Just caught up on @Keir_Starmer& #39;s interview with @Peston from last night. It was disappointing:

- He said antigen tests only useful for getting frontline workers back to work. That& #39;s not true. They can be used to test-and-trace, a possible & #39;exit strategy& #39; from lockdown (1/ )

- He wouldn& #39;t explain why Austria, Denmark are already able to consider loosening lockdown. It& #39;s because they acted quickly to enter a lockdown, limiting community transmission. Surely that should be an example of why scrutiny necessary? (2/ )

- Finally, and this was a real missed open goal. He refused to say that companies receiving vast bailouts shouldn& #39;t be paying dividends to shareholders, instead saying this all needs to be reviewed. (3/ )

What is the strategy here? As opposition leader @Keir_Starmer can afford to be clear and explain the trade off of policy choices to the public. Instead, his fear of seeming to "oppose for opposition& #39;s sake" means he is just as evasive as the government. (4/ )

Something @Keir_Starmer seems to have misunderstood: "scrutiny" doesn& #39;t just require asking open questions, it also requires putting forward alternative paths. There is only pressure to reconsider a policy choice when an alternative is provided.