In this episode Will speaks to academic and author Dana Mills about her new book on the economist, thinker and political activist Rosa Luxemburg. They also discuss the changes in Europe between Rosa's time and our own, the protests in Israel against incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the why Rosa is such an important figure in the history of the left. Apologises for some minor audio glitches throughout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 31, 2020•28 min•Ep. 94
In this episode Will speaks to Independent Candidate for the Mayor of London, Farah London, about her campaign to become Mayor of London, why she decided to stand, her policies on the police, the environment and Black Cabs as well as her thoughts on where the Mayor of London should stand on the world stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 24, 2020•26 min•Ep. 93
In this episode Will is once again joined by longtime friend of the podcast Nathan Boroda, who is standing as the Labour Party's candidate in Unsworth at next year's local elections. They discuss the elections, how the North has tackled Coronavirus, Brexit and next month's US Presidential election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2020•29 min•Ep. 92
In this episode Will speaks to George Fairhurst, host of Red Rose Reporting, Chair of Yorkshire and Humber Young Fabians Society and Membership Officer for Open Labour in West Yorkshire about last year's General Election, Brexit, Red Rose Reporting, how Labour can win back the North in next year's local elections and next month's US Presidential Election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 16, 2020•43 min•Ep. 91
In this episode Will is joined by returning guest Antony Tucker, who is one of Labour's candidates for Earlsdon ward at next year's Local Elections. They discuss the elections, Labour's response to coronavirus, the impact of Brexit and next month's US Presidential Election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 09, 2020•25 min•Ep. 90
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to former Irish Green Party Parliamentary candidate for Limerick, Claire Keating, about the Green Party in Ireland, this year's Irish General Election, her campaign to make Limerick Carbon Neutral and the US Presidential Election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 05, 2020•27 min•Ep. 89
In this episode we speak to City Council candidate for American Canyon, Jason Kishineff, about his campaign for City Council, his thoughts on Biden and Trump, his feelings about the Supreme Court and why he got into politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 01, 2020•31 min•Ep. 88
In this episode of the podcast, Will speaks to the Republican Congressional candidate for Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, John Paul Moran. They discuss the race in Massachusetts, the upcoming Biden - Trump debate, coronavirus and Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2020•34 min•Ep. 87
In this episode Will speaks to Lord Foulkes, former MP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley from 1979 - 2005, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians from 2007 - 2011, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 - 2001 and Minister of State for Scotland from 2001 -2002. They discuss Keir Starmer, the future of Labour in Scotland, the SNP and the Scottish Parliament, the Internal Market Bill and the US Presidential Election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Sep 24, 2020•24 min•Ep. 86
In this episode Will speaks to Labour Party councillor for Chatham Central, Leader of the Opposition on Medway Council and candidate for the Labour Party's NEC, Vince Maple. In the podcast they discuss the NEC election, the role of local government in dealing with the Coronavirus Pandemic, the potential of a No Deal Brexit to impact the UK economy and how the Labour Party can win the next General Election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 19, 2020•34 min•Ep. 85
In this episode Will speaks to Lauren Davison, co host of the Left Whingers podcast about the podcast, the up and coming Young Labour and NEC elections, the Labour Party's approach to justice policies and next year's local and devolved elections. Make sure to also check out Left Whingers on Spotify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 16, 2020•30 min•Ep. 84
In this episode Will speaks to Green Party councillor and Green Party in England and Wales leadership candidate Rosemary Sexton about why she wants to lead the Green Party, the issue of diversity in politics, the need for a Green New Deal and how she thinks the Green Party can gain more seats in Parliament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 19, 2020•28 min•Ep. 83
In this episode Will is joined by comedian Jake Yapp to discuss musical comedy and how hard it can be to do, his thoughts on the new series of Spitting Image, the limits or otherwise of producing comedy online, whether stand up comedy is better at channeling anger about politics than sketch comedy and why impressionists have so many politicians to choose from now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 16, 2020•48 min•Ep. 82
In this episode Will speaks to returning guest William Kedjanyi, Star Sport's Elections, Politics and Policy Analyst about Joe Biden's running mate, the potential results of this year's Presidential Election, who could be the next Chair of the BBC, next year's local elections and a potential Scottish Independence Referendum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2020•44 min•Ep. 81
In this episode Will speaks to three returning guests about the impact of COVID 19 on their work. In the first part Will speaks to Glen O'Hara, Professor of History at Oxford Brookes University about the impact of coronavirus on the universities sector and how universities will function when the academic year starts in September; in the second part Will speaks to Michael Bell about how the hospitality sector, in particular social clubs, is dealing with the pandemic and about his bid for the Co -...
Aug 09, 2020•46 min•Ep. 80
In this episode Will speaks to Dean of Durham University's Law School, Professor of Law and Government at Durham, member of the Fabian Society Executive, Advisor to the Labour Party and Chair of the Sedgefield Branch of the Sedgefield Constituency Labour Party, Thom Brooks. In the episode they discuss Thom's time advising Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer; UK immigration policy; Shamima Begum's case before the Supreme Court; Brexit and this year's US Presidential Election. Hosted on Ac...
