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For our first podcast of 2025, Neal and Lena were be joined by Rob Ford to discuss electoral chaos, First Past the Post and political instability, his recent work, and our recent publication Thin Ice.Rob Ford is a Professor of Political Science, and author of “Brexitland”, “The British General Election of 2019” and “Sex, Lies and Politics”.Support the showEnjoyed the podcast and want to be a live audience member at our next episode? Want to have the chance in raising questions to the panelist?Support our work and be a part of the Compass community. Become a member!You can find us on Twitter at @CompassOffice.
The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts discusses a great new book about the geography of British elections with its two authors, Jamie Furlong and Will Jennings. Why do the Conservatives underperform on Merseyside yet overperform in Lincolnshire, and how much of electoral geography is really about individual campaigners? Take a listen to find out... Show notes Get The Changing Electoral Map of England and Wales by Jamie Furlong and Will Jennings: Amazon, Bookshop, Waterstones. (Affiliate links.) Get Putting Voters in Their Place: Geography and Elections in Great Britain by Ron Johnston and Charles Pattie: Amazon, Bookshop, Waterstones. (Affiliate links.) My two previous podcasts discussing Brexitland: with Rob Ford and with Maria Sobolewska. Jamie Furlong and Will Jennings on X/Twitter. Theme tune by Hugo Lee. New to listening to podcasts? Here are some tips on how to listen to podcasts. Check out some of this show's most popular previous episodes. Enjoy the show? Spread the word Share the show's website, www.NeverMindTheBarCharts.com.
Just a week to go before a voting day that's likely to lead to a radical change in the UK's political landscape. But what have we learnt about the parties and the personalities that will dominate the new politics, after a parliamentary clean-out of the old team? Will Labour have to cut back even its modest ambitions in the face of economic reality? Will the Conservatives suffer a reversal, or a full-on existential catastrophe? Rob Ford, Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester, and co-author of Brexitland, takes Phil and Roger through what may happen on and after July 4th Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
London artist and mapmaker Stephen Walter on two decades of drawing and painting “the semiotic residues of humankind,” an invitation to map an Ivorian national park (and why you should wait for the dry season before attempting this), approaching six years of work on an NYC map, interpreting Michael Drayton's 17th c. topographical poem Poly-Olbion into a 6x5 ft. folkloric tour of England and Wales, walking the territory, the origins of “north up,” the souls of places, a half-day's research to place a single label, and his vision of Utopia. See his work at stephenwalter.org In-progress map of Manhattan London Subterranea, 2012 Nova Utopia, 2013 Albion, 2016 Brexitland, 2019 Map of Comoé (La carte de la Comoé), 2019 Henry Dreyfuss's Symbol Sourcebook Jerry Brotton Gerardus Mercator Jacopo de' Barbari's 1500 View of Venice Abrahram Ortelius's 1595 map of Utopia The 1648 Klencke Atlas of England (5x5 ft.!), presented by Joannes Klencke to Charles II on his 1660 restoration to the throne John Rocque's 1746 map of London Greenwood's 1830 map of London Egbert L. Viele's 1865 Manhattan map Bodleian Library map collection Paul Noble Layla Curtis Katie Patterson Alighiero Boetti Grayson Perry Ed Fairburn Ewan David Eason Emilio Isgò Justine Smith Paula Scher Other Fabrications Need maps for your org's reports, decks, walls and events? The Map Consultancy makes real nice maps, real fast. See what good maps can do for you at themapconsultancy.com I have three words for you: Big. Glowing. Maps. Depending on how that makes you feel, you might like two more words: Radiant Maps. See ultra-detailed backlit maps at radiantmaps.co Time for some map gifts: get 15% off woven map blankets and backlit map decor with code 15OFF, everything ships free – https://www.etsy.com/shop/RadiantMaps?coupon=15OFF
In 1789, members of the newly-created National Assembly in Paris split between those for whom the king should retain an absolute veto, sitting to the Assembly President's right, and those who thought he shouldn't, sitting to his left. The primordial version of our structuring political cleavage was born: the party of order vs. the party of progress. This left-right divide has served as the founding metaphor of modern European politics. More than two centuries later, many are penning the obituary of that division. In 2017, the election of Emmanuel Macron against Marine le Pen seemed to usher a new cleavage, loosely defined as open vs. closed by some, nationalist vs. globalist or liberal vs. authoritarian by others. But is the left-right divide of yore buried just yet? Today we take stock of the evolving morphology of political fractures and map the main cleavages dividing European politics. With us this week: Francois Hublet, of Le Grand Continent, and the University of Manchester's Rob Ford, co-author of Brexitland (2020) and Senior Fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) network. As always, please rate and review Uncommon Decency on Apple Podcasts or the platform of your choice, and send us your comments or questions either on Twitter at @UnDecencyPod or by e-mail at undecencypod@gmail.com. And please consider supporting the show through Patreon, where you can access the full episode including an extra section where our guests discuss the forthcoming EU elections: https://www.patreon.com/undecencypod.
