There's dense.
And then there's Keir Starmer. Calling him 'dense' would probably be a misuse of the word, as it doesn't really begin to cover the nuances of Starmer's case.
Obstinance might be better, but I always thought that implied at least someone was listening, even though with continued objections in the face of arguments.
Dense is closer to his public persona as he surely does seem to bear down on things that are hugely unpopular in the face of either public outcry or outright rejection, as with the recent elections. Continuing to march with such policies and pronouncements certainly qualifies as 'dense.'
But he's too much the devoted ideologue, with at least a feral intelligence, to qualify for the intellectual meaning of 'dense.'
Starmer gave a speech this morning that, I guess, might be as close to a mea culpa as he is capable of, which means not really.
MISTAKES WERE MADE
Mistakes made, change needed
- Starmer admitted his government has "made mistakes", but says they got "the big political choices right" - citing the Iran war, and "investment in public services"
- He called Labour's election losses "tough", and said he knows "people are frustrated" with him: I need to prove doubters wrong, and I will, he vowed
- The prime minister acknowledged "incremental change won't cut it" when it comes to meeting the UK's challenges. He added that for British people "change cannot come quickly enough"
Of course, in Starmer's world, he's the hero, not the dog.
By ignoring the election results and gluing himself to the carpet in his office at No. 10 Downing Street, he's sparing the UK chaos.
Keir Starmer: "I take responsibility for not walking away, not plunging our country into chaos, as the Tories did."
— Chris Rose (@ArchRose90) May 11, 2026
The problem is that he repeatedly called for Tory PMs to resign for less. He also called for a GE.
So this doesn’t wash given the precedent he set for others. pic.twitter.com/Fa3zlDB1TK
Starmer, the selfless hero, is going to continue saving Britain whether they want him to or not, from the 'dark path' the British, Welsh, and even a few Scotsmen *checks notes* just voted for.
Put another way, "We will fight the British people in Brussels. We shall fight them on the French beaches with rubber boats full of third world migrants. We will fight them in the public squares with crowds of praying Mohammedans. We shall fight them in the raping places. We…
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) May 11, 2026
...We shall fight them in the raping places. We shall never surrender!"
Double reverse Churchill. Starmer's finest hour, I guess...
Instead of - what was that he said in the speech about, 'I spent too much time telling everyone the wonderful things I was doing for them...'?
"I am fighting for them. We are fighting for them. I am their Prime Minister, and this is their government."
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 11, 2026
Sir Keir Starmer says he's spent too much time talking about what he's doing for working people, and not enough about why or who he stands for.https://t.co/B3Cb2fuWf8 pic.twitter.com/CcEeHSCaOG
Starmer is doubling down on the policies and rhetoric that saw Labor getting its ass handed to it across the British Isles this weekend.
No one cared 'why' Keir Starmer and Labor were doing any of what they were doing. Britons just want the madness to stop. It's pretty simple.
But when you're this dense, even in the face of a nearly historic thrashing, your answer is to do more of it because obviously you didn't get your message across correctly the first time.
Surely the people will eat this up the more they have shoved down their throats, with no time to swallow.
Remember that Brexit they voted for...TWICE?
Well, yeah. Neither does Keir Starmer.
PM Starmer promises new EU DIRECTION for Britain at next EU Summit
— RT (@RT_com) May 11, 2026
'Last government was defined by breaking up our relationship with Europe. This 'Labour' government will be defined by REBUILDING [this relationship] by putting Britain at the heart of Europe' https://t.co/O6AM7IuaSV pic.twitter.com/nkkBliowRb
BRITAIN AT THE HEART OF EUROPE
For a teensy little fee.
Starmer is unpicking Brexit and planning another undemocratic hit job on British taxpayers by signing us up to a £1billion annual payment to the EU.
— Priti Patel MP (@pritipatel) May 3, 2026
Once again, this weak Prime Minister goes to the negotiating table, comes home empty-handed, having fleeced hard pressed…
All his big plans, even when they give away something, cost the British taxpayer their shirt.
Then, for instance, about that little placard on Starmer's podium - STRONGER FAIRER BRITAIN.
Well, the latest heartwarming video out of some of the already spectacularly compromised police forces in the UK positively oozes fairness. Not so much strength, though.
Police forces across the UK have made videos like this...Officers in uniform pledging allegiance to diversity, trans inclusion and gender identities..
— Jonny Bell (@Jonnywsbell) May 10, 2026
But I've yet to find a single video of them waving flags and making pledges for women's rights or child safeguarding ?... pic.twitter.com/Okic8FfPDt
YOU GO, QUEENS!
The little snippet of the nun waving a unique flag while chirping, 'This is me praying for greater understanding of what it means to be intersex,' is a nice touch.
Then there's the fairness doctrine, which never seems to apply to native Brits as far as Labour is concerned. And this government is rubbing it in yet again.
Back in December, I told you the pretty unbelievable - by American standards - story of how Achmed and his five wives ALL qualified for welfare benefits in the UK, even though your native Englishman would go to jail for that second wife. The whole concept is pretty egregious on its face, and now good old Labour is making it even fairer.
They'regiving the Islamic wives' club a raise.
DWP increases benefits for husbands with 2 or more wives - started in April
The DWP has increased the amount it pays out to households with people in polygamous marriages from April.
There’s a set of circumstances in which people who are married to a husband with more than one wife (or a wife with more than one husband) can claim an additional benefits allowance - and it’s all fully legal.
