frozen snapshot — 2026-08-14 · see today →

What's on Keir Starmer's mind?

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cooper says his style didn't work 28% scottish labour's missing logins 19% · newhis successor's honeymoon ending 17% · newthe economy he says he handed over 12% · neweverything else 24%

Cooper: Labour 'didn't do government very well' under him

A senior ex-minister reviews his premiership on the record and hands Burnham the better notices.

Starmer’s leadership style doesn’t work in politics, admits one his most senior ex-ministers

The Independent · 2026-08-13

our translation

she isn't settling a score, she's buying insurance — get the old regime filed as a failure before anyone asks what she was doing inside it

Nine outlets carried Cooper's verdictvery sure · 4 sources

Scottish Labour lost campaign tools after Sarwar told him to quit

new — New today, two Scottish outletspretty sure · 2 sources

Burnham told to call an election before it's too late

new — Advice pile grew; three fresh anglespretty sure · 3 sources

Allies warn Healey not to blow the 'strong' economy they left him

new — FT exclusive, first legacy defencepretty sure · 1 source

friday, august 14

Ask someone in Scottish Labour who actually pulled the logins(reported)

Read the Cooper interview twice and reply to none of it(safe bet)

Let the FT inheritance briefing sit a day before adding to it(reported)

Take the morning walk with no football anywhere near it(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Scottish Labour lost access to campaign tools after Sarwar called for Starmer to quit

news.google.com · 2026-08-14

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