Rebuilding Britain

Rebuilding Britain Episode 3: Building Blocks for the 21st Century

In the final episode of Rebuilding Britain from the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics with David Shukman and Sepi Golzari-Munro we find out how to fix Britain. Unpacking why investment in infrastructure might be the only way to grow and compete in a changing climate and increasingly competitive global economy.
Episode 3 brings together big ideas from the architect of the Stern Review Lord Nicholas Stern, Dimitri Zenghelis from the LSE and Mathew Lawrence from the Common Wealth think tank.
 

Rebuilding Britain Episode 2: The Global Race to Invest for Net Zero

This is Rebuilding Britain from the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics with David Shukman and Sepi Golzari-Munro. We’re talking about infrastructure, the scaffolding which underpins a society and in this episode which countries are building and investing the most to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.
In episode 2 David and Sepi meet author and journalist Akshat Rathi to talk about China and India, Frances Colón from the Centre for American Progress and Linda Kalcher from Strategic Perspectives for the view from the EU.

Rebuilding Britain Episode 1: A Short History of Building Ourselves Out of Trouble

This is Rebuilding Britain. The podcast from the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics with David Shukman and Sepi Golzari-Munro where we uncover how Britain was built and how we might build back better. We’re talking about infrastructure, the scaffolding which underpins a society and the investment needed to meet the challenges of the 21st Century.
Episode 1 features Dimitri Zenghelis from LSE explaining why we need to invest to beat the rest, Professor Barbara Evans from the University of Leeds delving into the murky history of Victorian sewers and Professor Judy Stephenson from UCL on why we’ve been getting our sums wrong.