The high social cost of downsizing the state | Letters

Andy Burnham (right) with Jeremy Corbyn at Labour’s election campaign launch in Manchester. ‘Andy Burnham’s intention to prioritise homelessness is to be welcomed, but to donate some of his salary to a new fund can send out the wrong message,’ write Dr David Etherington and Professor Martin Jones.In your report on the mayoral elections in Greater Manchester (Manchester mayor puts focus on homelessness, 9 May) you highlight the financial challenges facing the region, inclu