Keir we go...2 years to banish the Blues

FAIRNESS, decency, competence and hope are valuable political and economic currencies soaring in value for Keir Starmer while Liz Truss trashes the Tory Party’s reputation and the pound.

Labour’s leader can’t believe his luck that the Conservatives declared class war on the country, championing a wealthy tiny minority over the struggling overwhelming majority.

People aren’t stupid and know they’ll pay for bags of swag gifted to a well-heeled elite, including high-rollers bankrolling the Tories, by Truss and sidekick Kwasi Kwarteng.

Dividing lines between Labour and the Cons don’t come redder or thicker than fat bonuses for bankers when out-of-pocket workers are told to tighten their belts.

The Tory special financial operation is a suicide note, a moment as momentous as the Winter of Discontent was for Jim Callaghan’s Labour in 1979 or sleaze for John Major’s Cons in 1997.

Suddenly, the widespread expectation is that Labour will certainly win the next election.

And that brings opportunities and problems...