King's Speech reveals Keir Starmer's uncommon ambition | The New Statesman

Keir Starmer fights for your trust with his plans for Labour government.
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The State Opening of Parliament is an archaic affair full of ancient ritual and fancy robes that marks the start of a new Parliamentary year - and in this case the first Labour government in 14 years.
Hannah Barnes is joined by senior editor George Eaton and political correspondent Rachel Cunliffe to discuss what was revealed about the new Labour government in the King's Speech.
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[@elburrito2511]

Think you guys misunderstood the house of lords age limit policy a bit. They would only be removed at the end of the parliament in which they reached the age of 80, therefore it makes no difference if it's in this king's speech or the last one before the election, the outcome would be the same. they haven't dropped it, it would just have no effect until the next election if they introduced it now, so they don't want to waste their valuable time on it. Other than that great vid as always :)

[@Marklovesdrama]

That is very informative.

[@JStankXPlays]

When the queen dresses up, people think it's cute, but when the king does it, it's just weird.

[@thomasdavies2555]

Crazy how simple moves like ensuring access to efficient bus routes is ground breaking

[@colinbaker3916]

I’ve heard 34, 38, 39 and 40 bills. At least one person can’t count.

[@matthewsemple]

It's something to do with what you count. New bills plus carry forwards equals the total number. For example, the new Labour government are rolling forward Sunak's bill restricting tobacco sales to young people. That is not a Labour bill but it's in the total because they considered that it had cross-party support.

[@welshaccenttutorials3104]

This is the boring politics we've all been craving! Buses and pets! Sign me up

[@patrikfloding7985]

Loads of boring things make life better in some social democracies.

[@vivianjames9925]

I don't know why everyone keeps calling it boring - sensible isn't the same as boring; and serving the people is what government should be.

[@TrevorBarre]

It's so nice to feel that the adults have finally returned from their long period of leave.

[@nosuchthingasshould4175]

The no fault eviction ban /pets is a great idea but now I have to worry, as do many long time renters, if my landlord doesn’t decide to kick me out before the policy is implemented?

[@davidprentice5442]

No pets is often a clause in the lease for flats not necessarily a landlord ban. I wonder how that will work?

[@yjasper8411]

Are you doing anything your landlord would of kicked you out that this change would prevent?

[@nosuchthingasshould4175]

@@yjasper8411 no, but we have been in the property long enough that even with the rent rises we’ve had along the way we are still paying less than the place would be fetching if he put it on the market anew. I guess he is prioritising having reliable tenants at the moment, but what if this freaks him out is my concern. I’m a glass half empty kind of guy.

[@Afterthoughtbtw]

The only way to see off the populists is to seize the valid concerns they have, and address them, leaving them with only the spurious or invalid ones. Populists thrive on valid concerns that have been ignored for a long time, or else failed to be addressed successfully for other reasons. When it comes to current day UK, that mainly means both addressing the rampant inequality and general economic woes, but also - and this will upset a certain type of person on the left - being more in control of migration, and increasing the amount of integration amongst immigrants. If there was more 'when in Rome, do as the Romans' then I strongly believe a lot of anti-migration sentiment would quieten down. People are generally more scared of newcomers coming in and changing things that the natives don't want changed than they are simply of newcomers. The more 'Gaza independents' or 'Muslim Vote' that pops up, the worse the sentiment is going to get. Ftr, I'm not picking that for any reason other than there is no other minority I can think of that are explicitly voting on identitarian grounds, and that is a fairly concrete and incontestable example of the problem of a failure of integration.

[@Erm-rn2by]

I absolutely agree. I think the Gaza vote is an excellent example. When it comes to immigration I do think they need to tighten it more than you are suggesting. I think they should increase workers visa and ditch indefinite stay and close the path to citizenship unless through marriage. I know my statement is very harsh and unfair but sentiment is they feel like they are losing their country to foreign immigrants and the native British people and culture lost with it (a sentiment which I can’t help but agree). I personally love different cultures but not at the expense losing what is native to the country. I feel the same way with every country in the world. It took thousands of years for every country to develop unique culture and ethnicity and modern day globalisation is slowly eroding it away and that would be such a loss.

[@mrD66M]

​@Erm-rn2by nostalgia is a hell of a drug. So idyllic and comfortable, but it's not realistic. What is more realistic, is efforts to properly regulate migration and social integration.

