Burnham told to limit pledges
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Andy Burnham is due to make his first speech as prime minister at Labour conference on Tuesday, but allies and MPs urged he be selective amid manifesto and fiscal constraints.
Tomorrow Burnham could do worse than adapt the can-do rhetoric Kennedy used in his famous moon speech & apply it to social care and to other of Britain’s problems. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
September 28, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Tomorrow Burnham could do worse than adapt the can-do rhetoric Kennedy used in his famous moon speech & apply it to social care and to other of Britain’s problems. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
by Colin Talbot
You original post claimed Burnham’s agenda was “reinstate alcohol at UK football matches & get the guards at Buckingham Palace to wear nylon hats”.
And that his world was local politics, when he’s been an MP and in Cabinet before.
So excuse me for not taking you seriously.
And that his world was local politics, when he’s been an MP and in Cabinet before.
So excuse me for not taking you seriously.
September 27, 2026 at 1:20 PM
You original post claimed Burnham’s agenda was “reinstate alcohol at UK football matches & get the guards at Buckingham Palace to wear nylon hats”.
And that his world was local politics, when he’s been an MP and in Cabinet before.
So excuse me for not taking you seriously.
And that his world was local politics, when he’s been an MP and in Cabinet before.
So excuse me for not taking you seriously.
Yes, I too am very curious about the reaction - was anyone there?
Honestly this speech just got me angry. I am surprised this is the thinking of a Labour Minister. Now I regret not attending that conference. I need to find out what other Fabians thought.
September 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Yes, I too am very curious about the reaction - was anyone there?
Reposted by Steven French
This is a huge shadow over Burnham's effort to make #Labour look reasonable. Mass arrests for wearing T Shirts and carrying placards...
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More than 50 Palestine Action support rally protesters arrested
More than 250 protesters sat outside Labour's party conference in Liverpool to support the banned group.
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September 28, 2026 at 6:42 AM
This is a huge shadow over Burnham's effort to make #Labour look reasonable. Mass arrests for wearing T Shirts and carrying placards...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It seems quite likely that Andy Burnham's main economic legacy will be that of a massive stock market meltdown that he had nothing to do with
September 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
It seems quite likely that Andy Burnham's main economic legacy will be that of a massive stock market meltdown that he had nothing to do with
Reposted by Jonathan Portes
Honestly this speech just got me angry. I am surprised this is the thinking of a Labour Minister. Now I regret not attending that conference. I need to find out what other Fabians thought.
September 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Honestly this speech just got me angry. I am surprised this is the thinking of a Labour Minister. Now I regret not attending that conference. I need to find out what other Fabians thought.
by Mel Bartley
But at least it shows that Burnham is not totally compromised (yet). The better his ideas the harder the bosses & their lackeys will attack him.
September 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
But at least it shows that Burnham is not totally compromised (yet). The better his ideas the harder the bosses & their lackeys will attack him.