HeyJaredDr Dave Beck (ThatSociologist)
Social Policy academic, Food Poverty disrupter and UBI arguer
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Burnhamism as Performative Populism (opens the original)
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Thanks for keeping up with this mini series as I explore the rise of Burnhamism. As my last three articles have argued, Andy Burnham is somewhat of a political force to be reckoned with. He is liked by both the left and the right to variying degrees, and Premiership is now, pretty much, inevitable. That removal of a London Centric way of delivering policy has been set out in one of his most recent speeches, along with the idea that there will be a Number 10 of the North. As I have argued, this i
From Manchesterism to the Nation (opens the original)
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The term Manchesterism seems to have become attributed to the Mayorship work under Burnham (no one I know uses this term, however). But, following from my last couple of articles; on the Coronation of Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister, and Burnhamism as Populism, this article brings both those concepts together, with an eye on Manchesterism. Subscribe nowManchesterism is increasingly invoked today not as a strict historical
Burnham as a New form of Populism? (opens the original)
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Following from my last article on the Coronation of Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister, this article reflects on one aspect of his leadership style, and that we may have entered into a new form of populism, or Burnhamism.Burnham’s appeal is obvious. He is approachable. He speaks like someone who expects to be understood. He positions himself as being close to people, not distant from them, at least this is how he has come across every time I have met with him either in person or on Zoom.But
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