Thinking Policy

Welcome to Thinking Policy, the new podcast from WPI Economics, where evidence, data, and diverse ideas converge to shape important debates. Each episode features two expert guests discussing a single economic or social policy challenge from different perspectives

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  Episode #4

  Is the UK's Skills System Fit for the Future?

  Sep 2, 202647 minS0

  <h2>Episode summary</h2><p>The UK Government estimates that around 70% of roles are highly exposed to AI, business investment in training has fallen by roughly 30% per employee since 2011, and over a million young people are not in education, employment or training. In this episode, host Joe is joined by three guests to ask whether the UK's skills system can keep pace with AI and net zero, and what a faster, more accountable, more locally responsive system would look like.</p><p>Francesca Fraser (Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Multiverse) sets out the national picture, covering the speed...

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  Episode #3

  The City and Society: Financial Inclusion, Regulation and Digital Change

  Jul 1, 202648 minS0

  <p>Episode three of WPI Economics’ Thinking Policy explores the relationship between the City and society through financial inclusion, regulation and rapid digital change.</p><p>John Godfrey (TheCityUK) argues financial services underpin jobs and everyday life, and calls for better education, accessible guidance, tackling digital exclusion, and forward-looking policy on digital currencies, crypto and digital ID; he also discusses permitting product bundling to widen insurance cover, using “sharpened carrots” such as auto-enrolment and Flood Re, and how to unlock the benefits of new growth and competitiveness objectives for regulators.</p><p>Rebecca Deegan (Fair By Design) stresses the impact of the...

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  Episode #2

  Navigating youth unemployment: rethinking support for young people.

  Mar 25, 202637 minS0

  <p>This episode of Thinking Policy centres on the pressing issue of youth unemployment in the United Kingdom, particularly the alarming statistic that nearly a million young individuals are classified as not in education, employment, or training (NEET).</p><p>We speak to two guests - Harriet McCann, the Director of Policy, Insights and External Affairs at the National Youth Agency, and Richard Rigby, the Head of UK Government Affairs at the King's Trust, who give their perspectives on the multifaceted causes of this challenge, which include - but are not limited to - economic instability, the lingering effects of...

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  Unboxing the challenge ahead for the UK’s second Pension Commission.

  Feb 4, 202637 minS0

  <p>Welcome to Thinking Policy. The new podcast from https://wpieconomics.com/</p><p>Thinking Policy = Policy Unboxed.</p><p>This episode discusses the legacy and influence of the first Pensions Commission, lauded for setting a standard in evidence-based, long-term policymaking, and the challenges facing its successor. The episode examines the first Commission's impact, the continuity of its policy approaches and the importance of long-term decision making. It explores what has changed in the employment landscape since, including the rise of self-employment, and the need for the future system to tackle remaining gaps in coverage while also addressing issues around...

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  Thinking Policy

  Introducing Thinking Policy - Policy Unboxed

  Jan 21, 20261 minS1

  <p>Welcome to Thinking Policy, the new podcast from WPI Economics, where evidence, data, and diverse ideas converge to shape important debates. Each episode features two expert guests discussing a single economic or social policy challenge from different perspectives.</p><p>The WPI Economics team then reflects, fact-checks, and challenges assumptions to uncover what really works. Topics include inequality, welfare, housing policy, green growth, and the future of work. Subscribe on your favourite podcast app and follow WPI Economics on LinkedIn.</p><p>Join the conversation, find us at https://www.linkedin.com/company/wpi-economics/posts/?feedView=all</p><p>...

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