Dear Keir, I know it’s presumptuous for people to write open letters (columnists included), so I hope you’ll forgive this missive. Labour is heading for a landslide, but — as someone who has often voted Labour and once stood as a candidate — I’m worried that many in your top team are saying that this is a time for moderation; that the British public is sick of the radicalism of Trussonomics and a botched Brexit; that a first Labour term should adopt steady-as-she-goes incrementalism.
This would be disastrous. Britain is in a deep hole, with productivity stagnant and debt rising; a nation drifting on the currents of history. Donald Tusk was right: the average Pole will be richer than the average Brit within a few
