Andy Burnham meets reality
In the Seventies, a phrase emerged in Left-wing circles: “actually-existing socialism.” It had been used by Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker, the communist leaders of the Soviet Union and East…
Labour’s next civil war
Who is Andy Burnham? It’s the £2.91-trillion question that the bond markets will be considering today. Labour has committed itself to a Doctor Who strategy, hoping that a regeneration of…
The Labour Party is insulting
In politics as in football, play is paused to allow the injured to leave the field. During Starmer’s final PMQs on Wednesday, Kemi Badenoch desisted from attacking, delivering a warm…
Does Manchesterism need Miliband?
Last I checked, Ed Miliband was not the kind of politician to show a fondness for sunglasses, army epaulets and armored cars; yet this was the image Kemi Badenoch attempted…