The NHS celebrates its 70th anniversary next week. How has it changed, what has stayed the same, and what challenges does the service face for the next 70 years? Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Alison McGovern discuss that with Karin Smyth, a former NHS manager and MP for Bristol South. 

Further reading:

*Karin Smyth writes that social class persists as a key determinant for life expectancy and good health

*Mental health services should be top of the government’s agenda, writes Kirsten Kurt-Elli

*Brexit’s impact on the NHS is already proving devastating, says Ben Bradshaw

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Why care means so much more than policy, when meaningful votes are not meaningful votes, when rebels are not rebellious, and supporting LabourSay.EU to give members a voice on Brexit. Conor Pope and Richard Angell discuss the week in British politics.

Further reading:

*Sign up to support LabourSay.EU here

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The idea was missing from the founding of the welfare state, but how do we now build a care system fit for the 21st century? Alex Smith, founder of the Cares Family, and Mary Wimbury, chief executive of Care Forum Wales, join Richard Angell and Alison McGovern to discuss the future of care services.

Further reading:

*Alex Smith essay: What does it take to improve a place?

*TUC’s Matt Dykes says a fundamental rethink is needed on social care

*Passing up the chance to beat the Tories on Brexit makes no sense, writes Mary Wimbury

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Parliament’s big Brexit votes: what do they all mean? Conor Pope and Richard Angell look at the legislative repercussions versus the political repercussions, and discuss whether the lack of a Tory rebellion means single market membership is dead in the water.

Further reading:

*Sign up to the campaign to give Labour members a say on Brexit at LabourSay.EU

*Progress editorial: How we pick apart the hard Brexit coalition

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How big is this week in parliament? Bridget Phillipson joins Conor Pope, Alison McGovern and Richard Angell to chat about Brexit.

In part one, they discuss the Tories' lack of trade plans, and how a Trump-Trudeau tariff war affects Theresa May. In part two, they focus on the EU Withdrawal bill, how the whips will act, and what all the amendments mean.

Further reading:

*Progress editorial: The truth about trade

*Brexit will damage our ability to help poor nations, writes Alison McGovern 

*Kicking the Brexit consequences down the road will not work. Only the realities of leaving will change people's minds, says Bridget Phillipson

*Conor Pope on why Theresa May is following the failed David Cameron playbook

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Barack Obama won re-election in 2012 on a message of hope – so how do we cultivate progressive messages for conservatives? Conor Pope, Stephanie Lloyd and Sam Bright discuss after chatting with Amelia Showalter, the Obama campaign's head of digital analytics, this week.

We also find out what Progressive Britain listeners think of online voting.

Further reading:

*How we won the US 2012 election – Sam Bright speaks to Amelia Showalter

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Can new technology be harnessed to get more people involved in politics and our democratic process? And has the internet dragged political debate into the gutter? Conor Pope, Stephanie Lloyd and Sam Bright speak to Webroots Democracy's Areeq Chowdhury about how opening up our political system and regulating the online platforms could be the way forward.

Further listening:

*Progressive Britain LIVE: Alison McGovern and Wes Streeting debate the whether new technology is progressive

*Big tech: Rafael Behr on whether it is realistic to try and hold big internet companies to account

*AI equality: Hannah Miller joins to discuss how innovation is opening up new avenues for tackling inequality

Further reading:

*Areeq Chowdhury for the Fabian Society on bring politics online

*Maisie Borrows on how Estonia is harnessing technology

*The 'fourth industrial revolution' must be democratised, says Liam Byrne MP

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Conor Pope and Stephanie Lloyd look at populism in the news, Kardashians in the White House and women in the boardrooms.

Further reading:

*NEC candidates urge Labour to support equal marriage in Northern Ireland

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Yascha Mounk speaks to Conor Pope, Alison McGovern and Richard Angell about why the number of democracies in the world is falling – and whether Trump, Brexit and populism spells the end for liberal democracies the world over.

Further reading:

*Claudia Chwalisz reviews Yascha Mounk’s The People vs Democracy for Progress 

*How populist uprisings come bring about the end of liberal democracy – Yascha Mounk in the Guardian 

*Michael Ignatieff on enemies vs adversaries

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