Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! This week we're talking Social Enterprise, the companies whose primary reason for existing is not profit but social or environmental purpose. Karen Lynch, CEO of Belu (formerly of Barclays) and Peter Holbrook, CEO of Social Enterprise UK, join us to tell us why social enterprise works for business and society and how we can have more of them in the Geoffocracy.
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Comedian and Author Jo Burke advocates for smiley passports, fancy dress, and enforced speakerphone for anyone choosing to make calls on public transport
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
177. PB OR NOT PB: participatory budgeting to give citizens control
176 and a half. BONUS EPISODE - THE MEN WHO STARE AT OATS: Encouraging middle-aged men to adopt a more climate-friendly, plant-based diet.
176. WHO BUILDS WINDMILLS OFF THE SEA SHORE: lessons from Denmark on offshore wind
175. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: learning from the world’s longevity hotspots
174. ACCOUNT(ABILITY) SUSPENDED: who governs online speech?
173. TIME CONTROL: a flexible working future
172. BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND: Dale Vince on green energy, vegan football & sky diamonds
171. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2020 CHART SHOW
170. WE WISH YOU A-M-A* CHRISTMAS (*Ask Me Anything with Ed and Geoff)
169. WESTMINSTER DOESN’T KNOW BEST: time to give power away
168. BEYOND THE LEAN MEAN GOVERNING MACHINE: reimagining the state
167. YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED: shaping the political conversation
166. TO B(CORP) OR NOT TO B: a different way of doing business
165. SHAKE IT LIKE A POLARISED PICTURE: bridging political divides
164. DUMP DONALD, SAVE THE WORLD: the road to COP26
163. DATA, MINE: taking back control from Big Tech
162. HOW MOVEMENTS CHANGE THE WORLD
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