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Another opportunity to have more balance in our sources of information - interview with Andy Burnham

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PoliticsNerd Sun 20-Apr-25 19:40:22

This I an interview (short) with Andy Burham

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7xRB927RQU

Unlike the extracts by the far-right that seem never to be attributed I'm determined you know where these come from and the bias of the channel.

This is produced by Polics Joe who I find too far to the left to watch in any sort of regular way. However, the interview is about devolution within the country - our best bet in my opinion - and what AB, as Mayor of Greater Manchester, and those he works with, have been able to achieve.

Ilovecheese Sun 20-Apr-25 19:49:57

I have read "Head North" by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram" They make a lot of good points about devolution in there.
I have a lot of time for Andy Burnham and believe he has been such a good mayor for us here in Manchester.

lixy Sun 20-Apr-25 20:00:14

Best prime minister we haven’t had (yet).

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Sun 20-Apr-25 20:21:08

Hands off he’s ours (in Manchester)!
Sadly I think we will lose him at some point he will take over from Sadiq Khan as London Mayor.

And, if that’s not bad enough, I think we will lose this man ◀️ who has turned around crime here in Manchester with strong police initiatives. (Backed by Andy Burnham who supplied him with ‘whatever you need to get the job done’). No nonsense, old copper approach but with respect as well as firmness.

Stephen Watson has been praised for his no-nonsense approach to policing since taking charge of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in 2021.

Mr Watson describes himself as anti-woke having previously spoken out against officers “virtue-signalling” with rainbow badges and taking the knee.

PoliticsNerd Sun 20-Apr-25 20:33:12

Ilovecheese

I have read "Head North" by Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram" They make a lot of good points about devolution in there.
I have a lot of time for Andy Burnham and believe he has been such a good mayor for us here in Manchester.

I do Ilovecheese (have a lot of time for AB). There was one thing that really stuck me was ages ago, when he was discussing Combined Authorities on another programme. He brought up the way German Länder are funded. The gist of it appeared to be the they must each get proportionately the same. As I understood it this didn't mean the same each year but over a period of time. I don't know if he's written about this?

It just seemed so much better than our system where councils have to bid for pots of money and it goes to the one who can show they will make the most financially. The "winners" under this system tend to be those who have previously received such grants so have more infrastructure, etc., in place.

I hope we begin to hear more about how we could adapt to such changes.

PoliticsNerd Wed 23-Apr-25 08:50:30

Bumping.

Ilovecheese Wed 23-Apr-25 12:06:56

I don't remember what he said about combined authorities, what struck me most was what he said about how little power ordinary MPs have, even in Government.
He said that he would never want to go back to Westminster and who could blame him when here in Manchester he can actually change things to help people.

PoliticsNerd Wed 23-Apr-25 22:28:20

Right man, right job Ilovecheese. It's hard work being a trail blazer. I was sorry Andy Street lost his job because they seemed to understand working together.