This week’s podcast looked at the power of political speeches. Monday’s rally against antisemitism in the Labour party saw a number of moving speeches from Labour MPs – Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Stephanie Lloyd discuss what they saw, and why a big speech from Jeremy Corbyn might be just what he needs to do. Further reading: * Richard Angell’s 10 immediate actions Labour should take against antisemitism * Ruth Smeeth says concerns about antisemitism can no longer be ignored * “We will not be...
Mar 30, 2018•13 min
Philip Collins joins Conor Pope and Richard Angell to discuss what made him interested in the craft of political speeches, how he became a speechwriter, and what makes Jeremy Corbyn a surprisingly good orator. Further reading * Buy Philip Collins’ book, When They Go Low, We Go High * Paul Richards reviews the book for Progress magazine * Full text of Keir Hardie’s ‘sunshine of socialism’ speech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 27, 2018•52 min
Conor Pope and Richard Angell discuss Alison McGovern and Wes Streeting's debate on automation, and look back on Progress Political Weekend 2018. The next live podcast show will be at Progress Annual Conference 2018 on 5 May. Get your early bird tickets here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 23, 2018•11 min
Conor Pope, Alison McGovern and Wes Streeting debate whether automation should be championed or feared in this special live show from Progress Political Weekend 2018. Also: discover the most obscene election slogan in history and test your political knowledge against the two parliamentarians. Further reading: * ‘We, Robots’ – Alison McGovern on new technology * Lauren Crowley on making innovation work for workers * Too gig to fail? Wes Streeting on the excess of the gig economy Hosted on Acast. ...
Mar 20, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Conor Pope and Richard Angell on how we talk about mental health, the effects of inequality – and Shakespeare – as they respond to listeners’ feedback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2018•10 min
Conor Pope is joined by Alison McGovern MP, Luciana Berger MP and mental health professional Joanne Harding to discuss whether we are getting better at talking about mental health, and what effect that is having on treatment. Do we need more integration or less? Just what is parity of esteem? Plus: what exactly is the point of the spring statement? Further reading: * Support the Labour Campaign for Mental Health * Luciana Berger on Jeremy Hunt’s mental health workforce plan * Joanne Harding on t...
Mar 13, 2018•32 min
Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Katie Curtis discuss free movement, ID cards, what we can learn from Estonia, whether Pinochet led to Brexit and International Women’s Day 2018. Further reading: * Fundraiser for Barbara Castle statue * Conor Pope on why adopting ID cards is the way forward * Richard Angell’s 10 reforms to keep us in the single market * Conor Pope on Labour’s immigration divides * Maisie Borrows on using blockchain at the border * Rosie Corrigan on celebrating generations of femini...
Mar 09, 2018•19 min
The only possible way to stay in the single market is to win over public support for freedom of movement. So what changes can be made within free movement to give us more control over our borders? And is reform to free movement a pipe dream? Conor Pope, Alison McGovern and Richard Angell are joined by Pat McFadden to discuss whether it's possible to win over voters. Further reading: * Pat McFadden’s Marshall plan for the working class * James Bloodworth on labour market reforms * Richard Angell’...
Mar 06, 2018•34 min
Conor Pope and Sam Bright discuss how Facebook is more social media than social democracy, who to listen to on the Irish border question, and what kind of knitwear to buy to keep out the cold – as well as revealing the answer to this week’s pub quiz question. Further reading: * Sam Bright on why it’s time to unfriend Facebook * Irish Labour leader Brendan Howlin on what the only solution for the Irish border is Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 02, 2018•10 min
Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to Tony Blair in No 10, talks to Alison McGovern MP about Brexit and the Irish border. Powell played a unique role in the peace process, helping to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement and the return of power-sharing government to Northern Ireland. As Brexit developments begin to put those achievements in doubt, Powell offers his expert analysis to find a way through the looming crisis. Speaking on 28 February 2018, this podcast was originally a live event f...
