LSE IQ Episode 11 | What's the future of the welfare state?

For more episodes visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq. To subscribe on Apple Podcasts visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app. Related links - LSE Festival: Beveridge 2.0, 19 to 24 February 2018 - http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-Festival LSE Library Exhibition, 8 Jan - 13 April 2018 - A Time for Revolutions: Making the Welfare State, - http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/exhibitions About this epsiode - The welfare state is constantly under debate, whether it is the underfunding of the NHS or the amount we spend on benefits. With over 50% of the country's budget spent on the welfare state and an ever-changing political, technological and cultural landscape, its purpose, size and utility dominate public discourse. In this episode of LSE IQ, James Rattee looks at the research and asks, 'What's the future of the welfare state?'. This episode features: John Hills, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, LSE Department of Social Policy; Lucinda Platt, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology, LSE Department of Social Policy and; Dr Malcolm Torry, Visiting Senior Fellow, LSE Department of Social Policy. About LSE IQ podcast - For further information about the podcast visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq and please tell us what you think using the hashtag #LSEIQ https://twitter.com/hashtag/LSEIQ?f=tweets To subscribe on Apple Podcasts please visit - http://apple.co/2r40QPA To subscribe on Andriod please visit - http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml Or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or listen on SoundCloud at http://bit.ly/lseiq_sc