It’s not the bond markets Andy Burnham should be afraid of. It’s his own MPs | Aditya Chakrabortty
To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government
To stay popular with the public – and his backbenchers – he’ll need to make big changes fast. That means changing the way the government borrows A Labour leader arrives, shirt and smile ironed into place, in his hands a big idea.
He has polished one slogan, prepped three anecdotes, memorised eight bullet points. He wants more cash for vital services, or workers to have a stake in their employers, or to take some utility into public control.
Not so big an idea, really, but, right on cue, the attacks come from almost every side – breathless lobby reporters, sententious columnists, zombie Blairites. And they all agree on one fatal thing: the bond markets will never wear it.
The death sentence having been pronounced, all that remains for the politician’s proposal is a pauper’s funeral. Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
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