Claims: Here be dragons: does moving power to the north work?
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- title: Here be dragons: does moving power to the north work? Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/19/here-be-dragons-does-moving-power-to-the-north-work Source
- summary: Andy Burnham’s recent promise to create a ‘No 10 North’ echoes BBC’s successful Out of London plan When the BBC first announced its intention to move a significant chunk of its operation to Salford in Greater Manchester – the “ Out of London ” plan, as the then director general Mark Thompson called it in 2004, with a faint “here be dragons” whiff – there were plenty in the organisation who were scornful that it could ever work. Senior staff would never leave the capital. Star talent wouldn’t dre… Source
- published: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:00:20 GMT Source