Episodes
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.
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Polling UnPacked, with Mark Pack.
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Libdem president Mark Pack joins Steve to discuss his new book on the opinion polls and touch on the mood within the Libdems.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
One Nation Conservatism with Bim Afolami MP.
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Martin is joined by Bim Afolami MP in his office in Parliament to discuss One Nation Conservatism and the Conservative leadership race. This podcast was recorded on Thursday 8 September, prior to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Polling the political centre with Keiran Pedley of Ipsos.
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Pollster Keiran Pedley joins us to explore polling on the political centre ground
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Facing economic challenges, with Martin Wolf.
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
In this episode we are joined by Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, to discuss Gaitskell, Social Democracy and how well the UK's political parties are facing up to challenging economic times.
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Labour’s Blue Wall chances, with Cllr Robert Evans.
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Cllr and former MEP Robert Evans joins the podcast to discuss the frontline of the political realignment, what it is like to be a Labour Councillor in Surrey and reflect on the reemergence of the Brexit debate.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Making democracy work, with Polly Mackenzie.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Polly Mackenzie CE of the think tank Demos and former adviser to Nick Clegg joins the podcast to talk about their work on participative policy making, and what is wrong with being a partisan or a technocrat.
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Ukraine and foreign policy on the left, with David Taylor.
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
David Taylor co-founder of the Labour Campaign for International Development joins the podcast to talk about the situation in Ukraine, wider issues in international development and debates within Labour on foreign policy including re Stop the War Coalition.