The Starmer Project

The Starmer Project is a revealing account of the Labour leader's rise to the top of British politics. Helped into power by the Conservatives' electoral collapse in 2024, Keir Starmer was immediately even more unpopular than his Tory predecessors. Austerity has alienated the public and disappointed business interests as well. He stands accused by critics on the left and right alike of lacking imagination. But although devoid of charisma, Starmer is anything but an empty political vessel. Indeed, the implications of his authoritarian politics for a country in need of renewal, not retrenchment, are dire.Oliver Eagleton paints a fascinating picture of a human-rights barrister turned Chief Prosecutor and his handling of a number of cases involving the police and security services. When Starmer stood for party leader, he pledged to revitalise Corbynism with a dose of lawyerly competence. The Starmer Project details how he instead drove out Jeremy Corbyn and pulled Labour to the right.