Fred Harrison is known as a broadcaster and social campaigner – if he is known at all. And yet, he has predicted the last two major economic crashes (the 1990s and 2008-10) more accurately than anyone in the world. Amazingly he wasn’t on TV or advising governments on how to handle it. He was ignored and frozen out of the dialogue of recovery. The publisher Shepheard-Walwyn www.shepheardwalwyn.com is proud to have published Fred’s books for nearly 40 years. In this series of podcasts, Fred talks ...
Nov 29, 2021•21 min•Season 22Ep. 1
From Here to Prosperity is a new podcast series on The Real Agenda Network With this series, we seek to give voice to widespread frustration felt by so many of us at the failure of partisan politics and traditional economics to end toxic inequality worldwide. But instead of dwelling on these grievances, you will hear about a seductively simple path forward with a fresh, simple and highly practical strategy to provide immediate and substantial relief to millions of people struggling to make ends ...
Nov 26, 2021•12 min•Season 21Ep. 1
We welcome the Shepheard Walwyn podcast series to The Real Agenda Network. Shepheard Walwyn is a campaigning book publisher based in London, its purpose it to uncover and promote new ideas to resolve solve societies oldest problems. It publishes a series called Ethical Economics which includes From Here To Prosperity, by Tom Burgess, founder of The Real Agenda Network as well as Public Revenue without Taxation by Tom’s dad Ronald Burgess. This series kicks off with an interview with Tom Burgess ...
Oct 29, 2021•24 min•Season 22Ep. 1
Across the Benches is the new podcast from Compassion in Politics which brings together two MPs from different parties to discuss the values they have in common. In this first episode Labour's Jess Phillips and Conservative MP Maria Miller share what brought them into politics, the culture of parliamentary life, and the progress towards gender equality. The show is hosted by award-winning broadcaster Gavin Esler.
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr•Season 20Ep. 1
With this series, we seek to give voice to widespread frustration felt by so many of us at the failure of partisan politics and traditional economics to end toxic inequality worldwide. But instead of dwelling on these grievances, you will hear about a seductively simple path forward with a fresh, simple and highly practical strategy to provide immediate and substantial relief to millions of people struggling to make ends meet. The series is hosted by Tom Burgess, the author of From Here To Prosp...
Sep 10, 2021•3 min
Can we have growth in wellbeing and economic growth? Michael Weatherhead of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance explains how we can and what we need to do to make it happen. The Real Agenda with Tom Burgess is a part of The Real Agenda Network of progressive political podcasts www.realagenda.org
Jul 08, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Caring for others is the highest thing anyone can do in this world. Yet our governments don’t value care either in the policies they create, and they don’t value it monetarily. We look at how we move from an un-caring economy to a caring economy, how women’s unpaid work is the greatest subsidy to our so-called productive economy, and how we need to rethink ‘the economic.’ Plus – we analyse President Biden’s global minimum tax plans – who wins and who loses? Is it game over for tax havens? Featur...
May 25, 2021•34 min•Season 10Ep. 111
Former leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Vince Cable shares the lessons of his long and varied political life and tell us about his new book, Money and Power . In uncertain times for progressives of all stripes, not least the Lib Dems, it was great to get Vince's unique perspective. Vince Cable was MP for Twickenham from 1997 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019, and as leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017–19. He served in the Conservative–Lib Dem coalition government as Secretary of State for B...
May 21, 2021•48 min•Season 11Ep. 40
Jessica is joined by artist Tom Stallard, a member of the XR samba band and Walthamstow XR. Jessica interviews with Dr. Charlie Gardner, a conservationist and researcher based at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent. Dr. Gardner lived in Madagascar for 10 years helping to establish new protected areas, but now focuses primarily on the intersection of the climate and ecological crisis. He has been a member of Extinction Rebellion since early 2019 and is acti...
May 19, 2021•44 min•Season 15Ep. 20
Can education be compassionate? Kathryn Waddington, reader in psychology at the University of Westminster, joins us to discuss her new book - Towards the Compassionate University - which examines what a compassionate university looks like and how we can bring more compassion into education. This podcast series is produced by Compassion in Politics, working to bring more compassion into public life and distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.compassioninpolitics.com www.realagenda.org
May 12, 2021•45 min•Season 8Ep. 21
Much of the world is run on the basis of economic theories that have become accepted truths of our era. But they actually have very little evidence to back them up. This month, Naomi Fowler speaks to finance journalist and writer Tom Bergin on how economics ruins economies, and puts economists in the dock. Tom’s book, FREE LUNCH THINKING: HOW ECONOMICS RUINS THE ECONOMY is available here. Plus: which nations are the world’s worst offenders for helping multinational corporations pay less tax than...
