The Progress Jury

Is objecting to people having a platform for views you don't like just childish and immature? Is it legitimate or is it dangerously curtailing free-speech and debate?

The Progress Jury discusses the no-platforming of people (mainly about the transgender debate in this case).

As the equality gap between the generations has grown, so has the animosity towards 'boomers' from some young people.

The Progress Jury talks about why this is, is it ok to hate people who have 'stolen your future'.

Listen to our chat, with a backdrop of football and folk songs!

Artificial intelligence is for real. It is hard to comprehend just how much it can do...or how many jobs it can replace!

The Progress Jury talks about the impact and their attempts to chat with Chat. Can it find you a girlfriend, do your homework or be your therapist?

Expect the usual banter, observations and furious disagreements - we all get on despite our differences.

Extinction Rebellion to animal rights, local politics to Black Lives Matter - we love a good protest!

The Progress Jury talks about whether people who protest are self-indulging or saving the earth.

Some surprising views on the #ClimateCrisis, #Vegans, #Tories and #Brexit. What could go wrong?

Some guys are feeling a bit hard done by.

The Progress Jury meet and talk about the dilema of being a man and wonder if it is all to do with adjusting to a new and much needed reality.

The Progress Jury is a group of people, of various backgrounds and opinions who meet in a bar to discuss the topics of today. They are unashamedly not experts.

In this episode we talk about:

Plus a whole lot more: are people too fussy, dating scams, arranged marriage and incels).

Join us for another intriguing peek into the thoughts of The Jury.

The rise of irregular migration to the UK, especially by people crossing the English Channel in small boats, creates moral and economic dilemmas. The Progress Jury met to talk about why this is such an inflammatory topic. Amongst heated debate and lots of opinion they asked:

Tune in and subscribe for more balanced debate and poweful observations from all sides of an argument.

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, Ultra-Low Emissions Zones and now 15 minute cities. The Progress Jury talks about the highly-charged issue of the battle against the car in the UK.

Are measures against the car helping to save the world, or reducing freedom for the most vulnerable and inconvenience for many.

Listen on to find out what the Jury feels about what is going on locally in Birmingham and nationally.

Working from home, remote work, hybrid work...it saved economies during the pandemic and are here to stay.

How do the pros and cons measure up? Is flexibility of remote work at the price of wellbeing?

Join The Progress Jury as members discuss this major shift in our working lives.

Going out with the lads/guys/ladies/lasses etc - is this actually holding us back from understanding each other and propping up dated stereotypes? The Progress Jury sits around a pub table on a rainy day to talk about the good and bad of going out in single gender groups.