The Prospect Podcast

Could a policy tweak stop people dying in poverty?

Tens of thousands of working age people with terminal illnesses are dying in poverty in the UK, as the safety net fails to catch them in their final year of life. Could a relatively cheap and simple policy change solve this cruel problem? Helen Ba…

Peter Kellner and Naomi Smith: Britain on strike

As the winter of discontent continues, with a building public service crisis and escalating industrial action, the government has responded by trying to pass legislation to control the unions and clamp down on protests. But what are the political …

Rafael Behr and Francesca Ebel: Are Russians fighting or fleeing?

More than 320 days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Rafael Behr and Francesca Ebel join Alan Rusbridger to discuss how Russians themselves have responded to the war. Are they fighting, fleeing or resisting?

Prospect Team: What will surprise us in 2023?

The team discuss the turbulent year that's passed and give predictions for the year ahead, as well as sharing their highlights from Prospect in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See

Sheila Hancock, Alice Goodman and Tom Martin: Columnist catch-up

What do a farmer, an actor and an Anglican priest have in common? How will Sheila Hancock celebrate her 90th birthday and what will Tom Martin's sheep do on Christmas Day? Three of Prospect's seven Lives columnists—who write a monthly ref…

Rana Mitter and Isabel Hilton: Is China's growth engine stalling?

For decades, China has been the engine of the global economy, but what if it is stalling? Journalist and founder of China Dialogue, Isabel Hilton and historian and author Rana Mitter join Alan Rusbridger to discuss Xi Jinping's change of direction…

Would the German model fix the NHS?

This winter—perhaps more than any other—we’re aware that there are millions of people languishing on waiting lists for treatment, and ambulance response times are getting longer and longer. Is it time to replace the NHS wholesale? Alexander Menden, a…

Bryony Worthington and Simon Evans: Is nuclear power the answer?

The climate crisis and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have reinvigorated debate about the role of nuclear energy in decarbonising our grid. Bryony Worthington, a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, who has spent a career on conservation, energy and …

Peter Apps: Will justice for Grenfell ever happen ?

Five and half years on from the fire that killed 72 people in a high-rise block in North Kensington, 400 days of testimony to a public inquiry have ended. But will anyone be held accountable for the mistakes that led to the disaster? And are the surv…

Peter Kellner and Alfie Stirling: The Autumn Statement

Leading political journalist and pollster Peter Kellner and Alfie Stirling, chief economist at the New Economics Foundation, unpack today's Autumn Statement with deputy editor Ellen Halliday. Hosted…