Chief political commentator, The Independent, and visiting professor, the Strand Group, King's College London
In praise of Denmark by Ed West open.substack.com/pub/edwest/p...
Probably the best country in the worldTwo dozen reasons to love Denmarkopen.substack.comExcellent on wealth taxes by Emma Chamberlain via @samfr.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The right way to tax wealthA 10 year programme for an incoming governmentopen.substack.comAndy Burnham is most like David Cameron of recent PMs, says James Kirkup www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08...
Rishi Sunak as next Tory leader at 110/1 www.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...
Is Sunak worth a few quid? – politicalbetting.comwww.politicalbetting.comDespatch from Michael Ashcroft’s focus groups of former Labour voters and some non-Labour in Wallsend, Norwich and Lowestoft lordashcroftpolls.com/2026/08/he-m...
Finally, Andy Burnham is making the right decision on Britain’s prisons www.independent.co.uk/voices/andy-...
Finally, Andy Burnham is making the right decision on Britain’s prisonsWe send too many people to prison anyway, so the new prime minister’s emergency review is another chance to start to fix that problem, writes John Rentoulwww.independent.co.ukUnpaywalled version here (scroll down) www.aol.co.uk/articles/voi...
Voices: Burnham’s Greater Manchester gamble has paid off – but how long will his luck last? - AOLCOMMENT: Not so long ago, it seemed certain that Nigel Farage’s party would capture the city-region mayoralty – but the new prime minister’s popularity carries all before it, writes John Rentoulwww.aol.co.ukGreater Manchester by-election: Andy Burnham’s great gamble pays off www.independent.co.uk/voices/manch...
Burnham’s Greater Manchester gamble has paid off – but how long will his luck last?Not so long ago, it seemed certain that Nigel Farage’s party would capture the city-region mayoralty – but the new prime minister’s popularity carries all before it, writes John Rentoulwww.independent.co.uk5/10 in John Clarke's Saturday Quiz in the i paper (answers in the paper or here later)
“PM hands mayors share of income tax to make lives better in every postcode”
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Australia was the richest country on earth, per person, after 1850s gold rush until 1890s depression marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Forty interesting facts about Australia - Marginal REVOLUTIONAustralia was the richest country on earth, per capita, for decades. After the 1850s gold rush, up until the 1890s depression, Australia had the highest per capita income in the world. In 1850, probab...marginalrevolution.comFrom the archive, 5 years ago – Richard I; Dick Turpin; Gordon Brown: #Top10 Historical Figures Undeservedly Rescued by Fiction www.independent.co.uk/voices/top-1...
The Top 10: Historical Figures Undeservedly Rescued by Fiction | John RentoulCharacters unjustifiably beatifiedwww.independent.co.ukDavid Miliband said no when asked to be education secretary... and Lucy Powell is angry at DPM snub – Christian Calgie www.dailymail.com/news/article...
David Miliband said no when asked to be Education SecretaryThe brother of Ed Miliband was widely tipped to return to British politics once Mr Burnham entered No 10.www.dailymail.comZack Polanski’s “guillotine” retweet has tested the Green Party leader to self-destruction www.independent.co.uk/voices/zack-...
Zack Polanski’s ‘guillotine’ retweet has tested the Green leader to self-destructionThe Green Party leader hoped to lead a political revolution on the left – but his handling of repeated controversies raises serious questions about whether he has the judgement needed for power, says ...www.independent.co.uk
I actually know the answer to this and it's slightly insane. Google pulls from Wikipedia to determine if a place is a city, town, neighbourhood, whatever. Brighton's first line describes it as a "seaside resort" so Google Maps thinks it's a neighbourhood and doesn't display it in the "city" font.
“There is a lot of chat and absolutely nothing underneath it that I can see” – Helen MacNamara on Andy Burnham’s tech education plan open.spotify.com/episode/3VB7...
Too much Manchester? Andy Burnham's first big interview unpackedIn The Room · Episodeopen.spotify.com
