Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! With around 10% of UK shops currently sitting empty, we’re talking about how communities can lead the revival of our high streets. Are Ed’s make-your-own sandwich shops part of the answer? Our experts aren’t convinced… Professor Cathy Parker tells us about the extent of current problems and why concern about high streets is nothing new. Vidhya Alakeson from Power to Change argues that the future of high streets lies in community businesses. Then ‘Mr Bishy Road’ Johnny Hayes explains the story of turning around Bishopthorpe Road in York.
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Hi-fi tycoon and all-round great guy Julian Richer talks about the lessons he’s learned from decades in business, handing Richer Sounds over to its employees & his vision for ethical capitalism.
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy123. OIL SEE YOU IN COURT: suing the climate culprits
Introducing: Cheerful Book Club
122. SCHOOL OF ROCKING THE BOAT: training the activists of tomorrow
121. THE SKY’S THE LIMIT: reining in the fat cat pay gap
120. ON FIRE: in conversation with Naomi Klein
119. THE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL 2019 CHART SHOW
118. CHEERFUL OFFICE XMAS PARTY
117. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
116. YOU HAVE TO VOTE: the case for compulsory participation
115. GOING BACK TO MY GRASSROOTS: the return of the ground campaign
114. A VOTE FOR THE PLANET: making this the climate election
113. WHY AM I SEEING THIS AD: regulating campaigns in the digital age
Cheerful Election Daily Preview - 27 DAYS TO GO - NHS distractions and speedier connections
112. THE ELECTION WILL BE TELEVISED: leaders’ debates and democracy
111. UNIVERSAL JOBS GUARANTEE: 21st century full employment
110. (F)AIR MILES: the case for a frequent flyer tax
109. FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU BREAK IT: challenging the spread of disinformation
108. KEEP IT CIVIL (AND DISOBEDIENT): the power of non-violent direct action
106. BACK TO THE FUTURE: representing the coming generations
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