Mar 01, 2018•16 min
Conor Pope, Alison McGovern, Rafael Behr and Sam Bright discuss how innovation in technology has changed the way political campaigns are run, what the ‘new basics’ are for an online campaign and whether it is realistic to try and hold big tech companies accountable for what they publish. Further reading: * Technology can change the world, says Chi Onwurah * Embracing technology is the key to social justice, says Anthony Painter * Sadiq Khan’s focus on technology will be a winner for London Hoste...
Feb 27, 2018•35 min
Conor Pope and Stephanie Lloyd look at the lack of development in education policy, reminisce about the 2010 student protests, respond to listeners’ comments and reveal some exclusive future plans… Further reading: * How (not) to solve a problem like education, by Jack May * Joe Vinson says the Tories are pushing students into poverty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 23, 2018•8 min
June Sarpong joins Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Henna Shah to discuss why we need to improve diversity in society's structures, what it means to be a pro-Europe campaigner as Brexit hits, and being woke. Further reading: * June Sarpong in Progress magazine on why we need diversity inclusion goals * June Sarpong on why Brexit is not inevitable * AncestrDNA’s #EuroPartOfMe campaign * Why you should back foreign aid if you’re concerned about immigration * Buy Diversify: Six Degrees of Integration...
Feb 20, 2018•38 min
Conor Pope and Richard Angell chat about Stella Creasy’s PFI campaign, just what Boris Johnson means by a ‘liberal’ Brexit, and reply to listeners’ comments. Further reading: * Keir Bradwell on Boris Johnson’s speech * Kate Dearden on how trade unions should respond to changing working conditions * Join the Labour Campaign for the Single Market Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 16, 2018•13 min
There is a consensus that the old economic model does not work, but not an agreement about what should replace it. Stella Creasy MP talks to Conor Pope and Stephanie Lloyd about PFI, while the IPPR's Tom Kibasi and and Labour in the City’s Allen Simpson discuss what economic justice and consensus might look like in this new era. Further reading: * Stella Creasy on how PFI is bankrupting Britain * Tom Kibasi on a eulogy for Britain’s economic model * Jack May on public-private partnerships post-C...
Feb 13, 2018•40 min
Should the suffragettes be pardoned? Is the centenary of some women getting the vote really worth celebrating? And what is the problem with that Telegraph front page? Stephanie Lloyd and Conor Pope respond to listeners’ comments. Further reading: * Jane Merrick on #MeToo * Henna Shah interviews Jacqui Smith * Jessica Asato on why domestic violence should be treated as a public health epidemic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 09, 2018•11 min
Jess Phillips talks to Alison McGovern, Stephanie Lloyd and Conor Pope about how changes to the way women’s refuges are funded is putting their future at risk, whether the government is serious about keeping them open, and if there has been a shift in the way society thinks about abuse. Further reading: * Harriet Harman on how much work there is to be done for women’s rights * Jess Phillips on how budget cuts disproportionately affect women * The After Eight game, in pictures Charities and proje...
Feb 06, 2018•40 min
Richard Angell and Conor Pope discuss the latest in local government, baby leave for MPs and dish out prizes to listeners. Further reading: * Sarah Hayward on Claire Kober's resignation in Haringey * MPs back efforts to overturn '18th Century' baby leave by allowing proxy votes for new parents * Harriet Harman: It's 35 years too late for me, but MPs must get baby leave Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 02, 2018•11 min
With how to run a council hitting the news and the LGA Labour conference coming up, Southwark council leader Peter John and former Camden council leader Sarah Hayward talk to Richard Angell and Conor Pope about Haringey, the ‘Preston model’ and cuts to local services. Further reading: * Labour council leaders hit back at NEC effort to change Haringey council policy * Estelle Hart on the Nuala O’Loan’s private member's bill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 30, 2018•38 min
Alison McGovern talks to chair of the Brexit select committee Hilary Benn about Doc Marten boots, that Syria speech and, of course, Brexit, in a live recording of a Progress "in conversation"’ event from 22 January 2018. To find out more about Progress events, visit prog.rs/events Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2018•38 min
Richard Angell and Conor Pope discuss families in politics, and reveal the details about two special upcoming shows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 26, 2018•12 min
New Zealand’s Labour prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will be having a baby in the summer. So how easy is it to juggle parenting with politics? Labour MP Darren Jones recently brought his newborn daughter into the UK parliament for a three-line whip on Brexit – he speaks to to Alison McGovern, Richard Angell and Conor Pope about that, as well as the Boris bridge to France. Further reading: * Sign the petition for extended maternity leave for mothers of premature babies * Yvette Co...
