I'm just irredeemably wonkish, but I just think that the electorate will spot the hole in "we need to be honest about what we can afford, instead of talking about halving or scrapping tuition fees" *five minutes later* "of course, I will scrap tuition fees". Nandy identifies a deep disconnect between politicians and their communities which has fuelled apathy with our system. Being in a room with Rayner and Starmer used to feel, she said, “like two different conversations going on at the same time”. But in reality, Corbyn’s principles and proposals helped to push Labour membership over 500,000 – the biggest number since the 1970s. She said: “There are some key differences between them, like Andy will be much more open and outspoke, and Keir is much more silent.

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It's also balanced and recognises that while the Conservative Party has created and exacerbated many of the challenges we now face, others have been longer in the making and therefore the Labour Party must bear some responsibility. It is also, at close to 200 pages, a fast and accessible read from a politician who interpreted the signs of the times in Brexiting Britain earlier than most.All In shows how, by handing power and resources to people with a stake in the outcome, Britain can draw on the talent, assets and potential in every part of the country and start firing on all cylinders again. But if you do know someone who may be tempted to back her in the leadership contest, you may want to send this article over to them. But her emotionally distant and frequently absent husband does not want to start a family, and she is stuck in an apartment with a mother-in-law who does not like her.

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If Corbyn had not offered a second referendum the Labour Party would have lost Ground in the south of England, it was a case of dammed if they do and dammed if they don’t. However, throughout the book, Nandy also includes the opening up of the Chinese economy at this time as a factor which has shaped recent decades. Indeed, the introduction of the book goes into detail on how she and the community fought to save Wigan Athletic when they went into administration in 2019 after being taken over. However, the book also highlights stories where the community came together to fight for a better area, from the local pub to the hospital porters, demonstrating that despite the negativity and doomsayers, the fabric of community is still there lying underneath the hot air of our divisions. The case was another illustration of how the north could run itself better, she said, if only it were allowed to.

Their relationship cooled through the Corbyn years – “We were on different sides of the question about the leadership, and Brexit” – before warming during the leadership contest. But the will to win among party members is so great they might vote for someone who turned the page on the past. Al-Jasmi is treating it as a long-term investment that belongs to the people of Wigan,” Nandy said as she pulled into a car park. I wasn't really aware of Lisa Nandy or any of her political projects, so reading this felt like starting from scratch and discovering a side of the UK I had very little idea existed.