Labour politicians used to agonise over whether to use what they called the “S” word and brand themselves a socialist party. Today Keir Starmer’s party has a new “S” word – security – and it could be a huge asset at the general election.
Starmer mentioned it 13 times in a recent speech.
Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, labels her vision “securonomics” in an “age of insecurity”. It was no coincidence she unveiled it in Washington, as it aligns Labour with Bidenomics and other centre-left parties in Germany and Australia trying to make their countries more economically secure and resilient.
