Six more years of Trump?
50 years ago, Richard Nixon was elected President of the United States. He went down in disgrace because of the Watergate scandal. Until Donald Trump
Burnham fuels Labour budget row
The budget has plunged Labour into a topsy turvy row over the Chancellor’s income tax cuts. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is generally seen as
An “austerity over” budget? PM battles on
As I have forecast for months, Theresa May has seen off the noose wielding Brexiteers with their empty threats. They are given too much credibility
Business Festival future uncertain
Slipping through our fingers Are politicians and the business community going to back another International Festival of Business in Liverpool in 2020? There are worrying
Best of mates
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May free to negotiate deal
Dancing Queen in charge As I forecast last week, The Prime Minister had a good conference. While the hard line Brexiteers raged at the fringe
May will survive conference intact
Standing Tall After the Salzburg ambush, the Prime Minister addressed the nation with two Union Jacks behind her. The absence of the EU flag was
Cautious Approach on North Devolution
The days of John Prescott thumping the table and demanding power for the North are long gone according to the people now in charge of
Frank Field and the pathetic centre
Left the field With Brexit extremists undermining their Prime Minister and Labour proving they are unelectable, it seems hardly credible that the forthcoming Liberal Democrat
Voice for the whole North
AVOID A TALKING SHOP. Business people are rightly sceptical when politicians propose setting up new tiers of governance. But at a convention in Gateshead next
State of the North: Part 1
Early next month the movers and shakers of the Northern Powerhouse (NP) will meet in Gateshead for the first Northern Convention. Its aim will be