File on 4
Summary: A podcast offering Radio 4's award winning, flagship investigative series File on 4.
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Podcasts:
As campaigners call for fundamental reforms of the coronial system, Ann Alexander examines concerns about the conduct of inquests and asks whether families are getting justice.
With plans for future use of London's Olympic stadium in disarray, Allan Urry asks whether taxpayers' billions will leave a lasting legacy from the 2012 Games.
The government wants to make prisoners work hard, pay tax and help fund victims' support. It argues this will also make then less likely to return to crime. Can its plans succeed?
While G20 leaders try to avert economic disaster, Michael Robinson reveals how the pain of the Eurozone crisis presents a golden opportunity for some sophisticated investors.
With no regulation of part-time madrassa schools in Britain, Fran Abrams asks whether the thousands of children who go each week to study the Quran are properly protected.
With the Government's controversial reforms under fire from countryside campaigners, Allan Urry investigates radical changes to the planning system.
Are the Big Six gas and electricity companies turning into the 'new banks' - becoming too big to fail and hindering economic recovery?
With the NHS having to make 20 billion pounds worth of efficiency savings, why is the procurement system still failing to deliver best value on basic equipment?
File on 4 investigates the use of computer hacking by the police and security agencies and asks - is it legal?
The government's strategy to boost local enterprise in England got off to a poor start. Vince Cable admitted it was 'Maoist and chaotic'. Can it recover to help businesses grow?
As the UK continues to give millions of pounds in aid to Rwanda and Zimbabwe, Jenny Cuffe investigates claims those governments are threatening opponents who live in Britain.
Is there a conflict of interest when public servants take private sector jobs? Julian O'Halloran investigates the "revolving door" between government and business.
With many NHS hospitals facing financial problems, A & E department are closing or being replaced by Urgent Care Centres. Allan Urry Investigates the impact on patients.
The Border Agency says new technology will help it tackle illegal immigration, as it cuts one fifth of its staff. But with problems hitting existing IT systems, will the plan work?
Are banks risking another crisis by using complex financial products?