Melissa Benn

10 Podcast Episodes

S3E9: Melissa Benn on our divided education system

S3E9: Melissa Benn on our divided education system

Melissa Benn comes from a long line of outspoken campaigners and prominent Parliamentarians. She was educated at Holland... Read more

17 Mar 2023

2hr 41mins

Interview with Melissa Benn

Interview with Melissa Benn

Melissa Benn is a writer, campaigner and journalist. She talks to Centre about the school system including comprehensive... Read more

19 Mar 2022

26mins

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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode Five - with Melissa Benn

Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode Five - with Melissa Benn

In this episode we welcome our special guest Melissa Benn.  We discuss so much it's hard to list it all, but topics incl... Read more

21 Mar 2021

1hr 6mins

Melissa Benn and Ed Miliband: Life Lessons

Melissa Benn and Ed Miliband: Life Lessons

In Life Lessons (Verso) Melissa Benn explores how we need to rethink education for life. As more and more of us live and... Read more

25 Aug 2019

1hr 9mins

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Life Lessons - Melissa Benn

Life Lessons - Melissa Benn

Melissa Benn is a writer, journalist and campaigner. She was educated at Holland Park comprehensive and the London Schoo... Read more

2 May 2019

13mins

Women and Power: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves – keynote by Melissa Benn, Writer and Campaigner

Women and Power: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves – keynote by Melissa Benn, Writer and Campaigner

'Women and Power: Changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves’ is the keynote by the writer and campaigner Melissa Benn at th... Read more

6 Mar 2019

40mins

Leaders Reading: Melissa Benn

Leaders Reading: Melissa Benn

Geoff Barton, ASCL General Secretary, talks to Melissa Benn about her book ‘Life Lessons: The Case for a National Educat... Read more

29 Aug 2018

6mins

A New Politics from the Left: Hilary Wainwright, Melissa Benn and Alex Nunns

A New Politics from the Left: Hilary Wainwright, Melissa Benn and Alex Nunns

Hilary Wainwright, co-editor of Red Pepper magazine and fellow of the Transnational Institute, has been a significant fi... Read more

Radical Happiness: Lynne Segal and Melissa Benn

Radical Happiness: Lynne Segal and Melissa Benn

In an age of increasing individualism, we have never been more alone and miserable. But what if the true nature of happi... Read more

6 Feb 2018

1hr 5mins

Rebel Crossings: Sheila Rowbotham and Melissa Benn

Rebel Crossings: Sheila Rowbotham and Melissa Benn

Sheila Rowbotham was one of the leading figures behind the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain and is one of the best... Read more

19 Oct 2016

48mins

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