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Radio 4,22 Jun 2020,56 mins

Rethink: The Edge of Change

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Amol Rajan and an international panel of guests discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has created an opportunity to reshape our world. In nations across the globe, it exposes underlying tensions within and between communities - whether over inequality, age, wealth or nationalism. Does this brutal disease paradoxically create the conditions necessary for radical change in our societies, economies and international relations? Contributors include: Tony Blair, former British prime minister Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister George Osborne, former British chancellor Amani al-Khatahtbeh, author, tech entrepreneur and candidate for the United States House of Representatives Zoltan Kovacs, Hungarian secretary of state for public diplomacy and relations Producer: Ben Crighton Researcher: Kirsteen Knight

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