Can the political layer of the system make space for the innovators working at the edges? What style of political leadership would that require? And is this, with a change of national political leadership underway, a moment of genuine opportunity?

Staying with unbearable thoughts, and searching for a politics that’s equal to these times

As Andy Burnham rises to the Premiership, this essay explores the value of a more enabling style of political leadership. What is enabling leadership? Why do we need it? Does Andy Burnham embody it? And, if he does, can this approach to politics survive the transition from Mayor to Prime Minister?

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