To understand the Britain I’m trying to build, you’ve first got to understand the Britain I’m trying to change. READ MORE: The ‘Burnham bounce’For forty years, places that were once the pride of this country have been left to decline. That’s not the Britain Labour was founded to build. I’m not going to be shy about it: this is the start of a complete rewiring of economic and political power in Britain. The Britain we build together will value the hard hat every bit as much as the graduation cap.