The Northern Agenda
By Laudable
The Northern Agenda is a weekly podcast covering politics and public affairs from across the North of England, voiced by journalists who are outside the Westminster bubble, reporting from the other side of the North/South divide.
From Blackpool to Barnsley and Bamburgh and everywhere in between, exploring subjects such as levelling up to buses, elections to the latest council scraps, The Northern Agenda brings you discussion and analysis of the North's big political stories, from people experiencing them on the ground.
Rob Parsons speaks to politicians, activists, campaigners, experts, community figures, journalists, business leaders, pollsters and more about the political stories that really matter to the North - and from the North - that you won't hear about from the national media in London.
The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/
From Blackpool to Barnsley and Bamburgh and everywhere in between, exploring subjects such as levelling up to buses, elections to the latest council scraps, The Northern Agenda brings you discussion and analysis of the North's big political stories, from people experiencing them on the ground.
Rob Parsons speaks to politicians, activists, campaigners, experts, community figures, journalists, business leaders, pollsters and more about the political stories that really matter to the North - and from the North - that you won't hear about from the national media in London.
The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons, 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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The North-South divide on asylum: a Northern Agenda special
Rob Parsons reports from a conference in Newcastle where experts from a host of different fields put forward their view on how we can fix the country's broken asylum system. -
💷 Budget 2023: the reaction to Jeremy Hunt's first Budget as Chancellor and what it means for the North
In a special live edition of The Northern Agenda podcast, Rob Parsons is joined by a fantastic panel full of expertise about Northern politics to dissect what it all means for people in our region -
🏙️ The challenges and opportunities facing our cities with Newcastle NE1's Stephen Patterson 💷 And will Jeremy Hunt's Budget be a big moment for Levelling Up?
Stephen Patterson, the CEO of the business improvement district Newcastle NE1, tells the podcast about the challenges and opportunities facing our cities - and whether Newcastle United's footballing success has rubbed off on local businesses. And Rob… -
Roads minister Richard Holden on electric buses, Greater Manchester taking services under public control, and 15-minute cities
Roads minister Richard Holden joins Rob Parsons to discuss the new zero emission buses coming to Yorkshire. And Rob looks at some of the top Northern politics stories with Tom Lees. -
Louise Haigh on what Labour would do about our struggling bus and rail services
Rob Parsons caught up with Louise Haigh to find out what Labour would do about our struggling bus and rail services. And Rob picked over some of the North's biggest political stories - from asylum seekers to buses and Parmos - with Edna Robinson, cha… -
15-minute cities: an international socialist concept or giving people more freedom?
Tory MP Nick Fletcher tells the podcast why he thinks the idea will "cost us our personal freedom", whilst a local councillor in Sheffield explains why the changes will make it easier to access services on your doorstep. -
Do we need a Minister for the North? | Kim Leadbeater MP on the skills training gap in the North
Rob Parsons chews over some of the other big politics stories in the North with Henri Murison from the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, and speaks to Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, ahead of the party's Northern Skills conference -
How we can save Northern football | Hydrogen: the job-creating chemical
Listen to our beginner's guide on how hydrogen - the most abundant chemical element in the universe - could hold the key to creating thousands of jobs all across the North. And why Northern football clubs are under threat with areas set to lose the “… -
Exclusive interview with Michael Gove from the Convention of the North
The Northern Agenda reports from the Convention of the North in Manchester, speaking exclusively to Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove -
The (onshore) wind beneath our wings | Why caring for vulnerable children could force councils to go bust