see him in a powdered wig and a pink jacket like the prince Regent.

[@annabennett8169]

Brilliant, dear James, as always. Annaxx 1:02:38

[@joannec3579]

So depressing. The only alternative is Keir Starmer? I'm voting green or independent. Anything but labour.

[@traviscutler9912]

If you've come here for anything substantiative, don't bother, it's just a love in for for an unpopular leader, who doesn't nspire anyone.

[@Ed-zp2xo]

The thumbnail quote hasnt aged well in light of his stance on Gaza

[@Bickle121]

Maybe I'm just falling for a politician and the standard of PM has been so low but I really really like kier, he seems genuine about his motives and a genuinely nice bloke. Genuinely proud to show him as my prime minister which is crazy to say the least

[@johnturner9704]

Apology to Kier for misspelling your name but I know if you can apologise for past decades by being unique and honest with the people?

[@ranapour]

Mr Starmer is invisible 😢😢. Labour needs a Leader to lead not hide. Starmer is taking advice from corrupt, disgraced people like Peter Mandelson 😢. He should be spending time with struggling families 😢😢. Country desperately needs a real Labour government.

[@izzytrue8630]

I'll take him as he is. Who was it that said "with life as tough as it is, sometimes it seems more like showbiz."

[@cliveawilson]

Fabulous. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to know this man a little better. It has enhanced my confidence in our future. 🙏🏼

[@joekeyes2534]

Your future, he's a WEF puppet, and you will own nothing and be happy.

[@archvaldor]

I expect you were also one of those intellectually challenged people who thought Boris Johnson was "relatable".

[@traviscutler9912]

The Independent's article on how the Corporate side of the Labour Party conspired to sabotage Jeremy Corbyn's leadership so that he would lose to Theresa May who they preferred and be replaced with a more corporate friendly leadership like Tony Blair. The truth is Starmer and his ilk preferred Boris Johnson than real actual help for the working class and unless this corporate capture of the Labour Party is rooted out it will be more of the same. Wars, corporate greed and the hollowing out of Britain for the benefit of the 1%. The system works.

[@apintofbeer1667]

He thinks tory policies are going to solve the mess tory policies have caused

[@desmondfaria4095]

He dodged saying JC was his boss and he was instrumental in bringing him down, and is still trying to destroy his career in politics.

[@DraniCondon]

hes totally destroying the labour party !!!

[@alan_davis]

Corbyn was and is a loser. If you want to avoid Tory rule you need to be in the centre ground. No left wing government will ever happen in this country.

[@Alex-mj5dv]

This man stands for absolutely nothing. The only true conviction politicians we’ve had, at least leading parties, in the last 50 years are Thatcher and Corbyn. Agree or disagree to whatever extent you wish, but they believed in their worldviews and attempted truly to deliver on it. This guy is a Blair version 2.0. Or maybe 3.0, Cameron was 2.0. There is so little between those 3 it’s hard to delineate.

[@Outside85]

Well go vote for the Tories or someone else then.

[@Alex-mj5dv]

@@Outside85 I’ve never voted Tory. And don’t vote if the calibre of candidates is so low. The right to vote is also the right to not vote, that is crucial in universal suffrage.

[@bwright227]

​@Alex-mj5dv if you decide not to vote, you simply sound ridiculous when you complain.

[@Alex-mj5dv]

@@bwright227 that makes no sense whatsoever.. when there are no candidates worth your vote, of any political persuasion or stripe, that’s worth kicking up a fuss about. That is suffrage! You don’t go to the supermarket and buy things you don’t like or need. Voting for the sake of voting is the same. Your vote should mean something to you, wield it with care and forethought.. and yes, that means sometimes not utilising it at all.. when all options on the table are bad.

[@bwright227]

@@Alex-mj5dv get out and spoil your ballot with a message then. Observations from ivory towers are easily made and seldom held accountable.

[@StephenBithell]

The interview is similar to Angela Ryana interview, it's about his history, so why the criticism about the questioning and not Angela' interview.

[@hariowen3840]

Did that rather tight jacket used to fit you James? 🤣

[@chatham43]

...James not watching the pounds...?😊

[@Sapper127]

Keeping Scotland or any country tied to the UK when the people want to leave is an injustice, what are you going to do about that? Also when will he stop expelling the left wing Labour MPs?

[@tentacle9]

The thumbnail alone one this is just ridiculously hilarious! What miserable shame that we’re gonna have to put up with this pile of ambition wrapped in skin for the next however long. When are we going to have a prime minister who actually wants to change the country for the better?

[@paultoseland9524]

And change it some the minority demographic can get their foot even more in the door, whilst making the majority into a minority

[@MegaDonaldo1]

Red rosette hiding a blue one underneath.

