. Unlike Jeremy Corbyn, she implied that a Starmer/Reeves government would put GDP at the heart of its mission, on the grounds that it is growth which boosts living standards and funds public services.
And the final priority is intervention. An incoming Labour government would not have much cash to spend, the shadow Chancellor admitted – she has committed to a– but it would empower “an active state”, working directly with business to direct investment where it feels it can get the best returns. Ms Reeves knows that the ordinary public is not paying close attention to anything she is saying: that is why in interviews she repeats the line that she used to work for the Bank of England and will not allow borrowing to get out of control, hammering home a simple message again and again.