If I were a cautious, centre-left prime minister, Trump's victory would have me worried | Andy Beckett

A Kamala-Harris-like fate could await Keir Starmer unless he becomes more class conscious – even populistWhatever determinedly positive things centre-left leaders around the world have said about Donald Trump’s victory in public, in private they must have greeted it with a shudder. Not just because of the dark and chaotic prospect of another Trump presidency, but because in many ways the defeated Kamala Harris is just like them. She is a hard worker, a patient reformer, a reasonably good communicator, an instinctive mover towards the ideological centre, a supposed antidote to rightwing populism, and yet also an incumbent, in an era when such perceived protectors of the status quo are widely despised.Keir Starmer may have particular cause ...

The Guardian     Nov 07, 2024