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
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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
A rational approach to security requires confronting two key factors. So far, no PM has been willing to do so
Makerfield result means we will likely have a new PM by September, and Britain will find out what Burnhamism really means
Investing in care would produce 2.7 times as many jobs as an equivalent investment in construction, our research found
