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Episode 5 and a half. SADIQ KHAN - more answers with London's Mayor: We were pretty comfortable on Sadiq's office sofa, overlooking Tower Bridge and The Thames, so we made the most of Sadiq's time and asked him a few more questions In this bonus, hear Sadiq talking about his all-time hero, wood burnin... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 9. TRANSGENDER RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS: Hello! With increasing newspaper scare stories about transgender rights, we thought it might be an idea to give some airtime to the perspective and voice of trans people so those of us who aren't experts on the issue can understand a bit more. We ... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 13. WORKING 9 TIL ....OVERTIME: Time for time and a half: Hello! It's the most wonderful time of the year... when everyone works double to earn enough to splurge on Christmas presents. But it is all worth it when the only person benefiting from your overtime is the company you work for? Torsten Bell and ... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 6. MAKING A HASH OF IT: Time to decriminalise and end the war on drugs?: Hello! Episode 6 is on drugs. Legally? Illegally? Is the war on drugs ever going to end? Niamh Eastwood, Executive Director at Release and Sam Kamin, Professor of Marijuana Law at the University of Denver join us to talk abou... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 3. WE WANT EQUAL PAY: The Gender Pay Gap: Hello! Here comes episode three! Why aren't women getting paid as much as the men doing the same job... and how do we solve it? We're joined by Victoria Budson and Jess Phillips MP to try and get out head around it We also discuss Th... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 5. A BREATH OF FRESH AIR: Tackling the air pollution emergency: Hello! Episode 5 is full of pollution, it's in the air and it's shortening lives. What can we do about it? Our wonderful guests this week have ideas. Hear from London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Andrea Lee from ClientEarth & Jens Frolich ... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 20. RESCUING DEMOCRACY: From Ancient Athens to Brexit: Hello! This week we explore how to improve democracy by involving ordinary people in decision-making. Guests David Van Reybrouck, Professor James Fishkin and Sarah Allan tell us how an old idea from ancient Athens---selecting random citizens to deliber... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE IN LIVERPOOL 19/02: BUY TICKETS HERE: https://www.liverpoolguild.org/events/reasons-to-be-cheerful-podcast-with-ed-miliband-and-geoff-lloyd Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd take their hit podcast, Reasons to be Cheerful to Liverpool Guild of Students, Mountford Hall for a spec... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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SEE REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL LIVE ON STAGE: We're taking to the stage for our first ever live episode recording, with special guests. WHEN: Sunday 28th January, 4pm. WHERE: Leicester Square Theatre, London TICKETS: https://leicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/873583538/events/12810... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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53. PROSPERITY AND JUSTICE: Shaking up the economy for social change: Michael Jacobs, Sara Bryson & Tania Edwards by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 2. DON'T BE EVIL! Taming the High-Tech Giants: Hello! Ready for episode two of Reasons to be Cheerful? In this edition, we'll explore the dominance of the high-tech giants like Uber, Google, Amazon and Facebook, whether we should curb their power and how with our guest Nick Srnicek. W... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 4. TAKE BACK (RENT) CONTROL: All Power to the Tenants!: Hello! In episode 4 we take on the challenge of keeping home rental affordable. Easy task right? Our guests Emmanuelle Cosse, former French housing minister, and Greg Beales from Shelter bring their expertise to the table and we called Grace and asked ... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 14. A MILIVERSE CHRISTMAS IN THE GEOFFOCRACY: Merry Christmas! We've invited some people over to play the now legendary board game Class Stuggle. Who will win? Fantastic comedian Bridget Christie, Joel Cornah, of The Miliverse twitter account fame, take on Ed and Geoff.BUTBefore that, we ge... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 7. POWER TO THE (YOUNG) PEOPLE! Voting at 16: Hello! 16-year-olds are allowed to have sex and are made to pay tax... so... should they have a say when it comes to who runs the country? We're joined by Professor Alan Lee Williams, who fought the original battle to bring the voting age down to ... