The second podcast on computing in education saw some very different opinions on what issues we face in educating our children for the increasingly digital world. We start off with Mark Chambers, ex-teacher and ex-CEO of NAACE, the Education Te

Computing In Education: Bill Mitchell

Nov 6th, 2017 34m 45s

After a short break welcome back to 1624! Do not fret, the second part of computing in education are out later in the week speaking to more experts and hearing a range of analysis on the state of computing in our schools. Today we have Dr Bill

Energy Part 3: Retail *energy price cap*

Oct 16th, 2017 57m 40s

This week on 1624 we are joined just after the electricity cap draft bill was published with analysis from Stephen Littlechild, the ex-UK electricity regulator a post he held between 1989 and 1998, John Penrose Conservative MP for Weston-super-

Energy Part 2: Distribution

Oct 12th, 2017 23m 29s

Today joining us on 1624 we have Dr Jonathan Marshall, an energy analyst at the ECIU, a non-profit offering expertise in the energy sector. We also hear from Joseph Dutton, advisor on EU policy and infrastructure at E3G, a prominent energy thin

Energy Part 1: Generation

Oct 9th, 2017 38m 54s

This week we are joined by Michael Grubb, Professor of International climate change policy at UCL and ex-senior advisor to UK energy regulator Ofgem, Joseph Dutton; policy advisor on EU energy, infrastructure and climate change at E3G and Mike

Zero Hour Contracts & The Gig Economy

Oct 2nd, 2017 56m 44s

This week on 1624 we look at zero hour contracts and the gig economy, with interviews from Daniel Tomlinson at the Resolution Foundation, Professor of Labour Economics Stanley Siebert, Lawyer and member of the Taylor Review Diane Nicol as well

Prisons

Sep 25th, 2017 51m 5s

This week on 1624 we are joined by Andrea Albutt the President of the Prison Governors Association, Jonathan Aitken ex-Conservative MP & Minister, Lord Ramsbotham ex-Chief Inspector of Prisons and Frances Crook the Chief Executive of the Howard

Housing

Sep 17th, 2017 48m 48s

Along with Secondary Education this week we have an episode on Housing. Joining us are housing journalist and blogger Jules Birch, market commentator Henry Pryor, news editor of Inside Housing Peter Apps and chief executive of the Chartered Ins

Secondary Education

Sep 13th, 2017 48m 36s

This week on 1624 we are looking at Secondary Education; more specifically the growth of academies and whether children are in a better position to get a good education under their tutelage, the recent budget changes by Justine Greening, the ne

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