I think Starmers plan is a panic driven load of hogswill. The brains have been working on this for fuck knows how long and the solution is....pay what you did before? Hmm, excuse my cynicism, especially after the strange announcement the other day which would've compensated energy firms.
Sounds like he's been shamed by Brown and shocked into action by the velocity of the public mood.. but as other posters have said, he's at least addressed the situation and has offered an alternative..so it's definitely a big move in the right direction...
The real long, medium and short term solution is renationalisation. Anything less is the philosophy according to Nero.