# What is it about the prospect of a Reform government they don’t get?

An episode of [The Two Matts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1236139906), 23 Jul 2026, 51 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/648c40140701dc00113b4626/e/6a61fc7344c9eabf3c91d3fc/media.mp3

The Matts dig into the reaction to Andy Burnham’s first few days in government. Obviously the usual suspects - such as the Daily Mail and GB News - have already declared it a failure. But one column by Janan Ganesh in the Financial Times stands out as an utterly miserable misreading of the reality of where British politics is. Is the biggest problem Burnham faces a hostile right wing media, or is it liberals who don’t fully grasp the consequences of him failing? And what is required to avoid that? Enjoy! Produced by Matt Withers OFFER: Get The New World for just £1 for the first month. Head to https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/2matts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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