(and all over the West) How did the Labour win in Britain? Labour’s victory in the U.K. has enthused leftists all over Europe. Will it lead to any significant change in domestic or international policy? Keir Starmer, the new Labour premier, is a conservative masquerading as a progressive socialist. He is no different from all the centrist leaders who govern most of Europe, whether they began their career as libertarians, Christian Democrats, conservatives or socialists, greens, or even communists. The good news lies only in political renewal in a country — indeed a government — in disarray, led by a Party […]
Irrelevant Elections in the UK
As we await the more interesting upcoming French elections, let us briefly reflect on the insignificant British ones. The recent Labour victory in the UK may have garnered attention, but will it truly bring about any significant domestic or international changes? Keir Starmer, the elected Labour Party new PM, is anything but a Conservative in a progressive disguise. On the international front, Starmer has already made it clear that there will be no shifts in policy. He has expressed support for Ukraine without mentioning the possibility of negotiation and has affirmed Israel’s right to self-defense without acknowledging the issues of […]