Episodes
Monday May 22, 2023
How to be a patriot, with Sunder Katwala.
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Sunder returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, ‘How to Be a Patriot’.
Sunday May 14, 2023
Cllr Stephen Penfold on local government
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
Councillor Stephen Penfold joined us to talk about housing and the other challenges he faces in local government.
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Christabel Cooper on Stevenage Woman and Labour Together
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Labour Together's Director of Research tells us where the next general election can be won and lost.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
The politics of the ’new elite’ with Matt Goodwin.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Professor Matt Goodwin joins Martin and Steve to talk about his new book Values, Voices and Virtue, its reception and the wider arguments about populism and our politics.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Finding common ground with Luke Tryl.
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Martin and Steve are joined by Luke Tryl, UK Director of More in Common to talk about the state of divides in UK society, the political weather and education policy.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
The Conservative Party After Brexit with Professor Tim Bale
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Professor Tim Bale on his new book about the Conservative Party
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Economic discourse with Giles Wilkes.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Former No10 economic adviser Giles Wilkes joins the podcast to discuss the budget, Trussonomics, austerity, "boomsters vs doomsters" and much much more.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Elliott Goat on democracy and polarisation
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Elliott Goat of Undivided and Unhack joins us to discuss democracy and polarisation
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
US midterms and American democracy, with Roifield Brown.
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
We welcome host of the Mid Atlantic pod Roifield Brown back to the show, to discuss the fallout of the US midterm elections and what this means for US democracy and more.
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Lessons from New Labour with Dr Lise Butler and Dr Colm Murphy.
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Historians of the British left, Lise and Colm, join Steve and Martin to talk about New Labour’s legacy and what current politicians could learn from them.