Who represents young people now?

Young people face enormous pressures in the UK today - the modern economy is locking them out of the housing market, jacking up rents, their utility bills are sky high, along with the cost of further education should they want to pursue a degree. And more than 80% of household wealth in Britain is now held by the over 45s. What issues do they face, and why is no one fighting their corner in the political system? Ndidi Okezie, CEO of Youth UK; Jason Allen BEM, Founding Director of Mary's Charity, and Andrew Fisher, Author of Labour's 2017 manifesto and Director of Policy under Jeremy Corbyn join us to discuss.

Former BBC Trust Chairman Lord Patten joins the programme to share his thoughts on the future of the national broadcaster and its Chairman Richard Sharp. And a damning report by Amnesty International has suggests that the UK is now a negative force for human rights on the world stage – the organisation’s General Secretary Agnes Callamard

Also on the programme; SNP leadership contender Kate Forbes resigns from the Scottish government, and a look at the future of our railways on the 60th anniversary of the Beeching Report.