Burnham’s New Direction

Taking Back Control From the Culture Warriors

After a decade dominated by faux battles on wokeness and patriotism, the Prime Minister appears determined to return politics to the material concerns that matter in people’s lives, writes Adam Bienkov

The decision to leave the EU heralded a decade of damage for the UK. Since 2016, the British economy has shrunk by approximately 8% compared with what it would have been had the UK remained in the European Union, with trade down a striking 18% compared with previous forecasts.

Employment and wages have been heavily suppressed, with the value of the pound still lower than it was before the Brexit vote.