The Fat of the Land
The Politics Show
The New Statesman
4.2 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
On this week's New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian discuss Boris Johnson's obesity busting plans. Then, in You Ask Us, they answer questions on London's post-covid future and how an independent Scotland would've eased the lockdown.
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| 0:00.0 | There are around 48,000 new cases of lung cancer every year in the UK, but it doesn't affect everyone equally. |
| 0:08.7 | Incident rates are far higher in deprived areas, and there's too often a a postcode lottery when it comes to that |
| 0:14.8 | all important early diagnosis. The New Statesman podcast is sponsored by MSD, a research |
| 0:21.0 | intensive global bio-pharmaceutical company active in several key areas of global health |
| 0:26.4 | including immunization and oncology. They've recorded a special sponsored episode with the New Statesman Podcast in which thought leaders explore |
| 0:34.7 | how the UK can and must tackle health inequalities to deliver early diagnosis and treatment. |
| 0:41.5 | Listen to the episode now. |
| 0:43.0 | Look for lung cancer inequalities in the New Statesman Podcast feed. |
| 0:48.0 | The New Statesman Podcast is sponsored by the Center for Progressive Policy. |
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| 1:00.0 | Can Labor deliver fair growth? |
| 1:02.0 | Labor has put economic growth at the Can Labour deliver fair growth? |
| 1:03.0 | Labour has put economic growth at the heart of its pitch for power, |
| 1:06.6 | but under tight constraints can the party deliver? |
| 1:09.8 | Join inspiring political and economic thinkers at the Royal Society in London on the 28th of November |
| 1:15.8 | for a day of debate and discussion with a keynote speech by Ed Miliband. |
| 1:20.6 | Search Inclusive Growth Conference to book your free ticket now. Hello and I |
| 1:39.0 | welcome to the New Statesman podcast. While Alva's still on holiday, Stephen and I discuss obesity and the government's new strategy |
| 1:44.8 | to try and help us lose weight. You ask us, will London survive coronavirus and |
| 1:49.8 | you ask us another question? Would the Scottish government's coronavirus strategy be different if it had |
| 1:54.7 | full fiscal autonomy from the UK? |
| 1:57.0 | So we're starting the week with the news that buy one get one free deals on |
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