Very superficial from AAV - is it desperation or is he just a bit thick? Some comments:

'If Burnham has any sense whatever, he’d launch his challenge quickly, and make scrapping Starmer’s plan to erase our right to trial by jury one of his key pledges.' - He's a political operative who managed to stay in the labour party through all the sh!t it has done under Starmer. In other words, no character, no principles, no commitment to democracy or socialist values . Sense doesn't come into it: he will do what he's told.

'It’s an absolute no-brainer that Burnham should go down the road of clearly positioning Labour on the side of ordinary people, but whether he will or not is up for debate.' - Yeah, a very short, one-sided debate! Being on the 'side of ordinary people' under Starmer would have meant opposing pretty much everything the party has done and getting kicked out for your trouble. Yet Burnham is still there, and I don't recall hearing a peep from him about any of the dictatorial bullsh!t the party pulling. What does that tell you?

'He won a lot of credit with the Labour left for remaining in post while 172 of his Labour colleagues stabbed Jeremy Corbyn in the back' - is that what we're giving credit for nowadays: not actively sabotaging the most left wing party leader the party has had for decades? Pathetic. How about defending Corbyn and publicly allying with him against his detractors? (Though in fairness that would prob have got him expelled from the party too...)

Burnham: 'Blah blah blah fairly, blah blah blah we hear you, blah blah blah change, blah blah blah hope...'
AAV: Burnham does seem to know the score [...]
It is inspiring stuff

Jesus christ, how can anyone be impressed by this mix of cliches and political buzzwords that have been dead & meaningless at least since Obama? Burnham is obviously just another 'haircut in a suit'. Why the f*** is this guy talking as though he might not be? Where's the evidence? Nowhere. He's misleading his audience, if not himself as well.

jeers,
I