Episode 27. MIND THE (WEALTH) GAP: a social wealth fund for Britain
Hello! For richer, for poorer... the vast inequality of wealth in Britain won't get any better on its own. So, here's an idea... A sovereign or social wealth fund. Other countries have successfully sa...
25 Mar 20181h 3min
Episode 26. HOUSING FIRST: Tackling Britain’s homelessness crisis
Hello. So many people are, rightly, deeply troubled by the rise in homelessness. People are living on the streets, or with friends and family, or in bed and breakfast accommodation. But there is somet...
19 Mar 201858min
Episode 25. STAIRWAY TO (TAX) HAVEN: cleaning up Britain's dirty money
Hello! What links some of the highest cost house prices, criminals and islands thousands of miles away? Dirty money and tax havens. We speak to Luke Harding, Tom Burgis and Naomi Hirst about the damag...
12 Mar 20181h 5min
Episode 24. ALL TOGETHER NOW: Unions in the 21st century
Hello! If there's something strange in your workplace, who are you going to call? Trade Unions! But with the decline in membership over decades, power has tilted towards employers, meaning worse worki...
5 Mar 20181h 11min
Episode 23. DING, DING, NEXT STOP: Sorting out the buses
Hello! We're on a bus with Cat Hobbs, Director of We Own It, and our transport expert Nicole Badstuber returns. There's more to buses than fighting for the second deck front window seat. With 5 billio...
26 Feb 20181h 32min
Episode 22. WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH OUR KIDS — not another brick in the wall
Hello! This week we're sitting down, facing the front of class, and taking notes as James Graham, Jez Bennett and Madeleine Holt teach us how we're failing to tutor the next generation adequately, in ...
19 Feb 20181h 21min
Episode 21. TIME TO TALK: Tackling the mental health crisis *LIVE SHOW*
Hello! We took to the stage and took on the topic of mental health. With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem each year, there must be something we can do to support, and where possible ...
12 Feb 20181h 20min
Episode 20. RESCUING DEMOCRACY: From Ancient Athens to Brexit
Hello! This week we explore how to improve democracy by involving ordinary people in decision-making. Guests David Van Reybrouck, Professor James Fishkin and Sarah Allan tell us how an old idea from a...
4 Feb 20181h 33min
