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I can't warm to him myself.
However, I do get that for 2 elections we put forward policies, (which yes, Brexit a big issue), were rejected.
As was the Miliband policies in 2015.

So I do support his cautious approach to offer policies which resonate with voters but also sound credible to do.
In whatever circumstances the UK is in when the next election is fought.

To win outright, to me seems a pipedream.
Labour needs to be close to or over 10% ahead to gain overall majority status.

To be in government however an overall majority doesn't need to be achieved.
Labour can easily with the right policies and ones which are also attractive to other opposition parties.
Labour can take away the Cons overall majority, it is even likely Labour can get to be the largest party.

However the best it can hope for is to be a minority government with the support of a strong grouping like the SNP.
Who thankfully would always ensure the Cons were out too.
Even moreso after the incompetence of this Con government.

Or a full coalition with possibly the SNP.
Which for me would be no bad thing either.

I haven't liked a Prime Minister in my 29 years of life.
So I can tolerate Starmer too.
However I liked his vision, I liked his caution and I liked the things he listed as potential firmer policies once we know when the next election will be.

The road he's going on it seems, is not far enough for me but it's a start.
I'm disappointed the nationalisation policies of Corbyn are in doubt.
However there are other avenues than full blown nationalisation.

I wasn't born in the 80s but looking back, listening to much older people than myself.
The view I've come to is privatisation was one of the biggest cons ever in politics.

It has led only to ever rising bills and still lack of investment.
So my position would be to re- nationalise.
However again, it is an issue that could still feature in the next election or elections after.

So overall, I think he did well, I like the personal account of his life which brought him to politics and shaped his political thinking.

Whenever the next election comes, 2023 or 2024.
It's essential he presents to voters, new hope, with a programme which will do enough to take Labour to be the largest party or substantially take the Cons to a position where they cannot govern by removing not only their overall majority but many more seats too, to make it even with the Lib Dems and DUP, they can't get the numbers to govern with an overall majority.

That can be done.
That can be actually, more likely than not achievable.