The Northern Agenda
By Laudable
The Northern Agenda is a weekly podcast covering politics and public affairs from across the North of England, voiced by journalists who are outside the Westminster bubble, reporting from the other side of the North/South divide.
From Blackpool to Barnsley and Bamburgh and everywhere in between, exploring subjects such as levelling up to buses, elections to the latest council scraps, The Northern Agenda brings you discussion and analysis of the North's big political stories, from people experiencing them on the ground.
Rob Parsons speaks to politicians, activists, campaigners, experts, community figures, journalists, business leaders, pollsters and more about the political stories that really matter to the North - and from the North - that you won't hear about from the national media in London.
The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/
From Blackpool to Barnsley and Bamburgh and everywhere in between, exploring subjects such as levelling up to buses, elections to the latest council scraps, The Northern Agenda brings you discussion and analysis of the North's big political stories, from people experiencing them on the ground.
Rob Parsons speaks to politicians, activists, campaigners, experts, community figures, journalists, business leaders, pollsters and more about the political stories that really matter to the North - and from the North - that you won't hear about from the national media in London.
The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.
You can subscribe to the daily Northern Agenda newsletter here: http://www.thenorthernagenda.co.uk/
Latest episode
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Matt Vickers: the last remaining Tory MP in the North East | The fascinating hidden stories of Manchester you won't have learned about at school
The Stockton West MP speaks to Rob Parsons about how he managed to defy the odds, what it's been like as a Tory MP since returning to Parliament and what the near Tory wipeout means for Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen. -
📈 Alarming Vital Signs in the North East
Rob Parsons takes a look under the bonnet of the North East of England, a region with so much going for it but with issues like poverty, economic inactivity and bad health continuing to plague it for decades. -
From Wearside to Westminster: what's it like to be a new MP?
Newly-elected Sunderland MP Lewis Atkinson talks about his first few days in Parliament -
Rishi, Binface and me: election night in North Yorkshire
Hear Rob's dispatch from election night, where he speaks to some of the quirkier candidates including an intergalactic space traveller called Count Binface and the hopefuls from Labour and Reform UK. -
Why voters in the North are so disillusioned by the General Election
With three days to go until voters go to the polls, Rob Parsons reassembles a panel of top political journalists to hear what's happening at local level across the North of England -
Northern election rivals taken to task
Five hopefuls go head-to-head in Newcastle as July 4 General Election approaches -
Will Orgreave miners get the truth after 40 years? | A postcard from Southport
Violent clashes during the 1984-5 miners' strike are back in the news -
The hidden poverty in Rishi Sunak's leafy Yorkshire patch
Rob Parsons visits Richmond and Northallerton to find out if voters are still backing the PM -
General Election 2024: A view from the North
Northern Agenda podcast about the 2024 General Election -
Levelling Up: How is it going so far?
The North in Numbers takes over the podcast this week, with Annie Gouk speaking to local leaders, policy experts and academics to find out how it’s going.