Starmer is right to keep quiet on what he'd do in Downing Street

Since becoming Labour leader, Keir Starmer has tried to establish in as many voter’s minds as possible the idea that his party has changed irrevocably from the Corbyn era. This has mostly taken the form of responding to what the government does by trying to label it as blundering, contrasted against Starmer who is alternatively painted as a paragon of competence. What has been notably missing though is any real idea of what a Labour government under Starmer might actually do in terms of policy. The truth is, this doesn’t actually matter, at least for the time being. The Labour leader not only has the space to continue being vague on policy, he should carry on doing so.

The platform Labour will run on during the next general election campaign will necessarily be reactive; a direct consequence of what is going to happen in the intervening period. We are in an incredibly tumultuous time politically, with so many questions left to be answered.