of british politics right now. everyone agrees we are in a huge mess, services on their knees, an economy that doesn t work for working people, even when it grows, let alone when it stagnates like now. everyone agrees as well that it s been like this for a while, that britain needs change, wants change, is crying out for change. and yet, trust in politics is now so low, so degraded that nobody believes you can make a difference any more. also, after the sex scandals, the expenses scandals, the waste scandals, the contracts forfriends, even in a crisis like the pandemic, some people have looked at us and concluded we are alljust in in it for ourselves. a nation that is so exhausted, tired, despairing, even that they have given up on hope.
of his own mps that it s not obvious what he stands for, and he claimed people are increasingly annoyed, irritated, by all politicians. the biggest challenge we face, bar none, the shrug of the shoulder. because this is the paradox of british politics right now. everyone agrees we re in a huge mess. everyone agrees as well that it s been like this for a while, that britain needs change, wants change, is crying out for change. and yet trust in politics is now so low, so degraded, that nobody believes you can make a difference any more. well, it turns out there may be a little more time than some thought for leaders, whoever they are, to take this on. words, crowds, persuasion, promises 2024 will have the lot of them.
i think the prime minister is running scared of the voters. people are fed up with the government s economic policies, with their health policies. they want change, and they want an election. the liberal democrats agree with them. rishi sunak isjust clinging on to power. i don t think it really matters in the scottish context, whether the election is in may or indeed later on this year, because what we know for certain is the tories will get beat, just as they ve done every election in scotland since 1955. back here on the outskirts of bristol in a spot that labour needs to win from the conservatives, sir keir took on criticism from one of his own mps that it s not obvious what he stands for, and he claimed people are increasingly annoyed, irritated, by all politicians. the biggest challenge we face, bar none, the shrug of the shoulder. because this is the paradox of british politics right now. everyone agrees we re in a huge mess. as well that it s been like this for a while, that bri
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because this is the paradox of british politics right now. everyone agrees we re in a huge mess. everyone agrees as well that it s been like this for a while, that britain needs change, wants change, is crying out for change. and yet trust in politics is now so low, so degraded, that nobody believes you can make a difference any more. well, it turns out there may be a little more time than some thought for political leaders, whoever they are, to take this on. words, crowds, persuasion, promises 2024 will have the lot of them. chris mason, bbc news. hannah miller is in westminster tonight. hannah, where do things stand tonight? the two main parties to begin to set out their stalls for voters. this