Burnham shouldn’t hope to charm Trump

Illustration by Dom McKenzie / Ikon Images In 1950, Dean Acheson, the Anglophile Cold Warrior who was once mistaken for Anthony Eden, exploded at his State Department officials for writing the words “special relationship” in an official document. The problem, Acheson fumed, was that, yes, the UK and US might have a “unique” relationship, but “unique did not mean affectionate”. Even worse, if that paper had leaked, then he could have faced accusations of being the “tool of a foreign power”. Acheson had all existing copies burned and the culprits dressed down for their sentimentality. He would have no such worries today, for it is Britain’s leaders who are anxious to avoid the perception that they are under the thumb of Washington. Unless Andy Burnham goes to the country earlier than he has