The Makerfield by-election delivered a predictable Labour victory for Andy Burnham, but the underlying numbers and dynamics offer sharper insights into the state of British politics than the headline result suggests. Labour’s vote returned to its expected baseline in this historically safe seat, yet the contest revealed a right that is fragmenting, evolving, and—crucially—beginning to … Continue reading
There is a Tony Blair problem. Not because the former Prime Minister still wields real power, but because too many in the political class continue to treat him as a sage rather than as the architect of a settlement that collapsed under its own contradictions. The Morning Star’s description of him as a “cadaverous incarnation … Continue reading