A World to Win: North by North West w/ Andy Burnham

On this week’s show Grace Blakeley is joined by Andy Burnham – former Labour MP and current Mayor of Greater Manchester. Recent weeks have seen Burnham, along with other mayors in the north of England, stand up to the Tory government (https://tribunemag.co.uk/2020/10/burnhams-resistance-shows-what-a-labour-alternative-could-look-like) and demand equity in financial support during the Covid-19 crisis. In this show, he also discusses what cities like Manchester are doing to tackle climate breakdown and the housing crisis, as well as why the Left needs to embrace a socialist devolution agenda. A reminder that you can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron (https://www.patreon.com/Aworldtowinpod). Thanks to our producer, Conor Gillies, and Tribune’s designer Kevin Zweerink for their work on this episode. This podcast is supported by the Lipman-Miliband Trust (https://www.lipman-miliband.org.uk/).