Here's a good initial critique.

Burnham’s promise of ‘change’ will be judged on what comes next | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/burnhams-promise-change-will-be-judged-what-comes-next

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Full text of Burnham's speech.

A lot to like, after the 2 lost years under Starmer and all those before, but all predicated on economic growth which a) would be very hard to achieve given eco-geo-political constraints and the structural long crisis of capitalism, and b) is inherently damaging, in the aggregate, for the ecosystem on which we all depend.

Every word Andy Burnham said in first speech since becoming Makerfield MP - Liverpool Echo
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/every-word-andy-burnham-said-34205149

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Call for evidence:
"Following an initial evidence session in Parliament on the role of the UK’s refinery industry in the energy transition, the Committee is launching a new inquiry and call for evidence on the future of UK oil and gas.
"Data from the oil and gas industry shows that it directly supports around 26,000 jobs across the UK and indirectly supports 95,000 more."

Managing the future of UK oil and gas - Committees - UK Parliament https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9414/managing-the-future-of-uk-oil-and-gas/
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UK economy saw zero growth in July
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c203edl1zq3o
"Faced with economic stagnation the elites are panicking. Wild eyed in the control room, they thrash around seeking to fix the unfixable, pushing all the buttons, pulling all the levers, to no avail, just making things worse. They try the old mantra “growth”, repeated endlessly, and given a priority above all else. ....."
From,
'Prospects for Degrowth 2025" https://degrowthuk.org/2025/04/04/prospects-for-degrowth-2025/

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How to take over your country on Youtube - Gary Stevenson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6awZT5qlSLc

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