Andy Burnham promised to change Greater Manchester. Almost ten years on, how did he do?
Just weeks before he was elected as Greater Manchester’s first metro-mayor in 2017, I interviewed Andy Burnham for The Conversation.
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Open and shut: how Germany plays politics with its borders
How asylum seekers became political pawns in Germany’s foreign policy agenda.
Seizing valuables from asylum seekers – Denmark has lost the plot, and its heart
For many, it evokes memories of the Holocaust. So how can the government justify it?
Britain’s quarter century: wealth and widening inequality
How finances and the economy have changed over 25 years.
Dutch elections: Mark Rutte wins another term but fragmented results mask continuing popularity of the far right
There will be 17 parties in the 150-seat parliament – and the radical right holds more of them than ever.
Now is not the time to play at Cold War politics with Putin
Barack Obama has so far held firm against a growing chorus demanding that the US should boycott the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi after Russia’s introduction of discriminatory laws banning gay “propaganda…
How can Labour escape the doom loop in 2026?
The dominant narrative in British politics is destructive, cynical and polarising. It focuses on failure and perpetuates the doom loop.
‘We ran from monsters’: Once welcomed by Germany after IS genocide, Yazidis are now deported to a life of limbo in refugee camps
In January 2023, the German parliament formally recognised Yazidi genocide. Yet, the recognition remains largely symbolic and has no influence on asylum decisions.
In squats by the Serbian border, young men trying to enter the EU live in dangerous limbo
Men living in transit camps on the EU’s borders are at risk of exploitation and violence.
The obstacles that could still stop flights to Rwanda from taking off
UN human rights experts have warned that airlines transporting people to Rwanda could be complicit in human rights abuses.
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