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pbs.org/newshour/show/presid… #Calexit Articles of Confederation would have remained as American model if effort to change had not been covert
Presidential secrets have shaped U.S. history

Presidential secrets have shaped U.S. history

If the Constitutional Convention had not been held behind closed doors, it’s unlikely that delegates would have agreed on the Constitution, says author Mary Graham of “Presidents’ Secrets: The Use...

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theguardian.com/commentisfre… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Healey #Labour #BOE #ECB #FED #WorldBank #IMF #banks #banking #greed #NoKings #StopOligarchy #FightOligarchy #Westminster Stop borrowing from commercial banks at for-profit rates Instead compel HNWI to lend to government at 1%
My advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard | Polly Toynbee

My advice for Burnham’s first budget? Hit the banks – and hit them hard | Polly Toynbee

Bankers have barely begun to repay the billions they cost the country after 2008. In this PM they may have met their match, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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bloomberg.com/news/newslette… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Healey #BOE #ECB #FED #WorldBank #IMF The mantra of doom: "Stop being in hock to global bond #markets by: Cutting spending, Raising taxes, or Implementing structural reforms to aggressively boost productivity and growth"
Is This What Being “In Hock” Looks Like?: The Readout

Is This What Being “In Hock” Looks Like?: The Readout

In keeping bond markets onside, is Burnham losing his radicalism?

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journalofdemocracy.org/onlin… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #NoKings #FightOligarchy #protests "#Democracy still works"
Yes, Protest Still Works. Serbia Just Proved It. | Journal of Democracy

Yes, Protest Still Works. Serbia Just Proved It. | Journal of Democracy

Serbia’s student movement just peacefully ousted the country’s corrupt leader by turning their protests into political power. They did it by marrying creativity to strategy, organization, and...

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apnews.com/article/ecb-lagar… #BOE #FED #WorldBank #IMF #Burnham #AndyBurnham #debt #WallStreet #bonds #Lagarde steps down from #ECB
European Central Bank head resigns, allowing EU leaders to choose successor before French election

European Central Bank head resigns, allowing EU leaders to choose successor before French election

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will resign nine months before her term ends. The ECB announced Thursday that Lagarde will leave on February 7.

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The Global Spring@TheGlobalSpringOct 25
euronews.com/2026/10/24/prot… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #G20 #G7 #protests #NoKings #democracy "Political institutions are failing younger generations"
Protests spread from Paris to other capital cities across Europe

Protests spread from Paris to other capital cities across Europe

Violence in earlier protests prompted authorities to take additional security measures, with massive deployments of police and even soldiers observed across several European capitals.

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newstatesman.com/politics/uk… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Brexit #RejoinEU if they dissolve the clause in the Lisbon Treaty that centeralised decision making in the European Commission #EUCO should be the only forum for #European cooperation

PMQs: Andy Burnham can't dodge Brexit questions

The PM has made no secret of the fact he thinks the UK's Brexit deal isn't good enough

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theguardian.com/commentisfre… #AndyBurnham #Burnham #Labour #Makerfield #Plaid #SNP #SinnFein #Cornwall #Yorkshire #England #Scotland #Ireland #Wales "Domination of British politics by conservative economics is coming to an end?" It should. As fast as possible
Despite what the UK right will tell you, appeasing bond markets has actually led to instability |...

Despite what the UK right will tell you, appeasing bond markets has actually led to instability |...

Austerity has benefitted bond traders but impoverished UK society and led to the rise of populism. Is it right that we carry on adhering to their interests, asks Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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The Global Spring@TheGlobalSpringOct 22
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Faure #EELV #Lecornu #France #Healey #ECB #BOE #FED #Luxembourg #Switzerland #Brexit #RejoinEU #banks #banking #debt #Wallstreet #FightOligarchy #NoKings Stop taxing people Compel the high-net-worth to lend to government at 1%
France’s Fiscal Mess Has Only One True Solution

France’s Fiscal Mess Has Only One True Solution

France’s crisis keeps getting more extreme, spilling over the weekend into broader protests that precipitated hundreds of millions of euros in damage and nearly 2,400 arrests. The country’s leaders...

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The Global Spring@TheGlobalSpringOct 23
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Debt #IMF #WorldBank #ECB #BOE #Healey #Faure #EELV "No room to maneuver" with the French financial crisis and unrest on the streets Compel high-net-worth people to lend to governments at 1%
A French Accident Waiting to Happen

A French Accident Waiting to Happen

By certain numbers, France’s finances don’t look so bad. In euro-zone reality, there’s no room to maneuver.

