184 Ryan Wain, Policy and Politics Thought Leader: The Future of Britain - Disrupt Or Be Disrupted

About this episode

Ryan Wain discusses leadership lessons and the importance of connection in politics.

What does it take to stay human in a system that rewards slogans over thinking? In this conversation, Ryan Wain - Senior Director of Policy & Politics at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change - traces his path from Sainsbury’s checkouts in Liverpool to shaping ideas that influence governments in the UK and around the world. We talk about the leadership lessons he learned from everyday people … why place and connection matter more than most policy debates admit … and the moment at King’s College London that challenged his confidence, sharpened his sense of social mobility, and pushed him towards a “third way” that isn’t about tribes … it’s about a we. Ryan takes us behind the scenes of what it really takes to become a parliamentary candidate … the emotional brutality of hustings … and why losing by five votes wasn’t the end of his story. Along the way, we explore a theme that keeps returning: permission. Permission to think. Permission to debate. Permission to confront the hard truth of national decline - and still believe renewal is possible. If you care about leadership, democracy, and what it means to build a future worth belonging to … this one will stay with you.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Gary Crotaz PhD

Guest: Ryan Wain

Topics covered

• leadership
• democracy
• social mobility
• politics
• personal growth
• national decline

Keywords

• leadership
• politics
• social mobility
• democracy
• national decline
• personal growth
• policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Places: Liverpool, King’s College London, UK

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