The man is an empty space held together by a well cut suit bought by someone else.
He is a windsock, for a lawyer he is a terrible communicator, he is just terrible at the job he SHOULD be doing, but very good at the job some shadowy forces placed him in.
Who pulls his strings??

Yes, yes and......yes

So does this mean @Metpolice negotiate with terrorist as PA is a proscribed org

As a comparison, how much have wages risen for hourly paid employees in the same time?
Not national average, because that includes everyone.

I hoped for more, but the simple explanation is that, individually and collectively they are not very good at this job.
A Leader without a plan being guided by advisers without a clue.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG????
Everything.........

I was a party member, a trade unionist and I am proud to be 'one of Jezzas lot'.
I might be satisfied if I believed he had a plan that didn't alienate the Left in trying to attract the Right/Far Right.
If the man could identify a principle in a line up.
If 'Round in Circles 'wasn't his direction.

He produced quality product.
You are pushed to find a bigger or better tool than that one

I can't give an example of a government elected with a massive majority disappointing so many people in such a short time.
It's actually their biggest achievement so far TBH........

What we need is for our windsock PM to pick a direction, a THING, a principle and stick to it.
He is the archetype of "Where are my people going, I must lead them!
Useless individual

We do need stability, but the basic foundation HAS to be there.
Starmer has the intrinsic stability of a swamp.

The PM's biggest problem is that he is an empty space held together by a well-cut suit bought by someone else.
The man is a complete windsock, guided not by principle but the prevalent wind

Do I find it suspicious?
Yes.
Do I find it surprising?
Absolutely not.
His class, his cabal, see taxes and rules as a thing for 'other people'
He doesn't care, and doesn't need to care, what's anyone going to do about it