ams . ▁The ▁charge ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁help ▁fund ▁a ▁London ▁style ▁bus ▁system . ▁P ension ers ▁in ▁London ▁get ▁free ▁travel ▁on ▁all ▁public ▁transport ▁in ▁London ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁with ▁Burn ham ▁keeping ▁the ▁Manchester ▁system ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁much ▁later ▁state ▁p ension ▁age . ▁ ▁Political ▁views ▁Burn ham ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁" rad ical ised " ▁by ▁the ▁min ers ' ▁strike ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 4 – 8 5 . ▁Ide olog ically , ▁he ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁a ▁social ist . ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁leadership ▁bid ▁Burn ham ▁emphas ised ▁his ▁philosophy ▁of ▁' asp ir ational ▁social ism ', ▁which ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁red ist rib utive , ▁collect iv ist ▁and ▁international ist . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁strong ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁national ism , ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁as ▁an ▁" ug ly ▁brand ▁of ▁politics ". ▁ ▁Burn ham ▁is ▁a ▁femin ist ; ▁he ▁also ▁supports ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁all - w omen ▁short lists ▁for ▁parliament ary ▁candidate ▁se lections . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁L GB T ▁rights ▁and ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Burn ham ▁said : ▁" I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁better ▁when ▁children ▁are