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Subject: Evening Blend: Nye way or the highway?
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Nye way or the highway?
by James Heale
There are, it seems, two sides to Andy Burnham. The first is the one totall=
y focused on getting his government re-elected (as his political secretary =
proudly told [https://x.com/JAHeale/status/2080640719329362044] colleague=
s). The second is the one who is =E2=80=98going to run towards problems tha=
t have been neglected=E2=80=99 (as his aides told [https://x.com/JAHeale/=
status/2081655804642402352] journalists). Which man is currently governing?=
This afternoon, we had some insights into how he plans to tackle a specifi=
c issue he really cares about: social care. For three decades Westminster h=
as systematically failed to deal with this burgeoning crisis. Burnham himse=
lf has been badly burned by the issue before: in 2010 he was the health sec=
retary who unveiled proposals to reform social care, measures that were swi=
ftly branded =E2=80=98a death tax=E2=80=99. So, it is to his credit that he=
is willing so early on to risk so much political capital.
Burnham=E2=80=99s social care pitch is bold in its ambition. He revealed th=
at he wants to create a National Care Service, akin to the National Health =
Service, which was launched by Nye Bevan 78 years ago. He wants care worker=
s to receive better pay and training. He revealed that the long-awaited rev=
iew into the issue by Baroness Casey, announced in 2024 by Keir Starmer, wi=
ll now be published next summer rather than 2028. He also spoke movingly of=
his own family=E2=80=99s story with care and =E2=80=93 rightly =E2=80=93 c=
riticised successive governments for a =E2=80=98major dereliction of public=
duty=E2=80=99 in failing to solve the crisis sooner. Much of his tone was =
well-judged: empathetic, thoughtful, consensual. It was a sensible, if cyni=
cal, move to invite the Tories and Lib Dems in for talks, allowing the PM t=
o play the great statesman even while he prepares to draw the dividing line=
s for battle to come.
Yet there was a nagging feeling that we have seen all this before. Burnham =
wants a =E2=80=98big conversation=E2=80=99 on social care. He had a moan at=
the media for =E2=80=98overwriting some of the issues=E2=80=99 he=E2=80=99=
s talked about =E2=80=93 yet his own loose rhetoric is responsible for many=
of the stories his spin-doctors have had to shoot down. One can only imagi=
ne, for instance, the reaction in the Treasury when Burnham claimed he want=
ed carers to be the =E2=80=98best-paid=E2=80=99 members of society. But the=
most fundamental problem is that the debate around social care is unavoida=
bly a political one, involving deep ideological questions about the size, n=
ature and purpose of the state.
One of the likely outcomes of Baroness Casey=E2=80=99s review will be a lev=
y of 10 per cent imposed on all estates after death, instead of the existin=
g system of inheritance tax. For many Tories, passing on one=E2=80=99s hard=
-earned wealth is central to their political identity: ensuring their child=
ren can have a better life. It is doubtful, therefore, that Burnham will be=
able to win over many opponents on the right, especially with Reform alrea=
dy campaigning hard against a (you=E2=80=99ve guessed it) =E2=80=98death ta=
x=E2=80=99. Perhaps Burnham knows this already and is preparing to paint h=
is opponents as venal and greedy. Right now, we are seeing Nice Guy Andy. B=
ut if he is to reform social care =E2=80=93 and earn his place in history =E2=
=80=93 he will need to show his rough side too. A little less =E2=80=98In P=
lace of Fear=E2=80=99; a little more =E2=80=98lower than vermin=E2=80=99. F=
or as Bevan himself put it: =E2=80=98If you walk down the middle of the roa=
d, you get run over.=E2=80=99
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There are, it seems, two sides to Andy Burnham. The first is the one total=
ly focused on getting his government re-elected (as his political secretary=
proudly <a href=3D"https://blend.spectator.co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-=
dujyitlidt-n/" style=3D"outline-style:none;color:#b30517;text-decoration:unde=
rline;" >told</a> colleagues). The second is the one who is =E2=80=98going =
to run towards problems that have been neglected=E2=80=99 (as his aides <a =
href=3D"https://blend.spectator.co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-dujyitlidt-p/"=
style=3D"outline-style:none;color:#b30517;text-decoration:underline;" >tol=
d</a> journalists). Which man is currently governing? This afternoon, we ha=
d some insights into how he plans to tackle a specific issue he really care=
s about: social care. For three decades Westminster has systematically fail=
ed to deal with this burgeoning crisis. Burnham himself has been badly=20
burned by the issue before: in 2010 he was the health secretary who unveile=
d proposals to reform social care, measures that were swiftly branded =E2=80=
=98a death tax=E2=80=99. So, it is to his credit that he is willing so earl=
y on to risk so much political capital.<br />
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Burnham=E2=80=99s social care pitch is bold in its ambition. He revealed t=
hat he wants to create a National Care Service, akin to the National Health=
Service, which was launched by Nye Bevan 78 years ago. He wants care worke=
rs to receive better pay and training. He revealed that the long-awaited re=
view into the issue by Baroness Casey, announced in 2024 by Keir Starmer, w=
ill now be published next summer rather than 2028. He also spoke movingly o=
f his own family=E2=80=99s story with care and =E2=80=93 rightly =E2=80=93 =
criticised successive governments for a =E2=80=98major dereliction of publi=
