Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
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Hello! This week we’re getting our heads around the mind-boggling world of digital currencies. The Guardian’s UK tech editor Alex Hern answers our questions about Bitcoin — from how it actually works to its extraordinarily high energy use. Josh Ryan-Collins from UCL tells us why the Bank of England is exploring introducing its own digital currency. And Rachel Statham from IPPR explains why the discussion about the future of money shouldn’t ignore the role of cash.
AND we chat to Ray Hopkinson from environmental charity Hubbub about an exciting new bike library being trialled London.
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Episode 29. TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: Community regeneration lessons from Granby, Preston and beyond *Live Liverpool show*
Episode 28. FACING DOWN FACEBOOK: how to tackle "surveillance capitalism"
Episode 27. MIND THE (WEALTH) GAP: a social wealth fund for Britain
Episode 26. HOUSING FIRST: Tackling Britain’s homelessness crisis
Episode 25. STAIRWAY TO (TAX) HAVEN: cleaning up Britain's dirty money
Episode 24. ALL TOGETHER NOW: Unions in the 21st century
Episode 23. DING, DING, NEXT STOP: Sorting out the buses
Episode 22. WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH OUR KIDS — not another brick in the wall
Episode 21. TIME TO TALK: Tackling the mental health crisis *LIVE SHOW*
Episode 20. RESCUING DEMOCRACY: From Ancient Athens to Brexit
SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE IN LIVERPOOL 19/02
Episode 19. GET OUT OF JAIL: Time for prison reform
Episode 18. TACKLING THE NHS CRISIS: The 1% solution *BUMPER EPISODE*
Episode 17. ECONOMICS 101: Time for A Reformation in Economic Thinking.
Episode 16. #EPICRAILFAIL: Ending the great train robbery
Episode 15. GOODBYE 2017 YOU DIDN'T DESERVE US... Hoorah for 2018
Episode 14. A MILIVERSE CHRISTMAS IN THE GEOFFOCRACY
SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE ON STAGE
Episode 13. WORKING 9 TIL ....OVERTIME: Time for time and a half
Episode 12. THE POWER OF CULTURE: Regeneration, Grayson and Kevin the cat
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