‘Manchesterism’ is building a better politics and a strong economy. The whole country should be inspired | Andy Burnham

Submission Statement

With the MP for Manchester Gorton set to stand down, clearing a path for Andy Burnham to return to Parliament and potentially challenge for the Premiership, the Mayor lays out his “Manchesterism” platform in this timely op-ed. Burnham highlights that Greater Manchester has become the UK’s fastest-growing city-region economy by embracing devolution and delivering the highest number of new homes in 15 years. This submission is relevant as it showcases a major political figure leveraging a successful track record of YIMBYism and supply-side reform as the core argument for his national leadership bid.

Manchester is far and away Britain’s current success story and shows that even in the absence of particularly great national governance, determined local and regional leadership can yield substantial results.