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[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 71 points 4 months ago

As an American who is absolutely horrified and embarrassed about our own political climate and voter behavior, it's very good to see a sane and dull transfer of power.

Sunak's speech after stepping down:

Whilst he has been my political opponent, Keir Starmer, will shortly become our prime minister. In this job, his successes will be all our successes, and I wish him and his family well. Whatever our disagreements in this campaign, He is a decent, public spirited man who I respect.

He and his family deserve the very best of our understanding as they make the huge transition to their new lives behind this door. And as he grapples with this most demanding of jobs in an increasingly unstable world.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

And, like with the US, you now have progressives inheriting a house that conserves shat in for over a decade. Austerity, Brexit, etc.

I’m curious to see how good Britain’s long term memory is. America forgets about the dangers of conservatism all too quickly.

[-] Rekhyt@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

So does Britain. Something like 75 of the last 100 years have had Conservatives in power. Obviously, what that means has changed over time, but it's clear that every time Labour gets a shot at governing, Brits yell "Not good enough!" and put the Tories back in office.

[-] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I'm old enough to remember when Thatcher first became PM and from what I've seen Britain's long term memory is pretty shit.

[-] mdwhite999@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 months ago

I wouldn't really call the Labour party progressive

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He didn’t have to do this. It has nothing to do with the transfer of power. Just tradition to run away when you lose but you’re 100% allowed to stay party leader

[-] anlumo@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Not in UK's Conservative Party. They don’t mess around, if the leader doesn’t deliver, they’re out, no questions asked.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Except it has nothing to do with vacating Downing St and the transition of power

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 4 months ago

I mean, they literally already have a king.

[-] tlou3please@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Yep our country is screwed in many ways but at least we haven't so far dabbled in that kind of madness. It is fundamentally a properly functioning democracy.

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