What is it Burnham is even offering to change? He talks a talk about public control over water companies and rail and power or whatever.

But does he even mean actual public ownership? Or just the kind of franchise systems he's so proud of running the local Manchester busses under.

He'll stick to the austerity, the fiscal rules, these artificial limits on government investment.

And if he loses the seat? Someone else in the party will surely stand up and say basically that. Raynor maybe, Milliband.

There is nothing to gain from standing back and helping Labour put their most popular candidate in place when their most popular candidate is still very shit.

Look, here's Richard Murphy on it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pBgR1Mvyh4

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