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University Challenge: COVID-19 and higher education

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In this episode, we consider some of the complex questions facing the higher education sector in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

30 September 2020

Moving on up: the state of social mobility

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A socially mobile country provides equal opportunities for everyone, across big cities and small towns.

23 September 2020

Taxing times ahead? When and how to raise taxes

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This week we discuss how the Treasury might raise revenues in the future and how our current tax system can be reformed.

16 September 2020

Childcare during the pandemic

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The closures of childcare providers to most families during the COVID-19 crisis have underlined the importance of access to childcare.

9 September 2020

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What to expect when schools reopen?

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While most things changed in 2020, the end of the summer once again saw students preparing to go back to school.

26 August 2020

A Level playing field? Exam results during the pandemic

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Recently, students got their A Level results, despite having never sat an exam. How did the government decide what grades to give students?

17 August 2020

The potential consequences of Brexit

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In this episode we look at how the significant change in our trading relationship with Europe will affect the UK.

12 August 2020

Catching up or falling behind? Geographical inequalities in the UK

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Even prior to the crisis, there was a sense that the UK is not only a highly geographically unequal country, but is also becoming increasingly so.

5 August 2020

Keeping it in the family: inheritances and inequality

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Recent decades have seen rising wealth-to-income ratios. In England, increases in wealth have been concentrated among older generations.

29 July 2020

Have the Chancellor's policies been stimulating enough?

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In July 2020's Summer Economic Update, the Chancellor announced another significant spending package.

15 July 2020

Investment, infrastructure and levelling up

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What is investment spending? Why is investment so much lower now than it was 40 or 50 years ago?

9 July 2020

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Incomes before, during and after the pandemic

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How were household incomes looking before the crisis, how have they been impacted during the lockdown and what could they look like in the future?

1 July 2020

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The long shadow of COVID-19 on the economy and the public finances

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What is the forecast for the economy, how will Brexit impact that forecast, and how can the government help the economy recover?

24 June 2020

COVID-19: Are people in some parts of England more 'vulnerable' than others?

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In this episode we ask whether people in some parts of England are more 'vulnerable' to the health, economic and social impacts of Covid than others?

17 June 2020

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The challenges facing further and higher education

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What are the likely educational and economic impacts on young people from our response to the virus?

10 June 2020

The long-run effects on health and healthcare

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In this episode, we looked at the longer term impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on the nation's health and on the delivery of healthcare.

3 June 2020

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Who's looking after the kids?

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How much time have children spent learning from home? Are mothers and fathers sharing the responsibility equally?

27 May 2020

Getting people back into work

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In this episode we ask how can the UK government get people back to work as Covid-19 restrictions ease?

20 May 2020

The unequal effects of the pandemic

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In this episode, we take a close look at how the impact of coronavirus on communities is shaped by ethnic, gender and demographic inequalities.

14 May 2020

Is the government doing enough to support workers during the pandemic?

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We ask about the government intervention, whether the schemes are extensive enough and what role the benefit system can play in plugging any gaps.

6 May 2020

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