The Liberal Democrats began their 2024 campaigning this week by unveiling a huge poster branding them as ‘Ed Davey's Tory Removal Service', but they will have to be more than just the 'none of the above party' if they hope to make a difference come the election. What do the Lib Dems stand for? And can they turn by-election success into election success? Oscar Edmondson speaks to James Heale and Nick Tyrone, author of the This Week in Brexitland substack. Produced by Oscar Edmondson. The Spectator is hiring! We are looking for a new producer to join our broadcast team working across our suite of podcasts – including this one – as well as our YouTube channel Spectator TV. Follow the link to read the full job listing: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/wanted-a-broadcast-producer-for-the-spectator-2/
Attitudes to migration were a key cause of Brexit – but is it still such a major factor in how people vote? With research showing that the UK now has a more favourable attitude to migration, what are the arguments for it? Alex Andreou is joined by Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester, and co-author of Brexitland, to explore the real public opinions on migration beyond the headlines. “People can't do the maths on immigration so they always say they want less.” “A nationalistic narrative – that migration befits the country - is one way to change public opinion.” “The Labour voting opinion on migration has changed, there are more pressing things to worry about.” www.patreon.com/bunkercast Book link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/brexitland/667A60CB4C315A755792074E79B20FBA Written and presented by Alex Andreou. Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rob Ford, Professor of Politics at Manchester University and co-author of Brexitland, talks to us about:- What will happen in the 3 by-elections- What this means for the UK General Election- The new division between voters- Why Nigel Farage isn't done yet- The outlook for UK politics
In this episode of Future-Proof Your Career, we speak to professor of politics at the University of Manchester and frequent contributor to the BBC and other media, Rob Ford. Rob is the co-author of Brexitland with Professor Maria Sobolewska, and the author of The British General Election of 2019. We spoke to Rob about how you extract meaning from people's words, even if they don't always say what they mean. Here's what we learned. Think of leaders as politicians Business leaders and politicians have a lot of the same pressures, particularly when they are trying to satisfy multiple audiences. It's one thing leading - and championing - a single team. You can be absolutely partisan. But when you have to satisfy people across the company, customers, and shareholders, and deal with lots more information, it's a very different situation. So people in senior positions are likely to be more conservative, more political. Who is the audience? Think about the speaker's audiences. Who do they need to impress or please? This will shape a lot of their message. If you don't like it, you might not be their intended - or most important - audience. Social desirability bias People moderate their language because they're trying to appeal to you or because they don't think you will like what they really think. This might disguise negative feedback, people's real opinions or positions. We all have a hidden motive We're human beings with lots going on, both inside and outside the workplace. Accept that everyone has multiple motivations for their actions. Sincerity is powerful - even when it's faked While we can't recommend lying, the lesson from politics seems to be that we believe people who can perform sincerity. So try to be sincere in your message. But keep an eye out for those who might not be quite so sincere as they appear. Separate the message from the packaging Flowery language can disguise different intent. Take time to look behind the words and see the meaning. Repetition, repetition, repetition If you think you're missing something, or you want someone to reveal a potentially hidden motive, get people to repeat the message until you get clarity. Use variations on a question to extract all the missing pieces of the story. Foghorns, dog whistles, dead cats We talked about some of the terminology of political communication, much of which can be applied to the business world. A ‘dog whistle' is language designed to appeal to a particular group without making explicit statements that might attract public scrutiny - often where a policy might be deemed racist or otherwise offensive. Business leaders might signal to the markets that they want to downsize a business without explicitly talking about job cuts, though most people recognise what ‘rationalisation' really means now. Sometimes there is no dog whistle and it's an outright foghorn instead, and the message comes through loud and clear. Some leaders are incapable of subtlety or just choose to avoid it. ‘Dead cats' are stories designed to distract from the bad news. And we see these in business all the time. CYA Often people will be motivated by CYA: Cover Your Ass. They will try to ensure that they are not left responsible if something goes wrong. Be particularly cautious about this if you are an external supplier - I speak from experience! Personality not policy Ultimately, remember you're dealing with a human being and in most cases, you will want to maintain a civil working relationship. You may not like what they're saying, but they may not like it either. In the long term, it's the relationship that will count.
