Podcasts about britain today

Want your own Brand or Business Podcast? Try out our NEW Podcast Calculator: https://www.boxlight.io/ Charlie Colenutt: What 68 Jobs Taught Me About Work in Britain What do modern jobs really look like — not from a spreadsheet, but from the inside? Charlie Colenutt spent two years travelling the UK, interviewing nearly 70 people about their real-life working lives. From teachers to care workers to consultants, he uncovers the patterns behind burnout, bureaucracy, purpose, and pride. In this episode, he joins Jimmy to share the most surprising things he learned — and why the future of work might be shaped more by fear, crisis, and policy than by AI or ambition.

#UK: The alarm of antisemitism in Britain today. Simon Constable, Occitanie, France https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-kingdom/explosion-of-an-antisemitic-street-protest-movement-uk-in-crisis-following-string-of-chaotic-protests/news-story/d12f01764d86aa7b5f5e6f0eef666d1a 1880

Picking up from where we left off in our June show “Defending the Right to Boycott: Confronting the UK's Anti-BDS Bill”, (covered here in Al Jazeera) we'll be learning whether the UK government has indeed been paying attention to British-Palestinians who have been voicing their deep concerns about the moral and legal legitimacy of this Bill, or whether they have attempted to erase them from the discussion altogether, as some reporters have recently claimed. We'll also be taking a closer look at the trade union conferences just kicking off in the UK, as well as the upcoming party conferences to assess what the trajectory for advocacy around Palestinian rights in the UK at a time when it has never been more urgent to make space for Palestinians to be heard and lead from the front in discussions which affect them most.

Idealising the past is nothing new, but there is something peculiarly revealing about the way a certain generation of Facebook users look back fondly on tougher times. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

As part of our Black History Month 2022 programme, trainee Bethia Green has hosted a podcast discussing the realities of existing as a young Black person in the UK. The episode discusses issues that persistently affect young black people, as well as actions we can all take to reduce discrimination and make our society more inclusive.Produced in collaboration with Football Beyond Borders (FBB), this episode features FBB graduates Gui Fernandes, Hannah Mills, and Isaiah Gordon, who are now part of the Youth Beyond Borders (YBB) creative agency.We're proud to be partnering with Football Beyond Borders for this podcast, supporting their work with young people from disadvantaged socio-economic areas who are passionate about football but disengaged at school. FBB helps them finish school with the skills and grades to make a successful transition into adulthood, by providing long-term, intensive support, built around their relationships and passions.  YBB are a representative creative agency recently established by FBB that provides career opportunities to FBB graduates and young people interested in working within the creative industries.

SEASON 2 FINALE! What will it take from everyone to bring systematic change to men's mental health? I discuss this with coaches Adam Smith and Adam Hindley, while uncovering the origin story behind their A-Game Consultancy! A-Game Consultancy website: https://www.agameconsultancy.com/ Check out the A-Game Consultancy's blog, YouTube, podcast and more content: https://linktr.ee/agameconsultancy. **IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE SERVICES HERE** https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/ ALL MENTAL ROOTS CONTENT, ANIMATION & SOCIAL MEDIA HERE: https://linktr.ee/Mentalrootspodcast MORE INFO ON MENTAL ROOTS ANIMATION HERE: https://nathananimation.weebly.com/mental-roots.html *Health product plug* To place an order of the ON shots mentioned in intermission, please use this link: https://bit.ly/3DBUQkO Disclaimer: The above links are affiliate links that allow us to earn a small commission from any orders of the products. Any money earned will be saved and reinvested back into my podcast, music and/or any other digital content. To share a testimonial of this product or learn more about the health supplements Nathan uses, please contact him @nath_addai on Instagram. SOCIAL MEDIA AND EDITING ASSISTANTS WANTED! Please contact our email mentalrootspod@gmail.com or DM our above socials if you'd like to volunteer for these roles (however temporarily). Recording gear used: AKG Perception 120 XLR Microphone - https://amzn.to/2QZRcOW Focusrite Scarlett Solo Audio interface - https://amzn.to/3bgQK5v Recommended reading: 'We Need To Talk About Race' by Ben Lindsay - https://amzn.to/3oyVfiX 'Safe: 20 Ways to be a Black Man in Britain Today' by Derek Owusu - https://amzn.to/3Leo5z7 Disclaimer: The above links are affiliate links that allow us to earn a small commission from any orders of the products. Any money earned will be saved and reinvested back into my podcast, music and/or any other digital content. #Mindsetcoach #mindsetcoaching #coachingbusiness #coachingexpert #menspodcast #blackmenpodcast #blackmensmentalhealth #mentalroots #mentalrootspodcast #mentalhealthpodcast #mensmentalhealth #menshealth #systematicchange #mensfitness #mensmindset #selflove

Dyspraxia, peer pressure, upbringing around food... how can these trigger negative mindsets in men? Hear the life stories of Life Coach Adam Smith and Personal Trainer Adam Hindley (from the A-Game Consultancy) to find out

What does our body image, self talk and more reveal about our mindset/beliefs as men? Life Coach Adam Smith and Personal Trainer Adam Hindley (2/3rds of the A-Game Consultancy) break this down REAL GOOD! It just might change your life

Is it time for vulnerability in black cuture to be the norm? British rapper Shocka shares thoughts, PLUS EXCLUSIVE info on his UPCOMING ALBUM 'Vulnerability Is The New Cool'!

