With Parliament not making any headway on Brexit, we experimented to see if Ellie Varley (Vice Chair for Brexit4Students and Conservative voter), Christopher Vince (Labour Councillor in Harlow) and Alisha Lewis (Community Activist for the Liverpool Liberal Democrats) could do a better job and find some common ground.
With the never-ending Brexit saga dragging on, you might not have noticed that Spain is having a snap election on the 28th April. To find out more, Natasha Livingstone chatted to Backbench writers Dom Griffiths and Sammy Russell.
As Brexit consumes all political and media attention, important domestic issues are being overlooked. One of these topics is Prison reform. To find out more, Natasha Livingstone spoke to Graham Atkins, a researcher at the Institute for Government.
Brexit has been making all the headlines again this week as Parliament rejected Theresa May’s deal for the *second* time and voted for an extension. But how does all this affect the Scots? To find out, Natasha Livingstone spoke to Backbench writers Sam Payne (from Hampshire) and Scott Blair (from Scotland ).
Natasha Livingstone sat down with Francis Green, co-author of the new book 'Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School Problem', to discuss educational inequality and how Brexit could make abolishing the private system a little easier.
With the ‘yellow vests’ protests entering their fourth month, Natasha Livingstone spoke to Anelise Borges, Paris correspondent for Euronews, to discover what the future holds for the 'gilets jeunes'.
Backbench editors Calum Henderson and Abby King chat to Natasha Livingstone about The Independent Group and debate whether they represent a fresh start.
On the 27th February, Trump and Kim Jong-un will meet to discuss North Korean denuclearisation - but what will happen? To find out, Natasha Livingstone spoke to Dr Victor Cha, a former US government official and senior advisor at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
We often hear about the struggles facing millennials, but what about generation Z? Backbench editor Lilian Fawcett and writer Alisa Anwar chat to Natasha Livingstone about burnout and ask whether it is a generational issue.
Conservative voters under 25 are a minority in Britain, so what makes them different? To find out, Natasha Livingstone spoke to Tom Harwood, a 22-year-old journalist for the right-wing news site Guido Fawkes.
In the first episode of series two, Backbench editors Maheen Behrana and Lauren White chat to Natasha Livingstone about the establishment, Owen Jones' twitter spats and Larry the Cat.
Natasha Livingstone chats to Carl Miller, author of The Death of the Gods – a book which explores new forms of power in today’s digital world.
Natasha Livingstone sits down with Backbench director Sam Bright and editor-in-chief Daniel Clark to moan about Brexit and reflect on their favourite moments of series one.
Natasha Livingstone chats with Peter Greste, an award-winning foreign correspondent who was imprisoned in Egypt for 400 days in 2013, about the war on journalism and truth.
To bring clarity to this week’s madness, Natasha Livingstone spoke to Dr Simon Usherwood from ‘The UK in a Changing Europe’ about immigration, Chihuahuas and Theresa May’s next steps.
Following this week's Brexit bedlam, Natasha Livingstone chats to Backbench writer Alisa Anwar about how the lack of political education prevents young people from engaging in public affairs.
Natasha Livingstone gives context to the Khashoggi murder and Backbench editor Ali Goldman debates whether the UK is diplomatic or cowardly with writer Maheen Behrana.
On 6th November, American voters will go to the polls two years after Trump's election. In conversation with Marisa Kabas, a New York-based writer and activist, Natasha Livingstone unpacks the US midterms.
Natasha Livingstone chats with Kishan Koria, producer of ITV’s Peston and researcher for Robert Peston’s book, WTF?. A former Backbench editor, Kishan shares his political insights and offers tips for breaking into the media.
Natasha Livingstone chats to Jess Insall and Lauren White about Backbench's investigation into social media and mental health, which found kindness in unexpected places.
Calum Henderson, Mahdi Assan and Natasha Livingstone discuss Tory party bluffs and whether Theresa May is in line for next year's Strictly Come Dancing.
The Labour peer and former cabinet minister spells out his plan to keep Britain in the EU and save young people from being "stuck on an island with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Nigel Farage."
Natasha Livingstone explains the Labour conference 101, getting further insight from editor and delegate Abby King alongside Backbench writer Leuan Cox.
Tom Mitchell and Natasha Livingstone discuss student politics and debate whether the NUS is an "irrelevant echo chamber".
Sam Bright, Daniel Clark and Natasha Livingstone discuss why Mike Pence definitely (maybe) wrote *that* New York Times op-ed and how Brexit will affect tourist Chihuahuas.
What is Backchat all about? Backbench Director Sam Bright provides an insight.
