Renegade Inc.

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Renegade Inc.

At Renegade Inc. we see the world differently. Bringing together the most exciting thinkers, writers, leaders, and creators, we explore the most urgent topics of the day. And propose inspiring new ways to do things.

  1. 05/08/2022

    Britain’s Private Debt Problem

    Contrary to political group think it was actually access private debt not public debt that brought the economy crashing down. But today private debt is again raging and nobody seems to want to address the issue. On the latest episode of Renegade Inc, co-founder and presenter, Ross Ashcroft sits down with anthropologist and writer, David Graeber and former chairman of the now abolished Financial Services Authority, Lord Turner to discuss what is preventing us from talking about the taboo that is Britain’s private debt problem. - Broadcast September 2017 -  Read & Watch: https://renegadeinc.com/britains-private-debt-problem/

    28 min

  2. 05/07/2022

    Looting Libya

    One of the biggest Western foreign policy adventures in recent years is something that is underreported in the media. So-called ‘intervention’ in Libya has created a failed state that is riven with extremists all vying for power. So we ask: was this really an epic foreign policy mistake? Or was destroying Libya just another day at the office for politicians, shortsighted bureaucrats, and vulture corporates who continually try to enforce global economic supremacy? Host Ross Ashcroft is joined by Dr. Matthew Alford, teaching fellow in politics at University of Bath, and Dr. Tim Coles, director and founder of Plymouth Institute for Peace Research. - Broadcast June 2018 -  Read & Watch: https://renegadeinc.com/looting-libya/

    28 min

  3. 05/06/2022

    UK food security: A fork in the road

    Britain’s MI5 has always maintained that the UK is just four away meals from anarchy. So with fractured supply chains, rising costs, and failing agricultural policy, how worried should the Brits – who are net importers of food – be? Ross Ashcroft is joined by agricultural analyst Michael Raw to discuss our national food security. - Broadcast April 2022 -  Read & Watch: https://renegadeinc.com/uk-food-security-a-fork-in-the-road/

    26 min

  4. 05/02/2022

    Profits or policing?

    One thing Theresa May will be remembered for is her treatment of the British police. When she was Home Secretary, Mrs May brutally cut more than a fifth of all funding to police forces. The unofficial diktat was that the police should do more with less, a mystifying statement that almost guarantees a demoralised and thus compliant workforce. So is this what she wanted? Or was there another motive to this act? A political move maybe, that would begin the privatisation of Britain’s police force. Joining us to discuss the ongoing privatisation that the police and other public services are subject to, is the activist and campaigner with South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action Group, John Grayson, and senior lecturer of criminology at Sheffield University, Adam White. - Broadcast January 2018 -  Read & Watch: https://renegadeinc.com/profits-or-policing/

    28 min

  5. 05/01/2022

    The not-so-free press

    George Orwell famously said journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.  In a world festooned with PR exercises and reputation management, was Mr Orwell overly cynical, or was he well ahead of his time? With print media’s business model in free fall, newspaper proprietors are increasingly desperate to find ways to ensure financial viability. The problem with this approach is that corporate interests can and often do trump the interests of readers. Joining us to discuss how free the UK press really is are the lecturer in journalism and media studies at Birkbeck College, Justin Schlosberg, and the editor of Open Media at openDemocracy, James Cusick. - Broadcast July 2018 -  Read & Watch: https://renegadeinc.com/not-free-press/

    28 min

  6. 04/30/2022

    J is for Junk Economics

    “Economics has failed,” is a phrase that is becoming more common by the day, the result of the current economic paradigm of neoliberalism. But economist, Professor Michael Hudson says economics has not failed at all. It is working perfectly well, according to the rules upon which it has been set. On this week’s episode of Renegade Inc, we explore the cover story of neoliberal economics. - Broadcast October 2017 -  Read & Watch: https://renegadeinc.com/j-is-for-junk-economics/

    27 min

  7. 04/29/2022

    Money For Nothing

    The production of money is ultimately the struggle for control over resources, wealth, people and our environment. But there is a surprising level of ignorance around how banks create money out of thin air and the benefits which flow from it. Host Ross Ashcroft is joined by the economist and author of the recent book The Production of Money, Ann Pettifor and founder of banking platform Seascader, Steven Round, to examine how money actually works. - Broadcast April 2017 -  Read & Watch: https://renegadeinc.com/money-for-nothing/

    28 min

  8. 04/27/2022

    Our Prisoners’ Dilemma

    Crime and punishment have always been bedfellows. But what if many of the assumptions that we make around the justification of that punishment are simply false? Joining us to discuss the current state of the British prison system and what can be done to improve it, former prison monitor and criminologist, Faith Spear and Dr David Scott, senior lecturer in criminology at the Open University. Read & Watch: https://renegadeinc.com/our-prisoners-dilemma/

    28 min
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At Renegade Inc. we see the world differently. Bringing together the most exciting thinkers, writers, leaders, and creators, we explore the most urgent topics of the day. And propose inspiring new ways to do things.

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  • Creator
    Renegade
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Renegade
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    Renegade Inc.

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