Sir Keir Starmer has reached his first anniversary.
And it’s been, by many accounts, a remarkable year. Sir Keir has achieved what most politicians could only dream of—uniting the country. But there’s a catch (again!). And it’s quite a big one. He’s largely united it against him.
Still, there’s more choice on the political shelf than there was a year ago.
Of course, we’ve still got the Conservatives—and Nigel Farage, who’s been through more political parties than Larry the cat: UKIP, the Brexit Party, and Reform UK. Same man, same grift, same warm pint.
But now there’s the Advance Party and the Restore Britain Party—but perhaps the less said about them, the better.
Which begs the question:
What is it about Starmer that has so many queuing up to build new parties just to oppose him?
Well, as Jamie Driscoll recently pointed out:
“…they were already struggling. Labour didn’t win last year, so much as the Tories lost. Labour polled 9.7 million votes in 2024. Compare that with 10.3 million in 2019 and 12.9 million in 2017 under Jeremy Corbyn.
Jamie identified two basic problems:
“First, an ambivalence to truth.
No sooner had they taken office than Freebiegate broke. £5,000 dresses for Mrs Starmer. £14,000 birthday party Bridget Phillipson. £107,145 worth of gifts for Sir Keir, despite being a millionaire. Taylor Swift Tickets. Exec boxes at football. Donors given government jobs.
Labour spin doctors were incensed that their guys were getting the tabloid treatment, when the Tories had been at least as bad. That’s the problem in a nutshell. They have no genuine commitment to truth.”
And secondly:
“…they don’t understand where the money goes. This country is run in the interests of making rich investors richer.
And Jamie had some key advice for Keir’s floundering party—not that they’ll take it, of course:
“I’m a champion of helping business establish and grow by developing useful products and providing good jobs. We created jobs by the thousand when I was Mayor.
Passive wealth is different. It is like gravity. Money flows towards it. Very, very rich people don’t have to invent anything, lead anything, or produce anything of value. They just park money in big tech, privatised utilities, property, finance, and care homes, while the rest of us do the work, pay the bills, and actually generate the profits.
The top rate of capital gains tax is 24%. The top rate of income tax is 45%. We tax people almost double for working and generating wealth than we do for passive wealth.
Until that’s fixed, we’ll be presented with false choice after false choice, blaming poor disabled people, poor immigrants, poor children. This government, or any government, will fail to fix Britain.
Let’s have a wealth tax. Not just to raise money, but to make sure our national wealth is invested in a safer, healthier population, rather than share buybacks or super-yachts.
We must dispel this myth of the household budget. Public spending is not like private spending. If I stop spending, it doesn’t really affect my earnings. But in a whole economy, one person’s spending is another person’s income.”
It’s time for some common sense. It’s time for real change. People are fed up with the current direction of travel. It’s just not working. So, we’re building something better from the ground up—together. And we’re not going anywhere.
Majority Movement is working towards taking over Newcastle City Council in next year’s elections—and it’s entirely possible. In May, Labour were wiped out in Durham, and in Northumberland they’re down to eight councillors after a humiliating collapse from twenty-one. And crucially, Labour has already lost control of Newcastle and South Tyneside without even contesting any elections, simply because long-serving Labour councillors are resigning in disgust.
Oh, and before we move on, there’s been a lot of talk in the media of another national party on the horizon. And this one, when established, will be right by our side as we fight for control of our communities. As we know, the proposed new party is an idea that’s been growing for quite some time. But now, the intention to found it has been made public. The media have wasted no time trying to discredit it though, but we’re ready for them, and we aren’t going to let them get away with it. Let’s stand side by side with our friends across the country, and with all those who simply believe that Britain should be run in the interests of the people who do the work: including those in unpaid work, those unable to work, or those retired from a lifetime of work.
There is a better way. And the majority of us see that. When this new party comes, Majority will be ready to help.