Solo episode | Kanye "White Lives Matter" West likes Hitler, the Queen's BFF is an ignorant & problematic nightmare and Farage wants white cities. Just another week on this god-awful island. Can't we just round them all up and herd them into a field in Kent? We could call it Brexitland and let them run around, doing morris dancing and drinking shit ale while the rest of us get on with running the country. Are you actually reading this? Then say hello on Twitter or TikTok! I love love LOVE hearing from people who say they're enjoying the pod. It makes me feel less like I'm angrily screaming into the void - which of course I AM but it helps nonetheless. SOHO GIG // 10th FEB // Me, Supertanskiii and Danny Fucking Price. Stay tuned to Funk-27 for more details on tickets. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
It's Bloody Complicated brings you a special episode on a fascinating set of elections across the UK. Joining us is elections guru Professor Rob Ford.What were the progressive triumphs and tragedies – where did progressive alliances win out, and where could they have helped score wins?Rob Ford is Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester. He is the author, with Maria Sobolewska, of the award-winning Brexitland and, with Tim Bale, Will Jennings and Paul Surridge, of The British General Election of 2019.It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to our guests: https://action.compassonline.org.uk/podcastSupport the show (https://www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/)Support the show
This week marks five years since Britain voted to leave the European union. Today we go back to the heart of Brexitland in Boston, Lincolnshire.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Guests: -Zoe Beaty, Freelance writer for The Times and local in Boston. Her article can be found here.-Iga Paczkowska, Boston resident.-Gerry Roffey, Boston resident.Host: Asya Fouks.Clips: BBC, CNN. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
...without a dream in my heart, without a love of my own. Steve and Cory discuss the Lib Dem win in Chesham & Amersham. Is this just a one-off win attributable to local factors, or a political earthquake? Support us: Patreon.com/NotEnoughChampagne James Cram designed our local and Dave Depper composed our theme tune. Read the UK and EU report on the Lib Dems here: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Lib-Dems-report-1.pdf And for the love of God, read Brexitland: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/brexitland/667A60CB4C315A755792074E79B20FBA
In episode nineteen of Making Common Ground, Cat Neilan talks to Robert Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester and co-author of the book Brexitland, about Brexit and its aftermath, how people have become polarised and why some do see Boris Johnson's Tories as the party of change.
In the second part of our UK coverage, we're tackling the largest component of the union, England. Home to 56 million people and a truly bizarre system of local government, the country held local elections on the 6th which revealed a changing party system. We explain the intricacies of local government in England, plus what the results mean for the Conservatives, Labour, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats as they head into the post-Brexit political era. Beneath the headline of Labour woes and Conservative gains, intriguing voter shifts were going on all over the country, as the Conservatives made inroads in traditionally Labour-voting areas while loosing to progressive parties across its southern heartlands. Please rate and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, follow us on twitter (@Ballotworld), and buy Brexitland, for which we have received no renumeration whatsoever.
