Keir Starmer’s quiet radicalism

He is tearing up decades of orthodoxy on crime and asylum

If you want to know how to pose as a political sophisticate, do what thousands are doing now that Labour has returned to power.

Lean back, and yawn loudly to attract attention. Then announce that there is no difference between a Conservatives and a Labour government, and wait to hear an appreciative murmur. 

The radical right and left have always wanted t…