UK Prime Minister Andy Burnam: Britain “Took Some Wrong Turns” In The 1980s
Andy Burnham has become the sixth prime minister in just the past 10 years. Burnham argues that Britain’s centralization, privatization and deindustrialization began in the 1980s, squarely placing blame far away from the Labour Party.
ANDY BURNHAM: In the 1980s, Britain took some wrong turns. Political power was centralized, economic power privatized, large parts of the country deindustrialized, and they still haven’t recovered. Many feel as though they’re still in decline, and they don’t have the ability to turn things around. That’s why we will change politics-to make it more collaborative, more about problem-solving than point-scoring. And we will take power out of here and carry it into every postcode in the land.
