<description>&lt;div&gt;Lord Chris Patten is one of Britain’s big political beasts – not only as a commentator, thinker and writer, but he has had a formidable career where he has put ideas into action.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; He has been a British cabinet minister, chair of the Conservative party, European Commissioner for External Relations, Governor of Hong Kong, Chair of the BBC and most recently Chancellor of Oxford University.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Taken together - including a stint as chair of the independent commission on policing in Northern Ireland - it is one of Britain's most distinguished and successful records of public service.&lt;br&gt;  &lt;br&gt; This is the final episode of Season 5 of the We Society Podcast from the Academy of Social Sciences which tackles the big questions through a social science lens. Throughout this series, you've heard some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Hosted by journalist and Academy President Will Hutton, we interview some of Britain’s top social scientists and public figures from across the globe to explore their evidence-led solutions to society’s most pressing problems.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Don't want to miss a future episode? Follow the We Society on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on wesociety@acss.org.uk and tell us who we should be speaking to or follow us on X &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences"&gt;https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Find out more about the Academy of Social Sciences here:&lt;a href="https://acss.org.uk/"&gt; https://AcSS.org.uk&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </description>

The We Society

AcSS

S5 Ep7: A life of public service with Lord Chris Patten

MAY 1, 202429 MIN
The We Society

S5 Ep7: A life of public service with Lord Chris Patten

MAY 1, 202429 MIN

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<div>Lord Chris Patten is one of Britain’s big political beasts – not only as a commentator, thinker and writer, but he has had a formidable career where he has put ideas into action.<br> <br> He has been a British cabinet minister, chair of the Conservative party, European Commissioner for External Relations, Governor of Hong Kong, Chair of the BBC and most recently Chancellor of Oxford University.<br> <br> Taken together - including a stint as chair of the independent commission on policing in Northern Ireland - it is one of Britain's most distinguished and successful records of public service.<br>  <br> This is the final episode of Season 5 of the We Society Podcast from the Academy of Social Sciences which tackles the big questions through a social science lens. Throughout this series, you've heard some of the best ideas to shape the way we live.<br> <br> Hosted by journalist and Academy President Will Hutton, we interview some of Britain’s top social scientists and public figures from across the globe to explore their evidence-led solutions to society’s most pressing problems.<br> <br> Don't want to miss a future episode? Follow the We Society on your favourite podcast platform and you can email us on [email protected] and tell us who we should be speaking to or follow us on X <a href="https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences">https://twitter.com/AcadSocSciences</a><br> <br> Find out more about the Academy of Social Sciences here:<a href="https://acss.org.uk/"> https://AcSS.org.uk</a> </div>