00:00New polling figures show growing frustration with Britain's political leaders.
00:06Keir Starmer's favourability has dropped sharply, with more than two-thirds of people now saying they view him negatively.
00:13That includes nearly half of Labour voters from the last election.
00:17Just to start off with an age-old joke, you know, how do you know when a politician's lying, when their lips move?
00:22Yeah, and that's been around for donkey's years.
00:24There's always been a sort of distrust of those in sort of political positions because, of course, as we know, they will promise many things out of government.
00:32When they get in, they find out the realities are a lot more difficult and the buttons they thought they could press don't work,
00:38and so therefore they have to compromise.
00:41But for sure, we seem to be at an all-time low, but hey, we could be coming back next year and the year after, and it's got even worse.
00:49But this isn't just about one leader.
00:51Both Labour and the Conservatives are now viewed unfavourably by the majority of voters.
00:56That loss of trust is creating space for smaller parties to step in, especially among younger people and those feeling politically ignored.
01:03I think that as the polls will probably get worse, not better, then, of course, I think both parties will have to think about a leadership change,
01:12which, of course, is always a favoured way, if you like, of trying to freshen up the message.
01:16But it's a pretty poor state of affairs that the people who we look to for authority, particularly in terms of crisis,
01:23which we're currently going through, and people do not trust what they say.
01:26Nigel Farage's ratings have barely shifted, suggesting a loyal support base, even if not growing.
01:32Meanwhile, Kemi Badenoch is struggling to cut through, with little movement in her numbers since taking over the Conservative leadership.
01:39When I was growing up, if I may sort of say, there was a kind of tribalism, sort of working people voted Labour,
01:44or working class people, I should say, obviously people who worked in those days.
01:49And, of course, those who were a bit more wealthy voted Conservatives.
01:52Now, of course, those sort of strict binary divisions, if you will, they don't hold true anymore.
01:58What we've got is, of course, you know, people sort of floating out in the wilderness.
02:02And, of course, if they don't trust the established parties, they will look for those who sort of perhaps offer,
02:07you know, the sugar rush of sort of instant solutions.
02:10And by that, I'm talking about sort of going to someone like Reform, which, of course, you know, has no pedigree in government.
02:16You know, let's face it, it's a party that's only been around for a couple of years.
02:19Yeah. Does that mean to say it shouldn't be in government? Well, quite clearly not.
02:22Maybe there might be some sort of brilliant talent that we sort of hitherto have not sort of seen.
02:26But nonetheless, be aware of the simplistic solutions.
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