Even Andy Burnham must realise that a £2 cap on bus fares is hardly the foundation stone for political immortality.
Yet apart from a handful of similarly modest initiatives, Britain has precious little else to show from his first 100 days in Downing Street.
What we have seen is a determined effort to kick major decisions into touch or avoid them entirely. The Prime Minister has refused to commit to the long-held target on defence spending – 3 per cent of GDP by 2030 – and a review into the military budget now looks set to be deferred until next autumn.
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