The Policy Ask with Russ Shaw: “Every adult should have to take digital skills training”
The founder of Tech London Advocates on upskilling the population, balancing AI regulation with innovation, and boosting semiconductor investment.
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The Policy Ask with Mike Thornton: “Businesses respond to certainty almost as well as money”
The chief executive of the Energy Saving Trust on retrofitting homes, the cost-of-living crisis and government backtracking over electric vehicles.
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The Policy Ask with Richard Torbett: “The pandemic really demonstrated what the pharma industry does for the world”
The chief executive of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry on joining Horizon, R&D policy, and his morning run.
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The Policy Ask with Michael Anderson: “We could learn from Portugal on drug laws”
The CEO of MedAccess on decriminalising drug use, big pharma's responsibility to developing countries, and working on a fishing boat.
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The Policy Ask with Michael Marmot: “Listen to advice from older people, but feel free to ignore it”
The professor of health inequalities on telling the truth, knowing the numbers, and staying close to the evidence.
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The Policy Ask with Anne Longfield: “Two-child benefits limit only deepens poverty and misery”
The former children’s commissioner for England on the impact of Covid-19 on young people’s mental health, and the need for…
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The Policy Ask with Carl Miller: “I’ve had conspiracy theorists turning up at the office”
The cofounder of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media on disinformation, online safety and protecting the BBC.
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The Policy Ask with Mathew Lawrence: “If Marx were alive today he’d be glued to a Bloomberg terminal”
The director of Common Wealth on slow starts, "securonomics", and transforming capitalism.
The Policy Ask with Kriti Sharma: “AI fear-mongering pains me”
The founder of AI For Good on technology’s capacity to solve social problems, building robots as a child, and digitising…
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The Policy Ask with Molly Morgan Jones: “The UK must keep working with Horizon Europe”
The director of policy at the British Academy on research funding, the strength of UK arts and humanities, and Barack…
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The Policy Ask with Martha Lane Fox: “Women should be in every place decisions are made”
The entrepreneur and president of the British Chambers of Commerce on the economic crash, co-launching gov.uk and Rwanda’s policies on…
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The Policy Ask with Owen Pritchard: “I’d ban the public sector paying ransoms to hackers”
The Local Government Association’s cybersecurity lead on Nelson Mandela, serving in the army, and asking for forgiveness rather than permission.
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The Policy Ask with James Heath: “The UK has been very slow on decarbonising buildings”
The chief executive of the National Infrastructure Commission on remote working, devolution and the need to accelerate green energy projects.
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The Policy Ask with Alastair Campbell: “Boris Johnson and his kind should never be allowed near public life again”
The journalist and former Downing Street press secretary on populism, Brexit, and the need for a Political Reform Bill.
The Policy Ask with Matt Downie: “Ending homelessness through a housing-first model is a transformative idea”
The CEO of Crisis on rogue landlords, the inhumanity of the “hostile environment” mantra and Finland’s housing-first policy.
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The Policy Ask with Michael Houlihan: “The skills gap is very real, very big and threatens to hold the economy back”
The CEO of the employment charity Generation UK&I on social mobility, empathy and why we need an “aggressive” fossil fuel…
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The Policy Ask with Chris Stark: “The government has undermined its climate message by giving the green light to new coal mines”
The CEO of the Climate Change Committee on public speaking, planning reform, and Gordon Brown.
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The Policy Ask with Charmaine Griffiths: “Governments place too much responsibility on individuals to live healthily”
The chief executive of the British Heart Foundation on reducing obesity and why we need an NHS workforce plan.
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The Policy Ask with Helen Clarkson: “I’ve learnt the value of a proper apology”
The CEO of the Climate Group on working for Doctors Without Borders, the importance of listening, and the UK’s aversion…
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The Policy Ask with Martin Tugwell: “Free public transport could deliver economic, environmental and social benefits”
Transport for the North’s chief executive on devolution, infrastructure delivery, and his role in the Olympic opening ceremony.
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