

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…
Most Chancellors spend a lot of time peering nervously upwind to spot approaching economic storms and squalls, but Rachel Reeves won’t need a particularly strong telescope to pick out the procession of dark clouds that are heading her way. Some…