Podcast host Naomi gets real with colleagues Barish Mata, Malkesh Vaghela & Denise Kawooya on their  journeys in navigating their identities as first and second generation immigrants in the U.K.  Listen as they talk being a POC within the wider community, feelings of isolation as well as their specific experiences of understanding those that came before them. Join us and laugh along with us as we attempt to navigate a space that is somewhere between. About our guests:Malkesh VaghelaInstagram: Malky16 / MalkygamingYouTube: youtube.com/malkygamingDenise Kawooyahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-kawooya-572841147/ Barish Matahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/barish-mata-197675134/Trigger Warning - This podcast contains references to sexism and racism. This podcast is produced by Diversifying.io - Keep up to date on how we're changing hearts and minds on Instagram: @diversifyingio or via our website: www.diversifying.io 

one of the top defenders of truth in Britain today, who is killing it with the truth about Israel and the Jewish people

  When National Security Law was imposed in Hong Kong SAR in 2020, the UK government responded by opening up a bespoke visa scheme to facilitate the migration and settlement of Hong Kongers in the UK. Upheld by the UK's Home Office as evidence of the UK's ‘fair and generous' approach to immigration, on the surface it seems like an exception to the Hostile Environment. But what if all was not as it seems?   In this episode, we explore the back story to this new visa, to ask the question what can the Hong Kong BN(O) visa tell us about Britain's borders past and present? Presenter Michaela Benson uncovers how Britain's present-day relationship to the people of Hong Kong sits in a longer history through which the Hong Kongers had their rights eroded. George Kalivis heads into the archives to uncover how the British government responded to earlier political uprisings in Hong Kong, the 1989 protests about the Tiananmen Square massacres. And they are joined by John Vassiliou, an immigration and nationality lawyer at Shepherd and Wedderburn, who explains more about the bespoke HK BN(O) visa scheme and why it means that this is pegged to a so-called ‘useless citizenship' status.   You can access the full transcripts for each episode over on the Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit website.     In this episode we cover …   Britain's relationship to people of Hong Kong from the 1960s onwards  The Hong Kong BN(O) visa   Useless citizenships  Quote  When we think of a typical citizen of a country they usually have certain benefits like I described—and the main one is the right to live there—and a BN(O) citizen does not.  They are not on their own, there are another four types of British citizenship status that are in a similar category to this and they've generally been described by courts as useless citizenship statuses in the past.    — John Vassiliou   Where can you find out more about the topics in today's episode?  You can find out more about John and his work here. He tweets @john_vassiliou1.  Read his informative pieces on the Free Movement Blog about the HK BN(O) visa including this overview of the scheme and this comment on Hong Kongers applying for political asylum in the UK.  Read Michaela's thoughts about what the case of the Hong Kongers in British nationality legislation can tell us about the racialised politics of belonging in Britain. Here's the full piece and a blogpost with the key points if you are short on time …   We also want to give some love to this fantastic piece by Jun Pang about how the Hong Kongers in the UK are positioned as ‘good migrants' and why this matters in the context of the new immigration plan.    Call to action  Follow the podcast on all major podcasting platforms or through our RSS Feed.   To find out more about Who do we think we are?, including news, events and resources, follow us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.  

Pauline Cambell is an award winning local government lawyer who supervises The Windrush Justice Clinic, providing free legal advice and preparing compensation claims for victims of the Windrush scandal.  She's written a new book ‘Rice & Peas and Fish & Chips' a part memoir, part commentary on what it means to be British as a first-generation immigrant child of Caribbean parents. In this week's Ways to Change the World, Pauline talks to Krishnan about her work, how she became a lawyer at the age of 39 and tackling racism in Britain today.  Produced by: Freya Pickford

