This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.
Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.
So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us.
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On Wednesday this week, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the biggest tax cuts since 1988. But are we actually going to be better off? Economist Torsten Bell explains why the Government are actually in the business of tax rises - and why, in spite of this, public services probably won't improve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. In the Pubcast this week, Oli, Ava, and Ed analyse the Autumn Statement and react to Prime Minister's Questions. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. After Nigel Farage's debut on I'm a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here last night, Ed and Ava set out to answer why do politicians go on reality TV? As well as, is Glastonbury really just for the middle-class Range Rover set? And, does the Government even know what's in the Autumn statement? Presenters: Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Oli Johnson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. It’s been a turbulent week in British politics. Thankfully, in his new book, James O’Brien provides a genealogy of this chaos. In this conversation, O’Brien tells Oli why “Suella Braverman is like a nasty rash”, why Sunak’s party is “like a drunk in a pub car park”, and why we shouldn’t be fooled into thinking Cameron is a centrist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. In the fifth instalment of the Pubcast this week, Oli, Ava, and Ed reflect on Ed's experience attending Saturday's defence of the cenotaph and interviewing its attendees. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss the dramatic scenes in parliament yesterday evening as eight Labour frontbenchers resigned - and dozens more backbench MPs rebelled - in order to back an SNP motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed react to Sunak defending both his appointment of David Cameron to Foreign Secretary and the Government's controversial Rwanda plan, which was upheld as unlawful by the Supreme Court this morning. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. In this additional episode to the Pubcast's roster, Oli and Ava discuss just what makes David Cameron fit - or unfit - to be Foreign Secretary. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli and Ava chat about the sacking of Suella Braverman, the far right turning out on the streets of London, and the glorious return of David Cameron to frontline politics. Then, Ava is joined by Jeremy Corbyn to hear why he believes a ceasefire is the only option in the Israel-Hamas war. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Ava is joined by Jeremy Corbyn, former Labour leader and Independent MP for Islington North. They discuss the need for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Labour's decision under Keir Starmer to call for a "humanitarian pause" instead, and the King's Speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed chat Braverman stirring up football hooligans into defending the Cenotaph, as well as the commencement of the laughing gas ban (including Oli's once lucrative side hustle). Then, Ava is joined by Jeremy Corbyn to hear why he believes a ceasefire is the only option in the Israel-Hamas war. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted...
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Ed and Ava are joined by Matthew Torbitt, a Labour MP's staffer, who was once himself homeless, to discuss Braverman's leaked plans to ban rough sleepers' tents. They also chat the claim, alluded to by Nadine Dorries, that the Tory Party covered up alleged rapes by an MP; and the Government's fear that Armistice Day will be 'desecrated' by 'hate marches'. Presenters: Ava Santina and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Se...
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. "The most dangerous philosopher in the West", Salvoj Žižek, says "context” has become a dirty word in the discussion of Israel and Palestine. However, in this conversation, he dives into that context discussing: how the real aim of Hamas is to “eternalise war”; why the war serves Netanhyahu’s purpose; and why the West is guilty of anti-semetic zionism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. In the second part of the gang's conversation with Josh Kaplan of the Jewish Chronicle, they discuss Starmer's speech in which he did not call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and protests in London. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed Campbell, and Josh Caplan Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed are joined by Digital Editor of the Jewish Chronicle Josh Kaplan to analyse the revelations of the Covid Inquiry, including exactly what is a f*ckpig. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed Campbell, and Josh Caplan Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. With Ava away, the platonic ideal of a podcast returns. Oli and Ed discuss why the former PM has joined GB News, where the Government's WhatsApp messages have gone, and the meet up of "the absolute worst f*****s in the world" - also known as the ARC Conference, taking place in London this week. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Joel Dunn-Wilson Hosted on Acast. ...
We’ve all seen the horrifying images of death and destruction that have emerged out of Israel and Palestine. Hamas’ launching of 5,000 rockets into Southern Israel on October 7th sparked a flashpoint in a region with a long and complex history. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy recounts the road accident that took the life of Abed’s five-year-old son, Milad, and five other Palestinian children. In the aftermath, Abed’s search for his son sees him navigate the trave...
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ed, and Ava react to PMQs, including the SNP's Mhairi Black's call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Joel Dunn-Wilson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli and Ava are joined by producer Laura for a segment on the pro-Palestine and Israel rallies that took place in London this weekend. Then, Ava explains how we're all being screwed by landlords and why Michael Gove - and his Renters' Reform Bill - may be our saviour. Presenters: Ava Santina and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
The optimistic assumptions of liberalism are failing us, causing crises abroad and at home. And, our political parties are unfit to address them, argues political philosopher John Gray. In this conversation, he explains to Oli why we must perceive politics differently to create any hope of escaping current crises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE pubcast. Ava and Ed discuss Labour's stonking wins in the Tamworth and Mid-Bedfordshire by-elections, constituencies that they both spent time in this week. Presenters: Ava Santina and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed are joined by filmmaker Oobah Butler to discuss his latest project in which he takes on Amazon, going undercover in their fulfilment centre and selling drivers' piss on their website. You can watch Oobah's documentary The Great Amazon Heist tonight at 10pm on Channel 4. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acas...
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Ed, Oli, and Ava analyse the most recent Prime Minister's Questions, which focused on events in Israel and Palestine. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Ed, Oli, and Ava are reunited to analyse Sunak and Starmer's responses to the unfolding events in Israel and Palestine, as well as the latest MP facing suspension for sexual misconduct. They also chat the SNP's ingenious new plan for independence and how many prisoners Ed could take at HMP Belmarsh. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Ac...
Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, former politician, and author of Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism. Capitalism's latest mutation has turned us into serfs, training the algorithms of our Big Tech feudal lords with every Amazon purchase made, Tweet liked, and Tesla driven. Oli and Yanis discuss the personal and geopolitical implications of recognising this economic epoch - and if we can every break free from its chains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Upon her return from Labour conference, Ava discusses Keir Starmer's speech and reveals which MPs could be found in the DJ booth. Oli explains why he thinks Sir Starmer listens to PoliticsJOE and why he's enthused about Sadiq Khan's beavers. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Enjoy the first Pubcast in front of a live studio audience at The World Transformed in Liverpool, recorded on the first day of the Labour Party Conference. Ava is joined by the General Secretary of the RMT, Mick Lynch, as well as friend of PoliticsJOE and digital editor of HUCK Magazine, Ben Smoke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
After Suella Braverman's statements regarding immigration and transgender people at Conservative conference, her colleague Caroline Nokes swung by JOE Towers to explain why she could not serve as a minister under the current Home Secretary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Ed's returned from Tory Conference to dissect Rishi Sunak's speech with Ava. Buy tickets to our live Pubcast in Liverpool here: https://theworldtransformed.org/twt23/programme/the-politicsjoe-pubcast-live/ Presenters: Ed Campbell and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. While Ed's in Manchester at his favourite annual event - Tory Conference -, Oli and Ava discuss the infighting within the Conservative Party that's threatening to upstage the Prime Minister. Buy tickets to our live Pubcast in Liverpool here: https://theworldtransformed.org/twt23/programme/the-politicsjoe-pubcast-live/ Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted ...
