Manchesterism (Part 3) with Warren Heppolette

Radical Reformers podcast · Sep 2, 2026 · 59m

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been exploring what “Manchesterism” really means and what the rest of the country might learn from Greater Manchester’s approach to devolution and public service reform. First, Andrew Laird spoke to Eve Holt about the long history of collaboration and person-centred public service reform that has characterised Greater Manchester’s approach. They discussed the Live Well programme as a useful case study. Then Thomas Johnson reflected on the importance of long-term commitment to a place and the deep local knowledge that Whitehall can struggle to replicate. For the…