Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello and happy 2023! Normal service will resume next Monday but in the meantime we’ve got a cracking interview with co-authors Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence for you. Their new book ‘Owning the Future: Power and Property in an Age of Crisis’ is all about ownership. Basically, who owns what in our economy and society, and why it matters. They set out an alternative future for us that’s not dominated by profit making business models, but rather meets the needs of all citizens without destroying the planet.
And as we look to the future, Ed reminisces about past mishaps with his coat...
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Common Wealth Think Tank
Guests
Adrienne Buller, Director of Research, Common Wealth Think Tank (@adribuller)
Mathew Lawrence, Founder and Director, Common Wealth Think Tank (@dantonshead)
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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
161. SWEET STREAMS AREN’T MADE OF THIS: what about the musicians?
160. SQUAD SAVE AMERICA: from Ilhan Omar to the Sunrise Movement
159. CTRL ALT-LABOUR: organising in the modern workplace
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