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Paul Collier on Immigration Controls

Cultural discussion with Stephanie Flanders, who talks to economist Paul Collier, MP Kwasi Kwarteng, British Red Cross chief executive Sir Nick Young and journalist Lindsey Hilsum.

On Start the Week Stephanie Flanders asks the head of the British Red Cross, Sir Nick Young, whether the charity's principle of neutrality is still as relevant today as it was 150 years ago. The journalist Lindsey Hilsum has reported on the major international conflicts and atrocities in the last few decades and wrestles with the moral complexities of being neutral and impartial. Making judgements about who deserves to be helped and how many, concerns the economist Paul Collier, as he attempts to defuse the explosive subject of immigration. And the Conservative MP Kwasi Kwarteng proposes selling working visas to the highest bidder.
Producer: Katy Hickman.

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43 minutes

Paul Collier

Paul Collier is Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford.

Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century is published by Allen Lane.

Kwasi Kwarteng

Kwasi Kwarteng is the Conservative MP for Spelthorne.

Sir Nicholas Young

Sir Nick Young is chief executive of the British Red Cross.

To mark its 150th anniversary, the British Red Cross is holding a debate, From Solferino to Syria: 150 Years of Humanitarian Action, at BAFTA in London on Tuesday 29 October at 6.00pm.

Lindsey Hilsum

Lindsey Hilsum is Channel 4 News International Editor.

Her essay on Rwanda, The Rainy Season, is in this month鈥檚 Granta magazine: After the War.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Stephanie Flanders
Interviewed Guest Paul Collier
Interviewed Guest Kwasi Kwarteng
Interviewed Guest Nick Young
Interviewed Guest Lindsey Hilsum
Producer Katy Hickman

Broadcasts

  • Mon 21 Oct 2013 09:00
  • Mon 21 Oct 2013 21:30

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