196. GO BIG #3: A Big Idea to Repair Our Democracy

Reasons Revisited

Geoff Lloyd

Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Hello! It’s the third episode of our podcast book tour, exploring ideas from Ed’s new book ‘Go Big’. We're revisiting citizens’ assemblies and the role they could play in repairing our democracy. Experts Graham Smith, Archon Fung and Becky Willis talk us through what citizens’ assemblies are, where they’re being used, and how they fit into the wider need for participation and deliberation in politics.

Plus Mike Tipton answers all of Ed’s questions on cold water swimming!

‘Go Big’ is out now in hardback, ebook and audiobook, narrated by Ed and with a bonus conversation between Ed and Geoff: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1119347/go-big/9781847926241.html

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0:00.0	This is reasons to be cheerful with Ed Milliband and Jeff Lloyd.
0:12.1	Well hello.
0:13.6	Hello.
0:14.6	How are you?
0:15.4	I'm well, how's it how's your week been?
0:17.2	My week's been fine.
0:18.2	Longest day of the year coming up.
0:20.0	I used to love midsummer in Sweden.
0:22.0	It's bigger than Christmas.
0:23.3	Is it really?
0:24.3	Yeah.
0:24.9	What happened?
0:26.0	There's a May poll and people dance around it,
0:28.1	pretending to be frogs.
0:29.8	Then a lot of people eat a lot of herring
0:32.0	and drink a lot of snaps.
0:33.9	What's your view on herring?
0:34.9	I've never talked to you about herring.
0:36.4	As a vegetarian.
0:37.8	Oh yeah.
0:38.3	That's not for me.
0:39.4	Are you a fan?
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