Allowing building at Bessborough 'abhorrent' - Advocate

We owe Mumford & Sons an apology – they are not a nostalgia act

The best time to see them is 2026.

'Don't look back to Westminster': Gleeful Andy Burnham pushes his 'Manchesterism' agenda as he hails mock-up posters for new 'No10 North'

'Don't look back to Westminster': Gleeful Andy Burnham pushes his 'Manchesterism' agenda as he hails mock-up posters for new 'No10 North'

Britain’s likely PM says will work to ‘stop the suffering’ in Gaza

Andy Burnham took to social media to apologise for the Labour Party’s initial stance on Israeli attacks in Gaza.

Andy Burnham devolution claims ‘unravelling’ due to indyref opposition, SNP says

A Sunday newspaper reported that Andy Burnham was firm in his opposition to a second independence referendum.

Labour MPs and activists welcome Burnham apology for party’s initial response to Gaza conflict

Labour MPs and party activists have welcomed an apology from Andy Burnham for Labour’s initial response to Israel’s The post Labour MPs and activists welcome Burnham apology for party’s initial response to Gaza conflict appeared first on LabourList.

Britain’s incoming leader promises Ukraine aid “will not waver”—but money is the catch

Andy Burnham pledges British support will not waver. The reassurance is real—and it answers a question Kyiv was never really asking

Did Life Begin on Mars?

Steve Benner’s Meet the Neighbors makes some bold and fascinating claims.

Expected next UK PM threatens tougher action against Israel

Expected UK leadership contender Andy Burnham apologizes for Labour's early Gaza stance and pledges tougher measures against Israel if elected.

The Cult of Andy Burnham

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I believed compassion could lead to change. Then I learned its limits and felt burned out

Sarah Beley has spent a decade working on the front lines of the Downtown Eastside, and she learned the Vancouver neighbourhood can hold contradictions that don’t resolve neatly.

Despite shortfall, City Hall says no talks about Pride Toronto bailout

While city hall says it is committed to Pride Toronto, it also says there have been no discussions about resolving its 700,000 funding gap

Burnham-Backing Pressure Group Publishes Economic Blueprint for Power

The Burnham-backing pressure group Mainstream has published a 69-page document outlining how Burnham should ‘scale up Manchesterism nationally’. Oh boy The ‘highlights’: Public ownership of energy and water (national corporations), housing and transport (city-region scale), and care (municipal). They’re at pains to insist this isn’t “nationalisation”, obviously Let Thames Water fall into special administration and

Burnham ‘Apologises’ for Labour’s Gaza Policy but Won’t Call It a Genocide

Andy Burnham has said he is “sorry” about how Labour initially responded to Israel’s actions in Gaza – but he still won’t use the word genocide or support a full arms embargo.​ In a video message on Thursday, he said: “I know many people feel that at the start of Israel’s military action in Gaza, my []

‘Utterly baffling’: Burnham savaged for two previous rejections as Labour leader

Writer and Broadcaster Esther Krakue says Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has twice been rejected as Labour leader and questions why voters should back him now. “Andy Burnham's reputation as a messiah is utterly baffling,” Ms Krakue told Sky News host Chris Kenny. “Manchester is a city that’s in hundreds of millions of pounds worth of debt. “This is a man who was rejected not once but twice as Labour leader. I don’t understand why anyone thinks a third time around is the charm.”

Saint-Leonard residents continue to demand flood protection at borough council meeting

A group of Saint-Leonard residents came together Monday at the borough’s monthly council meeting to express their continued frustration with officials and to demand flood protection measures amid forecasts of heavy rain this summer. Residents say that the borough officials have not done and are not doing enough to address the flooding problem that has [] The post Saint-Leonard residents continue to demand flood protection at borough council meeting appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

Will Burnham Stand Up to Trump?

"Donald Trump is VERY, VERY UNPOPULAR in Britain." YouGov Founder Peter Kellner argues Andy Burnham is unlikely to align himself too closely with Donald Trump as he seeks public support in the UK.