c duty=E2=80=99 in failing to solve the crisis sooner. Much of his tone was=
well-judged: empathetic, thoughtful, consensual. It was a sensible, if cyn=
ical, move to invite the Tories and Lib Dems in for talks, allowing the PM =
to play the great statesman even while he prepares to draw the dividing lin=
es for battle to come.<br />
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Yet there was a nagging feeling that we have seen all this before. Burnham=
wants a =E2=80=98big conversation=E2=80=99 on social care. He had a moan a=
t the media for =E2=80=98overwriting some of the issues=E2=80=99 he=E2=80=99=
s talked about =E2=80=93 yet his own loose rhetoric is responsible for many=
of the stories his spin-doctors have had to shoot down. One can only imagi=
ne, for instance, the reaction in the Treasury when Burnham claimed he want=
ed carers to be the =E2=80=98best-paid=E2=80=99 members of society. But the=
most fundamental problem is that the debate around social care is unavoida=
bly a political one, involving deep ideological questions about the size, n=
ature and purpose of the state.<br />
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One of the likely outcomes of Baroness Casey=E2=80=99s review will be a le=
vy of 10 per cent imposed on all estates after death, instead of the existi=
ng system of inheritance tax. For many Tories, passing on one=E2=80=99s har=
d-earned wealth is central to their political identity: ensuring their chil=
dren can have a better life. It is doubtful, therefore, that Burnham will b=
e able to win over many opponents on the right, especially with Reform alre=
ady campaigning hard against a (you=E2=80=99ve guessed it) =E2=80=98death t=
ax=E2=80=99. Perhaps Burnham knows this already and is preparing to p=
aint his opponents as venal and greedy. Right now, we are seeing Nice Guy A=
ndy. But if he is to reform social care =E2=80=93 and earn his place in his=
tory =E2=80=93 he will need to show his rough side too. A little less =E2=80=
=98In Place of Fear=E2=80=99; a little more =E2=80=98lower than vermin=E2=80=
=99. For as Bevan himself put it: =E2=80=98If you walk down the middle of t=
he road, you get run=20
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dujyitlidt-m/" style=3D"outline-style:none;color:#b30517;text-decor=
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uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-dujyitlidt-a/" style=3D"outline-style:none;color:=
#b30517;text-decoration:underline;" >facing</a> an =C2=A318m legal bill aft=
er losing their privacy case against the <em>Daily Mail</em> and the <em>Ma=
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dujyitlidt-f/" style=3D"outline-style:none;color:#b30517;text-decoration:un=
derline;" >holding</a> a crisis meeting over a plan by Fifa president Giann=
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;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >
<a href=3D"https://blend.spectator.co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-=
dujyitlidt-z/" style=3D"color:rgb(51, 51, 51);outline-style:none;text-decoration:=
underline;" >Burnham and Powell want to bring back stupid</a> =E2=80=93=
<i>Michael Gove</i></p>
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0;" >
<a href=3D"https://blend.spectator.co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-=
dujyitlidt-v/" style=3D"color:rgb(51, 51, 51);outline-style:none;text-decoration:=
underline;" >Does Lucy Powell really think =E2=80=98knight=E2=80=99 is an o=
bscure word?</a> =E2=80=93 <i>Joanna Williams</i></p>
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0;" >
<a href=3D"https://blend.spectator.co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-=
dujyitlidt-e/" style=3D"color:rgb(51, 51, 51);outline-style:none;text-decoration:=
underline;" >The horror of a French heatwave</a> =E2=80=93 <i>Sean Tho=
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style=3D"border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;" >
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co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-dujyitlidt-g/" style=3D"outline-style:none;col=
or:#b30517;text-decoration:underline;" ><img src=3D"https://spectator.com/w=
p-content/uploads/2026/07/GettyImages-2287046553.jpg?resize=3D468,312" widt=
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l-align:top;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;"=
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dding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-=
right:auto;margin-left:auto;width:100%!important;" >
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style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:19.5px;font-f=
amily:EBGaramond, Garamond, Times New Roman, Times, serif;line-height:25px;=
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tom:10px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >
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co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-dujyitlidt-w/" style=3D"outline-style:none;col=
or:#b30517;text-decoration:underline;" >FIFA should be allowed to sell off =
the World Cup</a></p>
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tom:10px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >
<em>Matthew Lynn</em></p>
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lspacing=3D"0" style=3D"max-width:610px;width:100% !important;margin-top:0;=
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dding-left:0;" >
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style=3D"border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;" >
<a href=3D"https://blend.spectator.=
co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-dujyitlidt-yd/" style=3D"outline-style:none;co=
