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Jonathan Portes

The Guardian

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Burnham must learn from Starmer’s mistakes: Labour was elected to transform the economy, not just stabilise it

Burnham must learn from Starmer’s mistakes: Labour was elected to transform the economy, not just stabilise it

The economic inheritance Andy Burnham will receive from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves is not, in any meaningful way, a crisis. That is worth saying,...

16.07.2026 10

The Guardian

Jonathan Portes

British politics is hooked on flashy fake numbers – and the AI investment debacle proves it

One trillion dollars. That’s the amount of financial aid Gordon Brown triumphantly announced at the 2009 London G20 summit. (I contributed my own...

14.03.2026 40

The Guardian

Jonathan Portes

There’s only one problem with Labour’s immigration plans: they’re completely untethered from reality

13.05.2025 30

The Guardian

Jonathan Portes