Starmer can defeat the Nimbys – here’s how

Prime Minister used speech to outline the goals by which he wants his government to be judged.

Some of the new targets raising living standards, reducing NHS waiting lists, more active and visible policing seem sensible enough.

Others, like better early years education or the promise to put the country on course for 95 per cent clean power by 2030 , are more about defining a narrative.

A simpler planning system would be easier for small builders without deep pockets to navigate.

It could also change the mindset in which people think they have a right to say no to building projects.

It would end obscene spectacles like brownfield land near inner London tube stations left vacant for years .