Andy Burnham’s government has a chance to move from crisis management to global leadership. It must be bold
For months, ministers have refused to publish a report on how climate crisis will affect the UK. Burnham must release it
Burnham’s vote for immigration reforms was worrying – his government must not push ahead with inherited asylum plans
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 11 July 2026
Andy Burnham’s economic vision has much in common with Scotland’s. Its experience shows why that may not be enough.
The government must tackle tech-facilitated abuse to achieve its pledge of halving violence against women and girls
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 27 June 2026
UK’s weak lobbying laws leave public in the dark about Flint Global’s vast access to government under James Purnell
New PM’s likely chief of staff, James Purnell, runs lobbying firm whose clients include tech giants and water companies
