Labour won't back the NEU and won't offer anything which differs from the Tories.

That's been Starmer's plan since he became leader, & everything is mood music until 2024. This isn't dithering, it's the plan.

Will it work? Who knows. But for now there isn't an opposition.

The model here is the Tories in opposition during the global financial crisis. But the difference is that unlike now Labour actually dealt with that. The equivalent would have been Brown allowing complete economic meltdown and opposition shrugging soldiers.

It's particularly odd seeing Starmer supporters like @paulmasonnews outlining smart, radical and necessary policies in response to the next few months ahead.

Labour won't adopt any of them. Again, Paul, that *is* the project for Starmer until 2024. He's been very open about it.

Personally I think it's a very bad plan and very high risk. Principally because there won't be a pandemic in 2024, and the terrain will instead be reducing the deficit (which is the optimal terrain for the Tories to fight against the centre-left).

Starmer and LOTO will have seen this, and the idea they are oblivious to the politics of this is off.

The plan was, is and will be to distance themselves from trade unions and never go beyond Tories. Agree or disagree they’ve been quite clear this is what they’ll do.