2 days ago · Global
Potholes, bus fares and headphone dodgers: will Burnham’s strategy of ‘everyday fixes’ succeed?
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New PM has prioritised small fixes to show voters Labour can make a real difference, and government insiders are delighted at the public’s reaction In the first episode of Armando Iannucci’s political satire The Thick of It, the hapless minister Hugh Abbot is in the back of a taxi, frantically…
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Potholes, bus fares and headphone dodgers: will Burnham’s strategy of ‘everyday fixes’ succeed?
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