Beyond the City

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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