[@pip1723]

Why doesn't he stand as Tory then ?

[@bwright227]

Yawn

[@trisF1981]

31:16 what a joke he won't stand up for palestine

[@Ffinity]

There are issues other than Palestine, get a grip ffs!

[@TheReubstar]

Wow, hardball, critical questions there. You could see Starmer was on the ropes throughout. Hard talk there from JoB. I am, of course, being ironic!

[@paulfr6768]

The way you listened to a 1 hour interview in 15 minutes is outstanding

[@TheReubstar]

@@paulfr6768So, back to you, what critical questions did JoB ask? And, in 2023 on KZbin, you can do this thing called 'scrolling' that let's you scroll from question to question which remarkably I did. I didn't listen to Starmer's replies, yes, I listened to all the questions in 15 minutes and made a judgement on those.

[@Ashok_Regiment]

you made that comment (at the time of writing this comment) 41 min ago. The first comment on this section was posted 58 min ago. The interview was uploaded 1hr ago. When did you manage to listen to the full 1 hour and change and then comment? I wonder...

[@manicfoot]

James' objective with these interviews isn't to confront and debate. It's to get the person to open up and show a different side of themselves that's not normally shown to the public.

[@TheReubstar]

@Ashok_Regiment Go back and read my reply. I never claimed to have listened to the whole 1 hour interview, I listened to all the questions which you can do by doing this magical thing called scrolling. I listened to all the questions and made a judgement on them. Learn to read, learn to think and engage brain before writing.

[@ai-d2121]

In the UK system you are nothing in opposition. Hence the UK must leave FPTP urgently.

[@stephenlawley8776]

This just made me puck

[@Strongscotch]

It made you a character from Shakespeare? How extraordinary

[@NurulHuda-xj8ob]

Is this a new interview or the one with James from last year?

[@ominous7271]

New.

[@nicksimmons7234]

Last years

[@LivingroomTV-me9oz]

Angela Rayner and Keir Starmer should swap jobs.

[@karlclark8625]

This is the kind of leader and change the UK needs. I'm glad Keir likes to fix things because there are a lot of things broken in the UK system. Great interview, and people might stop asking, "Who is Kier Starmer"?

[@emmaeltringham91]

Probably not much change just a slight shift away from a further rigtward direction.

[@millennialmale4448]

LETS JUST HOPE HE DOESNT F IT UP SO BAD THAT WE END UP WITH A MORE EXTREME TORY GOV AFTER A SINGLE TERM sorry, my capslock was on and im too lazy to retype lol.

[@tomtheeagle1]

But he is not offering change! He's barely offering tweaks and he is certainly not offering hope!

[@SI-vb7hd]

Any change will be tiny. Look at all they are proposing. Continuity tories in all but name.

[@Capybarrrraaaa]

@@SI-vb7hd Yep. No 'banning landlording', no mass-nationalisation, no adult-schooling or community-health centres to upkeep education, no UBI. If this Labour is all we have to look forward to, then this is just going to be the end. If the nightmare that's been the Conservatives over the past 60 years can't motivate people to demand a better society, I just don't know what will.

[@genzigzag]

This man is a Labour politician? What a farce.

[@theLukedishwasher]

See how it works? Starmer given a self-promotion plantform for the umpteenth time. Sycophants unite. The bloke is a dud.

[@BunyanaRed1958]

Spot on.

[@UnDaoDu]

Such a disappointing interview I was hoping we would hear James as he talks on the radio but instead we got some soft puppy. What a missed opportunity James

[@chriscotterill2267]

Banging on about a politicians education, childhood etc is half the problem these days. I couldn't give a toss. I wish for someone who has a credible level of intellect and political vision to improve this country. Not sure Starmer is it based on this and we know Sunak isnt either. Both parties are scraping the barrel.

[@cosmos237]

His dad was a toolmaker, that's his only claim to personality...

[@lw1zfog]

his dad definitely produced a tool in this situation.

[@DraniCondon]

james why dont you interview corbyn?

[@garyb455]

Why would you want to join this failed project ? Will the EU even be worth joining in ten years’ time? Consider how much the EU has already declined relative to the United States. Fifteen years ago, according to the IMF, the GDP of the Eurozone was just under $14 trillion, while the U.S. economy was marginally bigger. Today, the Eurozone’s GDP is just under $15 trillion, a modest rise by any standards. But the U.S.’s GDP has roared ahead to $25 trillion, making its economy 60 per cent bigger than the Eurozone. That’s a lot of relative economic decline for the Euro area in just a decade and a half. The failure of Europe to keep pace with America has taken its toll on living standards. The average EU country is now poorer per head than every state in America bar Idaho and Mississippi.