Steve and Cory talk about the SNP, the possibility of another independence referendum and Alex Salmond's new party. Support us: Patreon.com/NotEnoughChampagne Read the Onward report here: https://www.ukonward.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/stateoftheunion-4.pdf Brexitland is the book Cory was raving about: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/brexitland/667A60CB4C315A755792074E79B20FBA
One of the most popular episodes last year was with Rob Ford, discussing Brexitland, the book he’s co-written that takes a look and the long-term social and demographic changes driving British politics. So I’m delighted this time to welcome to the show his co-author, Professor Maria Sobolewska, to discuss further their book and its implications for British politics. Feedback very welcome, and do share this podcast with others who you think may enjoy it. Show notes Last year's popular episode with Maria's co-author, Rob Ford: Culture wars, Brexit and electoral reform. How predictions after the 1992 general election didn't work out. Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics by Maria Sobolewska and Rob Ford: Waterstones / Amazon / Bookshop (independent bookshops).* Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera: Waterstones / Amazon / Bookshop (independent bookshops).* Professor Maria Sobolewska on Twitter. Photo by Samuel Regan-Asante on Unsplash. Theme tune by Hugo Lee. New to listening to podcasts? Here are some tips on how to listen to podcasts. Enjoy the show? Spread the word Follow the show on Twitter. Like the show on Facebook. Share the show's website, www.NeverMindTheBarCharts.com. * This list includes affiliate links which generate a commission for each sale made.
This episode originally aired July 28, 2020. Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of political science at the University of Manchester, joined us to discuss their book Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics, available now. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder Production by Emily Traynor Mayrand and Jonas Heering Communications by Hannah Tyler, Iris Thatcher and Mitchell Fariss Design by Sarah Diebboll https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: theeuropedesk@georgetown.edu.
What are the identity conflicts that define contemporary society? In Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (Cambridge UP, 2020) Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of politics at the University of Manchester, explore the long term, structural changes in British society that underpinned the 2016 referendum on EU membership, the 2017 and 2019 general elections, as well as contemporary political debates and future questions such as voting on Scottish independence. At the heart of the book is the identification of new identity groups- both liberal and conservative- that have been shaped by changes in education and diversity, as well as by politicians' and political parties' behaviours. Offering historical analysis of immigration and public opinion, as well as a rich and detailed engagement with contemporary social attitudes, the book is essential reading both in the UK and in other nations seeing the rise of similar forms of social change and attitudinal conflicts.
What are the identity conflicts that define contemporary society? In Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (Cambridge UP, 2020) Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of politics at the University of Manchester, explore the long term, structural changes in British society that underpinned the 2016 referendum on EU membership, the 2017 and 2019 general elections, as well as contemporary political debates and future questions such as voting on Scottish independence. At the heart of the book is the identification of new identity groups- both liberal and conservative- that have been shaped by changes in education and diversity, as well as by politicians’ and political parties’ behaviours. Offering historical analysis of immigration and public opinion, as well as a rich and detailed engagement with contemporary social attitudes, the book is essential reading both in the UK and in other nations seeing the rise of similar forms of social change and attitudinal conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the identity conflicts that define contemporary society? In Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (Cambridge UP, 2020) Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of politics at the University of Manchester, explore the long term, structural changes in British society that underpinned the 2016 referendum on EU membership, the 2017 and 2019 general elections, as well as contemporary political debates and future questions such as voting on Scottish independence. At the heart of the book is the identification of new identity groups- both liberal and conservative- that have been shaped by changes in education and diversity, as well as by politicians’ and political parties’ behaviours. Offering historical analysis of immigration and public opinion, as well as a rich and detailed engagement with contemporary social attitudes, the book is essential reading both in the UK and in other nations seeing the rise of similar forms of social change and attitudinal conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the identity conflicts that define contemporary society? In Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (Cambridge UP, 2020) Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of politics at the University of Manchester, explore the long term, structural changes in British society that underpinned the 2016 referendum on EU membership, the 2017 and 2019 general elections, as well as contemporary political debates and future questions such as voting on Scottish independence. At the heart of the book is the identification of new identity groups- both liberal and conservative- that have been shaped by changes in education and diversity, as well as by politicians’ and political parties’ behaviours. Offering historical analysis of immigration and public opinion, as well as a rich and detailed engagement with contemporary social attitudes, the book is essential reading both in the UK and in other nations seeing the rise of similar forms of social change and attitudinal conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the identity conflicts that define contemporary society? In Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (Cambridge UP, 2020) Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of politics at the University of Manchester, explore the long term, structural changes in British society that underpinned the 2016 referendum on EU membership, the 2017 and 2019 general elections, as well as contemporary political