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Yeah. If I wanted to be fair to Labour (I usually don't, but if I did), I'd say there also feels like a competence difference. I do genuinely think that on basic keeping the wheels turning stuff Starmer is likely to be functional in a way that Sunak has failed to be and Sunak's predecessors very definitely haven't been since at least 2016. Tons of Tory MPs seem to be stepping down to leave the sinking ship, so I think it's fair to say they do know they've lost already.

I was probably a bit too flippant there yeah, I think that Labour will be more competent at the day-to-day functioning of government.  It feels like the Conservatives are scraping the bottom of the barrel for cabinet members after 14 years of scandals, reshuffles and controversies.  I also don't think Labour will be selling the country off for parts in the same way, but it's still difficult to get excited for Change that looks to be more "things won't get worse" rather than "things will get better".

Is that just a me thing watching from abroad and people back in the UK are more fired up for this/have I just become disconnected from what's going on at home? Genuinely interested for thoughts from those back on the ground.

I no longer keep up with the news particularly strongly but this matches my impression.  Starmer's Labour seem to be hoping to gain power by being bland enough to fly under the radar while people are fed up of the Conservatives.  This is probably not a bad strategy, given the state of the press in the UK, but it isn't exactly anything to be excited for.  From the policies which aren't vague gesturing about Change, it seems like the main change we're going to get is the colour of tie the prime minister wears.

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