Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott
Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shownAndy Burnham does a nice line in nostalgia. His first party conference speech as prime minister was full…
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing BrexitSenior Downing Street officials have been reaching out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test public support for the UK…
Government must stop dithering over energy bill support for the vulnerable | Nils Pratley
Ministers should introduce a properly targeted social tariff rather than tinker with the warm homes discount Energy bills forecast to jump by £276 a year from JanuaryWhat to do as prices head for £2,000 a yearAfter the hopeful good vibes in Liverpool,…
Andy Burnham’s social care plans could be much more radical | Letter
Readers respond to the Labour leader’s conference speech and plans for changes to social care and the state pension triple lockIn the aftermath of Andy Burnham’s speech to the Labour conference, media discussions are focusing on how to define social care…
A proportional representation voting system could spell disaster for Labour | Letters
Gian Lorenzo Spisso says his knowledge of Italian voting systems and British politics leads him to the view that first past the post is the lesser of two evilsReading that Andy Burnham wants to push electoral reform forward and move the UK towards…
Unfair method of splitting pensions can add to the pain of divorce | Letters
Richard Nobbs draws attention to fundamental flaw in way pension assets are split on divorce and calls on Labour to actYour article on the impact of the escalating cost of living on divorce settlements (Unhappy couples staying put due to cost of living…
Electoral reform could be a gamble too far for Burnham – but so far he’s on a winning streak| Zoe Williams
Though proportional representation poses risks for Labour, it’s a change that feels necessary for today’s volatile politicsA number of people have admitted to tears during Andy Burnham’s Labour party conference speech, and most of them mean when he…
Do parents make the politician? Find out on the Today programme’s psychotherapy couch | John Crace
Dad’s the word for Andy Burnham, so maybe all party leaders should be seen afresh through a Freudian lensIs this the sketch my father would have wanted? Not something I have previously given much thought to. He died 15 years before I even started this…
How could Great Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systemsNew analysis produced exclusively for the Guardian reveals how different voting systems would return significantly different seat…
I heard one thing loud and clear in Andy Burnham’s landmark speech: the left has won the arguments | Owen Jones
The PM’s stated trajectory is a rebuke to past Tory and Labour governments. The challenge now is to make his project progressive in word and deedAs Andy Burnham delivered his conference speech to the Labour faithful yesterday, it was hard not to recall…