About this episode

The episode explores Andy Burnham's economic philosophy known as 'Manchesterism' and its historical context.

Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, calls his economic philosophy “Manchesterism,” after the city he led as mayor. But the term has meant different things since it was coined in the 19th century. Adam and Cameron dig in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Tooze, Cameron Abadi

Topics covered

• economics
• politics
• Manchesterism
• leadership
• history

Keywords

• Andy Burnham
• Manchesterism
• economics
• politics
• Britain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foreign Policy

Places: Manchester, Britain

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