Sunday School: The mayor the merrier
About this episode
The episode discusses the emergence of a new mayoral political class and the impact of climate change on crop yields.
With ex-mayor Andy Burnham now officially Labour's main man, and London mayor Sadiq Khan heading to the Lords and then who knows where, are we seeing the rise of a new mayoral political class that uses devolution to bypass the Westminster greasy pole? Naomi and Kenny look at the pros and cons of a mayoral stop on the political line, and have a gander at Burnham's big speech too. And, with people and animals all struggling in the heat, what of our food crops? New figures show how climate change could hurt crop yield in many parts of the country ... and benefit farmers elsewhere. Plus, what simple gadget that solves an infuriating problem do you wish had been invented? We'll be collecting the patents for the best ideas... ***SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD*** • LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Time, HERE! • That crop yield map with rather a lot of alarming red bits • We have put together a BLUESKY STARTER…
People in this episode
Hosts: Naomi Smith, Kenny Campbell, Alex Andreou
Topics covered
- mayoral politics
- devolution
- climate change
- crop yield
- political class
Keywords
- mayor
- Andy Burnham
- Sadiq Khan
- climate change
- crop yield
- politics
- devolution
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour, Lincoln Project, Byline Time
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