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The Fix

Nesta
United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence
Brexit
European Union
Tax System
Electrification
Public Sector AI
Digital Public Infrastructure
Obesity
Value-Added Tax
UK Economic Growth
Online Safety Act
Rejoin the European Union
Smoking
Wealth Tax
UK Business Scale-Ups
Energy Prices
Sovereign AI
Mental Health
Prevention

The Fix is a podcast from Nesta that asks one big question: how do we solve the toughest challenges we face in the UK today? Each episode, host Ravi Gurumurthy is joined by one of the most prominent people in British public life - from politics, business and beyond - to discuss how they’d change things for the better. From energy bills to social care, housing to healthy eating, we tackle the big i... more

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Britain is good at starting businesses, but too many of its most promising companies leave when it's time to scale up. So what's stopping the UK economy from moving faster?

In episode one of The Fix with Ravi Gurumurthy, Nesta CEO Ravi Gurumurthy is... more

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The UK government is under immense pressure to respond to geopolitical instability, financial pressures and rapid technological change - but traditional policymaking methods are struggling to keep pace. AI has the potential to transform how governmen... more

Former Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Black joins Nesta CEO Ravi Gurumurthy to ask how Andy Burnham can make the UK economy more secure in a world where trade, technology, energy and investment have become tools of geopolitical competition... more

The UK's overseas aid budget is at its lowest level in decades, with cuts having far-reaching consequences for people and communities around the world. But increasing aid spending would mean making difficult choices at home too. With his first 100 da... more

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Peter Kyle
Former UK Business Secretary and Science and Technology Secretary
Episode: How to make the UK great for business again with Peter Kyle
Geoff Mulgan
Professor at UCL, former head of Nesta, former head of the Number 10 Policy Unit and Strategy Unit
University College London; Nesta
Episode: How Andy Burnham can use AI to make government smarter, with Geoff Mulgan
Kate Hampton
CEO of the Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Episode: How Andy Burnham can make foreign aid spending work, with Kate Hampton
Tony Curzon Price
Policy Fellow at Nesta and economist
Nesta
Episode: How Andy Burnham can bring the UK’s essential services under public control, with Tony Curzon Price
Arun Advani
Economist and policy expert featured to discuss Andy Burnham's tax reform options
Nesta/Nesta Policy Fix series
Episode: How Andy Burnham can solve Britain’s wealth tax debate, with Arun Advani
Beeban Kidron
Baroness, filmmaker, campaigner and global authority on digital regulation
Lord/Baroness; digital regulation advocate
Episode: How Andy Burnham can take back control from big tech, with Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE
Mallory Durran
Chief Technology Officer at Nesta; computational neuroscientist by background
Nesta
Episode: How Andy Burnham can build a sovereign digital state, with Mallory Durran | Episode 3: Andy Burnham's first 100 days
Hugo Harper
Mission director of Our Healthy Life Mission
Our Healthy Life Mission
Episode: How Andy Burnham can tackle the real drivers of ill health, with Hugo Harper | Episode 2: Andy Burnham's first 100 days
Dan Neidle
Tax expert, attorney, and commentator on tax issues
Independent tax expert
Episode: How Andy Burnham can close Britain’s tax gap, with Dan Neidle | Episode 1: Andy Burnham's first 100 days

Hosts

Ravi Gurumurthy
CEO of Nesta, the UK's research and innovation foundation
Joe Owen

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 43 ratings
  • Vote Joe for PM

    Great podcast with genuinely interesting policy ideas you won’t hear on other inferior political podcasts

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Shleepyeyes
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Entertaining but I also learned a lot

    I really liked the tax episode - didn’t think it would be possible to make that entertaining but it’s a great listen, and unlike other podcasts on policy it has a lot on solutions and fixes rather than just focusing on what’s not working. Recommended.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lanzarote88
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Excellent - worth listening to

    Experts who make a complex topic very accessible and tangible, really enjoyed the first episode looking forward to the next!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jules in Kent
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Love it

    Looking forward to more episodes!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    policyfixer
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Excellent podcast!

    Really engaging conversation and straight talking guests. Enjoyed the focus on practical solutions. Looking forward to the next one.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Grace128a
    United Kingdom7 months ago

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How to make the UK great for business again with Peter Kyle
Q: If you were going to drive 100 miles an hour, not 30 miles an hour on AI, what are the things that you'd be pushing government to do?
Kyle points to compute, skills and data as key inputs, calling for more sovereign compute, workforce training, safe use of high-quality UK data, and support for domestic AI companies. He also recommends reducing barriers such as electricity costs, planning delays and unresolved copyright issues.
How to make the UK great for business again with Peter Kyle
Q: Why are we struggling to get businesses to scale up and stay in this country?
Kyle says the causes are varied, including outdated regulation, tax incentives that do not consistently support growth, fragmented government decision-making, and difficulty obtaining the capital needed to scale.
How Andy Burnham can use AI to make government smarter, with Geoff Mulgan
Q: So how would you re-conceive policy-making processes in an AI-native way to maintain political legitimacy?
Mulgan argues for combining AI-enabled speed and breadth with human judgment and political antennae, ensuring tools augment rather than replace governance, and emphasizes skeptical, transparent use of AI to avoid over-automation and loss of legitimacy.
How Andy Burnham can make foreign aid spending work, with Kate Hampton
Q: What structural reforms could maximize impact of aid and development finance in the next few years?
Reform the international financial architecture, optimize multilateral development banks, scale private capital mobilization, pursue debt swaps and pre-arranged financing for shocks, and empower country platforms and compacts to align domestic and international resources around national priorities.
How Andy Burnham can make foreign aid spending work, with Kate Hampton
Q: How should Andy Burnham frame development in the current political and fiscal environment?
By reconnecting with the public through clear, outcome-based messaging, rebuilding cross-party support, and coordinating a coalition approach that leverages both public and private resources, while ensuring that humanitarian aid remains a component but is integrated with long-term resilience strategies.

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What is The Fix about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Conversations about how to address major challenges facing the UK, from economic growth, tax and public services to health, energy, technology and the country's relationship with Europe. The format is interview-led, with host Ravi Gurumurthy speaking with politicians, researchers, economists, public-sector practitioners and other specialists. Some discussions bring several experts together, while others focus on one guest's proposals and experience. The emphasis is on practical choices: how policies could work, what might prevent them from succeeding, and how government can turn broad ambitions into specific action. Its distinctive focus is solutions and the decisions behind them, rather than political commentary alone. Listeners can expect... more

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1. Peter Kyle
2. Geoff Mulgan
3. Kate Hampton
4. Tony Curzon Price
5. Arun Advani
6. Beeban Kidron
7. Mallory Durran
8. Hugo Harper

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