I heard one thing loud and clear in Andy Burnham’s landmark speech: the left has won the arguments | Owen Jones
Owen Jones argues that Andy Burnham's recent speech signals a decisive victory for left-wing political arguments within the Labour Party. The Prime Minister has explicitly rejected neoliberal policies and blamed past Conservative and Labour governments for Britain's economic decline. Jones notes that while this rhetorical shift vindicates previous left-wing critiques, the practical implementation of state intervention remains a significant challenge.
- ▪Andy Burnham identified deindustrialisation, deregulation, privatisation, austerity, and Brexit as the primary causes of Britain's current issues.
- ▪The Labour Party's strategic pivot was driven by left-wing voters defecting to the Green Party in recent elections.
- ▪New policies include the creation of a publicly owned energy network called Great British Grid and criticism of privatised water services.
- ▪Ed Miliband, the new foreign secretary, acknowledged that critics of the party's previous stance on Gaza were correct.
- ▪Jones contends that neoliberalism has exhausted itself, forcing governments to abandon its tenets in favor of state intervention.
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Andy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, 29 September 2026. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, 29 September 2026. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesOpinionAndy BurnhamI heard one thing loud and clear in Andy Burnham’s landmark speech: the left has won the argumentsOwen JonesThe PM’s stated trajectory is a rebuke to past Tory and Labour governments. The challenge now is to make his project progressive in word and deedWed 30 Sep 2026 03.00 EDTShareAs Andy Burnham delivered his conference speech to the Labour faithful yesterday, it was hard not to recall Jeremy Corbyn’s words after the party’s shattering 2019 election defeat.
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