Across the Red Line

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Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of a political issue to listen to each other

Anne McElvoy, working with conflict resolution experts Gabrielle Rifkind and Louisa Weinstein, invites two figures on opposing sides of an issue to listen to each other.

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Across the Red Line: Can going on strike any longer be justified?

Can going on strike any longer be justified?

BBC Radio 4 - Across the Red Line, Can going on strike any longer be justified?

Anne McElvoy invites figures on opposed sides of an issue to listen to each other.

Ex-trade union leader Alan Johnson and economist Andrew Lilico debate - and are then invited to explore each other's perspective. With Anne McElvoy and Gabrielle Rifkind.

Anne McElvoy returns with a new series of the show that invites people who disagree on an issue to debate - and then to listen to each other. 

The cost of living is rising. There is talk of a summer of industrial discontent. But in an economy that has radically changed since the trade unions' 1970s heyday, can going on strike still be justified? Are there better ways to resolve disputes, or does the right to strike remain crucial? 

Ex-trade union leader and former Labour home secretary Alan Johnson meets economist Andrew Lilico to debate - and then conflict resolution specialist Gabrielle Rifkind invites each of them to find out more about what has shaped their opponent's worldview and beliefs, to see if they can reach a deeper understanding of the other's position.

Producer: Phil Tinline

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