If the rumours are true, Andy Burnham might be about to scrap the triple lock.

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Hallelujah. If he goes ahead and announces as much during his keynote speech to the Labour party conference this afternoon, I might even streak naked through the streets of Liverpool in celebration.

That’s not because I wish misery upon pensioners, it’s because I am fed up with older voters being consistently prioritised over younger ones. It’s not just about the triple lock, of course. The inequity extends to the unaffordable housing market, a student loans system that leaves graduates with sky-high debts, and a youth unemployment crisis that has left a million 16-24 year-olds not in education,........

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