Memo to Keir Starmer: say change, change, change all you want, but soon our problems will be yours to fix | Simon Jenkins

Labour’s pitch is basically ‘elect us, we’re not Tory’, but people will quickly demand real improvements

We are told the focus groups are clear as a bell. No, Labour’s Keir Starmer is not exhilarating. No, the economy is not screaming for new management. Yes, the world is a mess. But one message for sure was splashed across Starmer’s lectern on Wednesday: give us “change”.

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