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How do Andy Burnham's proposals stack up against his own attacks on Government policy?

A few weeks ago Andy Burnham made an important speech launching a major consultation on Labour’s Health Policy. What he described as “the biggest consultation on health and social care policy by the Labour Party for 20 years” is obviously an important event. My Monday posts are discussing his policy proposals in a particular way.

My chosen point of departure was “Can Andy Burnham’s own policy be defended against the attacks that he has been making on government policy?” – looking at it in this way is raising some interesting questions.

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