Burnham Wants To End ‘Begging Bowl Culture’ | Oli Wright
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“To end, as Burnham would put it, the begging bowl culture of Whitehall, where local authority leaders have to go to Whitehall for everything that they want to do.” Andy Burnham’s devolution plans will not make an impact “straight away” says policy editor of The Times Oliver Wright. Wright also says Burnham will hope that his policy will “boost growth in the regions.” Oli Wright and Stefan Boscia were speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Friday-Sunday on Times Radio. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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