Outside the system
Category: Andy Burnham
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Budget 2026: John Healey’s ‘Do No Harm’ Strategy Puts the UK Economy on Borrowed Time
The Chancellor’s cautious statement leaves the UK’s debt-laden economy facing more questions than answers, argues Simon Nixon
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Andy Burnham’s ‘Breathing Space’ Budget Leaves Britain Holding Its Breath
The huge conflict between the Prime Minister’s bold promise to rip up ’40 years of neoliberalism’ and the modest Budget measures announced by his Chancellor, will ultimately prove difficult to sustain, argues Adam Bienkov
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‘Andy Burnham Has an Opportunity to Lead the Fight Against Russian Interference’
Successive governments have failed to act against Moscow’s pernicious influence on our politics. The new Prime Minister must seize this opportunity to change that, argues former Labour MP Ian Lucas
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The BBC’s Dangerous Attempt to Balance Truth With Lies
When you have one side lying and the other side trying to tell the truth, the BBC’s misguided approach to balance inevitably favours the liar, argues former BBC reporter and producer Patrick Howse
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Andy Burnham Urged to Put Compulsory Voting at Heart of His Electoral Reform Plans
Democracy campaigners say changing how Britain votes will not be enough unless the Prime Minister also changes who votes as well
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Gaza Three Years On: The Changing Politics of Genocide Denial
Martin Shaw, who argued that Israel was beginning to commit genocide in October 2023, examines the tensions between recognition and denial as the Burnham Government tries to reset its Palestine policy.
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‘Why Andy Burnham Will Ultimately Back Rejoining the EU’
The logic of the Prime Minister’s argument that Brexit has done more harm than good only points in one direction, argues Simon Nixon
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‘Andy Burnham’s Plans to Make Britain Great Again Are the Polar Opposite of Trump’s’
If Burnham succeeds where Trump has failed, the whole MAGA agenda will be exposed, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
