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Making a responsible budget with Sir Robert Chote
Season 7 Episode 3
The Institute for Fiscal Studies - or IFS - has become the nation’s go to institution for judgements about tax, spending and borrowing. And the Office for Budget Responsibility – the OBR – is the in…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Anxiety, Artificial Intelligence and work with Anthony Elliott
Season 7 Episode 2
Pick, Pack, Post, Repeat….warehouses around the world are now using Artificial Intelligence to fulfil customer orders. So, are workers on their way out?
As the speed of innovation when it comes to …
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
The future of liberal democracy with Anand Menon
Season 7 Episode 1
It's now 80 years since the end of the Second World War and the creation of the liberal world order: free trade, globally managed finance, and a commitment to liberal democracy. But these ideas seem…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago
The We Society Season 7 Trailer
Season 7 Episode 1
Join host Will Hutton for Season 7 of the We Society from next week to hear some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.
Launching January 15th with an interview with Anand Menon, the Director …
Published on 10 months ago
Stopping hate crime with Matthew Williams and Neil Chakraborti
Season 6 Episode 7
The recent riots in Britain, which emerged following the Southport stabbings, demonstrate how hate is bubbling just under the surface of our society, ready to erupt at any moment. Behind the violence…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Why the war on drugs has failed with Alex Stevens
Season 6 Episode 6
No war has been more of a failure than the war on drugs. Despite all the crackdowns, prison sentences and moral posturing, drug use in Britain is on an epic scale. Yet, drug debate and policy are ful…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Improving adult education with Anna Vignoles
Season 6 Episode 5
One in six people are said to have ‘very poor literacy skills’ according to the National Literacy Trust. As a country, we value Literature, high quality research skills and further education, yet our…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
The hidden army of young carers with Saul Becker
Season 6 Episode 4
Professor Saul Becker has studied the hidden world of young carers for 30 years. Nearly 1 million children in the UK find themselves – some as young as five - having to look after sick or elderly fam…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
How to make housing fair with Vicky Spratt and Auriol Miller
Season 6 Episode 3
Housing is one of the most pressing problems this new Government must fix. Will Hutton is joined by Vicky Spratt, the inewspaper's housing correspondent, and Auriol Miller, the CEO of Cynon Taf Commu…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Separating emotion from Brexit with Professor Sarah Hall
Season 6 Episode 2
Professor Sarah Hall’s job is to approach the emotive topic of Brexit with a cool head and focus only on the evidence.
She is the 1931 Chair in Geography, a Fellow of St John’s College at the Unive…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago