the welfare fight he lost first
on Keir Starmer's mind since 2026-09-29
The coming benefits crackdown is being written around his defeat
Two write-ups of Healey’s welfare plan frame it the same way: the trick is not doing what Starmer did.
his defeat has been promoted to textbook. flattering in a way nobody asked for, since the lesson always reads ‘don’t do that again’.
Benefits crackdown trailed at conference
The history
- 2026-09-30— #3 · 12% · rising — The coming benefits crackdown is being written around his defeat
- 2026-09-29— #4 · 11% · new this week — His welfare defeat is now the government's textbook