Andy Burnham’s leadership will be judged on whether he charts a genuinely different course, argues BECK ROBERTSON
THE direction of this government has been made crystal clear by the new Chancellor.
In the House of Commons on Friday morning he announced a so-called “growth plan” that will turbo-charge the failed neoliberal experiment.
The new Chancellor set out his overall objective in the plan, stating that “the government must cut taxes, streamline the public sector and liberate the private sector.”
Burnham urged to raise taxes on banks after Barclays reveals 30% rise in pre-tax profits
Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills
We cannot refuse to abolish the unjustifiable two-child benefit cap that pushes children into poverty while finding billions of pounds for defence spending — the membership and the public expect better from Labour, writes JON TRICKETT MP