May 03, 2021•31 min•Season 10Ep. 110
Former Lord Mayor of Sheffield Magid Magid and Jackie Weaver - of Handforth Parish Council fame - join us to discuss local politics, the power of communities, upcoming elections, and the culture of political life. This podcast series is produced by Compassion in Politics, working to bring more compassion into public life and distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.compassioninpolitics.com www.realagenda.org...
Apr 29, 2021•59 min•Season 8Ep. 20
How do we get faster action on climate change? Will Hackman, environmental activist based in Washington DC talks to The Real Agenda’s Tom Burgess about saving us and our place within nature before it’s too late and how we need reframe the climate conversation to the personal, in order to inspire universal public buy-in for the rapid action we so desperately need. The Real Agenda America is a part of The Real Agenda Network of progressive political podcasts www.realagenda.org...
Apr 23, 2021•25 min•Season 19Ep. 1
We live in a society addicted to growth, yet on a planet with finite resources. Something needs to give. The Extinction Rebellion Podcast talks to a star of the degrowth movement, Jason Hickel. Jason is an academic and the author of The Divide and the upcoming book, Less is More: Why Degrowth Will Save the World. This episode was first released in May 2020 and produced by Jessica Townsend & Bill Leuty for Extinction Rebellion, www.extinctionrebellion.uk , distributed by The Real Agenda Netwo...
Apr 21, 2021•37 min•Season 15Ep. 11
We need $9 trillion a year to fix our broken world! We find out how we can do that and ensure a just transition with wealth transfers through taxation and strategic deployment of finances with Ben Tippet of the Transnational Institute. Casino Capitalism: what really happened with the Gamestop frenzy and what does it tell us about ‘investment?’ Plus: three pieces of really good tax justice news. Produced and presented by Naomi Fowler www.taxjustice.net/taxcast , distributed by www.realagenda.org...
Apr 19, 2021•34 min•Season 10Ep. 109
How we can abolish all taxation! The economist and acknowledged recession predictor, Fred Harrison talks to The Real Agenda’s Tom Burgess about how we can truly build a better more equitable society. He explains how we could abolish all taxation and still have enough public funds to pay for all the services that government provides its people and find a path forward to a sustainable economy It is all about how we manage land, that precious resource which is very limited supply. More at www.weare...
Apr 16, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 8
The UK will host COP 26, the UN Climate Conferenc in Nov 2021. Why can’t the economic status quo deal with the climate emergency? What has the fresh attention on climate actually achieved? And what can the pandemic teach us about the climate crisis? In this episode (March 2021) Ayeisha is joined by Laurie Laybourn-Langton, co-author of the new book Planet On Fire , and NEF trustee. The Weekly Economics Podcasts are produced by New Economics Foundation www.neweconomics.org and now available on Th...
Apr 15, 2021•48 min•Season 17Ep. 4
“If we on our side have every fact and every policy and the other side has all of the stories, the passion, the emotion, the excitement, then we’ll lose” ~ Ben Phillips , activist and writer of How To Fight Inequality and why that fight needs you. In this episode of the Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast, the Taxcast: Naomi Fowler speaks to Ben Phillips about how past struggles for justice were won and how we can win them again. We discuss valuable lessons he learned from living and working a...
Apr 10, 2021•33 min•Season 10Ep. 108
Recently a video circulated of 800 people queuing for a food bank in Wembley, London. Volunteers at the London Community Kitchen said that the number was not uncommon. In Rishi Sunak’s recent budget, he announced that the furlough scheme and the temporary £20 increase to universal credit would continue until the autumn. But even with these measures, it’s obvious that huge numbers of people in the UK are struggling. Furlough has held back a wave of unemployment — but what happens when the scheme ...
Apr 08, 2021•39 min•Season 17Ep. 3
Dr Fran Darlington-Pollock, Chair of The Equality Trust and Lecturer in Geography at the University of Liverpool talks with Wanda Wyporska, Executive Director of The Equality Trust about the impacts of policy and inequality on people's experience of Covid-19, on health, and on regional differences. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust www.equalitytrust.org.uk distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.realagenda.org Music: Isatta Sheriff....
