Danny Kruger MP, author of a government report into volunteering, joins Christopher Hope to discuss why he thinks Brexit and community spirit are intrinsically linked, and how the government lost the narrative around free school meals. Plus, he reveals why his voluntary work satisfies his inner nosy parker.

Also on the podcast: former spads Polly Mackenzie and James Starkie on why the PM's next chief of staff probably won't be the Svengali figure the press wants them to be, and writer and Thought for the Day regular, Rhidian Brook on why coronavirus has had the nation searching for words of wisdom. 

Danny Kruger's report - Levelling Up Our Communities: https://www.dannykruger.org.uk/communities-report |

Godbothering by Rhidian Brook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Godbothering-Thoughts-2000-2020-Rhidian-Brook/dp/0281083894 |

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