Number 10 North.

 In a speech in Manchester, where he was mayor until recently, Andy Burnham set out his vision if he was to become prime minister in the next few weeks. Essentially it’s moving the centre of gravity away from London to the various parts of the country and in particular Manchester. For too long the epicentre has been on London and the south east of England and that has to changed in order to bring prosperity to the regions. A new nerve centre for Downing Street will be established in Manchester where more decisions can be made and acted on. This is a bold idea, but will it work? Time will tell, but it’s worth trying as the old system doesn’t work.