20 February 2024 – David, Mike, Steve

The Big Idea

Three proposals to change Britain

This is a replacement for the 'Scams and scammers' talk from Jan Blain, who had to cancel at short notice.

Three local speakers will each give a short talk on a radical idea to change the shape of Britain, followed by an opportunity for questions and answers to test and interact with the big ideas. It's a new format for Engaging Issues, designed to stimulate and even provoke, in three areas related to how we grow, retain, invest, and redistribute the material and social resources of the nation.

Topics

Universal Basic Income

Advocated by David Howard. David is a former headteacher, now active in a variety of social and environmental causes in the Strettons.

Giving While Living

Mike Bourke, a former Bishop of Wolverhampton, wants to relate our social and environmental responsibilities with our personal spirituality and lifestyles.

Fixing University Funding

Steve Aze, formerly director of a national careers education resources provider, thinks the unthinkable for financing Higher Education.