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The Global Spring@TheGlobalSpringOct 28
theguardian.com/world/2026/o… #Burnham #AndyBurnham "A relatively modest affair?"
Wednesday briefing: We asked you - what do you want from the Burnham government’s first budget?

Wednesday briefing: We asked you - what do you want from the Burnham government’s first budget?

In today’s newsletter: First Edition readers and people struggling with the cost of living tell us what the government could do to improve their lives

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manchestereveningnews.co.uk/… #IStandWithManchester #NorthernRepublicNow "#Burnham stood up for #Manchester but he spoke for #Britain The state displays such coercive power - leaving the north to engage in our own version of The Hunger Games, where only the wealthiest will survive"
Furious MPs in Greater Manchester slam 'insulting' financial package

Furious MPs in Greater Manchester slam 'insulting' financial package

‘Never since the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 has the state displayed such coercive power over the people of Manchester’

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walesonline.co.uk/news/polit… #Lab21 #Labour #Burnham #KeirStarmer #IndyWales #Plaid #RachelReeves #FreeTheNorth #AndyBurnham #Indyref2 #Northumbria #SNP "Rebuild the #UK so we're together by consent Mutual respect, proper participation, radical re-direction of power to local places"
Drakeford slams says UK Government is 'incompetent to its core'

Drakeford slams says UK Government is 'incompetent to its core'

Wales' First Minister didn't hold back in his conference speech

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The Global Spring@TheGlobalSpringOct 23
#Burnham #AndyBurnham Generational change
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Gen Z students have led the largest protest movement in modern Serbian history over the last two years. Now, they want to lead the government. 🔗 vist.ly/5ppbp
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#Burnham #AndyBurnham
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Ils ont semé la peur. Ils ont semé le désordre. Ils ont semé le doute. Ils ont tout fait pour que cette journée de mobilisation soit un échec. Et nous avons apporté la meilleure des réponses. Pacifiquement. En masse. Un mouvement se lève partout. Je suis si fière ce soir.
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axios.com/2026/10/25/serbia-… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #democracy #FightOligarchy #NoKings #protests #Resist #Resistance #EU #EUCO #Costa #NATO #OTAN #NAVO #Rutte #EuropeanParliament "A student-led protest movement ended the rule of Serbia's right-wing party"
Student movement topples Serbia's longtime ruling party

Student movement topples Serbia's longtime ruling party

President Vučić had strengthened ties with President Trump's inner circle.

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journalofdemocracy.org/onlin… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #NoKings #FightOligarchy #protests "#Democracy still works"
Yes, Protest Still Works. Serbia Just Proved It. | Journal of Democracy

Yes, Protest Still Works. Serbia Just Proved It. | Journal of Democracy

Serbia’s student movement just peacefully ousted the country’s corrupt leader by turning their protests into political power. They did it by marrying creativity to strategy, organization, and...

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apnews.com/article/britain-b… #Healey #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Labour AP thinks there are headwinds
UK Treasury chief faces headwinds as he delivers first budget under new prime minister, Andy Burnham

UK Treasury chief faces headwinds as he delivers first budget under new prime minister, Andy Burnham

British Treasury chief John Healey faces a fine balancing act when he delivers his first budget statement, with the economic backdrop made more difficult as a result of the turmoil caused by the Iran...

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bloomberg.com/news/newslette… #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Healey #BOE #ECB #FED #WorldBank #IMF The mantra of doom: "Stop being in hock to global bond #markets by: Cutting spending, Raising taxes, or Implementing structural reforms to aggressively boost productivity and growth"
Is This What Being “In Hock” Looks Like?: The Readout

Is This What Being “In Hock” Looks Like?: The Readout

In keeping bond markets onside, is Burnham losing his radicalism?

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bloomberg.com/news/articles/… #Healey #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Labour is favouring the bond market?
Andy Burnham Tests Labour Loyalty With Budget Built for Bond Market

Andy Burnham Tests Labour Loyalty With Budget Built for Bond Market

Next week, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey must deliver what his predecessor, Rachel Reeves, couldn’t: A budget that keeps both the bond market and the governing Labour Party happy.

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apnews.com/article/britain-b… #Healey #Burnham #AndyBurnham #Labour AP thinks there are headwinds
UK Treasury chief faces headwinds as he delivers first budget under new prime minister, Andy Burnham

UK Treasury chief faces headwinds as he delivers first budget under new prime minister, Andy Burnham

British Treasury chief John Healey faces a fine balancing act when he delivers his first budget statement, with the economic backdrop made more difficult as a result of the turmoil caused by the Iran...

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