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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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 20 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 6.

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

But his chancellor is clearly going to be crucial in being prepared to do it and then making it happen because... voice-verified

Lots of governments have talked up the idea about devolution as a way of solving regional inequality and really giving people a sense of, you know, pride in their community and feeling like things are really changing on the ground. voice-verified

It has run into hurdles as they've attempted to do that. voice-verified

I'm not saying it hasn't happened. voice-verified

Like I say, it was under the Conservatives who got some of these big mayors created in the first place. voice-verified

And this government has been working towards this big shake up. voice-verified

a push for devolution already, but there have been hurdles. voice-verified

So yeah, it's going to take quite a lot, I think, to push this through in the way that Andy Burnham is suggesting that he wants to. voice-verified

You're so welcome. voice-verified

I'm pleased I gave birth to it. voice-verified

Newscast · Andy Burnham (Almost) Wins · 9 Jul 2026 podcast

Newscast from the BBC. voice-verified

Ooh la la. voice-verified

Thinking about it like a panther helped. voice-verified

Do we play music now or what do we do? voice-verified

Yeah, very difficult circumstances. voice-verified

So you've got to cast your mind back to when the government decided that it wanted to make changes to the welfare system and effectively cut the welfare bill or at least stop it rising as quickly. voice-verified

So cut some numbers off how much it was expected to go up by over a period of time. voice-verified

So they came up with some proposals and part of those proposals were to change the eligibility criteria for people who receive these personal independence payments. voice-verified

And these are payments that go to people who have got voice-verified

ill health or disabilities, conditions which affect their ability to get on with day-to-day life, and it's meant to be payments that support them in independent living. voice-verified

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