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The Expert Factor Live
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Trump, tariffs and EU trade negotiations: what can Keir Starmer do?
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The Expert Factor on tour: Five years since Brexit
January 30, 2025 · 24 minTo mark the fifth anniversary of the UK’s departure from the EU, Anand, Paul and Hannah took a trip to Oxford of the Expert Factor. So how has the Brexit worked out for the UK? What questions are still being asked – and unanswered? And how…
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How will Keir Starmer's AI plan change government (and your lives)?
January 18, 2025 · 42 minThe robots are taking our jobs, we’re going to be a nation run by chatbots, and an all-seeing, all-powerful computer is set to know everything about all of us. Well, not really. But Keir Starmer says AI is poised to generate “incredible…
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How can the social care crisis be fixed?
January 10, 2025 · 38 minWhy is the social care challenge so complicated? Why can’t the nation’s politicians find a way forward? What is a possible solution? And what could Baroness Casey do to succeed when nobody else has managed to do so? This week’s Expert…
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How can Keir Starmer meet his milestones?
December 13, 2024 · 35 minWe’ve had missions. We’ve got foundations. We had some first steps. And now we have milestones. So what are they? Are targets a sensible way to go about governing? How do they change the way civil servants work? Whose heads roll if…
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Assisted dying: What are the problems with Private Members’ Bills?
November 29, 2024 · 41 minWith the assisted dying bill dominating discussions and debates in Westminster, former House of Commons clerk David Natzler joins Hannah and Paul to explain how private members’ bills work – and why they sometimes don’t. The bill to…
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What does Donald Trump’s election really mean for the UK?
November 14, 2024 · 42 minWhat does Donald Trump’s plan to make America great again mean for everyone else? What do tariffs actually achieve and who feels the pain or reaps the benefits? Will Trump’s America First vision push the UK towards the EU? Could the UK’s…
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What difference will Rachel Reeves’ Budget really make?
November 5, 2024 · 36 minIt is nearly a week since Rachel Reeves set out her Halloween Budget – the first from a Labour government in 14 years. So who are the winners? Who are the losers? Do the numbers add up? How big are the numbers? And have manifesto promises…
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Beyond Brexit: How can UK/EU relations be reset?
October 29, 2024 · 36 minRemember the days when Keir Starmer used to campaign for a second Brexit referendum? Since the general election we hear rather more about the Labour government wanting to reset the UK’s relations with the EU. So have there been any…
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The Budget and the debt: What happens if Rachel Reeves borrows more money?
October 21, 2024 · 38 minNobody wants to be in debt? To find themselves owing money? Or to end up paying back high levels of interest? But it has been reported that Rachel Reeves is looking to adjust the government’s rules to allow her to borrow more. So what’s…
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Expert Factor: Policy Festival 2024 Special
October 11, 2024 · 49 minHow does power work in government? Where does power really sit in government? And how can power best be given away from government? The Expert Factor team aren’t exactly known for being 24-hour festival people – but when it comes to a…