Labour must ensure commitment to put booster rockets under growth, productivity and fairness come to fruition

IN marking the first 100 days of the Labour government, it’s worth remembering that no one pretended change was going to be easy.

Comparisons have been made to the incoming Blair government I was part of in 1997.

ReutersTony Blair and David Blunkett pictured at the Labour Party conference in 2005[/caption] APNo one expects Keir Starmer to emulate the Blair of 27 years ago but projecting optimism of our country in the future will be a major plus[/caption]

But there are great differences.