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New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has big plans to decentralise his government from London, but how will he do this, and what difference could it make?
Andy BurnhamDevolutionRegional InequalityCost of LivingLocal GovernmentPublic TransportBusiness RatesEducation PolicyYouth UnemploymentLabour Party
Ida Middlemiss Frost12 min read
Read ArticleDemocracy only works if the people inside it understand how it works, yet a postcode lottery in political education means most young people never get taught how it works at all.
Josh Dolan9 min read
Read ArticlePolicy2 August 2026
AI data centres promise growth, but infrastructure constraints are creating political and economic resistance.
Artificial IntelligenceData CentresInfrastructureEnergy
Meghana Sivapuram7 min read
Read ArticleAndy Burnham spent a decade fighting Westminster from the outside. Now he runs it, and his Greater Manchester record, not his rhetoric, is the best guide to what a Burnham government will actually do.
BurnhamLabourWestminsterParliament
Josh Dolan14 min read
Read ArticleWith the old black box monopolies breaking apart, private capital has emerged to underwrite the next era of European warfare.
Manasvi Kommuri8 min read
Read ArticleThe Bank of Japan has raised its policy rate five times since 2024, yet the yen just hit a forty year low. Here is what two years of tightening have actually changed, and what is likely to happen next.
Bank of JapanInterest RatesYenJapan
Rohan Talwar13 min read
Read ArticleIs the problem water companies, or the system meant to regulate them?
WaterRegulationPolicyAccountability
Josh Dolan3 min read
Read ArticleHow tensions involving Iran are driving energy prices and reshaping UK politics.
IranInflationConsumer ConfidencePolitical LandscapeUK Economy
Josh Dolan2 min read
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