Original Broadcast: The Bigger Picture
Imagine a world in which everyone has a stake in the great tech firms that serve them each day, and where dividends are gradually replacing wages to provide regular income for everyone, as work becomes scarcer as a result of automation? Imagine a world where every young person not only has a small inheritance with which to start their adult life, but also the opportunity to build its value by learning life skills? Simon Rose is taking a well-earned break this week, so we’re taking the opportunity to bring you a talk given Gavin Oldham in August to the leading City of London think-tank Z/Yen.
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The full Budget speech, as delivered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak at just after 12:30 pm - 51 minutes
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This short reading of Night Prayer, without psalms, is taken from 'Prayers for use during the coronavirus outbreak' published by the Church of England.
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Love at the Cutting Edge is a reflection on the nature of evil and suffering, whether of human origin or otherwise, and on how Christian teaching resonates with morality and conscience - produced by Gavin Oldham in March 2021. The background music is Gorecki's Symphony No. 3, first movement as performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 1995.
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Gavin Oldham, Chair of Trustees at The Share Foundation, meets Dave Rose of Premier Radio to explain how their new incentivised learning programme called the 'Stepladder of Achievement' is offering new opportunities for young people in care - and how listeners can help to make it available across the United Kingdom.
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How you can help young people in care prepare for adult life by supporting The Share Foundation’s ‘Stepladder of Achievement’ programme.
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Drawing together the key Christian understanding - that the nature of God is love, unconditional love - and the three great laws of nature that drive creation and evolution - gravity, light/energy and time - Gavin finds the bridge between science and faith. Christians believe that humans are made in the image of God, and it is therefore only natural that we should explore, marvel at, and continue to unwrap God's technology ..
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