Can Burnham combine optimistic rhetoric with evidence-led policy? We should all hope so.

By James Coldwell

“Burnham can only grapple with Britain’s biggest challenges by embracing sober analysis and evidence-led policy making.” - James Coldwell

If political leadership requires walking a tightrope between the pessimism of the intellect and the optimism of the will, successive UK prime ministers have failed to strike the right balance. Boris Johnson and Liz Tru…