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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side?

Andy Burnham walking along in a town
Andy Burnham on a visit to Ilkeston, Derbyshire on Tuesday. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/Reuters

It was last year that Martin Lewis, the money-saving guru, advised the government to find “100 small things that piss people off” and set about sorting them out.

That approach has been adopted almost immediately by Andy Burnham since entering office, as he began his programme of “everyday fixes” to tackle problems that can be dealt with through minor policy tweaks.

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