[@safebans1369]

Perfect example of the modern coloniality of the British Left

[@abuyusufabdulhakim952]

Neoliberal policies have been populist for decades, hence why the economy is a mess. Hence why when voters wake up, yesteryears populists present their outdated views as ‘sensible’ politics 😂😂😂

[@SP-eo1vl]

I would have thought the only thing Liz Truss was qualified to talk about nowadays was how to lose a 25,000 majority

[@ricktownend9144]

Re the railways & buses - one cheap and easy win for Louise Haigh could be to integrate them all much better. For climate, air-quality, road congestion and other reasons, we need more people to use public transport; but many journeys are impossible or impractical by rail/bus - because they don't make up a connected network. It's not rocket science - for a hundred years the London Underground has operated successfully, so that when you enter a tube station there are hundreds of other stations you can get to needing only the well known map: the ingredients needed are 1) frequent, consistent services operating early to late; 2) good, well-signed interchanges; and 3) staff/help-line for when something goes wrong. Re schools - almost all teachers/administrators who choose to work in schools do so because they themselves enjoyed their school experience; very few have any genuine empathy with people for whom a school is not the right place to learn or to be in when they are growing up. Plenty of undesirable things happen in schools, including learning how mobs behave, and I don't think it's right to put more pressures on parents or children.

[@TheScottTubes]

I couldn't agree with you more about the need for frequent, consistent services with smooth interchanges. Where I live, to get public transport to my work would take about 2 hours (on a ~45 minute drive in traffic) and cost about 3 times as much as running my car.

[@LeafHuntress]

re the first; that's why it's good that Labour essentially took the TfL manager & promoted him to national level. re the second; it really depends on the reason for homeschooling. Do you have a parent that's at their wits end because their child isn't thriving in a school environment due to bullying or special needs that aren't met at any school in the area & therefore choose to homeschool? Imho that's a valid reason to do so as it is a failure of society to provide. But unfortunately, there is a subsection of society which has very, very, very strange ideas about life & some of them become parents. And it doesn't matter if your parents are members of a cult, anti-vaxers or flat earthers, you have the right to your individuality, to the company of & to learn social skills with other children. These children, especially if they happen to be LGBT+ & grow up in a fundy household, need to know that there is a whole world out there for them, one that isn't flat. Abuse is rife in many of these religious circles & when children visit schools the teacher can see the signs & those children can get help, something that isn't an option with homeschooling...

[@ricktownend9144]

@@LeafHuntress Take your point about the dangers of cults etc., but I don't think the answer is to stress children even more. Perhaps greater availability of alternative services that children can easily access? But that would cost money - cheaper to threaten parents and children! Sorry I don't trust teachers - some may be ok, but you seem to be saying that they are just the lesser of two evils...

[@sunny96789]

Funny that Starmer brought back Rishi's smoking ban and AI stuff to boost productivity, Renters reform bill and the football regulator bill as well! Interesting ahaha

[@grahamepigney8565]

Not strange at all, these are all pieces of legislation that Labour support and in some areas, such as renters reform, that Labour want to go further.

[@user-gu1un7pb7k]

Lol Rachel comes across as a bit too partisan whenever she talks about the SNP. Even moreso when she's talking about the Tories. But I liked the King's Speech, I think Starmer will surprise everyone in terms of how radical he will be

[@Halbumen]

can someone explain in what sense starmer 'beat' either one of corbyn or boris johnson? what does that even mean?

[@alana8863]

He won a general election. Corbyn is on the back-benches, and Johnson is nowhere. Beat is not a good choice of words, but in terms of political outcome, Starmer has won out.

[@henryblunt8503]

A moment's thought would tell you that the great majority of the hereditaries are Tories, while a lot of Labour peers are long in the tooth. The point of turfing out the hereditaries is to quickly reduce the number of Tories after 14 years of Tories packing the house with their friends. The age limit can come when Labour has done some packing. Really, I thought you were supposed to be "political" commentators. Poor show.

[@jonathand8873]

Nope

[@WanderingWarg]

A party political broadcast on behalf of the Labour party, as per usual.

