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I really hope this is true but I fear that it won't be. The arguments for austerity are already coming thick and fast from certain Tories, even though constraining fiscal spending at this time would be absolutely catastrophic. What I would like to see Starmer do is capitalise upon the fact that the Tories have 'found the magic money tree' and use this to rebuke the caustic 'common sense' that government spending is like household spending, and as an argument for public spending more generally. Now is surely the moment at which the importance of a well-funded public sphere has become most clear.
Instead, I fear he will fall into the trap that the Milliband administration did, which was trying to play the same game of 'fiscal conservatism' as the Tories. I hope not though!
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This.
Now that Sunak has had a wander and found the Magic Money Tree it will be hard to try and impose austeriy again.
If they try to limit public service wages after relying on public service workers there will be blood.