Keir Starmer's speech at the Labour Party conference has garnered mixed reactions. Some critics, such as @freddiejh8, argue that the speech was conservative in nature and lacked vision. They believe that voters are looking for a more democratic and transformative politics, rather than empty rhetoric. On the other hand, @RMCunliffe suggests that Starmer's speech made the Tories look like the opposition. @bencobley warns that if Starmer, who is seen as an arch-technocrat, comes into power, it could lead to a populist uprising. However, @freddiejh8 argues that Starmer is trying to appeal to Tory voters who are disillusioned with the party's rightwards trajectory. Overall, there is a sense that Starmer is trying to channel the record and spirit of Tony Blair in order to win back voters lost to Boris Johnson. @georgeeaton highlights that Starmer and Rachel Reeves are championing a left-leaning agenda, which is significantly different from New Labour. @JGaneshEsq goes as far as to say that Starmer's rise to contention for prime minister is a democratic feat comparable to Brexit, Donald Trump, and the rise of Emmanuel Macron. In terms of Labour's overall direction, @georgeeaton argues that the party's quiet radicalism is becoming more pronounced. They suggest that a Labour government may need to be more interventionist than expected in an age of permanent crisis. @DavidGauke notes that both Starmer and Johnson are trying to embody a change in how politics is done, but based on the recent conferences, Starmer seems to be winning this contest.
There is a public appetite for a change in how we do politics, as evidenced by the fact both party leaders are trying to embody that change. On the basis of these past two conferences, this is a contest Keir Starmer is winning, writes @DavidGauke ⬇️ https://t.co/GNdnUekJIY
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are championing an agenda significantly to the left of New Labour, writes @georgeeaton. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/Hf0E31HPLi
Labour’s quiet radicalism is getting louder, writes @georgeeaton. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/inzVf2pvrs
Labour aims for repeat of historic by-election triumph as Tory support weakens https://t.co/CEEB7ZeUap
Labour is the political wing of the technocratic elite, says Fraser Myers https://t.co/u27sV1yEF7
In an age of permanent crisis, a Labour government will likely have to be more rather than less interventionist than expected. But this week has shown why the party’s starting point is more social democratic than appreciated, writes @georgeeaton ⬇️ https://t.co/FzelavGfEt
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are championing an agenda significantly to the left of New Labour, writes @georgeeaton. https://t.co/BwAbII3Zgq
That Keir Starmer is in contention for prime minister at all is up there with Brexit, Donald Trump and the rise of Emmanuel Macron as the democratic feat of the past decade, writes @JGaneshEsq https://t.co/ahrkDp8Zsl https://t.co/WtbAHpMSr9
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are championing an agenda significantly to the left of New Labour, writes @georgeeaton. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/VKgNmEssn8
Labour’s quiet radicalism is getting louder, writes @georgeeaton. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/dzqy7HpYQ5
Keir Starmer channeled the record and spirit of Tony Blair, in his pitch to be Britain’s next leader and win back voters lost to Boris Johnson https://t.co/nRW4OD3R9n
Labour can fix 'broken' Britain, Starmer rallies party before election https://t.co/JuPLLJpVfZ https://t.co/oCMG9iRDCz
Keir Starmer wants to convert Tory voters turned off by the party’s rightwards trajectory and Rishi Sunak’s predecessors. He is defining himself through working-class patriotism, writes @freddiejh8. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/PhYoXL6cQP
Keir Starmer’s lack of vision is now impossible to ignore. His speech to the Labour conference was full of clichéd management-speak. Voters want a more democratic, transformative politics – and yet we’re stuck with empty suits, says Fraser Myers https://t.co/u27sV1yEF7
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party wants to “take our streets back”. In many ways, this was a conservative speech, writes @freddiejh8. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/j50p6VJCRD
If the arch-technocrat Keir Starmer gets into power, we can certainly expect a populist uprising. @bencobley on how Starmer betrayed Tony Blair’s anti-Establishment legacy: 👇 https://t.co/3vf0QeB9rj
Keir Starmer’s speech made the Tories look like the opposition, writes @RMCunliffe. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/E1R8PInIm7