Shepheard Walwyn podcast: Tom Burgess, author: From Here To Prosperity
Release Date: 10/29/2021
Can the Teal Independents shake up democracy in Australia?
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Sydney Morning Herald, journalist Margot Saville, the author of The Teal Revolution talks about how a group of six women who stood as independents and won against the odds in the 2022 federal election in Australia. Are there lessons to be learned from this community politics approach to improve democracy in the UK and have more voters engaged in the process? The Real Agenda is presented by Tom Burgess and is a part of Real Agenda Radio, home of progressive political podcasts.
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Has a revolution started here?
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Anthea Simmons from the South Devon Primary talks to Tom Burgess about how a group of voters got together to make a difference in their community. In South Devon there has been a Conservative MP for over 100 years often elected by a minority of registered voters. According to polls, the vast majority of the country are dissatisfied with the current government. so how could change happen in South Devon and across the country?
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Coming Soon on The Real Agenda
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After a few months break, we are now back with some new shows and exciting new guests and presenters. In this election year, this next series will feature how we renew are democracy and improve political integrity First Up on The Real Agenda, we will be are looking at community driven democracy and talk to Anthea Simmons, one of the Co founders of South Devon Primary, the UK's first community-led to unite the progressive majority around one candidate at the general election. We will also have an episode featuring The Teal Independents in Australia, where ten independent ...
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Which party is conservative now?
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Today we will talk about which of the two main political parties is conservative? Or look at it another way which party is progressive? With similar economic policies especially related to tax, what’s the difference. Polling show a clear desire for a change of government but to what? Where is the vision, where is the compassion, where is the justice? In this series we address the issues that I highlight in my book, called From Here To Prosperity where I propose an Agenda for Progressive Prosperity. Here on Real Agenda Radio you will find podcasts that seek to resolve the inequality...
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One person's wealth is another’s cost of living crisis, with Phil White
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What’s the big deal about Davos or is it just about Big deals. What really is the point of this annual January gathering in the snow of the rich and influential, what progress has it made. Yes, there is a connection between wealth and poverty. Today’s guest is Phil White who went to Davos with a placard TAX THE RICH, and a letter to the delegates on behalf of the self-styled Patriotic Millionaire a growing band of wealthy & super wealthy people who would like to see better public services and effective government by taxing the wealthy more. The Real Agenda is presented by Tom Burgess...
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What Future for Britain? with Ryan Wain
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As Britain struggles with a cost-of-living crisis, Brexit fall out and multiple strikes we wonder what is the future for Britain? Back in June 2022, there was an event in London entitled the Future of Britain. Billed as an ideas conference, about a new policy agenda and the new politics that the implementation of such an agenda will require. Ryan Wain, from the Tony Blair institute, one of the organisers explains one of to find out more about what happened since this conference and how there could be a bright, more equitable future of Britain. The Real Agenda is presented by Tom...
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Taxcast: Tax & racial Justice
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In this episode, Taxcast host and producer explores tax as a tool for racial justice and the launch of a new report by Decolonising Economics. Taxcast is produced by Tax Justice Network and distributed by Real Agenda Radio. This episode was recorded in September 2022
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How to build a coalition that transforms - with Nisha Anand
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How progressive campaigners in the US managed to win bipartisan legislation by building a hugely diverse coalition that brought together everyone from the American Civil Liberties Union to the Koch Brothers and the religious right, combined with personal stories of everyone from victims of crime to former prisoners. Nisha Anand - former punk rock protestor, chief of staff to legendary organiser Van Jones and now CEO of Dream Corps - was at the heart of this amazing breakthrough. She talks about how they managed it and what the lessons are for campaigners on other issues. Produced by Larger Us...
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Being a good business is good for business with Jenny Herrera
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What does it take to be a good business? In this first episode of the new Profit for Purpose podcast series, Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter talks about the 10 components that organisations must meet to receive GBC accreditation and why socially responsible businesses so important for a sustainable economy and can lead to greater opportunity for a fulfilled and happy life for so many.
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Millionaires being patriotic
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Could we all be better off if we taxed extreme wealth more and income less? In today’s show, James Perry, Co-Chair of COOK, the handmade frozen meal specialists, co-founder of BCorpUK and a board member of the Patriotic Millionaires UK talks about how there is a huge untapped resource that could be used to fund public services and unlike other tax proposals would cause no hardship. The Real Agenda is presented by Tom Burgess and is a part of Real Agenda Radio, the home of progressive political podcasts.
info_outlineWe welcome the Shepheard Walwyn podcast series to The Real Agenda Network. Shepheard Walwyn is a campaigning book publisher based in London, its purpose it to uncover and promote new ideas to resolve solve societies oldest problems. It publishes a series called Ethical Economics which includes From Here To Prosperity, by Tom Burgess, founder of The Real Agenda Network as well as Public Revenue without Taxation by Tom’s dad Ronald Burgess.
This series kicks off with an interview with Tom Burgess and other authors will follow
This coincides with a new podcast series called From Here To Prosperity produced by The Real Agenda Network and covers the books content in more detail