The DWP has confirmed in its benefits uprating list that ‘additional spouses’ in ‘polygamous marriages’ are being given a 4.8% boost to their benefits from April, which would most likely be for husbands with multiple wives.
Those who are classed as an ‘additional spouse’ in a polygamous marriage and are above state pension age were in 2025-26 able to claim an additional £119.50 per week of Pension Credit or Housing Benefit, with no given limit on the number of separate additional spouses who can claim in one household, other than the overall benefits cap per household per year.
From April 2026, this has been increased to £125.25 per week per additional spouse, a 4.8% increase in line with wage growth, which is how Pension Credit is automatically increased each spring, which is another £5.75 per week, or £299 extra per year.
Isn't that nice?
Pointing out the unequal treatment - for instance, British bigamists go to jail for seven years, and British pensioners had their teeny fuel allowance for the winter stripped from them - makes you a right-wing extremeist bigot.
The first thing that Starmer did when he fraudulently gained power was to strip the fuel allowance from pensioners on the pretext that the country couldn’t afford it, but there is clearly unlimited funds for anyone and anything as long as you are not a British taxpayer. And he…
— Section 8 (@AndrewG60213583) May 10, 2026
...And he wonders why the UK detests every fibre of his being.
The right wing is so churlish, which is why Starmer is also doing his best to disrupt their little get-togethers. Bad enough he couldn't foil their plans to vote him out of office when he tried 'postponing' these recent unfortunate elections. Nigel Farage's cheeky lawsuit got that overturned.
But he's still by God the prime minister, and when Tommy Robinson plans a march, Keir Starmer will keep foreign right-winger 'agitators' out of England.
Which is exactly what he's doing, and Starmer bragged about it in this little speech this morning. Tommy Robinson and his bunch have another huge Unite the Kingdom march and rally planned in London this coming Saturday - invited speakers and the whole lot - similar to the tremendous event they held last year.
🇬🇧Unite the Kingdom • Unite the West
— Gauci Reports (@GauciReports) May 1, 2026
Four Nations. One Kingdom.🇬🇧
16th May • Central London
Form up from 11:00am behind stewards (King’s Cross / St Pancras / Euston route)
March starts around 1:00pm
Follow steward instructions.
Stay peaceful & respectful. No masks, no… https://t.co/9XGRWanHb2 pic.twitter.com/7Ysmx6df6v
A march 'designed to confront and intimidate this city' as Starmer insulted and smeared the hundreds of thousands of Britons who joined the march last year. The peaceful day, by the way.
Starmer’s reference to the Unite the Kingdom March on Saturday will be a red rag to a bull. 🐂
— FreeByTheSea (@Free_ByTheSea) May 11, 2026
His unambiguous and insulting words are a direct provocation which will result in an even bigger attendance on the day- many there simply to show Starmer how much they hate him. pic.twitter.com/x1nN6Zi33h
Starmer already has his Starmtrooper blocking the visas of foreign guests who were coming in to speak.
It's very kind of Starmer to help Tommy Robinson out in recruiting more people for the Unite the Kingdom March on May 16th. https://t.co/RFpXBrJz9k
— A True Liberal 🇬🇧 🏳️🌈 (@MInthenow70635) May 11, 2026
Like I said, he bragged about it in his little speech.
Despite having a diplomatic passport as MP that runs until 2027.
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) May 11, 2026
Belgian politician @FDW_VB becomes the latest to be from entering the UK by tin pot dicktator @Keir_Starmer
Filip was due to speak at Unite The Kingdom and the West rally on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/mss7piz5hy
Conversely, Starmer will not be spending a single moment worrying about his violence-prone Pallywood friends, who are also upset at the thought that British people concerned about the country might get together and commiserate.
Next Saturday 16 May the far right are being led onto the streets by fascist Tommy Robinson.
— Stand Up To Racism (@AntiRacismDay) May 10, 2026
This comes just days after the electoral surge for Nigel Farage & Reform UK.
We need to show our unity & that the streets of the capital don’t belong to the far right. pic.twitter.com/yPQXB926LO
Who's your buddy, who's your terrorist Pally?
Terrorist propagandist Bushra Shaikh has returned to Britain after three weeks in Iran with no arrest.
— Nicholas Lissack (@NicholasLissack) May 11, 2026
She addressed an IRGC-Basij rally as Hezbollah flags waved. Yet Starmer blocks foreign activists from the “Unite the Kingdom” event.
Britain under Labour is a sick joke. pic.twitter.com/1aGUZ1gfVv
I'd be concerned that Starmer is getting a bit of that cornered animal vibe, too, knowing who and what he is. And he's too smart to be dense in that aspect.
In 2023, there were over twelve thousand arrests for thought crimes in the UK. And when The Independent went to fact-check the figures, it turns out, surprise!
The real number was 'likely higher.'
...The post claims the UK has recorded more than 12,183 arrests for “online comments”.
The figures are seemingly based on data obtained by The Times through Freedom of Information requests. The newspaper found that 37 police forces across England and Wales recorded 12,183 arrests in 2023 under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
Not all police forces responded to its requests, so the real figure is likely higher.
It is an offence under these sections to send messages of a “grossly offensive” or “indecent, obscene or menacing” character or persistently use a public electronic communications network to cause “annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety”.
I'll bet you a dollar those numbers start to skyrocket as Starmer and Labor fight tooth and nail for their very lives. I will also bet you another dollar that they turn loose their attack dogs on the marchers on Saturday, and those right-wing bogeymen will be to blame for all the hell coming afterward.
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