As Andy Burnham takes over as Prime Minister, Manchesterism is increasingly discussed as a blueprint for the rest of the country. But Aadya Bahl argues that much of the success of Greater Manchester depended on local conditions that might not be replicable elsewhere, and points out that even within Manchester, the Manchesterism project is still a work in progress.

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21 July 2026

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LSE British Politics

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/can-manchesterism-really-be-a-blueprint-for-national-growth/

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