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Burnham raised safety concerns about Manchester ‘monster’ warehouse, inquiry hears

PM wrote to transport commissioner to oppose ‘megashed’ in Astley shortly before he entered No 10 Andy Burnham raised safety concerns about dozens of lorries leaving a “monster” warehouse near a primary school because there was “no safe crossing” for children, a public inquiry has heard. Concerns about the 18-metre-high “megashed” in the village of Astley, Greater Manchester, are being examined by Britain’s office of the transport commissioner. Continue reading...

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Politics

The Guardian view on welfare reform: time to retire lazy myths and stereotypes | Editorial

A speech by the leader of the opposition exemplifies much that is wrong with the way British politics conventionally talks about benefit claimants There is a big difference between expenditure that is rising and a rise that is “out of control”. The amount Britain spends on social security is in the former category. Too much political rhetoric around the subject assumes that it is in the latter one. The Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts the growth in welfare spending over the next five years at 0.2%-0.5% of gross domestic product, from £353bn this year to £431bn in 2032. That money mig

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