Show Notes
Lord Bird is the co-founder of The Big Issue, a magazine supporting street vendors who are homeless, a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on Future Generations.
In our conversation, we discuss —
The Future Generations Bill, currently being discussed in the UK Parliament
Causes of political short-sightedness
Broader social issues facing the UK
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