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  • Andrew Asserts: Burnham's Prescription will not fix Broken Britain

    Head of Campaigns, Andrew Allison (standing in for Mark Littlewood), writes that Andy Burnham's prescription of higher taxes, increased regulation, and more state intervention will not fix broken Britain.

     

    Andrew Allison

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    July 03, 2026

  • Andrew Asserts: Starmer Feels The Burn

    Head of Campaigns, Andrew Allison (standing in for Mark Littlewood), writes about Starmer's resignation, Burnham's likely coronation and what could happen next. 

     

    Andrew Allison

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    June 26, 2026

  • Andrew Asserts: A Summer Coronation?

    Andrew Allison, Head of Campaigns (standing in for Mark Littlewood) takes a look at the three Parliamentary by-elections which took place yesterday. When will Andy Burnham make his move to unseat Keir Starmer? 

     

    Andrew Allison

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    June 19, 2026

  • Mark my words: Britain is more broken than I feared

    "Britain seems to have become little more than a welfare state with a rusting navy attached." 

     

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    June 12, 2026

  • Mark my words: Has Tony Blair signed up to Popular Conservatism?

    In his latest column for our weekly newsletter, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood delves into Tony Blair's lengthy essay on what Labour needs to do to develop a coherent plan for government and to win a second term in office.

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    May 29, 2026

  • Mark my words: Labour is Fiddling as Britain Burns

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, is in despair thinking about the mess Britain is in. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    May 22, 2026

  • Mark my words: It’s Makerfield or Break for Andy Burnham

    Read Mark Littlewood's latest column for our weekly newsletter. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    May 15, 2026

  • Mark my words: The elections: Where now for the right-of-centre?

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, takes a look at last week's elections. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    May 11, 2026

  • Our state and legal structures are failing us

    "Our state and legal structures are failing us. A good number of our senior politicians appear to live in a parallel, fantasy universe. They say the darkest hours are just before the dawn. I hope that’s true because it’s hard to see how things can get much darker." Read the latest column by PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    May 04, 2026

  • Mark my words: Starmer is finished, the process is broken!

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, once again takes a look at the latest developments in the Peter Mandelson saga and having looked closely at all the evidence his conclusion is that Starmer is finished and the process is broken.

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    April 26, 2026

  • Mark my words: Scandelson - Why the “Process” is a Lie

    "If you live by the process, you die by the process." PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, take a look at the latest installment of the Peter Mandelson saga and what future - if any - Keir Starmer has as Prime Minister. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    April 17, 2026

  • Mark my words: Uniting the right – an intellectual rather than electoral challenge

    PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, looks back at the Margaret Thatcher Centre's Freedom Festival held last weekend. "I left Buckingham reinforced in my view that any attempt to “unite the right” is, at least for now, an intellectual exercise rather than an electoral one."

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    March 27, 2026