And why the “civic gospel” cannot be revived WESSIE DU TOIT “Growth in every corner of the country”, “more money in people’s pockets”, and “people taking back control of what matters to them”: these three phrases could summarise Andy Burnham’s big idea of devolving power away from Westminster, but they are actually taken from Labour’s 2024…
I have, for hours now, sat diligently in front of my laptop to write this emergency ToryDiary in the wake of Burnham’s Cabinet appointments. Since his election victory in Makerfield, rumours have been afloat over who will take which brief in his rehashed Number 10 operation. Would Shabana Mahmood remain as Home Secretary? Perhaps Ed…
The applause for scrapping digital ID arrived before anyone checked what survived it. CAM WAKEFIELD The new UK Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is in Downing Street, and he has spent twenty years telling you exactly what he wants to do to the internet. He won the Makerfield by-election on June 18 2026. He then collected…
He’s got the job no-one wanted. VIEWS FROM MY CAB Congratulations Andy! You’ve become Prime Minister unopposed and without the tiresome chores of publishing a manifesto and winning a general election. Think about that. Not a single one of the 402 other members of the Parliamentary Labour Party, all of whom are ambitious and many…
David Lammy is taking legal action to block publication of foreign nationals’ crime rates in England and Wales, provoking claims of a “cover-up”. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is seeking to overturn a ruling by the Information Commissioner that data revealing the full scale of foreign offending in England and Wales from 2018 to 2024 should be published….
The latest announcement from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood offers a familiar script. Under the guise of restoring order to the asylum system, the government plans to open new “capped safe and legal” routes for refugees and others to enter Britain, meaning increased immigration. Community groups, universities, and employers will sponsor arrivals, beginning modestly in autumn…
