Five takeaways from Andy Burnham's Labour conference speech

Eight Papers Said "Scrapped." The Policy Says "Adjusted." The Bigger Change Came the Next Morning.

Andy Burnham gave his first Labour conference speech as leader and prime minister on Tuesday 29 September in Liverpool. He became leader on 17 July and prime...

Trapped inside the Blair Rich Project

The media coverage of Tony Blair's essay on what the UK government should do treats him as a statesman rather than the salesman he really is...

“CEO said a thing!”

A blistering guide to what lazy journalism too often looks like

Andy Burnham's crusade against neoliberalism

Unproductive, indebted and internationally uncompetitive, Britain is caught in a savage economic bind

Hope, Again

“I will build the Britain my dad wanted to see.” It’s certainly an upgrade from: “My dad was a toolmaker.” Andy Burnham’s barnstorming speech at Labour Party con…

Questions for the Chair

A good meeting, and five questions the press conference left open.

Who's in Andy Burnham's new Labour cabinet?

An in-depth look at which Labour MPs have been appointed to cabinet roles by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Nothing to Declare

Making big public statements is always fun and people who think themselves to be important love doing it as a way of trying to influence public opinion and/or politics. They are a way for institutions and individuals to organize and try to shine some light onto important issues. We’ve seen many such things in the […]

Everything is In-Between — Douglas Rushkoff

I’ve begun this piece maybe twenty times in the past three weeks. By the time I’ve finished the first paragraph, some new thing happens that obsolesces whatever event I’m writing about. And I’m not even writing about the news, so much as using one shared moment as a “peg” for a piece about some larger phenomenon or strategy.

Why did BBC Breakfast give Reform UK a special graphic?

A small detail in a brief report sparks some big questions about what the national broadcaster is doing during the run up to local and national elections.

Things You Thought You Didn’t Need To Care About That Have a Big Impact On Your Job

Conference talk with Holly Cummins at GOTO Copenhagen 2025

Conference Takeaways

I’m back from ATmosphereConf in Vancouver, and I’m processing what I saw and heard. The atproto developer community could not have been nicer and more welcoming. Here are some takeaways.  The…

Andy Burnham Faces Backlash Over Apparent Retreat From Donations Cap Pledge

Open letter says 'politics should not be for sale' as Government resists extending its £100,000 overseas-donor limit to UK voters

Action Center – Politics and policy from the Free Speech Coalition

Seven Takeaways on Convenience and News - Nieman Reports

In “Against Convenience,” Nieman Fellow Gabe Bullard delves into modern media consumption habits