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Should we have a Minister for Loneliness?

A lot of people have been in touch with the show since yesterday, when Kieran spoke to John, a li...

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15.57 25 Sep 2024


Should we have a Minister for Loneliness?


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A lot of people have been in touch with the show since yesterday, when Kieran spoke to John, a listener, about his experience of the male friendship recession.

What can we do on a societal level to tackle the problem of loneliness? Do we need a new Minister to address the problem?

That’s the call from Pauline O’Reilly, Green Party Senator, who joins Kieran, as well as Seema Kennedy, Former Conservative MP and Former Co-Chair of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, to discuss.


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