HelenC
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HelenC
@helencallis.bsky.social
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Isn't it refreshing that they have taken action over it?

Along with the changes they're making to enable titles to be removed, it sounds like there could be some proper clean ups happening.
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
But has had very little good to say about Starmer. Even in the run up to the GE it was all complaints about him being too careful. Now this latest barrage of attacks is all saying he's not good enough.

The only time he's positive is after PMQs because he regularly wipes the floor with Badenoch.
February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
He has told people who support Starmer not to call in on 2 occasions in the last few shows.

I can only listen to a little bit live so mostly listen in catch up later.

Up until the last few days where I have switched off, I have listened daily for years. He has offered minimal praise.
February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
He even specifically complained that they haven't done anything exciting so he can't talk about any of it.

Quietly improving things isn't good enough for him. He's just another one who is unable to wean himself off the drama.
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Begrudgingly rather than frequently and usually because someone has messaged to tell him. It is always with a complaint that the government don't get the message out there saying it can't be all the media's fault.

Because he *is* the media and he refuses to accept any responsibility.
February 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
It's so one sided

Little to no mention of the good stuff the government has been doing, just a constant rant about why he thinks Starmer is terrible.

We don't need a showman for a PM. We need someone who gets things done.
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Yes, he's making stuff for his own features now.
February 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
But he is leading a government making a lot of positive change, delivering on their promises and has vastly improved our standing on the world stage

What do you actually want from a leader, a showman or someone who is gets things done for the good of the country?
February 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
And to be clear, criticism of Starmer and the government is fine.

Excluding people who don't share his sudden hatred for Starmer is pathetic.

What is he scared of?
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Reposted by HelenC
Starmer is probably the most decent man to hold the PM post since Gordon Brown. He's being hounded out in the same way.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Reposted by HelenC
That's my view, Mandelson has contacts in Washington, knows how it works and is a fixer, there's nothing to suggest he did anything other than a good job. And Starmer acted quickly as you say, unlike the Tories over the years who developed a reputation for never resigning or being booted out.
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Ah cats are absolute arseholes aren't they! I bet she really loved having you as a pet and particularly enjoyed the way you played with the mice she brought you.

(And yes this is exactly the cleanser I'd like more of!)
January 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM