Andy Burnham today criticises the 'upper echelons' of new Labour, saying "I do have a problem with people being filthy rich", and contrasts this with his own "aspirational socialism" in the third of our Labour Leadership candidates essays.

"We seemed dazzled by power, glamour and big business," writes Burnham. "There is a fine line between celebrating success and courting elites and to many people we crossed it. Unlike some others in the upper echelons of the Party, I do have a problem with people being filthy rich. This isn’t based on some working class knee-jerk reaction. It comes back to that sense of fairness, and the contrast between my constituency and George Osborne’s."

You can read Andy Burnham's essay here.