PMQs reaction
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Mar 12, 2025•51 min
PoliticsJOE Podcast
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.
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Is Starmer about to lose a Labour safe seat?
Former Labour MP Mike Amesbury declared his plan to stand down as MP for Runcorn on Monday following his sentencing and acquittal on appeal for assaulting a constituent. Today we take a look at the runners and riders, and why Reform could win here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 11, 2025•29 min
Explained: Nigel Farage's Reform meltdown
It's been a torrid weekend at Reform Towers. MP Rupert Lowe had some diparaging words for leader Nigel Farage in the Daily Mail. He's subsequently been refered to the police. The two events are not connected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2025•36 min
Another round: Why the West is apathetic to Gaza's destruction
Omar El Akkad's new new book One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This offers a searing indictment of the complicit liberalism and hypocrisy of the West and asks the question: how will we remember the war in Gaza? He swung by JOETowers to chat to Oli about his work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 08, 2025•36 min
The shocking truth about weight-loss drugs
Investigative journalist Ellie Flynn swung by JOETowers to discuss the findings of her new documentary, Dispatches: Skinny Jab Scandal, available to stream now on Channel 4. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 07, 2025•22 min
EXPLAINED: The Employment Right Bill with Labour's Andy McDonald
We were joined by Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Andy McDonald to dissect the Employment Rights Bill, what's in it, and how it could change the game for British workers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 06, 2025•25 min
PoliticsJOE reacts to PMQs and Donald Trump's Congress address (with Alexandra Haddow)
Comedian Alexandra Haddow joins us in the content dungeon for today's PMQs reaction with a little extra sweetener - Donald Trump's Congress address. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 05, 2025•59 min
Reacting to JD Vance's insane FOX interview
JD Vance made some unhinged claims on Sean Hannity's FOX show on Monday, claiming the UK and France are "random" countries that haven't been in a war in 30 or 40 years. Today we dissect what on earth he was on about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 04, 2025•39 min
PoliticsJOE react to Trump going mental at Zelenskyy
der. Ed, Ava, and Oli dive into the steaming hot saddle ready to dissect the end of the rules-based international order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 03, 2025•32 min
Another Round: Why the right wins elections
Michael Chessum swung by JOETowers to discuss how to build a new Left in the wake of the fall of the Corbyn project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 01, 2025•46 min
The left-wing threat to Reform
David Littlefair of Blue Collar Parliament joined us in the studio to outline his campaign's goal to secure greater working-class representation in Westminster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2025•23 min
The Tates escape Romania, and will Labour lose a seat to Reform?
Today Laura and Seán react to news that Andrew and Tristan Tate are on a plane from Romania to America, despite still facing charges in Romania and the UK. We also get into Laura's trip to Runcorn on Wednesday, where she spoke to the constituents of now convicted Mike Amesbury and how they'd vote in a potential by-election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2025•35 min
PMQs reaction with Milo Edwards
Today we are joined by comedian and podcaster Milo Edwards to break down arguably the best PMQs since Kemi Badenoch started asking the questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 26, 2025•52 min
Starmer cuts foreign aid
Ava and Laura react to Starmer's surprise announcement in parliament today that he would be cutting foreign aid to fund defence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2025•19 min
Macron schools Trump on Ukraine, and Sam Fender talks about working-class men
Today we're reacting to the French President's trip to the White House on Monday where he made Donald Trump look quite silly in front of journalists on Ukraine. We also react to Sam Fender's Sunday Times interview, and his comments on privilege and white working-class men. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2025•37 min
Are the Nazis back in Germany?
