Elections ’21: Nothing Breaks Like A Hartlepool

Elections ’21: Nothing Breaks Like A Hartlepo...

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Care vs Scare – Can Burnham get social care past the “Death Tax” die-hards?

Andy Burnham is promising to spend “whatever political capital” he has to fix the crumbling social care system after decades of political failure. As the right-wing press dusts off its “Death Tax” headlines, can he actually do it? Plus… He leads Restore Britain, an openly extreme ...  Show more

Burnham Derangement Syndrome

He’s a communist! He wants to drag us back to the 70s! He’s going to tax you to death! He’s weak! He’s a tyrant! He’s gone to war with the South! His jackets are too expensive! Burnham has only been PM for a week and the right-wing press are already losing their minds. Is Burnham ...  Show more

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