Dan Hodges
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first heard Jun 2026
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I mean the one thing I would say as well though, you know, Andy Burnham is is operating
with the same constraints that his predecessors operated with, within which is he has to try and find a solution to these political problems.
But also do in a way that is politically viable.
In other words, he has to find a way of reducing the deficit, whilst protecting public services, whilst reducing the tax burden, whilst stimulating growth, whilst uh reassuring the the bond markets.
Now, if any of us has got uh, you know, answers on the postcard, please, if you've got an if you there's an easy solution to doing that.
As an easy solution to doing that.
You can't
No, and also I mean uh uh but but also it's slightly m sort of more serious point.
And also, and this is the other thing.
against the backdrop of a a a a sort of a political
um a political debate in which obviously populism and the idea that there are really, really simple, easy s easy solutions, if only our politicians had had had the courage or wherewithal to just do the the very you know pull the very obvious levers against a backdrop in which that s that that sort of political philosophy
has gained for the reasons we all we're we're all aware of, has gained significant sort of political traction and a d and and and and a degree of currency.
So
You put all those things together.
And as I said, you'll say I'm you know, being positive and optimistic about Andy Burnham.
I
On a sort of narrow level, yes, but as I say, at the moment
You know, I I I'm not sh entirely sure how any politician has a can find an easy solution to those issues.
Yeah, I I I I I don't disagree with that.
Sort of slightly change the characterization is you're talking about, you know, there need to be hard choices and I don't disagree with that.
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