'Things can only get better' has been succeeded by 'surely they can’t be any worse'
Even if Labour wins with a bigger majority than in 1997, their honeymoon is likely to be short-lived
Yet, there is one big difference between then and now – and that is the striking lack of enthusiasm, let alone excitement, at the prospect of a new government. There is a mood afoot that definitely wants rid of the despised Tories – whoever leads them – but seems sceptical that Labour will make much of difference beyond possibly marginal improvement in competence.
So even when Starmer makes an interesting speech – such as last week when talking about his flute-playing past and pledging to place arts at the heart of his government – the policies are minimalist, the substance is weak and his words are accompanied by warnings they will not splash cash. “We will build a new Britain out of the ashes of the failed Tory project,” he declared.
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