Much has been written about how politics has failed to keep up with the speed of modern life. READ MORE: Andy Burnham: ‘The rewiring of Britain has begun’The energy Burnham has injected into politics is paying dividends in both the polls and election results. Starmer wasn’t wrong that politics is complicated and difficult, but the tone set did not reflect the hunger for something different. Which again was too much of a contrast with the ‘change’ voters felt they had been offered. But Burnham also has a real desire to connect with voters in a constant communication that Starmer was never able to manage.