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The mayors are coming for your planning applications

Tom Lees 24/08/2026 Tom Lees 24/08/2026

The mayors are coming for your planning applications

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What to Expect from Burnham’s Trade Policy

Tom Lees 18/08/2026 Tom Lees 18/08/2026

What to Expect from Burnham’s Trade Policy

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How to build a city with Shiv Malik

Tom Lees 11/08/2026 Tom Lees 11/08/2026

How to build a city with Shiv Malik

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Sir John Armitt on the Today Programme

Tom Lees 31/07/2026 Tom Lees 31/07/2026

Sir John Armitt on the Today Programme

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Sir John Armitt: we need an OBR for infrastructure

Tom Lees 30/07/2026 Tom Lees 30/07/2026

Sir John Armitt: we need an OBR for infrastructure

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Tracking Burnham’s policy positions

Tom Lees 20/07/2026 Tom Lees 20/07/2026

Tracking Burnham’s policy positions

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Andy Burnham’s £1bn Good Growth Fund

Tom Lees 19/07/2026 Tom Lees 19/07/2026

Andy Burnham’s £1bn Good Growth Fund

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The UK steel strategy: a monumental failure of british policymaking

Tom Lees 01/07/2026 Tom Lees 01/07/2026

The UK steel strategy: a monumental failure of british policymaking

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Andy Burnham and transport policy: what to expect?

Tom Lees 30/06/2026 Tom Lees 30/06/2026

Andy Burnham and transport policy: what to expect?

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Decoding Team Burnham: A First Look at the Emerging Inner Circle

Tom Lees 30/06/2026 Tom Lees 30/06/2026

Decoding Team Burnham: A First Look at the Emerging Inner Circle

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