There we were, Labour’s first government conference in many years, and their leader’s first as prime minister. He began by praising the introductory speaker, a youth from an unfortunate background who had through hard work and ambition risen to a place at university. “You’re doing something you’ve never done before. Fantastic!” To which hecklers might have responded, “Like you, mush!”
How fantastic will Keir be? It is increasingly likely that he will prove himself to be a genuinely transformative premier.
