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Andy Burnham has made housing his flagship pledge. But the crisis isn’t a shortage of homes – it’s who owns them. Reversing decades of financialised property risks the very crash it was built to prevent, says Brian Green.

Richard Rose’s The Disruption of the British Party System offers a dispassionate, data-driven guide to a fractured political landscape, but its refusal to ask why things are breaking down is also its biggest limitation.

More than 80 parliamentarians have written to the new PM demanding sanctions, a full arms embargo and a ban on settlement trade. Andy Burnham apologised for Labour’s record on Gaza before taking office – now he faces a choice between the pro-Israel lobby and the millions demanding real action.

Out go Reeves, Lammy and the rest of the Starmer old guard, but with Healey at the Treasury and Mahmood at the Home Office, the new PM’s top team suggests continuity, not the break with neoliberalism Andy Burnham has promised, says Andy Walker.

Will McMahon unpacks Andy Burnham’s leadership acceptance speech, finding a warmer voice and a sharper critique of four decades of Thatcherism and globalisation – undercut by a pledge to be “a pro-business leader” that leaves the real distribution of power untouched.

As gig ticket prices soar 212% since 2000, fans and grassroots venues say corporate giants are creaming off the profits while the live music scene that produces tomorrow’s stars is left to wither.

Banners, brass bands and a century of struggle. This Saturday, Durham becomes the beating heart of the labour movement once again as the Miners’ Gala marks 100 years since the General Strike.

As Farage tries to dodge scrutiny over his undeclared millions by playing the outsider, Clacton has the perfect chance to show him exactly where he belongs.

The soon-to-be PM’s new chief of staff used to work for Thames Water’s advisers. If Andy Burnham wants to be trusted on public ownership, he needs to prove it – starting now.