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Andy Burnham’s government talks of change, then does nothing

You could forgive Andy Burnham for feeling chirpy. Britain’s prime minister begins his second hundred days with a healthy lead in the polls and a better-than-expected run of economic growth. His chancellor, John Healey, presented a budget that succeeded in riling neither bond vigilantes nor Labour backbenchers. And, in news to stir any English heart, France is doing much worse, as its public finances languish and its streets are occupied by rioters.