Jordan Peterson thinks Labour will ruin Britain. Has no one told him about the Tories? | Zoe Williams

Conservatives are pointing to Venezuela's economy and 20-year-old lawsuits about dogs to try to damage Labour's prospects. With the country so broken already, will anyone buy their arguments?

I'm sure there used to be a festive statute of limitations; a point in the year when it was no longer classy to launch into one's political opponents. Even at the height of Corbyn-phobia - when the guy couldn't walk down the street without someone finding the colour of his socks disrespectful to the queen - he caught a break just before Christmas.

Not so Keir Starmer, who is under attack on two flanks. Jordan Peterson, the Canadian philosopher-king spinning life lessons out of pure gold such as be a man" and sit up straight", warned in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that, should the UK elect a Labour government, you're gonna be Venezuela for 20 years".