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Radio Ulster,28 Sep 2025,55 mins

Social Contract Crisis

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Is the Social Contract dying? A heady mixture of demographics, pension pressure and rising prices has put the postwar social contract under pressure. But with politicians stuck in short term electoral cycles, how can we make long term policy decisions for the next generation? Audrey speaks to journalist Liz Kennedy, Jane Hutton professor of statistics at Warwick University and professor of social policy at Ulster University Deirdre Heenan. We are also celebrating World Translation Day with the Wycliffe Bible translators by finding out how AI is speeding up the process of getting the Bible into every language. And as the public consultation on a Northern Ireland Anti-poverty strategy ends, Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick tells Audrey why Civil Society here has rejected Stormont’s draft plans.

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