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Originally Posted by Chris
So was Nicola Sturgeon, come to think of it 
I guess you could at least suggest that getting to the top of the CPS indicates Starmer was at the top of his game … |
The main hope for Starmer is that he can be competent and hire the right people. You said earlier that he might be more detailed than Blair, but I think something that Blair and Cameron had is the ability to know the right advisors and then make calm decisions based on that advice. Hopefully, Starmer has that too.
The appointment of Sue Gray might be evidence of that. There are reports she has helped with party management and earlier this week there was a story that she had identified the biggest risks should Labour take government such as Thames Water collapsing. It sounds like an obvious bit of prep work but I am not sure some of our previous PMs would have done that beforehand.
Otherwise, Labour is really not offering that much. It's all pretty unambitious. That might be wise considering how little room they'll have to invest early on.