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Highlights from the weeks big political stories with Alexis Conran on talkRADIO. Alexis analysis and debates the political week with a host of big name guests.  Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more infor


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    talkPOLITICS| Coronavirus, schools and people with disabilities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 24:06


    Alexis and Gloria continue to discuss Covid-19. As other countries prepare to open up schools, teachers express their concern about PPE. Would you send your children to school? Vicky Foxcroft highlights how people with disabilities have been let down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS| Stay alert, Control the Virus, Save lives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 35:36


    Alexis and Gloria chat about the government's new Covid-19 message... How do you interpret it?Accountability and Winston Churchill are the topics of the talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS| Covid -19, Tribunals and Tax Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 31:50


    Alexis Conran and Gloria De Piero speak to Dame Margaret Hodge- Labour MP for Barking. She has been leading the way, holding companies to account, and believes that instead of a grant, they should have a loan. Shah Qureshi (Partner and Head of Employment & Professional Discipline at Irwin Mitchell) discusses tribunals, and the procedure behind them. The politics pair hear Jonathan Reynolds and Labour's view on Universal credit. What is your view?Professor Michael Barer (Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Honorary Consultant Microbiologist at the University of Leicester) adds to the on-going debate about Personal Protective Equipment in places that require them most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS| Covid -19: Lifing the lockdown, accountability, fruit picking and the theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 20:59


    Alexis Conran and Gloria De Piero talk Coronavirus to Andrew Bowie and Sir Ed Davey discusses an inquiry into the Government's handling of the virus. Mark Bridgeman, President of the Country Land and Business Association highlights the need for fruit pickers. Are you missing the theatre? Alistair Smith highlights a 3 phase plan for the theatre industry to reopen, with the biggest phase being survival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS| Covid- 19, Care homes and PPE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 19:08


    Alexis and Gloria talk further about the pandemic and Boris missing 5 COBRA meetings. Where is the PPE? and inside care homes, where one in seven homes now have the virus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS| Coronavirus: PPE, Response and Domestic Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 16:23


    Alexis Conran and Gloria De Piero discuss Covid-19. Paul Bristow joins the chat about Alok Sharma and PPE in hospitals while Stephen Grey analyses the scientific response behind the pandemic. Do you think the Home Secretary Priti Patel has done enough to stop the issue of domestic violence? Jess Phillips talks about domestic abuse, and how she feels about the new Labour Leader Kier Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS| Corona, Keir Starmer and testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 12:56


    Alexis is joined with Gloria De Piero, discussing the effect of Coronavirus and the lockdown on mental health. They discuss why and how Germany is leading the way with testing with Jack Dickens, while Damian Green chats about the latest figures from Matt Hancock. Want to hold the government accountable? John Burn-Murdock talks about Keir Starmer asking those all important questions in Parliament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITCS| Covid-19: Ventillators, Housing Market & Fact Checking

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 21:44


    Alexis is joined with Gloria De Piero hosting talkPOLITICS. They cover Dyson being approached to manufacture ventilators with Anthony Brown and discuss the food supply chain with David Henig. Do you feel like you've been conned or scared of being scammed by fraudsters? Tom Phillips from Full Fact tries to quash your queries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS| Coronavirus - Economy, Mental Health and Labour Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 18:21


    This week, Alexis talks to Gloria Del Piero (Former Labour MP for Ashfield) & Iain Anderson (Former Political Adviser and Chairman of Cicero Group) about Self - Isolation and the effects it will have on one's mental health. Would you go to work if it would affect your pay? and Vicky Pryce (Chief Economic Adviser at the centre for Economics and Business Research) joins Alexis in the studio. Plus, a member of the public gets in touch about his efforts on trying to combat Covid-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS | Government response to Covid-19, Priti Patel & Small Businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 15:53


    Alexis is joined by Luke Hildyard & Craig Dillon as panellist. Colonel Bob Stewart MP & Dr Tony O'Sullivan on the phone and Craig Beaumont ways in on the coronavirus and it's effect on small businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS | Taking back control, the civil service & the coronavirus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 21:31


    Alexis Conran is joined by Academic and Full Brexit founder Dr Lee Jones, the Daily Express' Sam Lister to discuss the civil service. Tory MP Crispin Blunt also joins the programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS | Immigration, Dissenting MPS & Tax

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 13:40


    Alexis Conran is joined by immigration lawyer Stephen Slater to discuss the government's new points-based policy, Labour MP Justin Madders to talk about Dawn Butler's controversial leadership tweet and TaxWatch's George Turner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS | Labour reflection, Tariff-free trade & the BBC

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 15:17


    Alexis Conran is joined by former Labour adviser James Meadway and The Telegraph's Claire Cohen to discuss the big political news of the week. Alexis also talks to MP Peter Dowd and The Centre for European Reform's Sam Lowe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS | Terrorism, farming and journalistic integrity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 16:31


    Alexis Conran is joined by The City of London's former Head of Counter-Terrorism to discuss the rise of extremism in the UK, the Vice President of the National Farmers Union to discuss a post-Brexit future for British farming and political commentators Naomi Smith & Sherelle Jacobs to talk about Boris Johnson's left-wing journalism block Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS | Labour leadership & Lie detectors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 18:36


    Alexis Conran discusses the biggest news of the week, from Labour's leadership contest, to lie detector tests for terrorists awaiting release. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    talkPOLITICS | Brexit Day & 'Remoaners'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 19:31


    Alexis Conran is joined by commentators Jonathan Lis and Kulveer Ranger to discuss the week's political news. Alexis also talks to Labour MP Jack Dromey and economics professor Jonathan Portes about the future of the UK outside the EU. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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