Join us this week as we discuss important news regarding our governments UFO cover up as well as a British Doctor who has found Simulation Data in elements of his work. We hope to see you Thursday at 6pm EST.

Beyond The Radar- EP 3- UFO Coverups And Simulations

Episode Summary
This week we’re looking at how to improve public services. How can bureaucracies best be managed to deliver positive outcomes? Does compliance get in the way of building trust between citizens and governments?

Episode Notes
The state of public services is a pressing issue both in the UK and globally. News headlines are frequently dominated by stories of chronic failures and acute crises. In response, politicians often propose solutions involving more targets, tighter rules, and increased oversight. When confronted with challenges, their instinct is often to exert more control.

A new book challenges this approach, suggesting that such responses may (at least in some cases) be counterproductive. It argues that bureaucrats can often perform at their best when they are trusted with greater autonomy, encouraged to develop and apply their own expertise, and supported in collaborating with colleagues toward a shared mission. Despite this, the book acknowledges that managing for empowerment comes with significant challenges.

The book, Mission Driven Bureaucrats, is written by Dr. Dan Honig, Associate Professor of Public Policy in the UCL Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy, who joins us on the podcast today.
 
Mentioned in this episode:

Mission Driven Bureaucrats. Empowering People To Help Government Do Better, by Dan honig

UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.

Show Contributors
Dan Honig
Alan Renwick

Transcript link:
https://ucl-uncovering-politics.simplecast.com/episodes/mission-driven-bureaucrats/transcript

Mission-Driven Bureaucrats

In a turbulent political summer, few surprises were greater than that caused by French president Emmanuel Macron’s decision in June to call early parliamentary elections. Macron’s party had just been trounced in the European Parliament elections; and victory for the far right seemed likely. In the end, thanks to some last minute deals, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally did not win. Rather, it was an alliance of the left that secured most seats in the National Assembly. 

France’s Socialist Party was regularly in power from the early 1980s till the mid 2010s. But it collapsed spectacularly in the elections of 2017, and its very survival today seems in doubt. So what has been going on? And have the recent elections brought any signs of revival?

Joining us to explore these questions is Philippe Marlière, Professor of French and European Politics in the UCL European and International Social and Political Studies department.

This episode of UCL Uncovering Politics is the first in an occasional series of episodes based on pieces in Political Quarterly.

Mentioned in this episode:
Marlière, P. (2024), French Social Democracy in Turmoil. The Political Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.13442

UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.

https://ucl-uncovering-politics.simplecast.com/episodes/french-social-democracy-in-turmoil/transcript

French Social Democracy In Turmoil

There have been longstanding calls for reparations to address the profound injustices of colonialism and compensate for the vast extraction of resources from colonized nations. However, with few recent exceptions, these demands for reparations have largely been ignored by the former colonial powers. So, what comes next?

Over the past two decades, renewed interest in colonial reparations has emerged within political theory and philosophy, with a focus on assigning responsibility for redress. Yet, relatively little attention has been given to how redress might be achieved in the face of persistent colonial amnesia and apologia. In this episode Dr. Shuk Ying Chan, Assistant Professor in Political Theory at UCL Political Science, proposes a solution: expropriation (the unilateral public takeover of foreign assets) as a justified response to these overdue reparations.

In her argument, she shifts the focus from simply determining responsibility for reparative justice to exploring what victims of past injustices, or their descendants, are justified in doing to claim what they are owed. She also addresses the unique challenges of pursuing such political resistance at the global level.

Mentioned in this episode:
Chan, S.Y. (20024) Expropriation as Reparation. American Journal of Political Science. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajps.12891 
 
UCL’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy offers a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognised for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking among the top departments in the UK on both the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and the latest Guardian rankings.

https://ucl-uncovering-politics.simplecast.com/episodes/unpaid-reparations-and-expropriation/transcript

Unpaid Reparations And Expropriation

The “Connect with County Leaders” podcast with your host Bryan Hill, Fairfax County Executive, is a monthly opportunity to hear the county executive discuss opportunities, priorities, and issues with various leaders from around Fairfax County.

On this edition of “Connect with County Leaders,” CEX Hill connects with Clark Mercer, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).

To listen to other great Fairfax County podcasts, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/podcasts, and for additional audio content, tune in to Fairfax County Government Radio at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/radio. 

