Five Key Takeaways From Andy Burnham's Devolution Speech

Andy Burnham's 'Manchesterism' is just tax-and-spend with a northern accent – William Yarwood

“I don’t have to sell my soul,” begins I Wanna Be Adored, The Stone Roses’ best-known song. Often mistaken for a love song, it is really about the dangerous hunger for attention, admiration and even worship.Given Andy Burnham’s rock-star return to Westminster last week, complete with the swagger, the fanfare, and the messiah-like reverence with which Burnham is treated, it is hard to think of a more fitting soundtrack. The Stone Roses may be one…

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