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ratings:
Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It was Lord Acton, the British historian, who said: “All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Is it possible to become powerful and still be the same person you once were? Margaret Beckett, Labour MP for Derby South, and journalist, Nina Myskow,explore the nature of power, and its affect on those who find themselves at the top.
Released:
Dec 14, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (51)

Which ten women in the UK have done most to game-change the way power operates in the UK, whether in culture, business, politics or campaigns? Emma Barnett, chairs our 2014 panel. From BBC Radio 4