The future of work, finance and the economy
On Davos day 5 as the government hinted at tax cuts to come, Gerry Mitchell, co-author of 'Uncomfortably Off', reveals they are way out of step with the public and suggests that there is a clear public preference for a wealth tax over other types of taxation, even among Tory voters and the wealthy themselves.…Read more
Jess Miles speaks with Vanessa Beck and Jo Brewis, co-editors of Menopause Transitions and the Workplace, about how the menopause can impact work, what support organisations and individuals can offer and the key areas that researchers need to investigate next.…Read more
Listen to authors and editors talking about the key social challenges of the moment in our top ten Transforming Society podcast episodes from 2023.…Read more
Olivier Sykes and John Sturzaker, editors of 'Planning in a Failing State', discuss the increased attention politicians are giving to planning. Welcome though this is, it’s not planning that needs fixing, but the whole system in which it functions.…Read more
Olimpia Burchiellaro, author of 'The Gentrification of Queer Activism', questions what corporate commitments to LGBTQ+ inclusion really mean and asks if it's really progress.…Read more
Garfield Benjamin considers the AI Safety Summit and asks if it's really about building trust to set a tone for responsible technologies? Or simply a lot of posturing that will only serve to further entrench monopolies and concentrate power?…Read more
Flora Gill, author of 'Work and Social Justice', discusses the only circumstances in which she would support the introduction of a Universal Basic Income. …Read more
Timothy J. Dixon and Mark Tewdwr-Jones, authors of 'Urban Futures' offer examples of deliberative democracy in action, giving people a real choice in how they want the future of their city to be shaped.…Read more
Bozena Wielgoszewska reports her findings on why the pandemic affected women’s employment rates more adversely than men’s. …Read more
Scott Timcke, author of 'Algorithms and the End of Politics', looks at the dangers of attributing human-like intelligence to machines in the context of the rollout of AI products. …Read more