Andy Burnham has promised \u201cgrowth in every postcode\u201d. It is a big, attractive political line \u2013 the sort of thing voters want to hear after years of feeling poorer, public services feeling stretched, and wages struggling to keep up with the cost of living. It is also a promise that tells us a lot about Burnham\u2019s politics. He has long argued that Britain is too London-centric, that Whitehall is too slow, and that too many decisions about towns and cities are made by people who do not live in them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Andy Burnham has promised \u201cgrowth in every postcode\u201d. It is a big, attractive political line \u2013 the sort of thing voters want to hear after years of feeling poorer, public services feeling stretched, and wages struggling to keep up with the cost of living. It is also a promise that…<\/p>\n