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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✨ Glitter, smoke and mirrors | A view from Mers...
Interview with Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram and a look at Labour conference with Joseph Timan of the Manchester Evening News
50 min
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Mancs but no thanks: Conservative Party Confere...
Rob Parsons is joined by the FT's Jennifer Williams and the MEN's Joseph Timan and Ethan Davies to dissect the Tory conference in Manchester so far
26 min
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🗣️ How new Sheffield council leader Tom Hunt is...
Rob Parsons is joined by new Sheffield council leader Tom Hunt, who's plotting a bright future after a turbulent few years, and Northumbria academic Katy Show on a turning point in research coming from the North
31 min
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🚌 Andy B's big bus gamble
Rob Parsons is joined by Joseph Timan to discuss the historic moment for public transport in Greater Manchester: buses coming back under public control with the launch of the Bee Network
32 min
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⚔️ The battle for the North begins | Liverpool ...
"The battle for the General Election is just getting started," proclaimed Angela Rayner this week. Our two guests give us an idea about we can expect from the two main parties as we get closer and closer to choosing our next Government.
39 min
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The North in Numbers: oversubscribed schools in...
The North in Numbers takes over the podcast this week with Annie Gouk investigating the competition for school places
17 min
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⬆️ Preview of 'UP North: Innovative thinking fr...
Rob Parsons also chats to the Liverpool Echo's Liam Thorp about Rishi Sunak forcing violent criminals to face their victims in the dock, and how the Conservatives are playing fast and loose with the facts on fly-tipping.
47 min
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🛒 How our high streets can survive - and thrive...
With Covid, the cost of living crisis and high businesses rates impacting our high streets, Rob Parsons asks how our towns and cities can not only survive - but thrive
38 min
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💼 A Level results, Lionesses, and addressing th...
Rob Parsons is joined by Louis Taylor, chief executive of the British Business Bank, and the People Powerhouse's Ruth Hannan
38 min
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The disabled young mum kicked off Hull council:...
Sarah Harper-Riches speaks to Rob Parsons about the shock of being kicked off Hull council and why her story matters for the diversity of who represents us at local level
25 min
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🚢 From cul-de-sac to powerhouse, what does the ...
Rob Parsons is joined by Barrow MP Simon Fell, as well as diving into digital poverty with tech CEO Mo Isap
43 min
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🦷 The tooth hurts: Inside the North's dentistry...
There's something rotten in the state of our teeth: Rob Parsons investigates the North-South divide in England when it comes to rotten teeth and oral health.
47 min
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🌹 Rachel Reeves on what the new economic realit...
The shadow chancellor chats to Rob Parsons about innovation in the North, and Piers Forster discusses what the North can do to tackle the climate crisis
39 min
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😮 Selby and Ainsty by-election: can the 25-year...
The Northern Agenda's Rob Parsons speaks to Keir Mather and Claire Holmes, the candidates for Labour and the Tories in the North Yorkshire seat
48 min
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🔽 Can the New Conservatives slash UK migration?...
🔽 Can the New Conservatives slash UK migration? Bolton MP Chris Green on Westminster's new red wall pressure group
26 min
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🗳️ Kim McGuinness on why she is standing for th...
Rob Parsons grabs a quick chat with the education secretary who voices her concerns about the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate, and hears Kim Guinness' reaction to Jamie Driscoll being denied a place on Labour's longlist for their candidate for the new Mayor of the North East.
29 min
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💩 Sewage in the water, soaring interest rates a...
Rob Parsons is joined by Katherine Fletcher, the Tory MP for South Ribble, and the Mirror's Kevin Maguire to look at the week's more interesting political stories in the North
41 min
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💻 Labour's Charlotte Nichols on battling PTSD a...
Northern Agenda editor Rob Parsons speaks to the Warrington South MP about her tumultuous time in Parliament so far, and whether the end is in sight for the UK's economic pain with Simon French
51 min
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🥊 Why Ruth Hannan has picked a fight with North...
Ruth Hannan, a director of the People's Powerhouse, joins Rob Parsons to look at the big political stories affecting the North
27 min
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🚕 Why are hard-up councils spending £5m a week ...
Northern Agenda Editor Rob Parsons speaks to Contact's Una Summerson, a national charity for families with disabled children, and Tory MP for Stockton South Matt Vickers.
40 min
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🧠 The Northern brain drain: Why are so many you...
Henri Murison of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership joins Rob Parsons to discuss the Northern brain drain, and the metro mayors hitting the headlines: Ben Houchen and Andy Burnham.
46 min
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🌹 Alastair Campbell on the success of levelling...
Northern Agenda editor Rob Parsons chats to Tony Blair's former official spokesman and director of communications Alastair Campbell, as well as the Liverpool Echo's Liam Thorp about the big stories of the week
55 min
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🗳️ Who's up and who's down in the local electio...
29 min
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🥳 The Northern Agenda turns two! Is the North s...
Rob Parsons looks back at the past two years in Northern politics, and speaks to vaccine expert Dr Marie O'Brien about the region's major impact on global health
38 min
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"It's about bread-and-butter, life and death is...
The Local Government Information Unit's Jonathan Carr-West discusses the races to watch in the North. Plus Edna Robinson of the People's Powerhouse talks about the North-South health divide.
47 min