Chris Blackhurst
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With 'hope again' Labour must flesh out its change in direction | The National (opens the original)
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Political parties, like businesses, devote a lot of time and money to coming up with defining slogans. They are tested exhaustively in focus groups. Presumably then, Labourâs new âHope Againâ, to be brandished everywhere at next weekâs annual conference in Liverpool, is tailored to leader Andy Burnham's personal appeal. Like all slogans it has been put through the mill. In which case, I must be in a minority that finds it uninspiring, although I ran it past friends at the weekend and the
King Charles urges action on AI curbs before it's 'too late' | The National (opens the original)
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Into the breach of increasing global AI fear and panic steps the unifying figure of King Charles. If anyone doubted what the British monarchy was for, amid often negative media coverage, the way the king has stepped up, to hold an urgent conference at his Dumfries House residence near Glasgow, should provide answer enough. Heâs done it before, most notably on climate change, and here he is again, taking a lead where many elected world leaders are lagging. The UK monarch urged the industry to â
Tories and Reform need to strike at Burnham before time runs out | The National (opens the original)
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Such is the attention heaped upon Andy Burnham that itâs possible to forget there is an opposition. The UK is not unlike the US in this regard, where daily, often hourly, President Donald Trump generates banner headlines. The difficulty of making an impact against a government that can make all the running with policy measures and must respond to events at home and abroad cannot be underestimated. So it is this week in London, where the new Prime Minister addressed the Commons for the first ti
Andy Burnham needs to deliver more than selfies and sound bites | The National (opens the original)
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There should be no surprise that Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone posing as Donald Trumpâs chief of staff. Downing Street will not say what form the communication took. Most probably, it was on social media. The official line is that âonly a few messagesâ were exchanged and no conversation occurred. Which is odd, because in many peopleâs eyes a few messages â note the lack of a precise number so we can judge â does constitute a conversation, albeit one that is cursory. Th
Despite his by-election win, Nigel Farageâs political future remains far from clear | The National (opens the original)
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Even in Nigel Farageâs victory there was confusion. Some three hours before the result was declared in the Clacton by-election, the Reform UK leader told his supporters in a speech at a nearby party that he would not be attending the count. âIâm sad to say that after 33 years of being a candidate in active politics, Iâve been advised tonight by Essex Police that there is an organised campaign to disrupt and degrade the result.â A Reform UK spokesperson said: âEssex Police advised Nig
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