Amidst a non-stop media frenzy over one long weekend, Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election and, with support for his Prime Ministerial candidature growing (and support for the incumbent evaporating), Keir Starmer resigned. The new PM will be our seventh in ten years. On a human level, it is hard not to feel compassion for Mr Starmer. His job is surely like no other in terms of both workload and scrutiny. The cost he and his family carry on our behalf is huge, and it wa
