To govern is to choose
There is one question that is guaranteed to be asked whenever anyone writes anything for publication. It usually…
Emma Burnell
I hope Andy Burnham has ruined my Christmas
For quite some time, every year I volunteered at Crisis – the homelessness charity that brings people in…
Planning ahead
Britain desperately needs more housing. It also desperately needs the infrastructure that will support that housing. It needs…
Farage is a whiny winner – and that’s not attractive to voters
As expected Nigel Farage has won his by-election in Clacton. In fact, from some perspectives this was a…
Crisis? Which crisis?
Today Andy Burnham will chair a Cobra meeting looking at the impact of the extreme heat on areas…
When nothing works there’s lots to fix
I was on Sky News over the weekend with someone arguing from the Tory point of view talking…
Labour values – what we all have in common
The term ‘Labour values’ is invoked so often when Labour members talk to each other. But we very…
Burnham sets the pace of politics
Much has been written about how politics has failed to keep up with the speed of modern life.…
Back to the future?
To have been of working age during the ‘Winter of Discontent’, you would have to be at least…
Time to care
There are few areas of policy as thorny as social care – or as important. There are also…
