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The Policy Fix podcast

Where Britain's smartest minds come to solve policy problems, not just debate them

While other podcasts focus on what's broken or the day-to-day ups and downs of politics, the Policy Fix focused on what works and how to make it happen.

The challenges facing the UK are well rehearsed: low growth, struggling public services, and squeezed budgets. We move beyond the political headlines to focus on what works and how to make it happen.

Hosted by Nesta, the research and innovation foundation, we explored bold ideas and radical thinking on policy that will drive our country forward. Each episode brought together fresh perspectives from industry, academia, media and government to untangle the UK’s knottiest social problems - from reforming our outdated tax system to how to build more homes.

Subscribe to our new podcast The Fix with Ravi Gurumurthy

If you enjoyed The Policy Fix, you'll love The Fix with Ravi Gurumurthy. In each episode, Nesta's CEO is joined by one of the most prominent people in British public life - from politics, business and beyond - to discuss how they’d change things for the better.

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How Andy Burnham can make foreign aid spending work, with Kate Hampton

How Andy Burnham can use AI to make government smarter, with Sir Geoff Mulgan

How Andy Burnham can make our economy more secure, with Jonathan Black

How Andy Burnham can bring the UK’s essential services under public control, with Tony Curzon Price

How Andy Burnham can solve Britain’s wealth tax debate, with Arun Advani

How Andy Burnham can take back control from big tech, with Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE

Where Andy Burnham should look for revenue - and where he shouldn’t, with Tim Leunig

How Andy Burnham can build a sovereign digital state, with Mallory Durran

How Andy Burnham can tackle the real drivers of ill health, with Hugo Harper

How Andy Burnham can close Britain’s tax gap, with Dan Neidle

How to fix our broken food system

How to settle the UK’s place in Europe

How to make the UK a world leader in public sector AI

How to make this the last ever UK energy crisis

How to make social media safer for children

How to actually get stuff done in government

How to reform the UK's tax system

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