[@marcusmalone]

Genuine non-ideological question: I wonder if there's anything in Labour's 'ambitious' agenda that's made possible, or just easier, by not being tied to EU frameworks? 🤔

[@ieb994]

Not really. People like Corbyn were talking about how the lack of a ban on state aid could be helpful, but in reality if you give state aid to your industries, the EU will immediately impose tariffs on that production and negate any advantage you might take. Much easier to implement against the UK than China too.

[@marcusmalone]

@@ieb994 thanks!

[@RobinHarris-nf4yv]

@@ieb994 the EU do allow a certain amount of state aid, but the U.K. never used it as Tories are ideologically opposed Ironically it was the U.K. as an EU member that pushed for tighter state aid rules whilst we were a member.

[@ieb994]

​@@RobinHarris-nf4yv The EU allows state aid under limited and clearly laid out conditions. Very different from what people imagine Corbyn would have been doing if he was in charge.

[@RobinHarris-nf4yv]

@@ieb994 I don’t believe his nationalisation plans for railways and water broke EU state aid rules Every country in EU has state owned water. Many of them have state owned railways France has state owned power Broadband might’ve been a problem (was never doable anyway)

[@sunny96789]

Rishi Sunak brought back stability and growth to the economy. Inflation back to target of 2% and economy is gowing currently faster than any G7 nation and IMF predicts it to grow by 1.5% in 2025. So it's a pretty good inheritance that Labour are getting. Brown left the economy in a much worse state back in 2010.

[@HKBLUE70THSTRSIXOWE]

You've gotta be joking

[@RobinHarris-nf4yv]

Not even you believe that undiluted horse pizz The U.K. has massive debts Tory govts recent policies leave a £18b hole in public finances 14 years of Tories have left public services in state of collapse Prison service is about to collapse NHS has 8 million waiting list Councils are going bust There’s a massive crisis with asylum seekers caused by Tories

[@grahamepigney8565]

Rishi Sunak claimed, quite rightly, that the dramatic and damaging increase in inflation post-Truss had nothing to do with the government policies. Then Rishi Sunak opportunistically claims that government policies have reduced inflation back to 2%. How short people's memory is @sunny96789

[@l4zrh4wk]

The grown ups are back in charge, finally.

[@GuntD-rz1xb]

Yawn.

[@l4zrh4wk]

@@GuntD-rz1xb Might not be as glamorous as the populist snake oil salesmen you no doubt fawn over but real politik is rarely sexy

[@user-tf4vt9jh1c]

Crap

[@alana8863]

Meaningless. Unless you can state exactly what it is you think is 'crap' then you aren't saying anything at all.

[@Tybourne1991]

Change is on the agenda, but from what to what exactly? When we talk about growth, let’s be specific: plants, animals, and humans grow. So, what kind of growth are we aiming for in our society? Service is vital but to what end? You mentioned that the King's Speech continues Starmer's strategy, yet the big picture feels elusive. We need a clear vision that unites these principles and initiatives. What’s the cohesive story here? #LabourVision#KingsSpeech#UKPolitics#PolicyClarity#FutureGrowth#StarmerStrategy

[@AllegraPersephone]

Red Tories.

[@RobinHarris-nf4yv]

Grow up

[@kellyannpage1469]

Who even listens to to the Kongs speech??

[@foxyboiiyt3332]

King Kong?

[@carljhonson6593]

He meant King 💀

[@lokijay]

godzilla

[@Sonnx7oj]

@@carljhonson6593no he missed the word king before kongs dont u see?

[@fragglet]

Insomniacs

[@qba4455]

Well this is depressing.

[@vikinghex]

im 80 and have lived under some really bad prime ministers I cannot name one that ever did anything for me as a p.a.y.e worker who worked from 15 till 3 days before I was 65 and not one of them ever did anything good for my kind and still doesn't and this one well sow up your pockets and hold on to your jewels because he has his so nothing he will do will affect him you are his play things I have seen it all before

[@patrikfloding7985]

Sorry..as much as i'd like to spend 30 minutes, i won't. Do you have a more condensed, to the point version?

[@aidanfletcher8103]

playback speed 1.5x

[@epluribusu9430]

Supportzive. Emptzy. Pointzing. Mightz. Dilpomatzic. Plottzing. Airportz. Practzical. Hurtzing. Tzime. Promotzing. Mattzer. Brexit English? Like the ridiculous Spanish lisp.