For more Fairfax County news and event information, visit NewsCenter online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news. 

For questions, call 703-FAIRFAX (324-7329) weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or email publicaffairs@fairfaxcounty.gov. 

The “Connect with County Leaders” podcast is produced by the Fairfax County, Va., Government.

Clark Mercer, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

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The “Connect with County Leaders” podcast with your host Bryan Hill, Fairfax County Executive, is a monthly opportunity to hear the county executive discuss opportunities, priorities, and issues with various leaders from around Fairfax County.

On this edition of “Connect with County Leaders,” CEX Hill connects with Clark Mercer, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).

To listen to other great Fairfax County podcasts, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/podcasts, and for additional audio content, tune in to Fairfax County Government Radio at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/radio.

For more Fairfax County news and event information, visit NewsCenter online at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news.

For questions, call 703-FAIRFAX (324-7329) weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or email publicaffairs@fairfaxcounty.gov.

The “Connect with County Leaders” podcast is produced by the Fairfax County, Va., Government.

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GTL Music Promotions is the artistic label of Peter Irvine, a songwriter, music producer, and keyboardist based in Bellshill, Glasgow, Scotland. Although he co-owns a logistics business, music remains his passionate hobby. His compositions span various genres, characterized by emotive melodies and storytelling drawn from personal experiences.
With 88songs, including 20 covers & 22 instrumentals released to date.

UCL (University College London) is consistently ranked among the world's top ten universities (QS World University Rankings 2010 - 2021). Our excellence extends across all academic disciplines, from one of the world's foremost centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences to world-renowned centres for architecture (UCL Bartlett), education (UCL IOE) and fine art (UCL Slade School).

UCL is London's leading multidisciplinary university, with more than 13,000 staff and 43,000 students from 150 different countries. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of any religion and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men.

UCL Minds brings together UCL’s knowledge, insights, and ideas through events, activities, and digital content open to everyone. Find out what’s on UCL Minds: www.ucl.ac.uk/minds

I enjoy composing & producing music in my home studio. Having been turn on to music by the like of Iron Maiden, early Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Megadeth & Queen heavy rock/metal was the original direction I took when I sat down to try to compose my first tunes.

Pink Floyd found a way into my life & also a way into my creative thought process and this was a big turning point for me, the Floyd showed me that verse chorus etc was not all that music could be. I soon started playing with sounds & sound fxs, the world of music had just become so much bigger...........& better.

More bands followed, Gong, Marillion, & the absolutely out of this world Ozric Tentacles all reinforcing the verse chorus 4 minute song is not for everyone.

Finally around 2003 I set out to record what would become my first album/EP Stand Alone Together, id come up with a theme surrounding the 1969 moon landing & how a good % of people believe the mission was a hoax & I wanted to try & tell this story using music. With my Floyd & Maiden influences in hand I set out to piece together some demos I had recording over the previous few years.

I managed to find a really good group of musicians & vocalists to work with who helped massively in the final out come of Stand Alone Together.

The album went on to sell well worldwide through my Myspace page & I also managed to gain plenty of radio airplay along with a handful of interviews, for someone like myself this was a great success & I was over the moon with what we had achieved up to this point. 

Due to family & work life music took a back seat up to 2009 when I finally decided to form a live version of AREA 39 & take Stand Alone Together on the road, the live band just like the studio band was full of great musicians & a great vocalist. We managed to perform a good run of UK live dates before I decided it was time for some new music.

It took between 2012 & 2020 for the next album to be composed & recorded but this time I managed to record all guitars, bass & orchestral parts myself bringing in yet again another great vocalist, well actually she was out of this world & I also brought in really great rock drummer.

This time the vibe was very much more a rock/orchestral sound & with tunes about the Titanic & the Dambusters I decided to call the album Adaptations. The full album is now available on soundcloud free to download.

Here we are now in 2025 and some demos that I have been working on for a few months have started to take shape and they are very different from any of my previous work to date.

These tunes take on a more driving sound, using synths mixed with guitars, is it Alternative? Is it pop? Is it Dance? I'm not sure what genre these tunes are; so, I will let the listeners decide.

I am also using these demos to try and find musicians who like what I've started and would maybe like to get involved to help finish them.

Any vocalists, keys/synth players, guitarists who like what im doing please contact me.

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