Episode 25. STAIRWAY TO (TAX) HAVEN: cleaning up Britain's dirty money
Hello! What links some of the highest cost house prices, criminals and islands thousands of miles away? Dirty money and tax havens. We speak...
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Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd
A podcast about ideas. Former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, and Sony Award-winning radio host Geoff Lloyd talk to smart thinkers from around the world.
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20 of 30 episodesEpisode 24. ALL TOGETHER NOW: Unions in the 21st century
Hello! If there's something strange in your workplace, who are you going to call? Trade Unions! But with the decline in membership over deca...
Episode 24. ALL TOGETHER NOW: Unions in the 21st century
Hello! If there's something strange in your workplace, who are you going to call? Trade Unions! But with the decline in membership over deca...
Episode 23. DING, DING, NEXT STOP: Sorting out the buses
Hello! We're on a bus with Cat Hobbs, Director of We Own It, and our transport expert Nicole Badstuber returns. There's more to buses than f...
Episode 22. WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH OUR KIDS â not another brick in the wall
Hello! This week we're sitting down, facing the front of class, and taking notes as James Graham, Jez Bennett and Madeleine Holt teach us ho...
Episode 21. TIME TO TALK: Tackling the mental health crisis *LIVE SHOW*
Hello! We took to the stage and took on the topic of mental health. With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem each year, there...
Episode 20. RESCUING DEMOCRACY: From Ancient Athens to Brexit
Hello! This week we explore how to improve democracy by involving ordinary people in decision-making. Guests David Van Reybrouck, Professor...
SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE IN LIVERPOOL 19/02
BUY TICKETS HERE: https://www.liverpoolguild.org/events/reasons-to-be-cheerful-podcast-with-ed-miliband-and-geoff-lloyd Ed Miliband and Geof...
Episode 19. GET OUT OF JAIL: Time for prison reform
Hello! Our prison system is in crisis. Overcrowding, re-offending, self-harm and riots. What is to be done? Our guests tell us there is reas...
Episode 18. TACKLING THE NHS CRISIS: The 1% solution *BUMPER EPISODE*
Hello! With the NHS turning 70 this year, we take some time to really appreciate how far it's come and do our best to come up with solutions...
Episode 17. ECONOMICS 101: Time for A Reformation in Economic Thinking.
Hello! In this episode we answer The Queen's question... why didn't the economists see the financial crisis coming. Our guests Prof Wendy Ca...
Episode 16. #EPICRAILFAIL: Ending the great train robbery
Good afternoon and welcome to the Reasons to be Cheerful train service from here to the Geoffocracy. Yes, we're talking trains. How have we...
Episode 15. GOODBYE 2017 YOU DIDN'T DESERVE US... Hoorah for 2018
Goodbye 2017! On a whole, we wont miss you, but there were *some* reasons to be cheerful, right? With our guests Sofie Hagen and Mark Watson...
Episode 14. A MILIVERSE CHRISTMAS IN THE GEOFFOCRACY
Merry Christmas! We've invited some people over to play the now legendary board game Class Stuggle. Who will win? Fantastic comedian Bridget...
SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE ON STAGE
We're taking to the stage for our first ever live episode recording, with special guests. WHEN: Sunday 28th January, 4pm. WHERE: Leicester S...
Episode 13. WORKING 9 TIL ....OVERTIME: Time for time and a half
Hello! It's the most wonderful time of the year... when everyone works double to earn enough to splurge on Christmas presents. But it is all...
Episode 12. THE POWER OF CULTURE: Regeneration, Grayson and Kevin the cat
Hello! "Culture" noun: Relating to the arts and to intellectual achievements. But what does it really mean for the towns across the nation?...
Episode 11. WHO WANTS TO TAX A MILLIONAIRE?
Hello! Time to debunk some myths about the millionaires and their tax habits. Spoilers... It's highly likely we can make them chip in a bit...
Episode 10. DON'T MOURN, ORGANISE: The power of community organising
Hello! With Geoff in Chicago, the birthplace of modern community organising, we thought itâd be a great opportunity to discuss the transfo...
Episode 9. TRANSGENDER RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
Hello! With increasing newspaper scare stories about transgender rights, we thought it might be an idea to give some airtime to the perspect...