debates and future questions such as voting on Scottish independence. At the heart of the book is the identification of new identity groups- both liberal and conservative- that have been shaped by changes in education and diversity, as well as by politicians' and political parties' behaviours. Offering historical analysis of immigration and public opinion, as well as a rich and detailed engagement with contemporary social attitudes, the book is essential reading both in the UK and in other nations seeing the rise of similar forms of social change and attitudinal conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the identity conflicts that define contemporary society? In Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (Cambridge UP, 2020) Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of politics at the University of Manchester, explore the long term, structural changes in British society that underpinned the 2016 referendum on EU membership, the 2017 and 2019 general elections, as well as contemporary political debates and future questions such as voting on Scottish independence. At the heart of the book is the identification of new identity groups- both liberal and conservative- that have been shaped by changes in education and diversity, as well as by politicians’ and political parties’ behaviours. Offering historical analysis of immigration and public opinion, as well as a rich and detailed engagement with contemporary social attitudes, the book is essential reading both in the UK and in other nations seeing the rise of similar forms of social change and attitudinal conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the identity conflicts that define contemporary society? In Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (Cambridge UP, 2020) Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of politics at the University of Manchester, explore the long term, structural changes in British society that underpinned the 2016 referendum on EU membership, the 2017 and 2019 general elections, as well as contemporary political debates and future questions such as voting on Scottish independence. At the heart of the book is the identification of new identity groups- both liberal and conservative- that have been shaped by changes in education and diversity, as well as by politicians’ and political parties’ behaviours. Offering historical analysis of immigration and public opinion, as well as a rich and detailed engagement with contemporary social attitudes, the book is essential reading both in the UK and in other nations seeing the rise of similar forms of social change and attitudinal conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the identity conflicts that define contemporary society? In Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics (Cambridge UP, 2020) Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of politics at the University of Manchester, explore the long term, structural changes in British society that underpinned the 2016 referendum on EU membership, the 2017 and 2019 general elections, as well as contemporary political debates and future questions such as voting on Scottish independence. At the heart of the book is the identification of new identity groups- both liberal and conservative- that have been shaped by changes in education and diversity, as well as by politicians’ and political parties’ behaviours. Offering historical analysis of immigration and public opinion, as well as a rich and detailed engagement with contemporary social attitudes, the book is essential reading both in the UK and in other nations seeing the rise of similar forms of social change and attitudinal conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, MEI Co-Director Robert Saunders discusses the book Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics with its authors, Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford. They touch on Brexit from a historical perspective, the political rendering of English and Scottish nationalism, and also summarise how the electorate changed, socially and in terms of values, in the decades leading up to the momentous referendum of 2016.
Is the Government’s piecemeal lockdown driving as big a wedge between the North and South of England as there is between Westminster and the devolved governments? Plus our special guests, Manchester University politics professors Rob Ford and Maria Sobolewska, join us to talk about their new book Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics. Do the roots of Brexit really go back to the 1960s? And where do we go now that we’re all alone in Brexitland, our only home? “Once voters see politics as a big fight of us against them, it’s really hard to get them to think about anything else.” – Rob Ford“In Johnson’s conference speech, the only mention of the North was a jibe at North London.” – Ros Taylor“People may want lockdown, but not necessarily for themselves” – Ros Taylor“If Remain had won, the leavers in the Conservative party wouldn’t have given up as easily as Cameron assumed” – Maria SobolewskaPresented by Dorian Lynskey with Ros Taylor and Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer: Jacob Archbold. Audio production by Alex Rees. Remainiacs is a Podmasters production.Get your free download of our theme tune ‘Demon Is A Monster’ by Cornershop. Our new companion podcast THE BUNKER is now DAILY too. Get it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Acast and more platforms every day. Oh and RSS too. Remainiacs isn’t going away just because Brexit is happening. We’ll be here throughout to keep the pro-European movement informed, entertained and fired up. Get every new episode a whole day early when you back us on the Patreon crowdfunding platform.You’ll also get our monthly Ask Remainiacs special episode plus smart merchandise, an exclusive weekly column by our panel, and discounts on #RemainiacsLive tickets too. #OwnTheRemoanremainiacs.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A legal action is being brought by three MPs and the Good Law Project to force the government to account for £3 billion spent on private contracts during the pandemic. Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon and the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus is one of them. She tells Bloomberg Westminster's Sebastian Salek and Roger Hearing public spending must be accounted for. Moran also says Boris Johnson's actions so far haven't done enough to stem the virus or help the economy, but led to the worst of both. Plus, are the tribes that blossomed during the Brexit referendum here to stay? Robert Ford, professor of political science at Manchester University, joins to discuss his book Brexitland, which argues that Leave and Remain is about much more than EU membership.
