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PETER HITCHENS: Critics warn Andy Burnham will take us back to the 70s. But with low crime and plenty of jobs, many of us would welcome it
Peter Hitchens argues that critics' warnings about Andy Burnham's policies evoking the 1970s are unfounded, given current low crime rates and job availability. He suggests many people would welcome such conditions.
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