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‘Good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart’… But what did Burnham’s speech actually mean?

2026-07-07T06:00:00+01:00

With grand vision and little detail, Andy Burnham last week made his pitch for prime minister. Daniel Gayne picks through his Manchester speech for clues about what the Makerfield MP will actually do when he gets the keys to Number 10

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Building Systems Thinking: Our water and wastewater systems need replumbing

2026-05-11T06:00:00+01:00By Matt Wheeldon

Public and media discontent over hosepipe bans and storm overflows is understandable. But the UK does not have drinking water and sewage problems so much as a rainwater management problem, says Matt Wheeldon

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