Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! As you wearily stood in a queue for a flight that was four hours delayed, having been hit with a hefty fee for a bag that you swore would fit under the seat, have you ever wondered if there was a better way to travel? Well, you’re not alone! 2022 was a bumper year for international train travel, as people took to the rails to see Europe and beyond. While long-distance train travel is better for the environment, it is often expensive and buying tickets can be fiddly. We speak to rail royalty Mark Smith, better known as the Man in Seat 61, who tells us why this is changing. Journalist and author Monisha Rajesh inspires us with tales of her travels around the world by train and finally we talk to Jody Bauer from Eurail, the company that sells Interrail passes, about its 50th anniversary and why it has revolutionised rail travel around Europe.
Plus: Has Ed hired the assistance of a food stylist?
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BONUS: ED’S WRITTEN A BOOK! (exclusive audiobook extract)
193. THE CASE FOR BIG CHANGE: and building the coalitions to make it happen
192. TICKET TO RIDE: buses, Burnham and public control
191. PRESTONOMICS: taking back control of local economies
190. THE PREMONITION: a conversation with Michael Lewis
189. IT’S COMING HOME: could fan ownership save football?
188. THE DREAM NOT JUST THE NIGHTMARE: a vision for tackling the environmental crisis
187. RETHINKING INFRASTRUCTURE: the case for social investment
186. LEARNING FROM THE WORLD’S HAPPIEST COUNTRY: Reasons to be Finnish
185. WHAT'S THE GIG IDEA?: fair work in the platform economy
184. REASONS TO BE PLAYFUL: protecting children’s right to play
183 and a half. Michael Rosen on his recovery from Covid
183. MEETING THE JOE-MENT: could the Biden presidency be transformational?
182. OFFICE POLITICS: the future of the workplace
181. PARKS AND REC: green space for all
180. A NEW BEVERIDGE REPORT: remaking the welfare state
179 and a half. OUT OF THE ORDINARY: Marc Stears on the politics of everyday life
179. GENERATION RENTIER: fixing a broken economic model
178. YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD: a lifelong learning revolution
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