Alex Forsyth

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2,054 appearances 20 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 3d ago

Alex Forsyth’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Newscast · What’s Andy Burnham’s Plan To Move Power Out Of London? · 10 Jul 2026 podcast

So there's a really active discussion at the moment between Devon and Cornwall, or there has been, about what they would do about having a mayor, because Cornwall has said quite clearly that they don't want a mayor for Devon and Cornwall because of the distinct identities of those counties. voice-verified

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Cornwall are resisting that idea and now Devon are pressing ahead with a mayor. voice-verified

So there's lots of questions about whether or not you can really just pick up the Greater Manchester model and put it on other parts of the country where questions of geography and identity will really, really come into force. voice-verified

Now, we don't know that that's what Andy Burnham is suggesting, but obviously a lot of his experience is based in Greater Manchester. voice-verified

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I think when you look to other parts of the country, it's possible it becomes much more complex. voice-verified

And we are seeing that play out a little bit with the government's plan to reorganise local councils. voice-verified

There have been quite a lot of local rows and wrangling about what the boundaries and the borders should be and what town or village or county or area should sit under what structure. voice-verified

And that stuff is actually quite important when it comes not just to how people feel about their place, but the way that services work and are delivered in those areas. voice-verified

No, and even one mayor is not the same as another. voice-verified

So you get like ceremonial mayors who are the ones that you might see in the chains that, you know, turn up to important local events. voice-verified

Then you have, for example, that exactly as Anne was just saying, so mayors of council areas, so directly elected, but they're to do with local authority councils. voice-verified

And then you've got like these metro mayors like Andy Burnham was or like Ben Houchen is in the Tees Valley. voice-verified

And they are mayors that sit over councils with a sort of more strategic regional responsibility, meant to be the kind of champions. voice-verified

So, yeah, there are different kinds of mayors. voice-verified

And even by just outlining that, it shows you the kind of complexity that's involved in all of this. voice-verified

And there are some people, I mean... voice-verified

The direction of travel from successive governments of different colours has been this move towards devolution. voice-verified

Some people would argue it's not been fast enough or bold enough, but it has been this kind of move towards devolution with this mayoral model. voice-verified

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