The Mancunian Candidate – Burnham’s northern exposure
6/26/20261 hr 5 min
What a difference a week makes… Andy Burnham is now number one in a field of one, and planning to move a chunk of No.10 to Manchester. How is Labour adjusting itself to the Age of Andy? Is there more to Burnhamism than just vibes? What about Burnhanomics? And do the people really want a General Election or can they just not face one?
Plus: Forgetting all the inexplicable rabid anger about “worst PM ever!!”, was Keir Starmer actually a good Prime Minister or not? We run the rule over his record. And in the Extra Bit for Patreon people, we’ve got three comics on the pod. Was Starmer good or bad for the jokes biz?
• Get tickets for Ahir Shah’s next show Golden.
ESCAPE ROUTES
• Hannah has been listening to the gorgeous dreamscapes of Skying by The Horrors.
• Jason went to see the Marilyn Monroe exhibition at the National Gallery.
• Matt and his nephew are collecting the M&S Panini football sticker album .
• Ahir has been appreciating The Thong Song by Sisqo on many, many levels.
• Questions for But Your Emails? Thoughts? Comments? Email us at ogwn@podmasters.co.uk.
• This show is sponsored by CarVertical.com - Get 20% off any vehicle history check at carVertical.com/OhGodWhatNow
Presented by Matt Green with Hannah Fearn, Jason Hazeley and Ahir Shah. Audio Production by: Jade Bailey. Art direction: James Parrett. Theme tune by Tom Taylor and Simon Williams. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production.
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