As I write this, I am in London. For centuries, London and the greater United Kingdom have been the land of fantastical myths, fables and legends.

Speaking to various people affiliated with politics and media in the city, I was reminded of a new myth deliberately invented to advance a partisan narrative: That in 2024, Keir Starmer and the Labour Party swept into power via a massive victory. The truth is quite the opposite.

Elon Musk’s ongoing blood feud with him aside, there are many on both sides of the pond — President Trump included — who believe Starmer to be a “good person.” But being “good” or not had little or nothing to do with his victory.

Labour’s vote totals in 2024 were virtually the same from the previous election. What changed? The number of those who voted for the Conservative Party, which rightfully plummeted off a cliff, becauase the more “traditional,” commonsense and pragmatic voters, desperate to have the rule of law and sanity, felt both betrayed and, worse, played by the Conservative Party. The Conservatives had become exceptional at giving lip service to their constituents’ pain while being pathetic at keeping their word to those under their care. As such, those constituents chose to stay home.

Fool me once, okay. Fool me twice, I’ve got no place else to........

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