Gavin Kelly explores the UK’s inactivity crisis in the first episode of series eight of The We Society, from the Academy of Social Sciences.
In a wide-ranging interview with Academy President and acclaimed journalist Will Hutton, Nuffield Foundation Chief Executive Gavin Kelly highlights the causes, implications, and solutions to the UK’s economic inactivity crisis. Drawing on a 30-year career as an economist and policymaker, Gavin interrogates the reasons underpinning the growing numbers of young people not in education, training, or employment (NEET), and how the rising total of people who are long-term sick might be better supported back into employment.
The new series of The We Society is the first to be produced in collaboration with the Foundation and the Leverhulme Trust. The chart-topping podcast features interviews with leading experts and public figures, exploring real-world issues through a social science lens.
Future guests for the upcoming series include Lisa Harker, Director of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, and Professor Tom Shakespeare from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
The Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, and the Academy of Social Sciences have teamed up to produce the new series of the popular podcast, driven by a shared belief in the power of evidence to improve people’s lives and address economic, environmental, and educational challenges.
As one of the leading funders of social and economic policy research, the Nuffield Foundation has a long history of supporting the development of rigorous evidence in pursuit of a more prosperous, fair and inclusive society. At a time of acute geopolitical turmoil, enduring economic stagnation, entrenched inequality, escalating climate crisis, and a polarised public discourse, it is vital that we reach new audiences to shed light on key challenges and to highlight potential solutions.Gavin Kelly, Chief Executive of the Nuffield Foundation
Listen to season eight of The We Society on your favourite podcast platform from Wednesday 21 May.
