Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! With around 10% of UK shops currently sitting empty, we’re talking about how communities can lead the revival of our high streets. Are Ed’s make-your-own sandwich shops part of the answer? Our experts aren’t convinced… Professor Cathy Parker tells us about the extent of current problems and why concern about high streets is nothing new. Vidhya Alakeson from Power to Change argues that the future of high streets lies in community businesses. Then ‘Mr Bishy Road’ Johnny Hayes explains the story of turning around Bishopthorpe Road in York.
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Hi-fi tycoon and all-round great guy Julian Richer talks about the lessons he’s learned from decades in business, handing Richer Sounds over to its employees & his vision for ethical capitalism.
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159. CTRL ALT-LABOUR: organising in the modern workplace
158. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL: the dark side of meritocracy
157. WHY DID IT TAKE A PANDEMIC?: valuing the everyday economy
156. BOND BABY BOND: guaranteeing an inheritance for all
155. WHO RUN THE WORLD: Julia Gillard on women in politics
154. LIVING BETTER: a conversation with Alastair Campbell
153. MY NAME IS WHY: a conversation with Lemn Sissay
152. ABOLISH SILICON VALLEY: a conversation with Wendy Liu
151. SEX, POWER, MONEY: a conversation with Sara Pascoe
150. 150 NOT OUT: so what have we learned?
149. WE BUILT THIS CITY ON BIKES AND STROLLS
148. CUTTING ZUCK’S BUCKS: can an ad boycott change Facebook?
147. CHILDCARE MATTERS: learning lessons from lockdown
146. NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY: tackling the scandal of food poverty
145. THE SHOW MUST GO ON: why we need to save the arts
144. WE ARE OUR HISTORY: time to understand our past
143. NO WORKER LEFT BEHIND: planning a just transition
142. BLACK LIVES MATTER
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