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Andy Burnham picks fossil fuel lobbyist James Purnell as chief of staff. Just in case you thought energy policy might improve.

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[–] mjr@infosec.pub 1 points 8 hours ago

SCG?

And I suspect many would still rank Blair's government above any since, despite the Iraq scandal and it including Mandelson. Even now, some still listen to him, despite his funders.

I doubt anyone serious expects Burnham to be far left. Not even the tabloid headline writers believe what they're writing.