Starmer doesn't lead. That's a fatal failing in a prime minister.
Particularly so in a time of global turmoi, rapid change and increasing threats.
Public confidence doesn't come just from the absence of mistakes. In any case, the absence of action doesn't mean an absence of mistakes.
David Herdson
Since John Healey mentioned the Strategic Review: It is worth repeating that this study warned that the post-war order was desintegrating, &that Britain needed a “whole-of-society approach to defence”. In a normal world this would have triggered a national debate led by the PM. But Starmer didn’t.
