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From Devo Manc to a New Social Contract: Greater Manchester and Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester’s Devo Manc experiment is not branding – it is Labour governance in practice. From bus franchising and the Bee Network to homelessness prevention and integrated health policy, the region shows how power can be exercised responsibly outside Westminster. Andy Burnham’s mayoralty matters not because of personality, but because it demonstrates what Labour values look like when translated into delivery. In a centralised, unequal Britain, Greater Manchester offers the clearest working alternative: pragmatic, place-based and socially just.
