North-South Inequality - with Andy Burnham | Ep.16

This episode we're joined by former cabinet minister and now Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.

Andy knows Westminster politics from the perspectives of both government and opposition, but he also knows what’s it’s like to operate outside that bubble as the mayor of one of Britain’s largest cities.

As a staunch supporter of devolution and advocate for the North, we talk to Andy about how a decade of austerity has left communities in the north much more exposed and vulnerable to effects of Covid-19 on health, society, and the economy than many of their southern counterparts.

How can we reverse the ever widening inequality in the north-south divide? What are the big ideas and policies which can bring about meaningful change for those who’ve been the hardest hit by the crisis? And, in an increasingly disorienting political landscape, what is the role of the Labour party in all this?

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