Andy Burnham’s cultural revolution

Photo by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street Take your tie off, throw out your textbooks, load up TikTok – we do things a little differently around here. And c’mon son, no handshakes, have a hug, you’re Chancellor of the Exchequer now. Hello, I’m Andy Burnham and welcome to Burnham’s Britain. The sound you hear? That’s just track nine from the Oasis album Dig Out Your Soul, “Ain’t Got Nothin’”. I bought it at Piccadilly Records and I am playing it because, well, we do things a little differently around here. No, really, get the tie off! It’s not Buckingham Palace! Now, what is Manchesterism? Well, the first thing to say is never feel like you have to explain yourself. But really? It’s about putting people back into the heart of politics. People with no ties on of course. It’s also about bu