Burnham’s policy speech shows he has gimmicks but little substance
On 29 June, Andy Burnham gave the first major policy speech of his campaign to become prime minister. And to the surprise of few UK left-wingers, there’s little promise of…
Polanski claims Burnham’s on the run as Labour literally retreats from Greens
On Wednesday 24 June, the Labour Party and Green Party simultaneously convened in Lambeth’s Agnes Riley Gardens, and Zack Polanski had something to say about it. These duelling rallies should…
War bonds and socialism ‘reassure’ Burnham’s financiers
When the press tells us we should be “reassured” by Andy Burnham’s economic team, we should be worried. Bloomberg’s headline says it all: Burnham’s Finance Friends Are a Reassuring Bunch…
Polanski calls out Burnham’s ‘more of the same’ migration plan
According to the Times, Andy Burnham is going to keep Shabana Mahmood as the home secretary if he becomes PM. Given that this would be the most ‘more of the…
Burnham’s pathetic ‘both sides’ attitude to Gaza matches his equivocation on everything else
Tomorrow, 18 June, the Makerfield by-election could open a path for Andy Burnham — current mayor of Greater Manchester — to make a bid for the leadership of the Labour…
Burnham’s no ‘King of the North – he’s the Menace from Manchester for the left
In these quite frankly desperate times for British progressivism, with Keir Starmer’s deeply unpopular government crumbling under the weight of its own timid orthodoxy, many on the left are (still)…