Mar 25, 2021•25 min•Season 12Ep. 7
Award-winning journalist, author, & TV presenter Gavin Esler joins us to discuss his new book: How Britain Ends - and whether or not far-right nationalism could lead to the break-up of the UK. We also talk about how we can change the divisive culture of politics (and the media) & the prospects for the Biden presidency. Produced by Compassion in Politics, which works to bring more compassion into public life, distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.compassioninpolitics.com www.realagen...
Mar 20, 2021•50 min•Season 19Ep. 8
This month we take a look at the transformative power of financial transactions taxes. There’s a chance that New York, home to two of the world’s largest stock exchanges, could be about to set an important precedent. We go to Kenya to look at its experience with a financial transactions tax. And we see how much further the tax could go. Plus: we discuss three major waves of change in 2020: the black lives matter protests, Trump’s departure from the White House and the end of the Brexiteers dream...
Mar 16, 2021•32 min•Season 10Ep. 107
We need to act now if we want to avoid overwhelming climate and ecological breakdown. So why does the government tell us we’ve got until 2050? In this episode we’re exploring the government’s 2050 net zero emissions target and why that timeline endangers not only humans, but every other species on the planet. We’ll talk about the science that shows us we need to act much sooner, and discuss some of the political and economic obstacles to achieving a more ambitious target - like Extinction Rebell...
Mar 11, 2021•43 min•Season 15Ep. 10
Writer, economist, politician, and former academic Yanis Varoufakis gives an hour of hard-headed economic analysis, a few home truths for the European Left, and plenty of laughter too. Yanis is perhaps best known for his tenure as Greek finance minister and his role in the country’s high stakes negotiations with the EU, he is also a prolific author and political commentator, known for his thoughtful and engaging approach to complex topics, and his approachable and accessible style. It’s Bloody C...
Mar 09, 2021•56 min•Season 11Ep. 33
Orwell Prize winning author, musician, and TV presenter Darren McGarvey aka 'Loki' joins us to discuss class, the origins of and attempts to solve poverty, and the problem of tribalism in politics - plus much more. This podcast is produced by Compassion in Politics, the think tank that works to bring more compassion into public life and is distributed by The Real Agenda Network of podcasts for progressive change. www.compassioninpolitics.com www.realagenda.org...
Mar 06, 2021•56 min•Season 8Ep. 18
Network News, from The Real Agenda Network features the news on the good work being carried out by determined campaigning groups in The Real Agenda Network, those organisations working hard to bring social and economic change. This week we are mainly talking tax with news from IPPR, New Economics Foundation. Tax Justice Network, Tax Justice UK, High Pay Centre, Inequality.org and Compassion in Politics. The news is read by Tom Burgess and Jennifer Nadel, the bulletin is by the Real Agenda Networ...
Mar 05, 2021•18 min•Season 20Ep. 2
In this first episode of the news podcast series from Radix, we debate whether Britain will need to increase taxes to pay for Covid debt. It’s a recording of a live event – our most successful to date - in which we have Randy Wray, one of the main proponents of Modern Monetary Theory, a controversial but increasingly influential school of economic thought, and Paul de Grauwe, a leading mainstream economist. We actually end up with a civil agreement; that we don’t need to increase taxes at least ...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 19Ep. 1
May Gabriel the founder and CEO at It's OK campaign talks with Wanda Wyporska of The Equality Trust. In a powerful and candid interview, May discusses her personal struggles with mental health, how mental health impacts inequality and what we can do to support young people who are suffering. Inequality Bites is produced by The Equality Trust www.equalitytrust.org.uk distributed by The Real Agenda Network www.realagenda.org Music: Isatta Sheriff.
Feb 24, 2021•34 min•Season 12Ep. 6
In this Nov 20 episode of the Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast, the Taxcast: We look at the terrible Beirut explosion and how the story of tracing those responsible tells us everything that’s wrong with our world. Plus, we discuss what President Biden’s win could mean for tax and economic policies: one thing with big potential could be tackling monopoly corporate power which has cross-party support. Featuring: Rana Sabbagh , OCCRP , the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and f...
Feb 22, 2021•29 min•Season 10Ep. 106
Network News, from The Real Agenda Network features the news on the good work being carried out by determined campaigning groups in The Real Agenda Network, those organisations working hard to bring social and economic change, where prosperity which we all helped to create, is shared by all, not just the few. In this bulletin we will hear news about the Compassion Academy, Devolving Democracy, how it is “All Bloody Complicated” and how might you feel if you were nominated for Nobel Peace Prize f...
Feb 19, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 8
