‘Manchesterism’ is bigger than Andy Burnham

Aerial image of part of Manchester's city centre at dusk. Shutterstock/Bardhok Ndoji Walk along Manchester’s Oxford Road on a weekday morning and it is difficult not to notice the northern English city’s confidence. Home to two universities, major NHS hospitals and world-leading research institutions, the Oxford Road Corridor is underpinned by a partnership that brings together universities, public services, businesses and local government around a shared vision for place. The northern…