In his first interview as Labour’s presumptive Prime Minister, Andy Burnham told the Sunday Times that one issue kept coming up on the doorstep in Makerfield: the frozen £12,570 personal allowance. He ...

Do you know someone within the party who should be recognised for what they do? Every year at Conference the President presents awards to some very special people within the party. Now is the right ...

Idiot’ or assorted synonyms for ‘stupid’ have been used to criticise those who do not vote. ‘Idiot’ itself is derived from the Greek ‘ἰδιώτης’ referring to anything personal or ‘private’ individuals ...

Something has changed in Wales.  The 2026 Senedd election saw the end of Welsh Labour’s uninterrupted rule since 1999, Plaid Cymru take over the reins of power, Reform settle into its position as the ...

Extending the school day represents far more than an educational reform; it constitutes a strategic economic investment capable of substantially increasing national productivity. In modern economies, ...

Like you, I’m an advocate of taxing differently, so as to stimulate economic growth in a fair and sustainable way. We shouldn’t be taxing workers and businesses more. Every Lib Dem Conference I’m ...

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We have a new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, who has successfully pulled off a bloodless coup more akin to the Glorious than the French Revolution. However, now he is in office, he cannot escape the ...

It has been a big week for me, personally. On Thursday 16 July, the government announced 26 new members of the House of Lords – and I am one of them: I am to be Lord Leunig. Since it is His Majesty’s ...

Andy Burnham’s first speech as the new Prime Minister, outside No.10 Downing Street, earlier today, struck exactly the right tone. After years of political instability, he spoke of restoring trust, ...