Beyond the City

Matt Chorley, a political columnist at The Times and a presenter on Times Radio, talks to us about: moving from writing to radio, using comedy to explain current affairs, and his advice for young people wanting to enter public life.  

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Iain Dale, LBC presenter and successful author, talks to us about his great new book 'The Prime Ministers'. The book explores each of the 55 Prime Ministers that this country has had over the past three centuries. 

You can purchase Iain's book from his book shop 'Politicos' and all other good book shops: https://www.politicos.co.uk/products/the-prime-ministers

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Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, talks to us about how Catholic moral principles can be applied to political and economic decision making to create an ethical economy for all. 

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Lord David Willetts, a former Minister of State for Universities and Science, and the current President of the Advisory Council and Intergenerational Centre at the Resolution Foundation, talks to us about: university life during COVID-19, the future of online learning, and his advice for students.

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Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives and the MP for Moray, talks to us about the: future of the United Kingdom, Space Hub Sutherland and his advice for students.

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David Smith, the Economics Editor of The Sunday Times, talks to us about the upcoming Budget, the future of Britain's trade policy and how to make economics great again! 

If you would like to read David's work, please follow this link: www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/david-smith?page=1

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Will Hobbs, the Chief Investment Officer of Barclays Wealth, talks to us about the role of finance in shaping the post-COVID world, financial innovation and his advice for your future career. 

Will has his own podcast 'Word On The Street' which you can listen to here: https://soundcloud.com/bukinvest/tracks

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Charlotte Pickles, the Director of the think tank 'Reform', talks to us about creating an education system fit for the 21st century, how to increase government investment and what advice she would give to her 20 year old self.

To learn more about the important work that Reform is doing, please visit: https://reform.uk/

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Conservative MP Dean Russell shares his experience of his first year as an MP during this turbulent time, how his career so far has helped to prepare him for this role and his advice for young people both on improving their mental health and how to work towards a successful career in politics.

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Andy Cook, Chief Executive of the Centre for Social Justice, talks to us about the vital work that the CSJ does to make a positive difference to the lives of the most vulnerable in society and how young people are "potential to be developed, not problems to be solved...". Listen for great insights into how think tanks make a difference in society and for some great advice that you can apply to your life. 

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Gideon Rachman, the Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator of the Financial Times, talks to us about what President-elect Biden's victory will mean for America, what his foreign policy priorities are likely to be and the challenges he will face during his time in the White House.

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Influential left wing economist, Grace Blakeley, talks to us about her two books: 'The Corona Crash' and 'Stolen - How to Save The World From Financialisation'. In these thought provoking books, Grace sets out how the UK transitioned to a system of financialised capitalism and why she believes that we need to instead move to a system of democratic socialism following the COVID-19 pandemic in order to create a fairer society for all.

If you would like to read 'The Corona Crash', here is the link to where you can purchase it: https://amzn.to/34B6AWs

If you would like to read 'Stolen - How To Save The World From Financialisation', here is the link to where you can purchase it: https://amzn.to/3msUnci

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Former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, talks to us about his experiences of being Chancellor during the last economic crisis and what he thinks should be done to ensure that the UK prospers as we enter the new normal. 

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Will Tanner, the Director of the think tank 'Onward', talks to us about his time working for Theresa May, the economic response to COVID-19 and Onward's latest research project that focuses on repairing the UK's social fabric.

To learn more about the important work that Onward is doing, please visit: https://www.ukonward.com/

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Professor Linda Yueh is an economist at Oxford, London Business School and LSE. We spoke to her about her latest book 'The Great Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today' and discussed how these can be applied to the challenges we presently face. 

If you would like to read the book yourself, here is the link to where you can purchase it: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/287978/the-great-economists/9780241974476.html

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Green Party leader Sian Berry shares her thoughts on how the UK can achieve an environmentally sustainable future post COVID-19, along with her advice for current students and recent graduates based on the wealth of experience she has gained during her wide ranging and successful career so far. 

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Conservative MP Esther McVey shares her thoughts on the what the future holds for universities, along with advice for current students, and stories from her own role models.  Hear more from Esther on her podcast, Blue Collar Conversations.

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