Thinking Policy

Episode three of WPI Economics’ Thinking Policy explores the relationship between the City and society through financial inclusion, regulation and rapid digital change. John Godfrey ( TheCityUK ) argues financial services underpin jobs and everyday life, and calls for better education, accessible guidance, tackling digital exclusion, and forward-looking policy on digital currencies, crypto and dig...

This episode of Thinking Policy centres on the pressing issue of youth unemployment in the United Kingdom, particularly the alarming statistic that nearly a million young individuals are classified as not in education, employment, or training (NEET). We speak to two guests - Harriet McCann, the Director of Policy, Insights and External Affairs at the National Youth Agency, and Richard Rigby, the H...

Welcome to Thinking Policy. The new podcast from https://wpieconomics.com/ Thinking Policy = Policy Unboxed. This episode discusses the legacy and influence of the first Pensions Commission, lauded for setting a standard in evidence-based, long-term policymaking, and the challenges facing its successor. The episode examines the first Commission's impact, the continuity of its policy approaches and...

Welcome to Thinking Policy, the new podcast from WPI Economics, where evidence, data, and diverse ideas converge to shape important debates. Each episode features two expert guests discussing a single economic or social policy challenge from different perspectives. The WPI Economics team then reflects, fact-checks, and challenges assumptions to uncover what really works. Topics include inequality,...