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Andy Burnham
Britain’s oldest plutocracy won’t reform itself – and Burnham probably won’t either
A new report says Britain’s crisis runs deeper than any mainstream politician admits. Andy Walker spoke to its co-author Neil McInroy about what real change would take – and why, without it, Reform wins.
Burnham as Labour leader? So what does it mean for the left?
If Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield byelection and then replaces Keir Starmer as Labour leader, what will it mean for the left? Andrew Hedges considers the issues.
Burnham’s neoliberal economics will lead to failure
Tax campaigner and emeritus professor of accounting at Sheffield University Management School, Richard J Murphy, takes a look at Andy Burnham’s economic proposals and concludes that, rather than offering genuine economic change, they look like a softer version of the same old failed system.
Andy ‘Bee Network’ Burnham: Neoliberalism with a Mancunian accent?
The Bee Network, Greater Manchester’s new joined up travel network, has been widely hailed as the flagship policy of Andy Burnham’s mayoralty in Manchester. However, as Anita Patel writes, it’s not necessarily all that it’s cracked up to be.