Centre Think Tank in Conversation is hosted by Torrin Wilkins and Centre Think Tank. It includes interviews with a wide variety of politicians, academics, and activists.
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In this episode, Torrin Wilkins speaks to Baroness Pitkeathley OBE. She is the Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords and a former CEO of Carers UK. Baroness Pitkeathley is also the Co-chair of the Carers All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Their discussion covered the social care system and supporting unpaid carers. They also spoke about whether we need to make social care free at the point of use, the new review of the social care system, and how we can expand the social care workforce.
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3 Mar 2026
Linsey Farnsworth MP interview
In this episode, Torrin Wilkins speaks to Linsey Farnsworth, the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley since 2024, who spent over twenty years working at the Crown Prosecution Service. She also serves as the National Mission Champion for Safer Streets and is a member of the Justice Select Committee.
Their discussion covered the early release scheme, the lessons we can learn from the Norwegian prison system, and how to expand education within prisons. They also spoke about how we can tackle drug use outside of prison using methods such as diversion, how new prisons can be built to cope with an expanding prison population, and where rehabilitation can be used within prisons.
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6 Feb 2026
Dr Allison Gardner MP interview
In this episode, Torrin Wilkins speaks to Dr Allison Gardner MP, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South since 2024. She is also a Senior Scientific Adviser for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on Artificial Intelligence and a lecturer at Keele University, where she teaches data science.
Their discussion covered the future of health care, social care, and the role of technology in the NHS. They also spoke about the independent commission to reform our social care system, whether social care should be free at the point of use, the use of Artificial Intelligence within the NHS, expanding prevention throughout life, and spending on the NHS.
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