{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f45054522ae9150faf6117c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Hidden Power","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f45054522ae9150faf6117c/1598475209205-aa30e16c39658957fd1a7c7ad37b134d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>Why doesn’t government work?</strong></p><p><strong>Is it the politicians, the civil servants, the political parties?</strong></p><p><strong>Or is it the system in which they all operate?</strong></p><p><br></p><p>The Hidden Power goes behind the sporting spectacle of modern politicking to find the real villain.</p><p><br></p><p>This series of six podcasts, broadcast weekly from October 10th, provides both critique and answers.</p><p><br></p><p>Good government is entirely possible - but not in its current guise.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Ed Straw, former chair of Demos - the cross-party think-tank on democracy, and producer Philip Tottenham.</p>","author_name":"Ed Straw and Philip Tottenham"}