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Gordon Brown: 'A path-breaking book by two dynamic leaders working to transform the North of England, and whose ideas on the future deserve all our attention.' The Observer: 'Not since Tony Blair 30 years ago have politicians advocated for the north from a place of understanding'. Picked as one of Waterstones' Non-Fiction 'Books You Need to Read in 2024' Picked by the Financial Times as one of 'The Best New Politics Books' Picked by iNews as one of 'The Best New Books to Read in March 2024' Britain is more unequal than ever before. If we're ever going to fix this, we must take the power out of Westminster. Looking North could change this, and the Mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram are leading this fight. For the first time, they share their experiences of modern British politics, from how the Hillsborough disaster shaped them and their time as MPs in Westminster witnessing its systematic flaws, to leaving to become Mayors up North, battling Boris Johnson during the Covid-19 pandemic, and creating a new vision for what Britain could be. In Head North, they propose an ambitious ten-point plan to rewire and reimagine our country beyond the Westminster bubble. A timely discussion around Northern voices and culture, devolution and the failed promises of 'levelling up' from successive Tory Prime Ministers, Head North outlines how we can spread political and economic power throughout the UK and push forward for a fairer future. The North will not sit on the sidelines any longer. It's time for real change - and this is how we can achieve it!

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The Hillsborough families know more than anyone that this country does not treat all people and all places equally. We also know our experience was not an exception: the same pattern of injustice keeps on repeating down the decades. The Head North Plan, with a Hillsborough Law at its heart, is the change our country needs. * Margaret Aspinall, Former Chair of the Hillsborough Families Support Group * This is a path-breaking book by two dynamic leaders working together to transform not just the north of England, but our view of what's possible in the north of England, and whose ideas on the future deserve all our attention. * Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom * A moving and fascinating look behind the scenes of our political system; the important story of two politicians from working class backgrounds, who set out to change lives and do the right thing. * Kwajo Tweneboa, Social Housing Activist and the Author of Our Country in Crisis *

The Hillsborough families know more than anyone that this country does not treat all people and all places equally. We also know our experience was not an exception: the same pattern of injustice keeps on repeating down the decades. The Head North Plan, with a Hillsborough Law at its heart, is the change our country needs. * Margaret Aspinall, Former Chair of the Hillsborough Families Support Group * This is a path-breaking book by two dynamic leaders working together to transform not just the north of England, but our view of what's possible in the north of England, and whose ideas on the future deserve all our attention. * Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom * A moving and fascinating look behind the scenes of our political system; the important story of two politicians from working class backgrounds, who set out to change lives and do the right thing. * Kwajo Tweneboa, Social Housing Activist *

The Hillsborough families know more than anyone that this country does not treat all people and all places equally. We also know our experience was not an exception: the same pattern of injustice keeps on repeating down the decades. The Head North Plan, with a Hillsborough Law at its heart, is the change our country needs. * Margaret Aspinall, The Former Chair of the Hillsborough Families Support Group *

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Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have been the Mayors for Greater Manchester & the Liverpool City Region since 2017. Andy was previously the Labour MP for Leigh from 2001-2017 and served as the Culture Secretary and then the Health Secretary in Gordon Brown's cabinet. Steve was previously Labour MP for Liverpool Walton from 2010-2017 and served as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jeremy Corbyn from 2015-2017.

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