Blair met good fortune when he assumed office, others such as Wilson faced tougher times ...John Harris ... In politics, timing and luck matter ... ....
Plans include greater regional power, public ownership of utilities and the end of trickle-down economics. Andy Burnham vows to set up No 10North as ‘nerve centre of rewired Britain’ ... But what might this mean in practice? ... ....
Alan Milburn says youth unemployment has no quick fixes – an idea with an important lesson for the wider economy. Mainstream politicians are rarely direct ...No nonsense ... ....