The current figure to 20 July (12,469) is not just 47% down on the 23,534 who had arrived this time last year. It is also substantially lower than it was at the same stage in any of the last 4 years.… (View Post)

Burnham has basically dropped an unpopular £1.8bn unfunded spending commitment and replaced it with a popular £950m unfunded spending commitment. So yes, the decision itself is funded, and the amount… (View Post)

Absolutely. It shows that he has the political instincts that Starmer lacked. (View Post)

If so he'll need to have brought a sleeping bag and a change of underwear with him, because junior appointments won't be made until tomorrow. (View Post)

Burnham's 10 Year National Plan could be quite significant in fiscal terms. You can justify a lot of public spending as an investment if you look at the potential savings that flow from it over … (View Post)