In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Tom Hale, a Professor at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government, discussing his recent book "Long Problems: Climate Change and the Challenge of Governing Across Time". In this book, Tom sets out why long problems are hard to govern, exploring the knotty question of how we can manage transgenerational problems effectively and fairly before setting out some ideas as to possible solutions. It is a brilliant and thoughtful book, and I am delighted to be able to get into it in this episode. Our discussion is set against the wider focus of Tom’s academic work at Oxford which seeks to explain how political institutions evolve – or not – to face the challenges raised by globalisation and interdependence with a particular emphasis on environmental, economic and health issues.