Andy Burnham
When you’re in a fiscal hole – stop digging
Taking the easy way out is the rapid route to oblivion, says John McLaren, except perhaps in Scotland?
Burnham and the limiting politics of growth
While Andy Burnham sets out to cut the cost of living, John McLaren confronts reality: how political priorities obstruct meaningful growth. Not least in Scotland
A new government of bold reform. Or more psychodrama?
“He has an ambitious agenda and vastly more tools of government but he will need support from across the UK” James Mitchell
Manchester v Glasgow
Glasgow might not be miles better, but Jackie Kemp says it has important lessons for Andy Burnham if he becomes Prime Minister