The Northern Agenda

Nick Fletcher on the fight to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport | Will Universal Basic Income ever become a thing?

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Episode notes

Rob Parsons and Dan O'Donohue are back for another episode of The Northern Agenda podcast, discussing the heatwave of July 2022, Boris Johnson's last ever PMQs, and the Tory leadership contest.

Dan chats to Nick Fletcher, the Conservative MP for Don Valley, about the fight to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport from closure. The Red Wall MP also tells the podcast why he is backing a Minister for the North, and his thoughts on the contest to become the next prime minister.

And Dr Dave Beck, a lecturer in social policy at the University of Salford, discusses the potential of Universal Basic Income being introduced to the UK. The food poverty expert explains why he thinks UBI would be good for the economy, wellbeing, and the environment - and how it could be implemented sooner than we think.

The Northern Agenda is a Laudable production for Reach. It is presented by Rob Parsons and Daniel O'Donoghue, and it is produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.

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