{"podcast":{"title":"The Jon Gaunt Show","slug":"the-jon-gaunt-show-1096715","podcast_index_feed_id":1096715,"rss_url":"https://jongauntshow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://jongaunt.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/d/7/f/0d7fd953c0c8065a16c3140a3186d450/jon_costa_square_crop_libsyn_support.jpg","author":"Jon Gaunt","episode_count":99,"summary":"The Jon Gaunt Podcast is the home of Free Speech. Subscribe now for the Free podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T04:17:47.913843+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jon-gaunt-show-1096715"},"episode":{"title":"PODCAST IS ANDY BURNHAM TAKING US FOR MUGS? WHERE'S THE BEEF?!","slug":"podcast-is-andy-burnham-taking-us-for-mugs-where-s-the-beef","published_at":"2026-07-29T18:16:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jon-gaunt-show-1096715/podcast-is-andy-burnham-taking-us-for-mugs-where-s-the-beef","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jon-gaunt-show-1096715","url":"https://jongauntshow.libsyn.com/podcast-is-andy-burnham-taking-us-for-mugs-wheres-the-beef","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/jongauntshow/IS_ANDY_BURNHAM_TAKING_US_FOR_MUGS__WHERE_S_THE_BEEF_.mp3?dest-id=494266","summary":"PODCAST IS ANDY BURNHAM TAKING US FOR MUGS? WHERE'S THE BEEF?! #AndyBurnham #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #UKPolitics #PrimeMinister #Labour #SocialCare #BusFares #WheresTheBeef Andy Burnham has unveiled another raft of expensive promises. I actually agree with many of them—but where are the costings? Tonight we'll separate the headlines from the hard numbers. Andy Burnham wants Britain to believe he has the answers. More money for social care. Cheaper bus fares. More apprenticeships. Help for Britain's struggling pubs. Here's the thing... I actually support much of that. Who wouldn't want a properly funded social care system? Who wouldn't like cheaper public transport? Who doesn't want to see pubs survive or more young people given real opportunities through apprenticeships? But ambition isn't enough. Where's the beef? Where are the costings? Where is the economic plan? How much will these promises actually cost? Will taxes go up? Will borrowing rise? What public spending will be cut to pay for it all? Or are we simply expected to applaud the headlines without ever seeing the bill? There's another question that deserves a proper answer too. How was Burnham able to secure and finance his \"Number 10 North\" headquarters before he had even been elected as an MP, let alone become Prime Minister? Who funded it? Who organised it? If there are straightforward answers, then the public deserves to hear them. This isn't about opposing every policy because it comes from Andy Burnham. It's about asking the questions every Prime Minister should expect to answer. If you're asking the British people to trust you with the country's finances, you should also be prepared to show them the numbers. Tonight we'll go through Burnham's latest announcements line by line, separate the headlines from t…","meta_description":"PODCAST IS ANDY BURNHAM TAKING US FOR MUGS? WHERE'S THE BEEF?! #AndyBurnham #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #UKPolitics #PrimeMinister #Labour #SocialCare #BusFares…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2840,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jon-gaunt-show-1096715/episodes/podcast-is-andy-burnham-taking-us-for-mugs-where-s-the-beef/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jon-gaunt-show-1096715/podcast-is-andy-burnham-taking-us-for-mugs-where-s-the-beef.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}