The loneliness of the long-distance leader
Where is Team Starmer? Sir Keir Starmer has a lot going for him. He is credible as a PM-in-waiting, which is more than can be said for his two predecessors. He seems competent, thoughtful, consistent, honourable, and honest, which are not conspicuous strengths of our current PM. Admittedly he is rather dull, and a poor public speaker, but overall voters think quite favourably of him; his net ratings were modestly positive in six out of the seven December polls. One…