Sep 3, 2026 · 9 min · 6 segments
Financial alarm bells are ringing but Andy Burnham doesn't seem to have noticed. Christian May explains what this means for Westminster, the markets, interest rates - and your tax bill. Week in…
This is not simply because Andy Burnham has become prime minister or he's done something or said something or is pursuing something which is triggering a particular crisis.
It's more a case that There is an economic storm brewing in economies around the world.
And each country affected by that will be affected in its own way for its own reasons.
And we could look at America and we could look at the extraordinary debt pile, $40 trillion.
They are increasing faster here and they are going higher here than other European countries.
And the question is why? And It cannot simply be blamed on Andy Burnham, but the bottom line is it's happening on his watch and he's going to have to deal with it.
Now, that might derail his plans for a happy, clappy, growth in every postcode, hope in every heart agenda that he's enjoyed tick-tocking about over the summer.
The crisis is going to come to a head on his watch and he's going to have to deal with it.
This is not simply because Andy Burnham has become prime minister or he's done something or said something or is pursuing something which is triggering a particular crisis.
It's more a case that There is an economic storm brewing in economies around the world.
And each country affected by that will be affected in its own way for its own reasons.
And we could look at America and we could look at the extraordinary debt pile, $40 trillion.
They are increasing faster here and they are going higher here than other European countries.
And the question is why? And It cannot simply be blamed on Andy Burnham, but the bottom line is it's happening on his watch and he's going to have to deal with it.
Now, that might derail his plans for a happy, clappy, growth in every postcode, hope in every heart agenda that he's enjoyed tick-tocking about over the summer.
The crisis is going to come to a head on his watch and he's going to have to deal with it.
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