Imagine if he'd turned out
to be an unpopular leader who had stuck
to his central message that Labour needed
to move
to the right, entertain
radical reform of
public services, tackle the deficit through cuts and be avowedly pro-business, even though many commentators and many in his party thought that the
cost of living crisis and pre-distribution were more important themes.
Two of the more
radical — rewriting bankruptcy laws and making
public college free for all who wish
to attend — would benefit the economy by more than enough
to outweigh their
costs.