Burnham’s economic vision

Andy Burnham’s new cabinet is in place and he’s dropped a raft of policy announcements on the cost of living this week, filling in some of the gaps about the kind of administration he will lead. On the show, host Lucy Fisher and her FT colleagues Anna Gross, Jim Pickard and Stephen Bush step back to examine Burnham’s broader economic vision, beyond bus fares, energy bills and business rates. Plus, the panel assesses ‘Brand Burnham’ and assess whether his unorthodox comms style and blokeish social media persona can survive his elevation to Number 10 – or a new, more serious tone will be required.Follow: Lucy @LOS_Fisher or @lucyfisher.ft.com; Stephen @stephenkb and @stephenkb.bsky.social; Anna, @AnnaSophieGross and Jim: @PickardJE and @pickardje.bsky.socialWant more?  Andy Burnham to cut business rates for pubs and clubsNorth Sea oil and gas industry looks for answers from new energy secretaryCan ‘Brand Burnham’ survive the move to Number 10?Andy Burnham’s high-risk start may help him get ahead of political painThames Water lenders to offer ‘golden share’ to UK government Andy Burnham backs away from costly increase to income tax allowanceBetting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sourcesYou can also sign up here for Stephen Bush’s morning newsletter Inside Politics for straight-talking insight into the stories that matter, plus puns and tongue (mostly) in cheek views. Get 30 days free.Political Fix was presented by Lucy Fisher and produced by Clare Williamson. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music and sound engineering by Breen Turner. The broadcast engineers are Andrew Georgiades and Bianca Wakeman. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.