Podcasts
ippr podcasts and audio archive
We upload regular podcasts to keep you informed of the latest developments in our research and events programmes, as well as our web reports, books and broadcast media.
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Alternatively, you can download the individual files as we post them.
Green-collar jobs: A progressive environmental and labour market approach for the UK?
18 July 2008
Gordon Brown recently announced plans for a £100bn investment in renewable energy as part of a ‘green revolution’ that could create hundreds of thousands of new ‘green-collar jobs’. His combined focus on the positive environmental and labour market effects of these plans might be relatively new in the UK, but is well-established in other European countries. This seminar considered the opportunities for the UK to develop its own green-collar jobs strategy through learning from the German experience of proactively developing a strong ‘green’ industrial policy and by opening up a debate among key stakeholders about the implications and options for the UK.
Green-collar jobs part 1 (.mp3)
Green-collar jobs part 2 (.mp3)
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Richard Thaler, Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, University of Chicago and Co-Author of “Nudge”
ippr hosted a Friday Exchange with celebrated American economist Richard Thaler, co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness – this year's most talked about book on public policy and Government, recently described by The Times as an increasingly influential political “theme whose time has come”.
Thaler, considered by many to be the inventor of the field of behavioural economics, will discussed how his discipline has spawned a “libertarian paternalist” approach to public policy in which small “nudges” that work with the grain of human nature – from existing social norms to smart incentives, opt-in systems and “default” settings - can have a significant impact on the public behaviour. He argued that such approaches can have profound effects in a range of areas, from encouraging healthier living to higher rates of saving and recycling.
Download the event recordings:
Richard Thaler Part 1 (.mp3)
Richard Thaler Part 2 (.mp3)
Gordon Brown delivers a speech on liberty and emerging threats to security in London.
17/06/2008
In a speech to an ippr delegation, including members of the Security Commission, the PM said individual rights can be strengthened hand-in-hand with the use of TCCTV, DNA databases, ID cards and the extension of pre-charge detention. The challenge for the Government and for society as a whole is to "achieve a settlement that ensures both our tradition of liberty and our need for security", he said.
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Local Government Futures
The new central local relationship
15/05/2008
The conference brought together senior stakeholders from central and local government, along with their partners from across the public, private and third sectors.
Keynote Speeches:
John Healey MP, Minister of State for Local Government (.mp3)
Sir Michael Lyons, Chairman, Lyons Inquiry (.mp3)
Cllr Sir Simon Milton, Chairman, Local Government Association (.mp3)
Friday Exchange with Parag Khanna
4/04/2008
ippr hosted a Friday Exchange with Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation, at which discussed his book, The Second World: Empires and Influences in the New Global Order.
You can download the recordings of this event via the links below:
Parag Khanna part 1 (.mp3)
Parag Khanna part 2 (.mp3)
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Margaret Hodge MP on Britishness, Heritage and the Arts
4/03/2008
Should cultural institutions promote shared values and a common national identity?
ippr was delighted to host a breakfast event to discuss the role of the arts and heritage sector in promoting shared values and a common identity. The event featured a keynote speech by Rt. Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Minister of State for Culture.
Download the audio of Margret Hodge MP's speech (mp3).
Download a pdf of the speech.
Prime Minister speaks on managed migration and earned citizenship
20/02/2008
The Prime Minister has outlined the biggest changes "for a generation" to immigration procedures, including the setting up of a "citizenship contract" that explains an individual's rights and responsibilities.
He then joined Liam Byrne MP and Jacqui Smith MP for a questions and answers session with the audience.
Gordon Brown Speech (mp3).
Questions & Answers (mp3).
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Archive
US election with Simon Rosenberg, NDN.
US election with Simon Rosenberg, NDN (Q&A).
Communications: The Next Decade with James Purnell MP
Childhood and the Family, Chris Huhne MP v Nick Clegg MP
Childhood and the Family, Chris Huhne MP v Nick Clegg MP Q&A
Business in society with Richard Lambert Part 1
Business in society with Richard Lambert Part 2
Live Working or Die Fighting with BBC's Paul Mason
24 hours in the Global economy with Daniel Altman
Sir Michael Lyons on his review of local government
Nick Clegg MP on crime and justice
Peter Hain MP on compulsory voter turnout