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 26. HOUSING FIRST: Tackling Britain’s homelessness crisis: Juha Kaakinen, Matthew Downie, Rebecca Evans AM & Helen Keen by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 21. TIME TO TALK: Tackling the mental health crisis *LIVE SHOW*: Hello! We took to the stage and took on the topic of mental health. With 1 in 4 people experiencing a mental health problem each year, there must be something we can do to support, and where possible treat, these millions. Ruby Wax, George Ezra, and Pr... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 10. DON'T MOURN, ORGANISE: The power of community organising: Hello! With Geoff in Chicago, the birthplace of modern community organising, we thought it’d be a great opportunity to discuss the transformative power of community organising and why it’s a Reason To Be Cheerful. We are joined by veteran community org... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 8. LAND TAX & THE 'AX'': Land Value Tax plus Obama chief strategist David Axelrod: Hello! In Episode 8 we learn about the tax which has been advocated since the 1800s, was supported by Winston Churchill and is widely regarded by economists as the perfect tax despite being elusive to policy makers. Our guests Joe Sarling & Catheri... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 19. GET OUT OF JAIL: Time for prison reform: Hello! Our prison system is in crisis. Overcrowding, re-offending, self-harm and riots. What is to be done? Our guests tell us there is reason to think things can change for the better. Nils Oberg tells us how they do it so much better in Swed... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 18. TACKLING THE NHS CRISIS: The 1% solution *BUMPER EPISODE*: Hello! With the NHS turning 70 this year, we take some time to really appreciate how far it's come and do our best to come up with solutions to turn the tide and get the NHS back up to health. Our guests Dr Hannah Barham-Brown, a junior doctor on ... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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1. FREE MONEY FOR ALL? The Universal Basic Income: Hello! Welcome to the first episode of Reasons to be Cheerful. In this edition, we'll explore Universal Basic Income (UBI) with Scott Santens.Find out about Ed's exercise humiliation, a near-visit to the Oval Office, and why Geoff's toi... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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39. ENDING JOBS FOR THE BOYS: overcoming the workplace gender divide: Libby Lyons, Nia John, Carole Easton and Lauren Laverne by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 22. WHAT SHOULD WE TEACH OUR KIDS — not another brick in the wall: Hello! This week we're sitting down, facing the front of class, and taking notes as James Graham, Jez Bennett and Madeleine Holt teach us how we're failing to tutor the next generation adequately, in particular failing to put creativ... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 11. WHO WANTS TO TAX A MILLIONAIRE?: Hello! Time to debunk some myths about the millionaires and their tax habits. Spoilers... It's highly likely we can make them chip in a bit more without them upping and leaving. Cristobal Young has the stats to prove it, Karen Stewart is happy to ... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 16. #EPICRAILFAIL: Ending the great train robbery: Good afternoon and welcome to the Reasons to be Cheerful train service from here to the Geoffocracy. Yes, we're talking trains. How have we gotten into ourselves here? Billions of government subsidies and eye-watering prices. What is to be done? A... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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34. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT MEAT: Reasons to be Vegan?: Clare Oxborrow, Sam Calvert, Illtud Dunsford and Steve Bugeja by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 29. TAKING IT TO THE STREETS: Community regeneration lessons from Granby, Preston and beyond *Live Liverpool show*: Theresa MacDermott, Cllr Matthew Brown, Neil McInroy & Tez Ilyas by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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Episode 15. GOODBYE 2017 YOU DIDN'T DESERVE US... Hoorah for 2018: Goodbye 2017! On a whole, we wont miss you, but there were *some* reasons to be cheerful, right? With our guests Sofie Hagen and Mark Watson, we review the nicer stories of the previous year before putting it in a box, gaffer taping it and sending it o... by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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43. LEARNING FOR LIFE: what should a national education service do?: Melissa Benn, Holly Rigby & Aisling Bea by Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd

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