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Lessons in Love
After a bruising week for the government what should they learn to do differently? And can they show a restive PLP that they too will be treated with…
Jun 29
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Emma Burnell
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Emma Burnell, playwright
I want a Neil Kinnock who'd win an election.
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Jun 18
The bet the government is making
Rachel Reeves is staking her success on capital spending. It's more Keynsian than her detractors think, but doesn't come without risks.
Jun 16
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Emma Burnell
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The bet the government is making
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Sometimes, it's OK to laugh at the clowns
Reform overshadows their own progress by highlighting their worst instincts.
Jun 8
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Emma Burnell
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Sometimes, it's OK to laugh at the clowns
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Blue Labour Blues
There is a kernel of a good argument in Blue Labour's analysis, but they have a messenger, motivation and messaging problem that blinds them - and their…
Jun 1
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Emma Burnell
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Blue Labour Blues
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May 2025
New Zeitgeist Tapes: Conclave
Pretentious? Deep? Or just a 'Whodunnit' for the election of pope?
May 26
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Emma Burnell
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Enter Boris
Exit Right. Enter Night. Take my hand, we're off to never Tory land.
May 25
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Emma Burnell
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Enter Boris
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On language, immigration and cohesion
Language matters. Cohesion matters. Language that obscures is incoherent.
May 18
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Emma Burnell
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The not so very strange death of Tory England
Is it existential now for the Tories?
May 5
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Emma Burnell
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The not so very strange death of Tory England
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Four Weigh-Ins and a Funeral: STARTS TUESDAY!
Running from Tuesday to Saturday of next week my last play for a while!
May 4
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Emma Burnell
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Four Weigh-Ins and a Funeral: STARTS TUESDAY!
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Reflections from Berlin
Or what I did on my holidays...
May 2
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Emma Burnell
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Reflections from Berlin
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April 2025
Meet the women who inspired Four Weigh-Ins and a Funeral
And come and see the play in two weeks time
Apr 22
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Emma Burnell
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Meet the women who inspired Four Weigh-Ins and a Funeral
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