YESTERDAY it was Rishi Sunak mouthing vague patronising platitudes and, not to be outdone, today it was the turn of Keir Starmer. Conscious of my obligations to the readers of this esteemed publication, I tried to listen to the speech all the way through, fully intending to jot down notes at the interesting bits. However, after 55 interminable minutes I was left with a blank laptop screen while staring at a curling corner of wallpaper and wondering if we were going to need to redecorate. This was particularly remarkable because Starmer spoke for less than 40 minutes.
