Show 224- Louise Casey
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2021
⏱️ 125 minutes
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Summary
Louise Casey is one of a kind. A uniquely gifted public servant, she has been a fearless champion of the most vulnerable people in society at the highest level. In this deeply personal interview, Louise recalls her experience of helping to tackle some of the UK's toughest social problems and how she's had to continually deliver uncomfortable truths to the most powerful people in the country. Louise is also hilarious and the interview is peppered with fantastic behind-the-scenes stories.
This gripping discussion covers everything: the hard lessons Louise learned in that first role as Homelessness Czar, the scale of the social problems we face as a country and some frank personal reflections about how the tabloids wrote about her. Louise's reflections on the Rotherham paedophile scandal are particularly shocking, so be warned that the details are severe.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guest is Louise Casey, one of the most |
| 0:15.8 | impressive public servants in modern British history. And really, a public servant like |
| 0:21.6 | no other, there really is no one else that has championed the causes that she's championed. |
| 0:26.9 | Now the post she's held, got the result she's got over such a period. So there's so much in this. |
| 0:32.7 | And of course, as you'll be able to tell from looking at it, this is a long interview. This is |
| 0:38.6 | two or so hours. Now I know you might look at that and think, Oh, I got, I guarantee you every second |
| 0:44.5 | of these words, there's nothing I would take out to this interview. And even at the end of this, |
| 0:49.4 | I thought there's still so much more now. Once I got two hours, I realized that I can't really |
| 0:55.0 | let this interview go on longer, but I would love to get Louise back. And whether you listen to this |
| 0:59.9 | in one go or whether you chop it up and listen to it over a couple of commutes or what you cook in |
| 1:06.2 | or wherever you listen, I guarantee I couldn't stop. It would have been irresponsible to stop this |
| 1:12.1 | conversation before I did because there's just so much to talk to Louise about and my God, this |
| 1:19.4 | isn't just about politics. This is so many lessons about leadership, about how you get things done. |
| 1:24.7 | Just have quickly Louise had to learn the skills that really have made her, the unique |
| 1:32.6 | public servant that she is. So there is a heck of a lot in this. |
| 1:37.7 | Don't forget you can email the show, politicalpartypodcast at gmail.com. After the Martin Angus |
| 1:43.1 | polling day episode, a couple of you have been in touch because you wanted the posting pick. |
| 1:51.4 | I have forwarded those emails on to Martin. So hopefully if you've been in touch wanting one of |
| 1:56.3 | those posting packs of you're an activist or you just want one as a piece of memorabilia, |
| 2:01.3 | then email the show politicalpartypodcast at gmail.com. I'm not in charge of whether you get one or |
| 2:06.5 | not. I passed them on to Martin and if he dames to look kindly upon your request. So I take no |
| 2:13.4 | responsibility for whether your wish is granted or not. But oh yes, and a week today, |
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