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1. spaceb+ab[view] [source] 2026-01-13 13:50:35
>>robthe+(OP)
This is how you govern from a position of unpopularity.

The government knows they’re on the wrong side of many issues, to the point they know they can’t win an open debate.

So media control, regulation by enforcement, and institutional control becomes the focus of effort.

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2. justin+Kb[view] [source] 2026-01-13 13:53:27
>>spaceb+ab
This has been ongoing for a long time, its not at all specific to this government.
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3. ericho+vd[view] [source] 2026-01-13 14:03:50
>>justin+Kb
Huh? Starmer is the least popular Prime Minister, I believe, ever.
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4. spaceb+Jd[view] [source] 2026-01-13 14:05:28
>>ericho+vd
He wins or draws on every measure of unpopularity, other than YouGov net satisfaction where Liz Truss still beats him.
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5. geremi+ue[view] [source] 2026-01-13 14:09:07
>>spaceb+Jd
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/keir-s... https://edition.cnn.com/2025/09/30/uk/keir-starmer-labour-pa...

I've come across various sources that lean center-left, note, CENTER-left, saying this. I think there might be something to it.

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