If you thought politics couldn't get any dumber, look at the United Kingdom. It is a master class in stupidity. Over there, they have the **Labour Party**. They are supposed to be the good guys, or at least that is what they tell everyone in the run-up to the next **UK General Election**. They claim they are for the working man. They say they act for the people. But the moment one of their own guys actually gets popular with the people, what do they do? They cut his legs off.

Here is the news breakdown. There is a **North of Tyne Mayor** named **Jamie Driscoll**. The people like him. He wins elections. He talks like a normal human being, which is a rare thing in that line of work. So, naturally, the big bosses in London decided he had to go. They blocked him from running for the new **North East mayoral** job. They didn't let the voters decide. They didn't let the party members decide. A few guys in suits in a dark room just said "no," ostensibly over an appearance with filmmaker Ken Loach.

And why did they do it? Because the boss, **Labour Leader Keir Starmer**, is scared.

Let’s look at Starmer. He is a man who looks like he was made in a factory that builds boring substitute teachers. He has no flavor. He has no spice. He is oatmeal in a suit. When you are that boring, you cannot have anyone around you who is interesting. It makes you look bad. If a mayor in the north starts getting loud and making sense, suddenly the boss looks weak. So, the boss gets out the knife to purge the **Labour left**.

This is how it works everywhere. It is not just a British problem. It is a power problem. The people in charge do not want to fix things. They want to stay in charge. If fixing things makes someone else famous, then things stay broken. That is the rule.

Critics are saying Starmer blocked this mayor because he didn't want a rival. Of course he didn't. In the world of politics, a friend is just an enemy who hasn't stabbed you yet. Starmer looks at a guy who can actually fill a room with cheering people, and he gets cold sweats. He thinks, "That guy is dangerous." Not dangerous to the country. Dangerous to Starmer's ego.

It is funny to watch the Labour Party try to explain this **selection row**. They come up with all sorts of little rules and excuses. They talk about "process" and "due diligence." It is all garbage. It is noise. They are treating the voters like children. They think if they use big, boring words, we won't notice that they are rigging their own game.

The Right is laughing, of course. The Conservatives over there are a mess of their own, full of greed and clowns, but they love watching the Left eat itself. It is the only thing the Left is truly good at: firing squads arranged in a circle. They preach about democracy and fairness all day long. They tell you that every voice matters. But the second a voice says something the leader doesn't like, they hit the mute button.

This is why nobody trusts these people. It doesn't matter what flag they wave. Red, Blue, Left, Right. It is all a scam. The Labour Party wants you to believe they are different from the greedy guys on the other side. But look at their actions. They are just as ruthless. They are just as cold. They just dress it up in better language.

Think about the voters in that town. They voted for a guy. They wanted him to keep working for them. But the party machine said their votes didn't matter as much as the party's comfort. That is the lesson here. Your vote is a suggestion. Their power is a fact.

Starmer wants a party of robots. He wants everyone to nod when he speaks. He wants everyone to wear the same tie and say the same empty sentences. He is building a machine that runs smoothly, but goes nowhere. And if you are a politician who actually has a personality? If you actually believe in something other than holding onto power? Pack your bags. You are done.

It is sad, really. But it is also what we deserve for believing any of them. We keep looking for heroes in a sewer. We keep hoping these people will save us. They won't. They are too busy watching their backs, holding their knives, and making sure nobody else gets a turn in the spotlight. The mayor is out. The boring boss wins. And the public gets nothing. Just another day in the glorious world of politics.

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### References & Fact-Check * **Source Event**: [Row erupts within UK's Labour Party after popular mayor blocked from election](https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/row-erupts-uks-governing-labour-party-after-popular-129541672) (ABC News / AP) * **Key Figure**: Jamie Driscoll, the sitting North of Tyne Mayor, was excluded from the Labour longlist for the expanded North East authority. * **Context**: The Labour leadership cited Driscoll's appearance at an event with expelled member Ken Loach as the reason for his exclusion.