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In the Loop – the BIG Questions
Niall Dickson CBE and Roy Lilley with their latest guest David Gregson founder of BeeWell
To start 2026 Niall and Roy make a departure from their usual management and political interviews and explore the worrying state of our young people. The awful reality that youngsters in the UK appear to be unhappier than nearly all their European counterparts.
Their first guest of the New Year is David Gregson an entrepreneur and philanthropist has embarked on an ambitious and innovative programme called Beewell. Its aim is to improve the wellbeing of young people throughout the country, starting in Greater Manchester and a few other areas of England. Working with the Mayor Andy Burnham along with schools, local authorise and the NHS, the Beewell approach s already claiming to have made a significant impact, affecting the lives of thousands of school children.
But can this programme, which demands action and a mind-shift from statutory and voluntary services, really be the catalyst to change the prospects of the next, generation? The current position is dire. In a fascinating exchange, David Gregson points to weaker family relationships, restrictions on child freedom, and the fact that adults often no longer understand the world in which their youngsters live. He applauds moves by the UK government to raise the profile of youngsters’ wellbeing and its support for idea of conducting surveys in every school but wants them to go further and faster.
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Niall Dickson CBE and Roy Lilley with their latest guest David Gregson founder of BeeWell
To start 2026 Niall and Roy make a departure from their usual management and political interviews and explore the worrying state of our young people. The awful reality that youngsters in the UK appear to be unhappier than nearly all their European counterparts.
Their first guest of the New Year is David Gregson an entrepreneur and philanthropist has embarked on an ambitious and innovative programme called Beewell. Its aim is to improve the wellbeing of young people throughout the country, starting in Greater Manchester and a few other areas of England. Working with the Mayor Andy Burnham along with schools, local authorise and the NHS, the Beewell approach s already claiming to have made a significant impact, affecting the lives of thousands of school children.
But can this programme, which demands action and a mind-shift from statutory and voluntary services, really be the catalyst to change the prospects of the next, generation? The current position is dire. In a fascinating exchange, David Gregson points to weaker family relationships, restrictions on child freedom, and the fact that adults often no longer understand the world in which their youngsters live. He applauds moves by the UK government to raise the profile of youngsters’ wellbeing and its support for idea of conducting surveys in every school but wants them to go further and faster.