Izzy Posted 22 April 2020 Share Posted 22 April 2020 6 hours ago, Alf Bentley said: Seemed like a good debut by Starmer from the few clips I've seen. Confident on the ball, didn't give away possession and took his chances. Mind you, that could be the norm for many months, if not longer. If he keeps fit, he could be one hell of a player. It'll be interesting to see what Johnson is like when he comes back. At his age, injuries and time out of the game could take it's toll. A big part of his persona has been the "performance" - bullish, informal, humorous, optimistic, flamboyant word selection, ad libs etc. Will/can he just resume that or will his form take a dip through a lack of confidence and match fitness? That's assuming that he still has the health and drive for the job...probably will, I'd imagine, as form is temporary but class is permanent. We hope Boris comes back all guns blazing and scoring hat tricks for fun like he did before lockdown Sounds like a match report 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 22 April 2020 Share Posted 22 April 2020 Corbyn's "Maureen from Carlisle has asked..." would have been fine as a backbencher but never seemed apt for the leader of the opposition. You'd imagine Starmer will likely fair well in PMQs because of his background and he'll really be able to put pressure on Johnson in a way Corbyn couldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alf Bentley Posted 22 April 2020 Share Posted 22 April 2020 1 hour ago, Izzy said: Sounds like a match report ......and from the Thatcher Stadium, we're hearing that the Blues are down to 9 men. Let's go over to Ian Stringer.... Yes, disgraceful conduct over on the right wing. First to go was Johnson. Yet another stain on his already appalling disciplinary record. But then the slender, red (or grey)-haired youth coach Muzzett leaped from the bench and got involved. Would you believe it? He seized the referee's notebook and wrote in it! The outcome was inevitable. The referee, Mr. Starmer, has shown the pair of them the red card - and good riddance to bad rubbish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 23 April 2020 Share Posted 23 April 2020 12 hours ago, Stadt said: Corbyn's "Maureen from Carlisle has asked..." would have been fine as a backbencher but never seemed apt for the leader of the opposition. You'd imagine Starmer will likely fair well in PMQs because of his background and he'll really be able to put pressure on Johnson in a way Corbyn couldn't. What an absolute ****ing disaster Corbyn was from the first day to the last. Thank god we have something that looks like an actual opposition again. We bloody need it right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 23 April 2020 Share Posted 23 April 2020 'oh, Jeremy Corbyn'. Hopefully they won't adapt something similarly naff for the new incumbent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 23 April 2020 Share Posted 23 April 2020 13 minutes ago, Spudulike said: 'oh, Jeremy Corbyn'. Hopefully they won't adapt something similarly naff for the new incumbent. oh sir kier starmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Alf Bentley Posted 23 April 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 23 April 2020 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: The few, not the many... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 23 April 2020 Share Posted 23 April 2020 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: Next Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 23 April 2020 Share Posted 23 April 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: "7 letters, to be made a figure of fun. Sounds like a local Leicester paper...." Edited 23 April 2020 by Dahnsouff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 30 April 2020 Share Posted 30 April 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/apr/29/starmer-kills-raab-with-kindness-in-pmqs 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilo Posted 4 May 2020 Share Posted 4 May 2020 Looks as though the Tories will have a battle of the kind they haven't had in over a decade. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/opinium-opinion-polling-on-keir-starmer-boris-johnson-nigel-farage-1-6636103?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in_article_social_icons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 Turned the screw a little more with his questioning today now Johnson's back. As said before though the real test comes when he's able to ask his questions in front of a packed home end again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilo Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 I knew that Starmer would be good at PMQs, and have the ability to make Johnson work hard on Wednesdays, but that was ridiculous. Boris is going to have sleepless Tuesday nights for the foreseeable future, and not just because of the baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 I thought PMQs was pretty tame today. Keir asked the predictable questions and Boris gave the expected answers. I imagine that this is part of a “we’re pulling together but will still scrutinise the government” approach which suits at present. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 Actually thought that was the worst of the three Starmer performances, seem to want to attack but also realised he can't as he doesn't really have any solutions himself. Boris looked fairly comfortable and the situation he is in probably can't get much worse than this for questioning. I don't think he'll be too worried at the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bilo Posted 6 May 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 6 May 2020 20 minutes ago, MattP said: Boris looked fairly comfortable... 