This election will be all about identity, not money. And the Tories know it | Simon Jenkins

Labour’s pledge to boost spending may not win it the votes it wants. In this election, other things are more important

Why would anyone not vote Labour? If person A knocks on your door and offers you 1,000, no questions asked, and person B offers 100, why refuse A? The question has long puzzled experts. Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn has pledged a great deal more in public spending than the (relatively) parsimonious Tories. Yet the Tories are running at 11 points ahead in the polls and appear within...