Wasn’t there reporting last week that Streeting had the numbers to prompt a challenge? (View Post)

Burnham is setting himself up for a fall. The way his supporters are briefing about him is positively messianic. He’s been an effective local mayor. It doesnt translate that he’ll make an effective P… (View Post)

One of the reasons I was cautiously optimistic for a Labour government was the house building pledge, which could only really be delivered by a simplification of the planning system which I hoped wou… (View Post)

I agree, but I think we have to ask ourselves if it were that easy, why aren’t councils doing it already? I suspect the main reason is that councils must prioritise areas in which they have legal dut… (View Post)

Some of this is the result of the ming vase strategy, I think. With the coalition, there had been an election to endorse spending restraint and an agreed programme for government. Labour in 2024 made… (View Post)