[@mtbert9307]

Even if Kier were right wing, which I’m not saying he is, then his party represents a non corrupt right wing party who haven’t been totally bought by their donors, who can focus on improving the country rather than just trying to make their friends and donors rich. Whatever you think of him, he’s a lot better than the tories and the country needs him to win

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

The labour party has been donated 20m more from large companies than the conservative party for the first time In their history, membership and public donations at an all time low for labour, and kier having dinner with Rupert Murdoch doesn't seem suspicious at all. But yeah, labour totally haven't been bought by the economic elite 😂

[@Kohanman]

starmer is already on the take, more corporate gifts in his few years as opposition leader than tony blair had in his entire premiership, (and tony mostly matched the gifts he did get with commensurate charity donations). In fact with almost 30000£ of bribes in his pocket, his total gifts since 2020 add up to more than the last 4 labour leaders took in the 20 years before that. Also look how much funding starmer,wes streeting and other pro-corporate labour MPs have already received from the same private healthcare and shadowy telecoms companies that donate to the tories. Tory politics and tory personal character are inseperable im afraid, back in the old days we had a word for it....selfish...hmm not quite...immoral...nearly....ahhh! I got it, evil, thats what we used to call people like that.

[@mtbert9307]

@@Kohanman i didn’t know a lot of that, but even so, that’s how the entire Tory party operate, Starmer is clearly competent and Labour actually want to run the country, the tories just want us to fight each other while they run the country into the ground with their own incompetence. The difference between the two parties is vast

[@traviscutler9912]

The Independent's article on how the Corporate side of the Labour Party conspired to sabotage Jeremy Corbyn's leadership so that he would lose to Theresa May who they preferred and be replaced with a more corporate friendly leadership like Tony Blair. The truth is Starmer and his ilk preferred Boris Johnson than real actual help for the working class and unless this corporate capture of the Labour Party is rooted out it will be more of the same. Wars, corporate greed and the hollowing out of Britain for the benefit of the 1%. The system works.

[@alan_davis]

​@@Kohanman*citation needed

[@DraniCondon]

starmer is tory

[@terrysmith5168]

And this os the man you believe is going to save our country 😂 Tony Blair is already rubbing his hands with glee 😂

[@leolemonhands2159]

why? what did he say that makes you think otherwise? or is it something he did?

[@Business101HQ]

You've more faith in the tories? This sounds like a personal gripe over intellectual analysis of the options 🤣

[@pip1723]

The Tories aren't going to save the country they've caused it all 14year's and look at the mess we are in .

[@traviscutler9912]

The Independent's article on how the Corporate side of the Labour Party conspired to sabotage Jeremy Corbyn's leadership so that he would lose to Theresa May who they preferred and be replaced with a more corporate friendly leadership like Tony Blair. The truth is Starmer and his ilk preferred Boris Johnson than real actual help for the working class and unless this corporate capture of the Labour Party is rooted out it will be more of the same. Wars, corporate greed and the hollowing out of Britain for the benefit of the 1%. The system works.

[@St55357]

You can’t trust any of them.

[@geniemarie7977]

He is another tory puppet

[@Theexsquaddie.]

Not a show off but he was director of public prosecutions. Keir and James are like two turds bobbing in the same toilet.

[@arma21regency]

Sycophant seems the most appropriate word to use here, which is surprising when the interviewee seems so trivial and forgettable. We desperately need change in this country but this man is not the answer, unfortunately.

[@thomasmoore1499]

And how would you know, perhaps you are better qualified ?

[@belindamay8063]

@arma21regency. Do you happen to have an argument you might want to share with us? No. Thought not.

[@chrisdickens4268]

​@@belindamay8063here's mine, a direct quote: J O'B: "why are we not more aware of your achievements as DPP that have meaningful changes that you've made to the fabric of society?" One from Lisa Simpson which is far more succinct: "Mr Burns, your campaign seems to have the momentum of a run away freight train, why are you so popular?"

[@tomhorrid]

This country needs a complete political reinvention and this guy ain’t it

[@robmarshall9026]

There's no alternative right now. Don't let the Tories remain in power.

[@josephnott2956]

How do you know ? You got a crystal 🔮 ball .

[@davidgaskin5417]

Gosh, James O'Brien certainly grilled Starmer in this discussion.

[@babymonalisa]

😂

[@balibelle63]

What a decent man he is. What a mad world that he is not the PM.

[@pml5164]

This qupte headline has aged well

[@maximehudson7498]

Injustice? Not much to propose for the Palestinians, don't we Keith?

[@gordonfleming458]

James or jimmy fixed it for him 🙈🙈

[@shanonfontaine3252]

Two fakes trying to convince