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Will Callaghan

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Will Callaghan@willguv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is why I think Burnham deserves a hearing. The only major UK politician that acknowledges the damage caused by deindustrialisation www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’ve seen what the death of major industry did to Britain. Without a good revival plan, Burnham cannot succeed | John Harris

Collieries turned into retail parks, manufacturing in the doldrums. The problem is vast, but at least the PM-in-waiting sees it: and in that there is hope, says Guardian columnist John Harris

theguardian.com

Will Callaghan@willguv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

www.gov.uk/government/n... I think is a small part of the solution. Online spaces like Facebook and Twitter are mostly toxic now, and that affects adults and children. If I had the choice, I’d personally block content from people who haven’t provided verified ID. I bet many others would too

Social media to be banned for under-16s in landmark government move to give kids their childhood back

Social media platforms to be blocked from offering services to under-16s, marking a line in the sand and setting a new normal for future generations.

gov.uk

Will Callaghan@willguv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Great response by Burnham to Tony Blair’s tirade of last week www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... He’s only senior politician I’ve ever heard talking about the hollowing out of the Midlands and the North. The Merry Hill Centre is not and never will be an economic replacement for Round Oak Steelworks

Andy Burnham: The simple truth that Tony Blair has ignored

Writing his response to the ex-PM for The Times, the Greater Manchester mayor says Blair’s neoliberalism won’t solve problems of voters in Makerfield and beyond

thetimes.com