Manchesterism (Part 1) with Eve Holt

Radical Reformers podcast · Jul 16, 2026 · 1h

As Andy Burnham prepares to become Prime Minister, there is growing interest in what “Manchesterism” might mean for the country. The term has already come to encompass a wide range of ideas: collective self-belief; collaboration across boundaries; devolution and subsidiarity; greater social justice; and good growth rooted in people and place. In the latest episode of Radical Reformers, Andrew Laird speaks to Eve Holt, Head of Policy and Implementation at Greater Manchester Combined Authority, about the ideas, culture and confidence behind Greater Manchester’s devolution journey. Eve talks…