The latest episode of Ed Miliband's podcast 'Reasons to be Cheerful' covers the rail franchsing system: http://cheerful.libsyn.com/episode-16-epicrailfail-ending-the-great-train-robbery.
The format of the programme is a chat between Ed, radio presenter Geoff Llloyd and experts on a particular topic of the week, with a view to discovering policy solutions (the 'reasons to be cheerful') to public policy problems.
The programme makes no pretense to neutrality, but it's also not just a vehicle for Miliband's views: there's a genuine exchange of opinions and attempt to get different voices on. It's quite funny and Miliband is a surprisingly engaging character. Guests on this episode are Andrew Adonis, Anton Valk formerly of Abelio, and Nicole Badstuber, a blogger and a PhD researcher in urban transport at UCL.
The first part is introductory chat; the rail talk starts at around 5 minutes in!
The format of the programme is a chat between Ed, radio presenter Geoff Llloyd and experts on a particular topic of the week, with a view to discovering policy solutions (the 'reasons to be cheerful') to public policy problems.
The programme makes no pretense to neutrality, but it's also not just a vehicle for Miliband's views: there's a genuine exchange of opinions and attempt to get different voices on. It's quite funny and Miliband is a surprisingly engaging character. Guests on this episode are Andrew Adonis, Anton Valk formerly of Abelio, and Nicole Badstuber, a blogger and a PhD researcher in urban transport at UCL.
The first part is introductory chat; the rail talk starts at around 5 minutes in!