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Emrys

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5. They must be thinking of a different Keir Starmer.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Mar 30, 2025, 07:13 PM

Mar 30

Not only is that sort of gutsy response alien to his political character in the first place, he's trapped between fear of too close a rapprochement with the EU because Brexit-loving Reform UK is breathing down Labour's neck in the polls (or even vice versa if you believe some polls), and fear of the US proving how poorly successive UK governments have played their hands since Brexit, leaving Starmer with few or no cards to play.

See the recent moves to soften the tax regime on US tech giants in the craven hope of avoiding Trump's wrath:

UK mulls big tech tax changes to avoid US tariffs - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j0dgym8w1o

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