Tag Archives: andy burnham

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam Be it ever so ‘umble, there’s no place like home One of the most cynical political moves of my lifetime was the 1986 Council elections in London. Westminster City Council was found to have pushed through sales of council housing in certain …

Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s vision to offer technical subjects to 14-year-olds has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis. Tthe company says enabling teenagers to explore practical subjects and ‘the trades’ will be of immense help in tackling the sector’s skills gap. Although, along with fellow industry professionals, the company says …

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning We’ve all known those people who come into a new job with fresh ideas and a mountain of energy, fizzing with enthusiasm, and a …

And the government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from this earth There’s an old saying that if voting changed anything, they’d abolish it. As an aside, I think Ken Livingstone used it as the title of his autobiography. Reading the news these …