2026 Greater Manchester mayoral election candidate

Introduction

This is a podcast manifesto which is the first of its kind in the UK. Baraka and I have come together for a month to explore what's happening in the city from two different perspectives and standpoints.

Our aim is to be civilised, inquisitive and creative at the same time as trying to win an election.

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The five-point plan for the Marcus Farmer Independent candidacy is as follows:

  • Young people first
  • SMEs: understanding, help and investment for small and medium-sized businesses
  • Investment in the forgotten towns
  • Access to choice
  • Equality of opportunity

If you employ that five-point plan, all the policies for Greater Manchester should fall out of the sky.

ALP33 is a new way of looking at things, and it has come to a simple conclusion:

'If the ideology you would choose to live under doesn't exist…invent it'