Nurses struggling without PPE, the frantic search for hospital ventilators, even the dreaded ping from NHS test-and-trace. To most of us, these memories represent some of the worst of the Covid pandemic. But for a select few companies, they were an opportunity to make millions.
Consultancy firms won over seven hundred million pounds worth of government Covi ... Show More
Feb 2025
Are we falling for the myth of minority rule? With Ash Sarkar
We are living in a time of contradictions.
For the last forty years, our politics and media have been dominated by neoliberal, right-wing voices - yet pundits insist that the UK is dominated by a woke, left-wing elite.
Our politicians claim to champion the voices of the forgotten ... Show More
46m 47s
Feb 2025
Is the Labour government delivering on its promises?
Half a year ago, the Labour Party swept into power with a huge parliamentary majority and Kier Starmer celebrated by saying that the country could “get its future back”.
Today, Labour are dogged by low approval ratings, having upset everyone from environmentalists to pensioners, ... Show More
48m 34s
Feb 2023
The big consultancy con, with Mariana Mazzucato
Megan Gibson speaks to the economist and author Mariana Mazzucato, professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. The Big Con is her latest book, co-written with Rosie Collington, which exposes the consequences of governments’ dependency on consultancies such a ... Show More
28m 49s
Jun 2024
82. Wes Streeting: Labour, privatisation, and the NHS
Could privatising areas of the NHS save it? How easy is it to reconcile one's faith and sexuality? What is Labour's plan for health and social care?
Rory and Alastair are joined by the Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, to discuss all this and mo ... Show More
58m 41s
May 2022
Les consultants ne vendent-ils que du vent ?
Le 17 mars dernier, la sénatrice Eliane Assassi a remis son rapport sur « l'Influence des cabinets de conseil privés sur les politiques publiques », au terme d'une commission d'enquête qui a fait beaucoup de bruit : en 2021, les dépenses de l'Etat en prestations fournies par des ... Show More
24m 19s