This week, Sarbjit and Matthew host Rob Ford, Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester and co-author of Brexitland with Maria Sobolewska, due out this Thursday.They discuss Ford's new book, whether Trump still has a chance, and how emotional bettors on both sides can skew prediction market prices.Your hosts: Sarbjit Bakhshi, head of political markets at Smarkets @sarbjit_pol Matthew Shaddick, head of political betting at Ladbrokes @shadsy Rob Ford (guest) @RobFordMancs Be sure to subscribe to the show, please consider leaving us favorable ratings and reviews, and check out all our shows at OldBull.tv. Cold Funk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All content and opinions presented herein, whether by hosts and guests, are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment or other advice.
Brexit is making headlines again. The Johnson government has introduced new legislation containing measures to unilaterally override certain parts of the 'oven-ready' withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU. Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis has conceded that the bill would break international law. Who better than to make sense of all this than our old pal Rob Ford, professor of politics at the University of Manchester. We first discuss these recent development before spending most of the episode talking about 'Brexitland' (Cambridge University Press) which Rob co-wrote with Maria Sobolewska. Maria and Rob show how gradual shifts in the fabric of British society coupled with elite-level political maneuvering led to Brexit. For more information, see www.stukroodvlees.nl/ Music: Dexter Britain (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), www.dexterbritain.com
Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford, professors of political science at the University of Manchester, joined us for the final episode of our series: The Europe Desk's Summer Reads to discuss their upcoming book Brexitland: Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics, available for pre-order now. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today. Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder Production by Emily Traynor Mayrand and Jonas Heering Communications by Hannah Tyler and Jonas Heering Design by Sarah Diebboll https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: theeuropedesk@georgetown.edu.
How hard will a No Deal/COVID double whammy hit the British economy? New research from Best For Britain shows it will devastate the places you don’t expect as well as Brexitland. Could Black Lives Matter and America’s revolt against institutional racism cross over to the UK? And special guest Daniel Trilling of The Guardian explains how the new immigration regulations aren’t designed to “take back control” but to rip off workers. “We’ve proven you can’t bury No Deal under Corona… Some 7 million jobs are doubly impacted by both.” – Naomi Smith“In typical style, Mogg took an innovation that was working pretty well and decided they’d replace it with something old… just because they could.” – Ian Dunt“This government tries to sweep away criticism with cheery British optimism and it’s toxic.” – Daniel Trilling“What is it that Boris Johnson wants? Without Cummings, there’s nothing there.” – Ian DuntPresented by Dorian Lynskey with Naomi Smith and Ian Dunt. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer: Jacob Archbold. Audio production by Alex Rees. Remainiacs is a Podmasters production.Support our theme tune artists Cornershop! Buy their music on Bandcamp on Friday June 5 and they’ll get 100% of the proceeds. Remainiacs isn’t going away just because Brexit is happening. We’ll be here throughout to keep the pro-European movement informed, entertained and fired up. Get every new episode a whole day early when you back us on the Patreon crowdfunding platform.remainiacs.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Sidekick: Pia-Maria Lehtola. Andningsskydd och Hell's Angels. Immigrant-läkare i Brexitland. Påven säger att detta är naturens svar. Att vara hypokondriker i dag. Saudi-Arabiens vapen tystnar? Färöarna eller Georgien. Att kommunicera hopp. Vägen hem, den väg vi behöver. 6000 e i hyra och ingen mercy. Det finns så många olika slag av intelligens. Skapa ett altare hemma. Påsken.
