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Podcasts and event recordings from the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.To listen to our Crossing Channels Podcast Series, produced with IAST, visit: https://pod.fo/e/102ba0

6 OCT

Does prison work?

In this Season Four launch episode of Crossing Channels, Richard Westcott (Cambridge University Health Partners and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus) chats with Prof Alison Liebling (University of Cambridge), Prof Nicola Padfield (University of Cambridge), and Prof Arnaud Philippe (former IAST) about the increasing prison population, the realities of prison life, and the most effective strategies for rehabilitating ex-offenders.Our experts discuss why the prison population is growing and the s...

29 min
24 APR

Fixing our broken food system: where policy meets politics

As the nation grapples with the intertwined challenges of health, sustainability, and social equity, Henry Dimbleby has been at the forefront of advocating for healthier eating habits and systemic change. He led the Government’s School Food Plan (2013) and the National Food Strategy (2021) emphasising health, sustainability, and social responsibility. Yet, despite some progress, he resigned as a government advisor in 2023 citing concerns over policy translation. Henry discusses how, through c...

1h 7m
24 APR

How should the Civil Service be reformed/reimagined for the 21st century?

The Northcote Trevelyan Report of 1854 is seen as the foundation document for the UK Civil Service. The pillars it established have shaped the institution ever since. But much has changed in the 170 years since that report’s publication. The size, sophistication, and range of responsibilities of the Civil Service are immensely different. So too is the governing context, in which social media, a 24/7 news media, rapid technological change, a less trusting public and a hyper-partisan political ...

1h 13m
24 APR

What do our institutions need to do to make the UK more resilient?

It often seems policies are developed in real time in reaction to ever-changing geopolitical events. In this session, our guest speakers discuss how the UK’s institutions – business, policy, and civil society – can help proactively shape resilience to domestic and international shocks and firm-up socio-economic stability. They explore the investment priorities for building economic, political, and social resilience, even in the face of climate change, inflation, war and inequality, and sugges...

1h 8m
24 APR

What infrastructure does society need and what policies can deliver it?

Infrastructure is vital for the economic growth of places and enhancing the wellbeingand quality of life of its citizens. In this session, our guest speakers discuss why infrastructure matters in the 21st century and how decision-makers can deliver it. What actions are needed to improve the delivery of infrastructure? How can data-driven tools improve decision-making? And how can policymakers future-proof infrastructure projects to ensure that new plans benefit people and places now and in th...

1h 13m
24 APR

How should we respond to the disruptions being caused by significant technological innovations?

With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and telecommunications and the growing importance of data in our decision-making, we are witnessing a period of significant digital disruption. The resource-intensive nature of these technologies has also created a growing divide between the leaders and the followers, and the winners and the losers.Experts will discuss how the current disruption materialises socially, economically, andgeopolitically. This is not the first wave of disruption i...

1h 11m
04/12/2022

How much do people care about inequality?

Rory Cellan-Jones and leading experts Charlotte Cavaillé, Ailbhe McNabola and Jack Shaw discuss the causes of income and regional inequality, why policymakers should care, and what policy interventions work best to reduce them. Leading experts from the Bennett Institute for Public Policy and Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse discuss recent trends in income and regional inequality, and evaluate the effectiveness of different policy approaches. They identify the opportunities and ch...

29 min
07/11/2022

Towards a semantic civil service

Prospect’s Editor, Alan Rusbridger chats to the winner of the Bennett Prospect Public Policy Prize 2022 , Walter Pasquarelli, and Prof Dennis Grube of the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, about "What is a 21st century civil service for?"Walter Pasquarelli—a policy research manager and consultant in the Tech & Society practice of Economist Impact—created and submitted a short film titled: “Towards a semantic civil service,” which argues for a civil service (inspired by the semantic web...

22 min
24/02/2022

Public Policy and Global Public-Policy Tech

This panel discussion explores the intersection of public policy and public-purpose technology - the technology needed to help address major public needs - in 2022, and how leading founders, investors, and policy experts view them. Leading experts look at the challenges and opportunities in engaging technology innovation to address pressing public needs and bring together perspectives from entrepreneurship, investment, and academia. They explore:The role of government and public pol...

57 min
11/04/2021

Union at the crossroads: can the British state handle the challenges of devolution?

There is a growing political focus upon the future of the UK Union, in the context of consistent support at 50% or higher for independence in Scotland, the destabilising impact that Brexit has had on Northern Ireland and the emergence of a more active independence movement in Wales. A report published by the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, and The Constitution Society, states that the future of the Union needs to encompass a clearer focus upon the lack of a...

37 min
18/03/2021

Wellbeing: Measuring what matters to people

There is a growing appreciation that the ‘success’ of a society is about more than money and growth, and that 'well-being', including our health, relationships, feelings, environment, goals, and other items, all have value to us, and that we should make decisions that invest in these areas accordingly. There is however a less widespread appreciation of how to measure and weight these 'life qualities'. Different countries and organisations adopt different methods - from the United Nation...

46 min
11/11/2020

Building Forward: Investing in a Resilient Recovery

Government spending in response to Covid-19 stands at well over £300 billion in the UK, and over £10 trillion globally. How this money is spent will shape the future of the economy and the environment for decades to come.Professor Diane Coyle, Dr Matthew Agarwala and Dimitri Zenghelis, Bennett Institute for Public Policy, discuss the key findings of their new Wealth Economy report: Building Forward: investing in a resilient recovery. Building forward: Investing public funds - in people’s...

41 min

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An apolitical assessment of how United the Kingdom is

20/04/2021

tquinlan

Always a reliable thought provoker on policy and the reality of government without the toxic lens of political ideology. The latest episode on the state of the Union for the U.K. is an excellent reflection of Whitehall and Westminster‘s struggles with the practicalities of delved administrations.

Podcasts and event recordings from the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge.To listen to our Crossing Channels Podcast Series, produced with IAST, visit: https://pod.fo/e/102ba0

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Bennett Institute for Public Policy
Years Active

2020 - 2024
Episodes

12
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