Let’s not deny the good work Labour has done. But Starmer is too timid for the radical remedies needed now (opens in new tab)

Rejoining the EU, massive tax reform, scrapping the pension triple lock – a new leader must summon a sense of emergency and deal with the big issuesLabour is in the deepest trouble. A juicy leadership drama ignites all Westminster-watchers, another spellbinding live-action theatre of rising and falling stars, duels, betrayals of trust, new alliances and old ones broken.Some would pull back from this vortex. Is regicide absolutely necessary when “stability” is what people and markets say they ...