Ursula von der Leyen’s agenda for the European Commission. This is a big chapter and - we fear - a long episode. The last chapter (and last of our episodes on v.d.Leyen’s political guidelines) is all about democracy; about securing our democracy and safeguarding our European democratic electoral processes, which of course is very fitting as the UK’s political parties have gone all out for their own general election campaigns with various stories already emerging about referendum validity, foreign interference and manipulation of the electorate. Rich and Carola try desperately to not get hung up too much on UK’s election news, which with all the gaffs coming out from all sides is admittedly rather tempting. But they cover the proposed Conference of Europe, attempt to fill out a questionnaire about the European Union (link to online questionnaire below), discuss the value of the civil service and then Rich has a rant about Carola calling the Westminster parliament the mother of all parliaments and finds a more fitting likening in a doddering great-great grandmother with hearing aids and challenged with mobility. Moving away from Brexitland’s inability to move in any direction, they have a bit of fun quoting from an article that discussed what happened with the Spitzenkandidaten-system, but written in the form of a murder mystery. Be prepared for many suspects and many culprits as the reasons why the Spitzenkandidatsystem failed this time around has quite complex contexts. This will hopefully be resolved during v.d.Leyen’s tenure, as laid out in the last paragraphs of the guidelines of v.d.Leyen, who has promised to resolve and pin down ways the European Union will select its leaders in the future. Main Source Ursula Von Der Leyen: Political guidelines for the next Commission (2019-2024) - "A Union that strives for more: My agenda for Europe" 16 July 2019 (pdf English Version (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/political-guidelines-next-commission_en.pdf) ) Coverage about expense scandals related to Nigel Farage BBC (04/06/2019): Nigel Farage refuses to attend EU hearing into Arron Banks cash (www (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48516348) ) Guardian (21/05/2019): EU to investigates Nigel Farage over expenses funded by Arron Banks (www (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/21/eu-investigate-nigel-farage-failure-declare-expenses-arron-banks) ) Conference of Europe Consultation on the Future of Europe (www (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/democratic-change/future-europe/consultation-future-europe_en) ), including online consultation (www (https://ec.europa.eu/consultation/runner/Future-of-Europe?surveylanguage=en) ) white paper (www (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/future-europe/white-paper-future-europe-and-way-forward_en) ) and how to get involved in citizen dialogue initiatives (www (https://ec.europa.eu/info/events/citizens-dialogues_en) ) Other ways for citizens to have a voice and understand more about the EU European Citizen Initiatives: “Get a greater say in the policies that affect your lives. The European Citizens' Initiative is a unique and innovative way for citizens to shape Europe by calling on the European Commission to make a legislative proposal. Once an initiative gathers 1 million signatures, the Commission decides on what follow-up action to take.” (www (https://ec.europa.eu/citizens-initiative/public/welcome?lg=en&pk_source=facebook&pk_medium=social_media&pk_campaign=eci_launch_en) ) What Europe does for me (www (https://what-europe-does-for-me.eu/en/portal) ) Spitzenkandidatensystem Andrew Gray, Jacopo Barigazzi and Maïa de La Baume in Politico (07/05/19): Who killed the spiztenkandidat. No shortage of suspects in drama over how EU should be governed. (www (https://www.politico.eu/article/who-killed-the-spitzenkandidat-european-parliament-election-2019-transition/) ) Electoral Interference and EUvsDisino EUvsDisinfo (www) is the flagship project of the European External Action Service’s East StratCom Task Force. It was established in 2015 to better forecast, address, and respond to the Russian Federation’s ongoing disinformation campaigns affecting the European Union, its Member States, and countries in the shared neighbourhood. EUvsDisinfo’s core objective is to increase public awareness and understanding of the Kremlin’s disinformation operations, and to help citizens in Europe and beyond develop resistance to digital information and media manipulation. (www (https://euvsdisinfo.eu/about/) ) Electoral Interference (www (https://euvsdisinfo.eu/methods-of-foreign-electoral-interference/) )
It's a weird day in Brexitland as we're all waiting for MPs to sit tomorrow and decide whether they approve of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal. We get the thoughts of Nigel Nelson, The Sunday People's Political Editor. Plus, we cross live to Barcelona to talk to journalist Stephen Burgen about why there's been fire on the streets every night this week. And, is it safe to give bread to ducks? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Vandaag is iedereen die er ook maar een beetje toe doet in Brexitland druk in de weer om een akkoord op papier te krijgen waar de Europese top zich de komende dagen over kan buigen. Voor 19 oktober moet er een definitief akkoord liggen, anders moet the UK wéér om uitstel vragen. En Boris Johnson ‘ligt nog liever in een sloot’ voordat hij dat doet. Maar of het daadwerkelijk gaat lukken… Hieke Jippes, voormalig correspondent van het Verenigd Koninkrijk, zet de verschillende scenario’s uiteen.