lor:#b30517;text-decoration:underline;" ><img src=3D"https://spectator.com/=
wp-content/uploads/2026/07/carrie.jpg?resize=3D468,312" width=3D"234" alt=3D=
"Image description" height=3D"156" style=3D"width:100%!important;vertical-a=
lign:top;border-style:none;height:auto!important;" /></a>
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0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;" ></th>
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l-align:top;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;"=
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dding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-=
right:auto;margin-left:auto;width:100%!important;" >
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style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:19.5px;font-f=
amily:EBGaramond, Garamond, Times New Roman, Times, serif;line-height:25px;=
color:#333;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;" >
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tom:10px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >
<a href=3D"https://blend.spectator.=
co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-dujyitlidt-yh/" style=3D"outline-style:none;co=
lor:#b30517;text-decoration:underline;" >Do I need an =E2=80=98attachment c=
oach=E2=80=99?</a></p>
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bot=
tom:10px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >
<em>Katie Jenkins</em></p>
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x;padding-left:0px;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;" >
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lspacing=3D"0" style=3D"max-width:610px;width:100% !important;margin-top:0;=
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dding-left:0;" >
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cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;m=
argin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;width:100%!important;" >
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<td class=3D"wi-100p" align=3D"center" =
style=3D"border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;" >
<a href=3D"https://blend.spectator.=
co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-dujyitlidt-yk/" style=3D"outline-style:none;co=
lor:#b30517;text-decoration:underline;" ><img src=3D"https://spectator.com/=
wp-content/uploads/2026/07/lords.jpg?resize=3D468,312" width=3D"234" alt=3D=
"Image description" height=3D"156" style=3D"width:100%!important;vertical-a=
lign:top;border-style:none;height:auto!important;" /></a>
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0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;" ></th>
<th class=3D"tfoot" align=3D"left" style=3D"vertica=
l-align:top;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;"=
>
<table class=3D"w-100p" align=3D"center" cellpa=
dding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-=
right:auto;margin-left:auto;width:100%!important;" >
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style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:19.5px;font-f=
amily:EBGaramond, Garamond, Times New Roman, Times, serif;line-height:25px;=
color:#333;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;" >
<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bot=
tom:10px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >
<a href=3D"https://blend.spectator.=
co.uk/t/j-l-yduudlit-dujyitlidt-yu/" style=3D"outline-style:none;co=
lor:#b30517;text-decoration:underline;" >Lord=E2=80=99s is better than the =
Oval</a></p>
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tom:10px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >
<em>Mark Mason</em></p>
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n, Times, serif;line-height:36px;color:#b30517;mso-line-height-rule:exactly=
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right:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:no=
rmal;font-size:22px;font-family:EBGaramond, Garamond, Times New Roman, Time=
s, serif;line-height:30px;color:#333;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;" ><p sty=
le=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >Oil pric=
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<tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:15px;padding-=
right:0;padding-left:0;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:no=
rmal;font-size:32px;font-family:EBGaramond, Garamond, Times New Roman, Time=
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0=
;margin-left:0;" >up 7.21% on the day, up 29.40% on a year ago</p>
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<tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:10px;padding-=
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rmal;font-size:22px;font-family:EBGaramond, Garamond, Times New Roman, Time=
s, serif;line-height:30px;color:#333;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;" ><p sty=
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exchange rate</p></td></tr>
<tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:15px;padding-=
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0=
;margin-left:0;" >down 0.05=C2=A2 on the day, down 0.76=C2=A2 on a year ago=
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rmal;font-size:22px;font-family:EBGaramond, Garamond, Times New Roman, Time=
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<tr><td style=3D"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:15px;padding-=
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rmal;font-size:32px;font-family:EBGaramond, Garamond, Times New Roman, Time=
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<p style=3D"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0=
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