politics
Keir Starmer was the perfect man for the times
The prime minister of the United Kingdom is a technocrat who is inept, a would-be despot who doesn’t believe in anything, and a career politician who lacks all charm and political skill.
TL;DR
- Keir Starmer is resigning as Labour leader due to his perceived lack of charm and political skill.
- He is characterized as a technocrat and a bureaucrat who enforced rules without personal conviction, akin to Hannah Arendt's description of "rule by Nobody."
- Starmer's political positions and statements shifted with the prevailing rules, such as his stance on gender identity.
- The article suggests Starmer's leadership style was a reflection of the United Kingdom's own perceived lack of self-belief, evidenced by its approach to immigration, terrorism, and Brexit.