Social and Public Policy
E. K. Sarter and Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey discuss how digitalisation in public services offers potential benefits but is limited by whether services are bound to physical space, requiring tailored strategies for different activities and tasks. …Read more
The UK’s failure to provide universal social care, despite the immense value of unpaid care, reflects a deep political neglect and lack of recognition for carers' needs and rights.…Read more
In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', about the true, everyday lives of indebted people.…Read more
Gabriele Mari highlights how child poverty in the UK is rising, driven by restrictive benefits policies, despite strong evidence that adequate support can reduce poverty and improve wellbeing.…Read more
Charlie Winstanley, author of 'Bricking It', discusses how the Epping Forest case exposes the fragility of the UK’s reliance on costly, unsuitable asylum hotels and highlights the urgent need for long-term housing solutions that address both asylum accommodation and the wider housing crisis.…Read more
In this episode, George Miller speaks with Julia Buxton about how personal experience drew her into the drug policy field, why US power has played such a disproportionate role and what happens when countries attempt reform.…Read more
Jacqueline Broadhead, author of 'Welcoming Cities', suggests that despite widespread pessimism, research and city-level initiatives show that most UK communities remain welcoming and cohesive, offering grounds for optimism about integration and belonging.…Read more
Anne Gray, author of 'Radical Approaches to the Care Crisis', argues that Britain’s care crisis demands a well-funded, community-based, not-for-profit system that values paid carers, supports unpaid caregivers, and fosters collective responsibility for compassionate, reliable care.…Read more
David Bailey and Masoumeh Iran Mansouri argue that while AI’s rapid rise offers immense promise, its grave risks may outpace weak safeguards like the EU’s AI Act unless met with far stronger resistance.…Read more
Stewart Lansley, author of 'The Richer, The Poorer', argues that Labour has abandoned its core mission, taking minimal action on poverty while upholding a system that deepens inequality.…Read more