>> well, we're joined now by the political commentator jack rowlett.oon. it's a pretty extraordinary drop. 27 points in just a couple of weeks for starmer himself and the government. an approval rating of just 23%. i mean, it beggars belief . belief. >> it does. and i think the real problem here is the lack of a clear vision from starmer and the government. >> i think in general, people are willing to make sacrifices if they can see that they're in pursuit of a greater goal , if pursuit of a greater goal, if they see them as a path to a better life . better life. >> and what we're seeing from the government so far is essentially a lot of negativity. although let's be honest, you know, they have inherited a massive mess , but not a lot of massive mess, but not a lot of vision about where they're trying to take the country. dufing trying to take the country. during the general election campaign , we kind of had some campaign, we kind of had some hints that labour had the right ideas about diagnosing the country's problems. you know, they were promising pl