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 79
In this episode Will is joined by three members of the Liberal Democrats to discuss the 2020 Liberal Democrat's Leadership election between Ed Davey and Layla Moran and the future of the Lib Dems. Will's guests are April Preston, a member of the Liberal Democrats Federal Board, a former Lib Dem council candidate and director of the Radical Association; Torrin Wilkins, founder and director of the thinktank Centre, and Leena Sarah Farhat, Young Welsh Liberals Campaigns Officer and Senedd candidate...
Jul 23, 2020•58 min•Ep. 78
In this episode we speak to the economist, journalist and author of Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation, Grace Blakeley about what Financialisation is, the difference between political and economic democracy, the position of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer, the sacking of Rebecca Long Bailey, the potential impact of a No Deal Brexit and the West's economic interactions with China. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 16, 2020•39 min•Ep. 77
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to NEC candidate and former member of the NEC from 2000 - 2018 and former Chair of the NEC from 2009 - 2010, Ann Black. They discuss Ann's campaign and her three main priorities if elected, what were Ann's greatest achievements on the NEC, how she felt when she lost in 2018 to the "JC9", Keir Starmer's leadership of the party and how Labour will tackle next year's local elections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 07, 2020•34 min•Ep. 76
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to creator of 326 Politics and a Political Analyst for Smarkets, Patrick Flynn, about the upcoming Presidential election, how Joe Biden could cope with a Republican dominated Senate, why President Trump's popularity is continuing to fall, whether Boris Johnson will fight the next election, whether Labour can succeed in next year's local elections and who the next leader of the Liberal Democrats could be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Jun 30, 2020•26 min•Ep. 75
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Meggie Foster, an actor and social media star, about impressions, how she chooses her material, the process of creating her content, which politicians she would like to use for her videos, her influences and who she would like to collaborate with. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2020•19 min•Ep. 74
In this episode Will speaks to journalist, film maker and host of Corbynism: The Post-Mortem, Oz Katerji. In the episode they discuss the making of the podcast, Oz's thoughts on it being referenced in the leaked Labour antisemitism report, why Oz decided to make the podcast in the first place, what Keir Starmer's approach to foreign policy could be like, President Trump and the Middle East, what Joe Biden's foreign policy might be like if he wins and whether the West will ever remove Assad. Host...
Jun 21, 2020•30 min•Ep. 73
In this episode we speak to Deputy Chief Executive of Renewable UK, former MP for Great Grimsby from 2015 - 2019, Shadow Deputy Leader of the House from 2015 to 2016 and Shadow Minister for Housing from 2017 to 2019 Melanie Onn. We discuss Brexit, the 2019 UK General Election, how Melanie thinks the government is dealing with coronavirus, the renewable energy industry in Britain and the 2020 Labour Leadership contest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 14, 2020•33 min•Ep. 71
In this episode we speak to Iain Carnegie, a musician, composer and host of the excellent Politics of Sound podcast about his podcast, the musical tastes of politicians, whether music is political or not, Wagner, whether politics is too enamoured of performing, pop music and politics and music that Iain thinks we should all listen to. Make sure to check out the Politics of Sound podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/politics-of-sound/id1463362456 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Jun 10, 2020•34 min•Ep. 70
In this Youtube special of the podcast we speak to two great Youtubers about their content, politics and how the two are linked. In the first part we speak to Canadian comedian Buckley of the Youtube channel ADoseOfBuckley about whether comedy has limits, free speech on Youtube, celebrities' use of politics and the influence of politics on music. In the second half Will speaks to British Youtuber Ed Chapman about his channel GameFaceHD, his series Roast the Week, whether Youtube is right to demo...
Jun 06, 2020•39 min•Ep. 69
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Labour Party councillor for Stanhope, Brendan Chilton, about the coronavirus pandemic and the government's handling of it, Brexit and the UK's future relationship with the world including China, Blue Labour, the homicide of George Floyd and the UK's reaction to it. You can read the report Brendan mentions here https://globalbritain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GBLL-paper-30-Truths-Final-05.01.19.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Jun 02, 2020•40 min•Ep. 68
In this episode we speak to Julian Burnside QC, a leading Australian human rights campaigner, lawyer and the Greens candidate for the Senate seat of Victoria. We discuss Manus and Naru, the Australian government's handling of coronavirus, Bill Shorten, Julian's 2019 House of Representatives campaign, the case of Bruce Trevorrow, why people are climate change deniers and why Julian is standing for the Greens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 21, 2020•35 min•Ep. 67
In this episode Will speaks to acclaimed British actor, director and writer Reece Dinsdale about Threads, The Absence of War and This House which is being streamed by the National Theatre on their Youtube channel from the 28th of May to the the 4th of June. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 15, 2020•36 min•Ep. 66
In this episode Will speaks to Judith Bunting, a journalist, TV producer and Liberal Democrat MEP for South East England from 2019 - 2020 about the European Union, how it compares to Westminster, Brexit, the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections, Keir Starmer, VE Day and the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 09, 2020•39 min•Ep. 65
In this episode Will speaks to Michael Bell from the Co-operative Party about the history of the party, its structure, its links to Labour, whether the current pandemic will result in more cooperatives and Keir Starmer and the Co -Op. Please bear in mind when listening there are some minor glitches in the audio for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 07, 2020•22 min•Ep. 64
