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Reform UK Party Conference 2026 (opens the original)
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The Mornings After the Nights BeforeReform UK had hoped to prove their professionalism and lifting of party standards at this year’s party conference in Birmingham — I think it’s fair to say that things did not quite go to plan.Thursday was launched behind closed doors as ‘Business Day’ where some of our country’s business leaders [non-specific] were invited to discuss possible future plans for the party if it ever made the staggering leap required to make it to the steps of No. 10 [South]. Many
Summer Sea-Change (opens the original)
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When Andy Burnham came to power six weeks hence, I wrote a précis of his first week at the helm with my musings on Cabinet picks and a possible direction of travel for the newly installed government; the exhaust fumes of Keir Starmer’s removal lorry, still hanging in the air. As we approach the return of Parliament, however briefly before conference season, I felt the urge to dive back into our latest governmental iteration to see how things were progressing.If you follow me over on 𝕏 you may we
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MALCOLM (opens the original)
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CONTENTSIntroduction BackgroundMalcolm TwoMalcolm Three — The ProtagonistElectric Future Group & Richard Thorpe<a href="ht
Burnham — Boost, Bust or Bluster? (opens the original)
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As we approach the end of Andy Burnham’s first week as our country’s Prime Minister, I thought it only fair to make a load of sweeping generalisations and some woolly predictions about his forthcoming tenure at the helm of the good ship No.10 [north/south].Not really … but I do have some thoughts.As the title suggests, I find myself in a mental, three-way tug-o-war; it’s clearly far too early to form any meaningful commentary on his administration, but I felt left out — time to make some vague j
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