Prime Minister

  • China is over & the PM’s job is only getting harder

    The job of being a positive force for the economy as a Labour government is not yet over.

    It may be that it has struck out confidently on a number of issues, but people are feeling the strain of having to manage a large global economy on an impoverished intellectual budget.

    The ideas need to be free-flowing for there to be real uplift and for people’s dreams to become a reality in our time.

    Starmer speaks to his delegation (Credit: Keir Starmer/Substack)

    The Prime Minister’s jaunt in China may have been enjoyable but we at home need to see the fruits of all this sort of activity that happens all across the world.

    The reputation of the UK is built on success and the dividends are the bread and butter of how life works and is lived here.

    If he is to be as good a leader as many think he can be in his own party, there need to be many more efforts – big and small – to boost our fortunes overall.

  • The PM now wants to be a top blogger

    The Prime Minister is not known for being an energiser, but he’s taken a jab at his critics.

    He’s launched his own Substack newsletter.

    It’s a novel attempt to do it in his own way, in his own time, and on his own terms.

    It’s not for the feint hearted.

    The Labour blood runs through his veins thickly. It comes out strongly in his first post, titled “Politics that makes a difference”.

    It’s a lament of the UK’s state of affairs over child poverty. It tugs at the heart on an issue his party has campaigned on a lot.

    If you know someone who likes him in office, this new blog of sorts is for them.

    Why not recommend it as a Christmas gift? It’s certainly cheaper than buying something.

    The PM can be their top new influencer just in time for the new year.