Manchesterism Gone Global

“Are you ready for this?” Following Andy Burnham’s first big policy speech since becoming an MP, and with his sights set firmly on the top job, Coco & Nish dig into his promises of regeneration, reindustrialisation, and…a new pair of running shorts. From No10 North to nationalisation and the biggest council house building programme since the postwar period, they discuss their unanswered questions and first impressions of the Manchester man offering “growth in every postcode, and hope in every heart.” Plus, they’re joined by journalist and campaigner Adele Zeynep Walton who shares her first-hand experience of the consequences of online harms. We ask whether the proposed social media ban for under-16s really gets to the heart of the problem (spoiler alert: no), and how we can truly hold the tech industry to account. Content note, this discussion includes references to suicide. We’ll be doing another mailbag episode soon so get in touch! Contact us via email: [email protected] if you want to share questions, thoughts, or general musings! 00:00 - 00:44: Intro 00:44 - 06:35: Burnham speaks! Nish & Coco break it down 06:35 - 08:07: King of the North, King communicator? 08:07 - 14:00: No 10 North, decentralisation, and ‘Treasury Brain’ 14:00 - 18:10: ‘Good growth’ and houses 18:10 - 20:45: please sir, can we have some more (info) 20:45 - 24:50: other parties react to Andy, Nish reacts to them… 24:50 - 27:00: Al Carns, or Al Khan?! 27:00 - 27:48: Listen to Lovett or Leave It! 27:48 - 30:15: Ad break (1) 30:15 - 34:42: Confronting a tech billionaire at Davos 34:42 - 42:46: Why is a suicide forum linked to 160+ UK deaths still accessible? 42:46 - 45:07: Social media bans are not the answer 45:07 - 50:50: Safety, Censorship, and Free speech 50:50 - 52:00: the misogyny of smart tech 52:00 - 54:40: 1. Power 2. Money 54:40 - 01:00:10: UK Gov x Tech lobby? 01:00:10 - 01:06:20: How to meaningfully regulate, and safely engage with, social media 01:06:20 - 01:07:52: Ad break (2) 01:07:52 - 01:12:10: Adele 4 PM - tax social media companies! Boycott! 01:12:10 - 01:14:45: Is this a winnable war? 01:14:45 - 01:16:43: We want regulation! 01:16:43 - 01:17:13: Outro USEFUL LINKS Buy Adele’s book: “Logging Off: The Human Cost of our Digital World” https://www.waterstones.com/book/logg... Write to your MP and support the call for a public inquiry into the scale of harm facilitated by online suicide forums: https://mollyrosefoundation.beaconfor... https://mollyrosefoundation.org/campa... GUESTS Adele Zeynep Walton CHECK OUT THESE DEALS FROM OUR SPONSORS BT: Search ‘Why BT’ to find out more. HRF Power Plays: Search Power Plays wherever you get your podcasts. WISE: https://www.wise.com Pod Save the UK is an Intelligence Squared production for Crooked Media. Like and follow us on Youtube:    / @podsavetheuk   Instagram:   / podsavetheuk   TikTok:   / podsavetheuk   BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/podsavetheuk... Facebook:   / podsavetheuk   X: https://x.com/podsavetheuk