- Manchesterism’s first big test is the bond markets
Here it comes again. Whoever Andy Burnham chooses to be his Chancellor of the Exchequer will face the same challenge as all their predecessors since Gordon Brown: producing ‘fiscal rules’ to reassure the City they will be prudent holders of the nation’s credit card. With Britain’s national debt higher than… Read more: Manchesterism’s first big test is the bond markets - Our Drugs Laws Don’t Work – But Legalisation Isn’t The Answer
- Blair’s devolution experiment is broken – and someone needs to say so
The ‘Burnham effect’ that propelled Labour to victory in Makerfield is only the latest example of regional and devolved democratic leaders who are miles more popular than their opposite numbers in Westminster. Political talents as diverse as Boris Johnson and Alex Salmond prospered after being sprinkled with devolved political fairy… Read more: Blair’s devolution experiment is broken – and someone needs to say so - Britain Isn’t Ungovernable – The Problem Is Our Leaders, Not The People They Lead
- What Do You Do When – Not If – Government Faces A Scandal?
- Why Big Government Isn’t Better Government…..
- How Can We Have Energy That’s Cheap As Well As Green?
- How Should We Update The Honours System?
- Britain needs a brand new tax system
The battle of essays between Labour Party grandees has given British politics a distinctly retro feel over the last week, as Tony Blair, Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham behaved like competing 18th-century pamphleteers explaining in earnest detail why things will only get better if they’re in charge. The ideas these… Read more: Britain needs a brand new tax system - Getting Railways Back On Track
