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Comment on Labour MPs urge Starmer to ‘get out there’ with Trump-style media strategy

Trump is certainly the wrong model, but they do need to communicate better. In particular I think they need to communicate the reasons behind their decisions.

Why aren’t we standing with countries like Canada in response to Trump’s sabre rattling?
Why haven’t they just told Trump to get fucked in trade talks when his administration is asking for changes in our laws?
What are the cuts on winter fuels and disability benefits paying for?
Why are we not looking to rejoin the customs union to remove barriers to trade with the EU?

Etc, etc, etc.

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fox2263@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Definitely, I agree wholeheartedly. But it is unfortunately a model that is working. The whole Simpson thing…was it “if poochie is not in an episode, people should ask where’s poochie”. Trump dominates every square inch of world wide media. Starmer in this instance would do right by emulating that.

And yes, be strong. We need at this moment in time an “Iron Sir” (in reference to thatchers Iron Lady) for all the reasons you said. He needs to be strong, give actual two fingers to trump and solidly lead Britain into the future. There’s a golden opportunity here to spearhead a new collation and get us back in with the EU on favourable terms with the populace by getting ahead of the right wing and pushing the narratives back left. Facts over Fiction needs to prevail and win the hearts and minds of the nation who so easily lap up misinformation.

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- wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  “Iron Knight”?
  
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  - fox2263@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Iron Bro would probably go down well with the kids haha
    
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njr1414@mastodon.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
@wewbull @fox2263
The UK government want to keep the doors open everywhere as to trade, be it US or China. The problem is the Trump administration wants countries to side with him over China and will put caveats on us. Trump is not a politician, but a businessman and cannot be trusted, even if the UK Government gets a trade deal, l wonder if a few months later he will change his mind as our government does something Trump doesn't like and puts more tariffs on us as punishment.
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