Unknowable Burnham is exactly who the UK needs to drag it out of the mire

'Let Burnham be Burnham' is a risk – but it's one worth taking

Beyond Shelters: Addressing the Roots of Homelessness

Beyond Shelters: Addressing the Roots of Homelessness

Mayor Johnson’s renter protection proposal faces fierce resistance from building owners – Chicago Sun-Times

Edgewater community activist John Holden, who owns several small residential buildings, warned that “piling on” landlords at a time when property taxes, insurance and utility costs are soaring might be the “straw that breaks the camel’s back.

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Negev protesters rally against home demolitions in Beersheba

Negev protesters rally against home demolitions in Beersheba

The hole in British politics

Andy Burnham must fix the widespread idea that government is not on our side

Young country diary: The house martins are back – I can hear the chicks from my bedroom

Norfolk: My dad said they hadn’t been on this street for 20 years – so where have they been?Looking out of my bedroom window, I kept seeing movement – something fast and blurry. I went outside with my dad to see what it was. He couldn’t believe it – they were house martins.He told me that house martins were all around these houses 20 years ago, but then they all left and never came back, and we don’t know why. This is the first summer that they have returned to this street since then, and they were building a nest right next to my bedroom window. Continue reading...

Bawumia sympathises with flood victims, urges cooperation with emergency responders

New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed sympathy to people affected by the recent floods and appealed to Ghanaians to cooperate with government agencies responding to the disaster. In a Facebook post on Monday June 29, Dr Bawumia extended his condolences to families who had lost loved ones and sympathised with The post Bawumia sympathises with flood victims, urges cooperation with emergency responders appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Sydneysiders must shape their new Town Hall Square before it shapes them

Town Hall Square does not yet exist. Yet, it is already acting like a square: an agora where Sydneysiders argue about cost, demolition, and whether they need a square at all.

Hon. Biara Wepukhulu Visits Orphaned Landslide Survivors Under His Scholarship Program, Pledges More Support for Their Education

Hon. Biara Emmanuel Wepukhulu has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting vulnerable children by paying a courtesy visit to Yoweri Museveni Primary School in Namatala, Mbale District, where he met ten pupils sponsored under the Biara Foundation Scholarship Program. The beneficiaries, all selected from the Bulambuli resettlement camp after losing their parents in previous landslides, are [] The post Hon. Biara Wepukhulu Visits Orphaned Landslide Survivors Under His Scholarship Program, Pledges More Support for Their Education appeared first on Watchdog Uganda.

‘Give what you can’ – local charities unite under Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to launch Venezuela Earthquake Appeal

Local charity representatives from Tearfund NI, Concern Worldwide, Save the Children and British Red Cross are calling on people to support an appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to raise funds to reach people affected by the catastrophic earthquakes in Venezuela.

Donald Trump shares first thoughts on ‘mayor of a town’ Andy Burnham

Trump described Burnham as ‘extremely liberal’ Donald Trump has shared his first thoughts on Andy Burnham, a man he dubbed the “mayor of a town” and “extremely liberal”. With the revolving door of prime ministers at No 10 back in full swing, some might forgive famously not the sharpest tool in the box Donald Trump []

The Parliament Problem Children

Let us be entirely honest about the opposition members of parliament who will always act like victims even when they are clearly acting in concert to frustrate madam speaker. Why don’t we admit that there are other problem people in that house? I recently saw her begging for cooperation saying: “Please man guys, og, please [] The post The Parliament Problem Children appeared first on The Namibian.

Archeologists accuse N.L. government of ‘colonial logic’ in dispute with Innu

ST. JOHN’S — A group of archeologists at Memorial University have voiced their support for the Innu Nation, saying the Newfoundland and Labrador government has undermined public trust and harmed Innu people. The comments were made in a letter signed by seven professors from Memorial’s archeology department and shared publicly by the Innu Nation on [] The post Archeologists accuse N.L. government of ‘colonial logic’ in dispute with Innu appeared first on Loonie Politics.