Challenges and solutions

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Apr 13, 202641:48Society & Culture

Is radical change possible to solve some of today’s most intractable problems? In Radio 4's weekly discussion programme, Tom Sutcliffe is joined by three journalists to discuss the challenges of trying to live differentl...

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