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The King of the Despatch Box

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By Emma Burnell
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The cheers that greeted the PM two days in a row were deafening. As Andy Burnham made his first and second commons appearances this week his backbenchers were keen to voice their newly positive feeling. Burnham had been away from Parliament for over a decade and the government dispatch box for 16 years. He was clearly keen to make up for lost time.
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To govern is to choose

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By Emma Burnell
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There is one question that is guaranteed to be asked whenever anyone writes anything for publication. It usually goes something like: “Yes, that’s all very well, but why didn’t you write about [insert X issue the responder cares about]?” The X issue apparently being ignored may be on something related, or may be something the person responding feels should be given greater prominence than the issue under discussion in the piece.
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I hope Andy Burnham has ruined my Christmas

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By Emma Burnell
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For quite some time, every year I volunteered at Crisis – the homelessness charity that brings people in from the streets for a fortnight every Christmas. It was exhausting, demanding and incredibly fulfilling work. I worked a very particular shift – which was the way Crisis tended to work. I did not just work at one particular centre – I worked the afternoon shift at The Gate.
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