Ignoring the delivery, it’s a speech I’m fully behind. If it was delivered by someone else it might cut through and win over some voters. The “you will get to decide in a referendum” approach, followed by key pledges on education, transport etc, isn’t bad in and of itself. It’s not offering the country leadership though, is it? I like it, but then I’m a soft lefty who likes the idea of a PM deferring to members and voters… when it’s genuine. Do many other outsiders still think he’s genuine about such things? I’m 50:50 on that myself.
In short: an uninspiring delivery from someone who isn’t trusted by voters. And that’s coming from someone who wants a referendum, abolition of student fees, publicly owned transport… and just about everything he proposed in that speech.