Episode
Andy’s promises – who’s paying?
- Podcast
- Coffee House Shots
- Published
- Jul 23, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 866
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coffee-house-shots-496891/episodes/andy-s-promises-who-s-paying/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/coffee-house-shots-496891/andy-s-promises-who-s-paying.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
It is day three of Andy Burnham’s premiership, and we have had a tranche of policy announcements and funding commitments. A VAT cut for energy bills, £2 bus fares, and today a business rate cut for pubs and hospitality businesses. But are any of them actually funded? Michael Simmons joins Tim Shipman and Oscar Edmondson to walk through the promises made, and how, if at all, they will be funded by Burnham’s new government. Produced by Oscar Edmondson and Henry Lloyd. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.