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A hierarchy in perception puts academic qualifications above vocational ones.
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The proposed MBacc needs to avoid perpetuating the academic hierarchy it intends to address.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has become the face of mayors outside of London’s Sadiq Khan.
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More city region mayors are part of the government’s plan to level up, but the short timeline could hinder their success.
Northern uproar.
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What Boris Johnson needs to learn from the Manchester funding debacle.
Andy Burnham has been in a war of words with central government.
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History shows that revenge is a dish often served cold in Westminster.
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Even Conservative backbenchers are forming alliances to push back against central government thinking on COVID measures.
Andy Burnham says the city’s spirit will prevail after this ‘evil act’.
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How a new mayor reacts when the unspeakable happens.
Big gains for the Conservative party.
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Everything you need to know about the recent local and mayoral elections.
Move over Westminster – political watchers may need to keep an eye on the Irwell rather than the Thames.
Andy Burnham.
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Former government minister vying to be the first elected mayor of Manchester speaks to Philip Brown.
A resounding ‘yes’ from the left.
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Left-wing candidate storms to victory in first round of voting.
The reds: no longer under the bed.
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As the Labour Left’s fourth choice of candidate prepares to take the party reins, he may have taken the lead from Scotland’s Yes campaign and ushered in a new age in UK politics.
Pick me! I’ve got an idea!
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A run down of what each has to say on the top issue of the summer.
Hard to port for the good ship Labour.
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Labour Party HQ is on red alert. The election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader is seen as a real and dangerous prospect by the majority of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Countless party grandees have…
Jeremy Corbyn is shaping the debate.
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If anyone other than Jeremy Corbyn is to become the next Labour leader, they will have to address the party’s fatalism about 2020.
Burnham and Cooper are in the final four.
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The nominations are in and a long contest lies ahead.
And the contenders for Labour leader are…
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Three parties must now choose new leaders. Labour has a number of candidates jockeying for position.
He’s out, but who is in?
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Names are already flying, but rushing an appointment would be a big mistake.
Labour is focusing on NHS waiting times.
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Labour claims that 590 fewer GP practices are now open in the evenings and on weekends. Are they right?