Amol Rajan

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3,997 appearances 23 recordings 6 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 16 Jul

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Radical · What Is The Secret To Happiness? (Your Radical Questions with Lord Richard Layard) · 6 Jul 2026 podcast

And the reason I ask you that is because one of the absolutely dominant themes of this podcast, and actually of our national life at the moment, matched

is a concern about decline. matched

It's a feeling that basically the post-war years were pretty good. matched

You had a demographic dividend, five to six workers per retiree, relative peace, the cultural excitement of the 60s and the white heat of technology that Wilson mentioned. matched

And yes, there were dips, the 70s, oil crisis and so forth, and another surge during the 80s. matched

A lot of people fetishize the 1990s at the moment. matched

That's a big trend online. matched

Are we right in Britain to feel a certain gloom at the moment? matched

Can we end on an optimistic note? matched

You mentioned lessons from history, German story post Second World War and so forth. matched

Optimism itself feels to me rather a radical thing these days. matched

Why be optimistic about Britain in 2026? matched

What a wonderful and happy note on which to end. matched

You've certainly increased the happiness of our listeners in these conversations. matched

Richard, thank you so much. matched

Thank you. matched

It's such a pleasure to get to know you. matched

Thank you all so much for your questions. matched

Thank you, Richard, for answering them. matched

I'll be back with another episode of Radical on Thursday. matched

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