🤨🤨 I've seen more comfortable looking people in Hostel. 10 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lionator Posted 6 May 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 6 May 2020 51 minutes ago, MattP said: Actually thought that was the worst of the three Starmer performances, seem to want to attack but also realised he can't as he doesn't really have any solutions himself. Boris looked fairly comfortable and the situation he is in probably can't get much worse than this for questioning. I don't think he'll be too worried at the minute. Even from my biased left wing position I cannot fathomably begin to envisage how you thought this. It was an absolute onslaught. On the contrary and for balances sake, it's perfectly reasonable for Boris to struggle in PMQ's at the moment, he has a lot on his plate so PMQ performance is hardly his priority whereas for Starmer, PMQ's is a real chance for him to put his point across so he's inevitably going to be performing better. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopfkino Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 57 minutes ago, MattP said: Actually thought that was the worst of the three Starmer performances, seem to want to attack but also realised he can't as he doesn't really have any solutions himself. Boris looked fairly comfortable and the situation he is in probably can't get much worse than this for questioning. I don't think he'll be too worried at the minute. I didn't watch it so I don't know but the bar has been set so low in the last 5 years that I'd be mightily impressed if Starmer didn't look good up whilst he has whole warehouses of ammo to draw on if he wants. On PMQs, Punch and Judy Politics is a good, light read. I remember both Miliband and Cameron both being quite good at it and I suspect that's the peak for a while. Don't imagine Boris v Starmer being much cop long-term, it'll only really pick up traction within respective bubbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Lionator said: Even from my biased left wing position I cannot fathomably begin to envisage how you thought this. It was an absolute onslaught. On the contrary and for balances sake, it's perfectly reasonable for Boris to struggle in PMQ's at the moment, he has a lot on his plate so PMQ performance is hardly his priority whereas for Starmer, PMQ's is a real chance for him to put his point across so he's inevitably going to be performing better. I thought Starmer was fantastic first two weeks and made Raab look quite awful. Today I didn't see anything at all, first question was good but very little afterwards and Boris at no point looked in any trouble. I'm wondering if some of the left leaners are suffering from the old boxing judge analogy of giving a wrong round score on the basis of improvement here, overrating a certain round (or in this performance) because they've done better than what they've seen previously I.e Corbyn. Doesn't matter a jot when it comes to elections anyway, PMQs is for the converted. Edited 6 May 2020 by MattP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 11 minutes ago, Lionator said: Even from my biased left wing position I cannot fathomably begin to envisage how you thought this. It was an absolute onslaught. On the contrary and for balances sake, it's perfectly reasonable for Boris to struggle in PMQ's at the moment, he has a lot on his plate so PMQ performance is hardly his priority whereas for Starmer, PMQ's is a real chance for him to put his point across so he's inevitably going to be performing better. I don’t have any fixed political leaning but I must have been watching a different game to you ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Kopfkino said: I didn't watch it so I don't know but the bar has been set so low in the last 5 years that I'd be mightily impressed if Starmer didn't look good up whilst he has whole warehouses of ammo to draw on if he wants. On PMQs, Punch and Judy Politics is a good, light read. I remember both Miliband and Cameron both being quite good at it and I suspect that's the peak for a while. Don't imagine Boris v Starmer being much cop long-term, it'll only really pick up traction within respective bubbles. Hague v Blair was fantastic, the best two I've seen in my life at the box, Hague really was tremendous but it mattered for nothing at elections as the public couldn't take to him. Starmer should be good given his background but you can tell whilst good forensically he's not going to be a top notch performer as he's very wooden. This current format of the place being like a morgue is perfect for him. Edited 6 May 2020 by MattP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 It's about time we had a shadow Government who will push the elected one all the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilo Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/05/06/boris-johnson-loved-facing-jeremy-corbyn-keir-starmer-looks/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb When even a newspaper that's become as absurdly slavish in its devotion to the Tories is writing articles like this, you know that Starmer is going to be a very different animal to that which Johnson has faced. He'd led a charmed life in politics before 2020, and now we'll see what he's really made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 6 May 2020 Share Posted 6 May 2020 This was the next description I've seen today What a difference Keir Starmer makes at PMQs. Not the best sex you’ve ever had. That’s Tony. But a competent blowjob. Gets it done. Corbyn wasn’t even a half-assed handjob. More an unwanted pinch on the arse in a club. Labour might actually be competitive again some time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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