The Northern Agenda
By Laudable
The Northern Agenda is a weekly podcast covering politics and public affairs from across the North of England.
With Covid-19 highlighting the huge regional inequalities in the UK, and Boris Johnson under pressure to deliver on a promise to 'level up' the nation, it is more important than ever for Northern voices to be heard.
The Northern Agenda provides you with a digest of the stories that matter, voiced by journalists who are outside the Westminster bubble. We'll bring you expert insight and analysis while reporting from the other side of the North/South divide.
The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/
With Covid-19 highlighting the huge regional inequalities in the UK, and Boris Johnson under pressure to deliver on a promise to 'level up' the nation, it is more important than ever for Northern voices to be heard.
The Northern Agenda provides you with a digest of the stories that matter, voiced by journalists who are outside the Westminster bubble. We'll bring you expert insight and analysis while reporting from the other side of the North/South divide.
The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/
Latest episode
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Labour Party conference preview with Kevin Maguire | Catherine McKinnell MP on the East Coast Mainline | How the North can help Liz Truss
The Labour Party Conference takes place in Liverpool from Sunday, but what can we expect from the "festival of politics"? Kevin Maguire, political journalist and associate editor at the Daily Mirror, who estimates that he has "topped 100 political… -
The great Cumbrian council shake-up | Why businesses need to stop the search for employee 'unicorns'
After taking a short break following the Queen's death, The Northern Agenda is back to look at the issues impacting the North, discussing the stories that are outside of the Westminster bubble. Liverpool Echo political editor Liam Thorp joins Rob.… -
Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen on Boris Johnson's legacy | Political cartoonist Graeme Bandeira joins The Northern Agenda!
In the last week of Boris Johnson's premiership, Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen joins Northern Agenda editor Rob Parsons to discuss the outgoing prime minister's legacy. The Tory metro mayor tells Rob about what voters in the North East think about… -
Andy Burnham on "shouting into the abyss" with Boris Johnson | Sacha Lord on how the cost of living crisis is hitting hospitality
The Northern Agenda travels to Greater Manchester this week to discuss levelling up and the cost of living crisis with two influential figures in the region: Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, and his night time economy adviser Sacha Lord. And… -
The North's housing shame | Stephen Topping on Rochdale's forgotten estate | Why Yorkshire's rented homes are the worst in England
Following a heartbreaking investigation by the Manchester Evening News, which found that two-year-old Awaab Ishak died after his lungs were exposed to damp and mould in a social housing flat in Rochdale, The Northern Agenda looks at the North's... -
Crime and punishment in the North: Ex-chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal and police watchdog Andy Cooke on how to tackle grooming and burglary
Joining Rob Parsons and Dan O'Donohue on The Northern Agenda podcast are two of the leading figures in our region on the subject of crime and policing. In a week where the police watchdog revealed that most victims of burglary, robbery and theft..… -
Sir Roger Marsh on what Local Enterprise Partnerships want to hear from Sunak & Truss | Matt Cook on the northern queer identity
We are into Week Two of the slow-burning Tory leadership race with Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss criss-crossing the country, trying to win over Conservative party members who will choose the next prime minister. The Northern Agenda editor Rob Parsons.… -
Our message to Sunak and Truss: Don't Turn Your Back On The North | The Northern Powerhouse: 8 years on
Rob Parsons is joined by Dan O'Donohue on The Northern Agenda to take stock on a week where Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are locked in battle to win over Tory members, who will decide which one of them will become our next prime minister. Ahead of th… -
Nick Fletcher on the fight to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport | Will Universal Basic Income ever become a thing?
Rob Parsons and Dan O'Donohue are back for another episode of The Northern Agenda podcast, discussing the heatwave of July 2022, Boris Johnson's last ever PMQs, and the Tory leadership contest. Dan chats to Nick Fletcher, the Conservative MP for..… -
Anna Turley on the North East becoming the UK's child poverty hotspot | Upgrading the 76-mile Transpennine rail between Manchester and York
In a week where the North East was revealed as the country's child poverty hotspot, with one in two children growing up in poverty in some towns, what can we do to turn the situation around? The Northern Agenda podcast speaks to former Labour MP..…
