As Keir Starmer, prepares to leave the stage to Andy Burnham, what will his - long term legacy be? Two years ago when he entered Downing Street - the nation was in a parlous state and the government finances in deep trouble. Despite this difficult inheritance he has done relatively well. Nevertheless there is still much to do - not least in defence and the burden of welfare. We are spending too much on the welfare and insufficient on defence. How can this burden be drastically reduced and cut back? Too many young people are stranded on - long term unemployed and welfare, especially sickness benefits. How has it come to this ridiculous situation? Radical social policy is necessary to change this status quo and bring sanity into the public finances. Will we remember Starmer in a few years time or will he be forgotten - like so many recent occupants of Downing Street?
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