It’s amazing to think Keir Starmer was sold to us Brits as Mr. Sensible.
He’ll be gloriously boring and that’s just what we need, said his media cheerleaders when he was elected prime minister in July 2024.
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After the tumult of Brexit, the wacky Boris Johnson years and all that lockdown lunacy, we need a little calm, they said.
Enter Sir Keir.
He’s a “safe pair of hands,” said every talking head.
“The grown-ups are back in charge,” cried The Guardian.
Fast-forward 23 months and Starmer has thrown in the towel.
Far from steadying the good ship Britain, he’s left it in an unholy mess.
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