Episodes
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Labour building bridges, with Ryan Wain.
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Ryan Wain, of the Tony Blair Institute, joins Martin and Steve to talk about his recent work on how Labour might rebuild its electoral coalition, as well as broader questions around renewing progressive politics.
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Polarisation and generational divides, with Prof Bobby Duffy.
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Professor Bobby Duffy of Kings College London joins Martin and Steve to talk about his research on polarisation in UK politics and the role of generational divides.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Local government and Labour‘s prospects, with Cllr Christabel Cooper.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Labour Cllr and data analyst Christabel Cooper join Martin and Steve to talk about the prospects of the Labour party and the state of local government and politics.
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Tim Bale on party members, switchers, and a threat to democracy
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Professor Tim Bale on party members, switchers, and a threat to democracy
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Polling and parties, with WIll Jennings
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Professor of politics Will Jennings joins Martin and Steve to discuss how the public think about policy, the parties and government.
Saturday Jun 12, 2021
The 'Blue Wall', with David Gauke.
Saturday Jun 12, 2021
Saturday Jun 12, 2021
Former Conservative MP and minister David Gauke joins Martin and Steve to reflect on politics since the 2019 election and talk about the prospects of Labour making inroads in the Tory southern seats .
Wednesday May 19, 2021
100 days of President Biden, with Roifeild Brown.
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Steve is joined by Roiflield Brown to talk about President Biden’s first 100 days in office. We cover approval ratings, the stimulus package, Mexico border and police reform — and go on to talk about the GOP and the difference between local government in the US and UK. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Economic and environmental justice, with Carys Roberts.
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
IPPR Executive Director Carys Roberts joins Martin and Steve to talk about the future of capitalism, the green revolution, economic justice and more.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Labour, England and patriotism, with John Denham.
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Martin and Steve welcome Prof John Denham back to the podcast to discuss the recent controversies around Labour’s attempts to be more patriotic in the context of debates about Keir Starmer’s leadership. We also cover how the politics of England fit into this debate.
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Science and covid-19, with Tom Chivers.19
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Science writer Tom Chivers joins Martin and Steve to talk about covering the scientific twists and turns of the pandemic and what impact it has had on how the media and wider society think about science.