I’ve spent a life on the left and so in general I vote Labour, although I sometimes vote to the left of Labour where there is a credible candidate and the Tories stand no chance.
I’m not an enthusiast for Parliamentary Socialism(see Ralph Miliband) so I dont have great expectations of Labour leaders. I’m no fan of Keir Starmer but then again one thinks back to the days of Hugh Gaitskell and Harold Wilson (indeed I am 64).
All that said the Labour leader is named after the first leader of the Party Keir Hardie.
He is not called Keith except on social media where he increasingly is.
Nor is Keith an Anglicised imperial alternative to Keir. In fact Keir is the English variant of the Gaelic name Ciar.
It may be a joke but its one I dont find all that amusing
The Fletts originate from Orkney and I’m named after the north-east Scotland town of Keith.
Its home to a brewery and whisky distilleries which may explain something of my later development
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith,_Moray
If Keir could stick to his name I’ll stick to mine. I’m even prepared to give him some tips on beard growing
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