Jan 23, 2018•36 min
Can Labour sharpen up to make its Brexit stance clearer? Will Emmanuel Macron be the man to help the party do it? And what was the big deal with the Labour NEC this week? Richard Angell and Conor Pope respond to listeners on the back of the week’s events. Further reading: * The Left Foot Forward Polling on Labour's Brexit position * Labour MPs defy Corbyn to vote on the single market * More details on Ann Black's replacement on the NEC disputes committee * Will Macron bring Britain back into the...
Jan 19, 2018•15 min
More people in the UK say they share the values of the Labour party than the Tories. What does that mean for the kind of platform Labour should stand on, what should it mean for our electoral expectations and, most importantly, what does that mean for the country? Plus: is Mrs Brown’s Boys tearing the nation apart? Conor Pope discusses all that with Alison McGovern, Richard Angell and Fabian Society deputy general secretary Olivia Bailey. Further reading: • Mrs Brown’s Britain • Olivia Bailey an...
Jan 16, 2018•34 min
Richard Angell and Conor Pope discuss the latest crisis in the NHS, the shambolic Tory reshuffle and the single market – as well as responding to listeners’ comments and revealing which unpopular Conservative minister used to be a Labour party member… Further reading: * Five ways to get a face-to-face meeting with your MP on Brexit * After this reshuffle, it’s clear Theresa May can’t detoxify the Tories *Why talk of a ‘winter crisis’ in the NHS is misleading http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2018...
Jan 12, 2018•15 min
Chuka Umunna joins Alison McGovern, Richard Angell and Conor Pope to discuss how 2018 will decide the outcome of Brexit, and what progressives at home can do to change it. The panel also debate whether Donald Trump will be impeached, the likelihood of an alien invasion, and old school soul. Five things people can do on Brexit: - Go to see your MP during one of their surgeries - Email your MP - Sign-up to the Open Britain and Labour for the Single Market campaigns - Join Progress and campaign wit...
Jan 09, 2018•41 min
Andrew Adonis joins Stephanie Lloyd and Conor Pope to discuss the past few weeks in British politics, including his explosive resignation, the government’s ideological mishandling of the railways, Brexit, and Clement Attlee’s birthday. Further reading: * Lord Adonis is the political heavyweight Labour needs to stop Brexit * The New Yorker’s praise for Clement Attlee, a model for our times * “Brexit is a populist and nationalist spasm” – Lord Adonis’ resignation letter in full * Tony Blair: 2018 ...
Jan 05, 2018•29 min
A 2018 election? Theresa May still in No 10? Who will win Love Island? Richard Angell, Stephanie Lloyd, and Conor Pope consult the spirits of election campaigns yet to come for their predictions for the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 02, 2018•26 min
Who are the progressives of the year? Alison McGovern, Richard Angell, Stephanie Lloyd and Conor Pope discuss the progressives who got things done in 2017 – but can you beat them in the surprise end of year quiz? Further reading: * Charlotte Norton on Stella Creasy and abortion rights in Northern Ireland * Ealing Council bans anti-choice demos outside abortion clinics * The women of LabourToo write on the need to cultivate the courage to listen * How Liverpool is integrating health and social ca...
Dec 29, 2017•39 min
Ayesha Hazarika joins Alison McGovern, Richard Angell and Conor Pope to pull crackers, drink prosecco, argue over the best Christmas songs of all time and discuss the political high points of 2017. May include Neil Kinnock impressions. Further listening: * Fairytale of New York by the Pogues * Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Darlene Love * O Come All Ye Faithful Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 26, 2017•40 min
