Scoff at cheaper bus fares and No 10 North if you like, but Andy Burnham knows what he’s doing | Jonathan Freedland
Andy Burnham and Helen Godwin, Mayor for the West of England, pose with locals at a bus station in Bath, 22 July 2026. Photograph: Toby Melville/PAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham and Helen Godwin, Mayor for the West of England, pose with locals at a bus station in Bath, 22 July 2026. On Wednesday, he announced that single bus fares across England would be capped at £2, starting from January.
- ▪Andy Burnham and Helen Godwin, Mayor for the West of England, pose with locals at a bus station in Bath, 22 July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Toby Melville/PAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham and Helen Godwin, Mayor for the West of England, pose with locals at a bus station in Bath, 22 July 2026.
- ▪On Wednesday, he announced that single bus fares across England would be capped at £2, starting from January.
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Andy Burnham and Helen Godwin, Mayor for the West of England, pose with locals at a bus station in Bath, 22 July 2026. Photograph: Toby Melville/PAView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham and Helen Godwin, Mayor for the West of England, pose with locals at a bus station in Bath, 22 July 2026. Photograph: Toby Melville/PAOpinionAndy BurnhamScoff at cheaper bus fares and No 10 North if you like, but Andy Burnham knows what he’s doingJonathan FreedlandRetail politics while taking power out of London: if this works, Burnham’s premiership could be seriously transformationalFri 24 Jul 2026 12.01 EDTLast modified on Fri 24 Jul 2026 12.04 EDTShareOne of Andy Burnham’s first policy moves brought back a sharp memory.
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