As the article acknowledges, it’s left wing economically while being quite right wing on social issues. Blue Labour, essentially.

  • flamingos-cant (hopepunk arc)@feddit.ukM
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    Sir Keir is a soft-leftist at heart, rather than a hippy-punching hardman. Principles were hidden in the name of political expediency.

    This is a weird thing to say after pointing out the govt is quite right-wing on social issues (bar abortion). Then again, it’s hard to have any consistent opinion on this government, who might be the most politically incompetent in my lifetime. They only ever seem to try to do comms when they’re doing stuff their voters hate and are dead silent when doing actually good stuff (where was the press event for the carbon budget?).

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      Do they try to evidence that, or is it just “I want him to be left wing, so pretend it’s hidden?”

      He’s moved away from trade unions to funding by business. He’s drank the coolaid on AI, and appointed right wingers to prominent positions. His cabinet is basically the Progress Alumni.