On Brexit, Andy Burnham could do worse than follow the lead of Pericles | Letter
The Athenian led the people, he didn’t follow them, writes Prof Costas Milas Your editorial (The Guardian view on a changing Brexit debate: Kemi Badenoch is trapped in denial, 29 October) notes that when it comes to Brexit, Andy Burnham appears to be following the voters. This, in my humble opinion, is a problem. Thucydides noted about Pericles, the Athenian statesman, that “it was he who led them [the people], rather than they who led him”. It was arguably the constant and thoughtful guidance o
It was arguably the constant and thoughtful guidance of Pericles to his fellow Athenian citizens that made Athens the dominant political and economic power, respected by its friends and enemies alike. Burnham needs to take the lead and show his cards on what type of relationship he wants to pursue with our European partners. To do so, he could start by asking the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to produce an independent and authoritative analysis of the benefits and drawbacks of the different types of closer relationship with the EU.
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