Public services being delivered in ‘top-down soulless way’ says Andy Burnham Delivering annual Theos lecture, he speaks of ‘big disconnect between people and politics’

Public services should be delivered “through places and people that are trusted” and not in a “top-down, soulless” way, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said

#publicservices #government #theos #theoslecture #churchnews

Andy Burnham with 5 people from Patriotic Millionaires

Wonderful to meet with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham today to discuss wealth inequality and how we can effectively tax wealth to address it. Huge thanks to the team involved.
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social

Andy Burnham: What Kind of Country do I want Britain to be? The Roscoe Lecture series was launched in November 1997 to provide an open platform for debate on topics of public interest. Today, they are one of the UK’s largest public lecture series, regularly at

In case you missed it ...
Here's an audio link to a very good Remain speech that Andy Burnham gave during the Brexit ref in Liverpool back in 2016. Well worth a listen! A lot of his predictions about Brexit came true.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Sorry Emma 🤦🏻‍♂️

Great speech though! 👏🏻

Can you let me know which routes? Will get the team onto it 👍🏻

Andy Burnham tears into Reform UK for suggesting that they would scrap Northern Powerhouse Rail, focusing on a London-centric approach

Andy Burnham giving a speech at the King's Fund 10 year plan conference.

Great to hear from Andy Burnham, @mayorofgm.bsky.social, on the VCSE sector's crucial role, highlighting that good housing is vital for people’s health and creating a ‘live well’ approach at his speech during @thekingsfund.bsky.social conf on the 10-year plan for healthcare in England.

Labour must hear and heed the voice of its Mainstream.

We're honoured to have Mayor of Manchester @andyburnham.bsky.social join us to help unlock the transformative potential of the Labour Party.

More here: www.mainstreamlabour.org/about

Out of the blue A new video has been released in favour of Everton staying at Goodison Park. Andy Burnham examines the club's big decisionPeter Johnson was a Live

@samwhyte.bsky.social great listen as always. Not sure if it's paywall but here's an article from 1997 in @wsc.co.uk about Peter John son's proposals for a new ground by..... Andy Burnham.
www.wsc.co.uk/book-reviews...

We are proud of what GM has achieved in the first decade of devolution.👇🏻

But we’ve had to fight for it and every scrap of investment.

Imagine what more the North could be if backed with the same investment in infrastructure as others parts of the UK! 🤔

Read @andyburnham.bsky.social & Lord Jim O’Neill on Manchester - the productivity growth capital of Britain by @rjpartington.bsky.social

We’re proud of the achievements of all our young people. 👏🏻

To help with the next stage of the journey, we’re launching a half-price monthly bus pass for 18 to 21 year-olds from 1 September. 🐝

So aim high and get ready to go as far as you can! 💪🏻

At our event on public investment earlier this year, Andy Burnham described the housing crisis as Britain's 'single biggest problem' ⬇️

I agree Sarah - things are way too inconsistent, frustrating and unfair when it comes to support for disabled people. This a small step to making them simpler. I hope it catches on - including at a national level!

For the next four weeks, we are lifting the 9.30am rule on older and disabled people’s bus passes.

We hope it will help people over the summer as well as provide valuable data on whether we have the capacity and finances to make it permanent.

Please help spread the word! 🙏🏻

Timely catch-up with the Hillsborough Law Now campaign with @metromayorsteve.bsky.social.

Incredible to see how it has grown with so many people from different walks of life now behind it.

The message was clear: our resolve to fight for the full Hillsborough Law is only strengthening. 💪🏻

The best way to save billions from the benefits system?

Launch the biggest council home building programme the UK has seen since the post-war years.👇🏻

GM is growing fast.

We will expand @BeeNetwork over the next decade to meet the needs of our bigger economy.

BUT

There’s a limit to what we can do on a congested surface.

It’s why I am asking TfGM to start planning for an underground for GM around a remodelled Piccadilly.

Truth about UK nuclear veterans 'covered up', says Andy Burnham The mayor of Greater Manchester calls on the government to act while the remaining survivors of the UK's 1950s nuclear tests are still alive.

The truth about UK nuclear veterans has been 'covered up', Andy Burnham tells #Newsnight

www.bbc.com/news/article...

"The Government needs to take a more unifying path... there is genuine, deep anxiety about these proposals."

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham urges the Government to listen to Labour MPs who oppose proposed welfare cuts.

#Newsnight

Truth about UK nuclear veterans 'covered up', says Andy Burnham The mayor of Greater Manchester calls on the government to act while the remaining survivors of the UK's 1950s nuclear tests are still alive.

Truth about UK nuclear veterans 'covered up', says Andy Burnham

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yes Conor, but it will be done very gradually and carefully.

Well done Lee Carsley and his team.

Tactical masterclass!

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

An honour to attend and to be able to tell Pep in person just how much we appreciate his loyalty and incredible contribution to City and our city-region. 🙏🏻

My salary donation for May supporting our #BedEveryNight scheme.👇🏻

Please donate here if you can > www.gmmayorscharity.org.uk 🙏🏻

Burnham boosts cash to solve FE capacity crisis Andy Burnham will use £10 million from his combined authority’s coffers to double the value of a special government grant to boost post-16 student capacity

📈 Andy Burnham will use £10 million from his combined authority’s coffers to double the value of a special government grant to boost post-16 student capacity next year
feweek.co.uk/burnham-boos...

1,000 new buses, three new tram stops, and a huge Metrolink announcement

'A gamechanging moment' for Greater Manchester's Bee Network

🔥 HUGE NEWS!

In a powerful convergence of music, activism, and leadership, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, @andyburnham.bsky.social, and the British trip hop collective Massive Attack signed a declaration and opened a Treaty banner on the rooftop on this #WorldEnvironmentDay2025.

It will help deliver:

🐝 Eight rail lines and 64 stations into the capped system by 2028

🐝 A new tram line to Stockport

🐝 A new tram-train service connecting Bury, Heywood, Rochdale and Oldham

🐝 New interchanges for Leigh and Bury

🐝 A new tram stop for North Manchester

BIG news for the @BeeNetwork!

The Government is backing it with £2.5 billion to become the UK’s first fully-integrated, all-electric public transport system by 2030. 🐝