Carola and Rich join across two seas, Carola connects from Turku in Finland, and Rich is still in dizzyingly chaotic Brexitland. But they don’t let the current stunts by Boris Johnson, a parliament prorogation and (non-)constitutional battles phase them and they keep focussing on EU Commission President Von Der Leyen’s Political Guidelines, including chatting about how open and closed borders should be, border and internal security, and whilst ranting about supermarkets and Amazon, they make a case on how trade should always refrain to be an end in itself, as Von Der Leyen suggests, and aim to support a shared wealth. Main Source Ursula Von Der Leyen: Political guidelines for the next Commission (2019-2024) - "A Union that strives for more: My agenda for Europe" 16 July 2019 (English Version (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/interim_en%20) )
Showdown-Woche in London: Die britischen Abgeordneten sagen No zum No Deal, sie verweigern Premier Boris Johnson den Neuwahlantrag, aber der Regierungschef will lieber "tot im Graben liegen", als um eine Verlängerung für den Ausstieg Großbritanniens aus der EU zu betteln. Imke Köhler, Ralph Sina, Holger Beckmann und Alexander Göbel besprechen, was da für ein Macht- und Taktikspektakel läuft. Und was es bedeutet für Großbritannien und für die EU.
Our Senior Brexit Correspondent Rob Ford, professor of politics at the University of Manchester, talks us through yet another eventful week in Brexitland. The endgame might actually be upon us... Music: Dexter Britain (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), www.dexterbritain.com
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Charlotte und Christiane diskutieren die neuesten Entwicklungen um den Brexit. Unsere Podcast-Empfehlung Capital
May pulls the meaningful vote, Tory rebels mount a leadership challenge, and Europe looks on in disbelief. What next in the Brexit saga?
Christiane war in Irland, Nord-Irland und Schottland und erzählt von einer beeindruckenden Tour in Belfast. Charlotte war in Berlin und hat sich mit der DDR-Vergangenheit befasst. Und wer sich für die Tour in Belfast interessiert, hier ist der Link zu DC Tours: https://deadcentretours.com
An interview with comedy writer, Lucien Young (Siblings, Murder in Successville, Alice in Brexitland) about all things comedic, including the spec Frasier Script he wrote aged 11. Back his Shakespearean Sonnets book here: unbound.com/books/sonnets/
Listeners are advised that this podcast contains very strong language from the very start, including scenes of an adult nature. Listener discretion is advised. A hell of a week in Brexitland. We skim over it all before getting stuck into the way in which the House of Commons handled the Withdrawal Bill and the amendments proposed by the House of Lords. There is some swearing. Intro/outro music: “Going up the Wrong Way” by Bai Kamara Jr, from his album "The Mystical Survivors and Some Rare Earthlings". Available Fnac, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon etc. http://www.baikamara.com
Charlotte war in Berlin, Christiane in Lissabon, wir reden über die königliche Hochzeit und den Windrush-Skandal.
Charlotte hat einen neuen interessanten Job, Christiane hatte einen Unfall und wurde dann Opfer von Datenklau, zudem unterhalten wir uns über Brexit und die Daten sowie Euro-Englisch und wie der Brexit die englische Sprache verändern könnte. Wenn Euch der Podcast gefällt, freuen wir uns über einen Kaffee - https://ko-fi.com/brexitland
Charlotte erzählt über die Situation der Brexpats in Österreich, Christiane davon, wie sie Britin geworden ist und warum und wieso man dafür 2,5 Kilo Papier anschleppen muss.
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Richard Porritt, Steve Anglesey and Geri Scott round up another bonkers week in Brexitland.
Confused about what just happened in Brexitland? It's time for the Guardian podcast to shed some light. Join me, Dan Roberts, and two of our top experts, Lisa O'Carroll and Jennifer Rankin, for a special edition that dives into the meat of Friday's divorce agreement and unpicks what will be left after Christmas