Hear Hear Episode 7: Evidence based policy in politics

Science and politics may sound like good bedfellows, but all too often, the words politics and spin blend more naturally. So how important is evidence when it comes to making policy. In this episode, Lib Dem policy advisor and research scientist Prateek Buch tells how populism too often overrides evidence... a view backed by recent Whitehall advisor on crime and drugs policy Alex Stevens and shared too by the Lib Dem MP Julian Huppert. If you like what you hear, you can embed and share freely on twitter and Facebook. Please credit Audioboo & Hear Hear. Twwet us @hearhearshow