The Northern Agenda
The Northern Agenda is a weekly podcast covering politics and public affairs from across the North of England, voiced by journalists who are outside the Westminster bubble, reporting from the other side of the North/South divide.
From Blackpool to Barnsley and Bamburgh and everywhere in between, exploring subjects such as levelling up to buses, elections to the latest council scraps, The Northern Agenda brings you discussion and analysis of the North's big political stories, from people experiencing them on the ground.
Rob Parsons and Liam Thorp look at the political stories that really matter to the North - and from the North - that you won't hear about from the national media in London.
The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/
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Northern election rivals taken to task
Five hopefuls go head-to-head in Newcastle as July 4 General Election approaches
67 min
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Will Orgreave miners get the truth after 40 yea...
Violent clashes during the 1984-5 miners' strike are back in the news
38 min
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The hidden poverty in Rishi Sunak's leafy Yorks...
Rob Parsons visits Richmond and Northallerton to find out if voters are still backing the PM
28 min
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General Election 2024: A view from the North
Rob Parsons speaks to political journalists from the North to find out how the General Election is playing out in their patches
29 min
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Levelling Up: How is it going so far?
The North in Numbers takes over the podcast this week, with Annie Gouk speaking to local leaders, policy experts and academics to find out how itโs going.
27 min
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๐๏ธ ๐ The city that shaped the modern world
Rob Parsons chats to Brian Groom, author of a fascinating new book about Manchester, a city whose recent economic growth and gleaming skyscrapers attract envious glances from many parts of the North, even if they wouldn't admit it publicly.
42 min
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๐ฑSmart phones 'destroying our children' | Where...
Rob Parsons speaks to South Yorkshire MP Miriam Cates, and a former Yorkshire headteacher whose school introduced an effective ban on smart phones
41 min
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Having a mayor - what now for the North's new p...
This week as the new mayors got back to work after the elections Rob Parsons speaks to one of them, South Yorkshire's Oliver Coppard, about why he's prioritising transport in his second term.
43 min
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Sunak's silver lining: Live from Tees Valley as...
Rob Parsons hears from the winners and losers in the mayoral race, as well as reports from counts across the North
27 min
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Local elections 2024: the ones to watch | How c...
This week Rob Parsons focuses on the parts of the country where millions of us live - the so-called coalfield or ex-mining communities - and find out what the future holds for them.
34 min
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Which political story should we be paying more ...
Plus Rob Parsons discusses the regional inequalities when it comes to vulnerable going into care in the North
48 min
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Alex Niven on why he believes the North will ri...
How did the North become a place of lost potential and broken dreams? And what can be done to make it one of the most dynamic and forward-looking places in the world once again?
37 min
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EXCLUSIVE: The Northern Agenda hosts the hustin...
This week the Northern Agenda podcast comes from the headquarters of the North East's Chronicle and Journal newspapers in the centre of Newcastle for a special mayoral hustings edition.
60 min
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The Northern Agenda's Road to the Election: Bla...
The Northern Agenda is on the road - and Rob Parsons is in the seaside resort of Blackpool, where there will soon be an early electoral test for Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak.
50 min
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๐ Why bright Northern students don't apply to C...
Northern Agenda podcast: Rob Parsons interviews Director of Admissions at Cambridge's Pembroke College, Dr Caroline Burt
23 min
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Muslims in the North: how a new museum in Leeds...
This week Rob Parsons finds out about a new museum display celebrating the trailblazing contributions of Muslims living and working in the North of England.
41 min
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Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram: their plan to ...
The Greater Manchester and Liverpool metro mayors discuss their new book, Head North, with Rob Parsons and Jo Timan
40 min
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Reaction to the Rochdale by-election result | 2...
Jo Timan sends a dispatch from Rochdale about who won as firebrand former Labour MP George Galloway bids to pull off a shock upset to return him to Parliament.
38 min
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Reform UK: raging against the machine, or the U...
We know Reform is anti-lockdown, pro-Brexit, in favour of slashing taxes and leans into a number of divisive culture war issues. But does it have any policies to improve the lives of people in the North of England?
39 min
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Will George Galloway be Rochdale's next MP? | D...
With the Rochdale by-election making headlines this week, Rob chats to Jo Timan about what locals make of it - and would firebrand George Galloway make a good MP?
45 min
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How to make politics funny: With Matt Chorley a...
A behind-the-scenes look at the Northern Agenda's weekly cartoon conference, joined by special guest Times Radio's Matt Chorley
39 min
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No corruption but plenty of secrecy: What next ...
Rob Parsons looks into the long-awaited - and long-delayed report - murky goings-on at Teesworks, the flagship regeneration project in the North East
35 min
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Why is there a bias against Northern voices - a...
Jen Bowden and Dr Kate Fox join The Northern Agenda's Daniel J. McLaughlin to discuss the unconscious biases standing in the way of people from the North trying to tell their stories on a national stage.
37 min
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A North East mayor: Why should we care?
What will the devolution deal and arrival of a mayor mean for the North East?
49 min
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Keir Starmer up North | Hear Labour leader as h...
Labour leader Keir Starmer visits Manchester Evening News
38 min