In the coming days, we are told, the deadline will fall on policy submissions for Labour’s draft manifesto. Reports last weekend highlighted senior party people insisting that a May election is still a big possibility, and fretting about a contest that could be called as early as 16 March. And besides, Keir Starmer’s accelerated timetable suits his marketing as the kind of leader keen on preparedness, prudence and technocratic efficiency.
At which point, an inevitable warning: the content of Labour’s plan for government, in all likelihood, is not going to