Tom Hourigan

@TomHourigan

Director of Comms @nesta_uk. Ex-government Special Adviser. Long-time former journalist

Joined May 2009

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Our new podcast at @nesta_uk is all about unhurried, meaningful conversations with the people who’ve been there and done it about fixing some of the UK’s biggest problems.

Sir @normanlamb is our latest guest to talk about social care and how we sort it out for good ⬇️

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Running a new National Care Service centrally like the NHS could be a “disaster” according to ex-Care and Support Minister @normanlamb.

In a new episode of The Fix, Norman tells Nesta CEO @RGurumurthy what it would take to fix the care system: bit.ly/4A9rlnO

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Tom Hourigan @TomHourigan Oct 29

Gutted about Patrick Stewart. My personal favourite turn of his: his guest appearance in Frasier leaning on his Shakespearean background for a perfect Frasierian farce

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Tom Hourigan @TomHourigan Oct 21

Peter Kyle has some interesting things to say about Jeremy Clarkson’s views on UK entrepreneurship in the first episode of our new podcast at @nesta_uk - The Fix…

Nesta @nesta_uk Oct 21

"I think it's cheap".

On the first episode of The Fix from @nesta_uk, former Business Secretary @peterkyle tells @RGurumurthy he believes Jeremy Clarkson was wrong to question why anyone would now open a business in the UK.

🎧 Watch or listen: bit.ly/3U97ZQj

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Tom Hourigan @TomHourigan Oct 16

We have a new podcast at @nesta_uk all about finding fixes to the country’s biggest problems.

Ex-Business Secretary @peterkyle is our first guest. He’s got a lot to say about making the UK a great place to do business again.

The Fix with @RGurumurthy starts on Wednesday.

Nesta @nesta_uk Oct 16

🎙️ The Fix podcast asks one big question: how do we solve the UK’s toughest challenges?

Join host @RGurumurthy & leading voices to explore ideas for change - from energy bills to housing and social care.

New season coming soon - subscribe: youtube.com/@Nesta_UK

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Tom Hourigan @TomHourigan Oct 8

I am genuinely sad about what’s happening at the BBC. I worked there (in chunks) for nearly a decade and left three and a half years ago. It’s not the same place I left and the challenges are really nuanced (I know nuance is tough on X but it’s important)🧵

BBC News (UK) Verified account @BBCNews Oct 8

BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours bbc.in/473sVLE
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