Before Andy Burnham became prime minister, he promised to deliver “the most significant change moment in our politics for 40 years”. He said he felt “uncomfortable” that some politicians backed certain causes but then got into government and “didn’t do anything”.
But in his first six weeks in charge, even some of Burnham’s supporters have noted an apparent tendency to make bold promises that do not quite materialise.
* Compensation for WASPI women – U-turned
* Promised massive increase in council homes to solve housing crisis – Plans shelved, Starmer's original plans kept
* £500,000 cap on donations – U-turned after resistance from unions
* Promised nationalisation of Thames Water – Rumoured to be shelved
* Increasing tax free personal allowance beyond £12,570 – Went back and forth on the matter
* Electoral reform (explicitly said "PR's time has come, unstoppable") – Refused to implement it without a general election mandate
* Returning Parthenon Sculptures to Greece – U-turned, says it's the British Museum's decision
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I am a big fan of this “promise slopulism and then just do things that work because voters don’t actually pay attention” method.
Does it assume voters are too stupid to know what’s good? Yes, but the people…