{
  "id": 18699437,
  "title": "The PM’s small measures aim to help the public take back control – and we know how powerful that can be | Gaby Hinsliff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/the-pms-small-measures-aim-to-help-the-public-take-back-control-and",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-07T06:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/07/andy-burnham-take-control-small-measures-ebikes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is taking small measures to help the public regain control over various issues. This includes cracking down on pervert glasses, noisy headphones, and flytipping. Burnham has also personally addressed the issue of people abandoning hire bikes in city pavements and the use of illegal e-bikes in housing estates. These small actions, while seemingly trivial compared to larger global problems, are aimed at restoring a sense of control and safety for individuals in their daily lives.",
  "summary": "E-bikes, noisy headphones, flytipping: Burnham is weighing in on areas that make a difference to how people feel about life Imagine waking up one morning to find a humiliating video of you, filmed without your knowledge or control, plastered all over social media. Maybe you were sweating at the gym; or maybe at work, in a bar, or walking down the street, where you never realised the stranger…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}