It’s all change at Number 10 as Andy Burnham steps up to the top job. Only two years ago, Big Issue published our Blueprint for Change for the incoming prime minister at the time, Keir Starmer. We’ve dusted it off to rate what has been achieved over his term, and updated it for the new incumbent with a list of priorities for his in-tray.
We explore Burnham’s concept of ‘Manchesterism’ and whether devolution could bring the UK out of the rut we’re in; take a look at his plans for housing; and offer a to-do list that we believe could bring about real change for the country. And as World Cup fever draws to a close, we ask why football managers – and prime ministers – are nowadays replaced so often and so easily.
What else is in this week’s Big Issue?
Andy Burnham’s Britain analysed
Everything you need to know about the new prime minister’s task to address Britain’s biggest issues. How will he fight poverty? What big ideas can he get started with on day one? What lessons did he learn from selling the Big Issue magazine? Can he last longer than Premier League managers? Find out in this week’s magazine.
Dame Elaine Paige Letter To My Younger Self
The stage icon reflects on her glittering career in a revealing Letter To My Younger Self interview – and wasn’t it good?
Taskmaster’s Phil Ellis has a new hairline
The comedian made his name on the smash-hit Channel 4 show. He tells the hilarious story from the operating table of how stardom came with a new hairline.
And much more!