Today we're reacting to the news overnight where the AfD had the far-right's biggest win in Germany since World War Two. We break down what it could mean for Keir Starmer, and wider European politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2025•33 min
Another round: How the far-right are taking over German politics
George Hancorn is a digital reporter with ITV News, and he joined us to talk about his new documentary Young, German, and Voting far-right. As Germany prepares to head to the polls on Sunday, we discuss how the AfD have managed to mobilise German youth for right-wing politics, and what the phenomenon could mean for the rest of Europe. Watch the documentary here: https://www.itv.com/watch/news/young-... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 22, 2025•19 min
The Ash Sarkar interview: Why woke is dead
We had the pleasure to be joined in the studio by journalist and author Ash Sarkar before the release of her new book Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War. During a wide ranging conversation we get into Keir Starmer's grip on power, the rise of the right and the death of identity politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2025•52 min
Trump doubles down on Ukraine, and Nigel Farage meets the doctor
Today we're chatting about Donald Trump's continued antagonism towards Ukraine after claiming that Zelenskyy was a dictator in a speech on Wednesday. Then, we catch up with Seán, who was at Jordan Peterson's right wing jamboree in the ExCel centre, the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2025•40 min
Is Rishi Sunak British?
After a bizarre interview from the mainstream right's Fraser Nelson and the online right's Konstantin Kisin, PoliticsJOE react to the insane claim Rishi Sunak isn't English. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 19, 2025•41 min
Trump's plan to colonise Ukraine and hand Donbas to Putin
Today we're reacting to leaked terms the United States are proposing to reach a peace deal in Ukraine, including allowing Putin to consolidate his gains in eastern Ukraine, and the US getting a slice of Ukraine's resource production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 18, 2025•24 min
Keir Starmer wants to send you to Ukraine, and JD Vance scolds Europe
On today's podcast we're chatting about the Prime Minister's intervention over the weekend to say Brits could serve as peacekeepers in Ukraine. We also get into the meat and veg of JD Vance's speech at the Berlin Security Conference, where he suggested wokism is destroying Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2025•48 min
Another round: Who really runs the Labour Party?
In advance of their new book Get In, we were joined in studio by journalists Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire. During our conversation they lift the lid on the inner workings of Keir Starmer's government, the movers and shakers behind the scenes and whether the Prime Minister is actually in the driving seat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2025•56 min
Can British pubs survive the economy?
In this bonus episode, Ava reports from Loughborough, where she met Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, who's on a mission to save the pub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 14, 2025•17 min
PMQs reaction (and Kanye West's fall off)
Kemi Badenoch once again spent 10 minutes making Keir Starmer look good at PMQs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 12, 2025•44 min
The funeral of Drake and Labour's WhatsApp problem
Today we're going deep on the Superbowl, after Kendrick Lamar took to the stage to slaughter Drake live. We chat about the politics, or lack thereof, during his set. We then get into news from the weekend which saw Labour stripping the whip from now sacked health minister Andrew Gwynne after WhatsApp messages surfaced where he took aim at an elderly constituent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 11, 2025•49 min
Another Round: Donald Trump and the end of US hegemony with Robert Kaplan
The election of Donald Trump for his second term in the White House sent the world into a spiral of uncertainty since November last year, and recent weeks have proved more chaotic than anyone may have forecast. Robert D. Kaplan reckons the chaos and crisis can only deepen in the next four years. We were joined by author Robert D. Kaplan on the release of his book Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 08, 2025•36 min
Ilan Pappé interview: What Trump's claim on Gaza means for Palestine's future
Ilan Pappé is an Israeli academic, author and activist with an expertise in the history of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. He spoke to us on the day that Donald Trump announced his plans to turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 05, 2025•16 min
PMQs reaction, and Donald Trump's batshit Gaza comments
Another Wednesday rolls through and like clockwork MPs gather in the Commons chamber for another session of PMQs. We react to the latest. We also reflect on the comments of the American president overnight, where he expressed intentions to level Gaza and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 05, 2025•39 min
In defence of David Mitchell
It's a Brexit bonanza on today's episode as Keir Starmer gets prime to schmooze EU leaders for closer trade arrangements with the bloc, Ava gives us the lowdown from Reform's latest rally in Kemi Badenoch's constituency, and Ed puts it all on the line for David Mitchell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 7 min
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