Terrel and I wrap up our conversation exploring how faith culture, and youth/black culturesw around food can impact mental health. Check out Terrel's content including great mental health advocacy on Instagram: @ashertee_. This episode's recommended read is Safe: 20 Ways to be a Black Man in Britain Today by Derek Owusu; order it here - https://amzn.to/3CDMFne Disclaimer: The above is an affiliate link that allows us to earn a small commission from any orders of the products. Any money earned will be saved and reinvested back into my podcast, music and/or any other digital content. *Health product plug* To place an order of the ON shots, please use this link: https://bit.ly/3DBUQkO Disclaimer: The above links are affiliate links that allow us to earn a small commission from any orders of the products. Any money earned will be saved and reinvested back into my podcast, music and/or any other digital content. To share a testimonial of this product or learn more about the health supplements Nathan uses, please contact him @nath_addai on Instagram. Please SUBSCRIBE and STREAM the podcast on YouTube and MORE PODCAST OUTLETS HERE: https://anchor.fm/mentalroots. This podcast's discussions are inspired by my upcoming BBC-commissioned animated short film Mental Roots about black British men's mental health, with the help of Rural Media's New Creatives scheme. PODCAST SOCIALS: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentalrootspodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/MentalRootsPod1 SOCIAL MEDIA AND EDITING ASSISTANTS WANTED! Please contact our email mentalrootspod@gmail.com or DM our above socials if you'd like to volunteer for these roles (however temporarily). Recording gear used: AKG Perception 120 XLR Microphone - https://amzn.to/2QZRcOW Focusrite Scarlett Solo Audio interface - https://amzn.to/3bgQK5v Disclaimer: The above links are affiliate links that allow us to earn a small commission from any orders of the products. Any money earned will be saved and reinvested back into my podcast, music and/or any other digital content.

In this podcast, Rob Sewell discusses the explosive events taking place in Britain – explaining what lies in store for the labour movement, and why we must build the forces of Marxism in order to play a leading role in these titanic battles. Get involved with Socialist Appeal today: https://linktr.ee/socialistappeal

*Trigger Warning* This episode includes frequent reference to and discussion of child sexual abuse and assault. If you believe you may find that triggering or distressing, do listen to a previous episode. For those affected by any of what is discussed in the episode, you can find support links toward the end of the show notes. In this epsiode, Diggory and sex therapist mother Cate invite Dr Leyla Hussein OBE onto the podcast to talk about ‘FGM', otherwise known as Female Genital Mutilation. Leyla explains why FGM happens at all, the racist and sexist elements of societies' handling of FGM and shares staggering statistics that prove FGM is a global issue that we should all pay more attention to. Cate and Diggory also open up their mailbag to read out some sex and relationship questions from listeners like how can one feel more emotionally connected to their partner and whether it's unfaithful to masturbate after your partner has fallen asleep. Make sure you send in your sex or relationship questions to our accredited therapist Cate who will answer them on the pod! You can email them to podcasts@hattrick.com or by DMing us on Instagram - @realsexedpodYou can find Leyla Hussein here on Instagram @leylahusseinuk | Twitter @leylahussein | Website https://www.leylahussein.co.uk/ You can find Cate's blog, going into more detail on what was discussed in today's episode, here: https://catecampbell.wordpress.com/The Real Sex Education is a Hat Trick PodcastYou can donate to the Dahlia Project here: https://www.dahliaproject.org/how-to-support-us/ Support & Resources:NHS National FGM Support Clinics – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/female-genital-mutilation-fgm/national-fgm-support-clinics/ The Dahlia Project – https://www.dahliaproject.org/access-our-services/ Reading List:FGM – The Facts Leaflet – https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/783684/FGM_The_Facts_A6_v4_web.pdfCut: FGM in Britain Today: by Hibo Wardere, Simon and Schuster, 2016 Overcoming: My Fight Against FGM , by Ann-Marie Wilson, Monarch, 2021“Female genital cutting”. In Contemporary Sex Therapy by Cate Campbell, Routledge, 2020Watching & listening List: Naimah Hassan: Breaking the silence on FGM | TED Talk – https://www.ted.com/talks/naimah_hassan_breaking_the_silence_on_fgm_jul_2020 How FGM changed my life | Aissa Edon | TEDxWarwick – YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ5fzUWpPp0&ab_channel=TEDxTalks Khadija Gbla: My mother's strange definition of empowerment | TED Talk – https://www.ted.com/talks/khadija_gbla_my_mother_s_strange_definition_of_empowerment FGM 'being performed on UK babies' - BBC News - YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOmh-phOLoc&ab_channel=BBCNews FGM Survivor: Leyla Hussein's Story - YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKT1MX-RnmU Who should I follow?@vivavulacasting on Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the podcast this week, we're speaking to biographer and literary agent, Andrew Lownie. Andrew founded his literary agency 1998 which has since gone on to be world renowned, currently working with around 350 authors. Andrew's biography of John Buchanan was published in 1995 and he has since gone on to publish books on Guy Burgess & the Mountbattens. His latest book, which explores the lives of The Duke and Duchess of Windsor post abdication was published on 19th August. Books mentioned in this episode: The Otterbury Incident by C Lewis (https://bit.ly/3ClbN2j), Climate of Treason by Andrew Boyle, Anatomy of Britain Today by Anthony Sampson, The Mountbattens : Their Lives & Loves by Andrew Lownie (https://bit.ly/3Eq4AAb), Traitor King by Andrew Lownie (https://bit.ly/3EoV28f). Produced and presented by the team at Mostly Books. Find us on Twitter @mostlyreading & Instagram @mostlybooks_shop. Edited by Nick Short @alongstoryshorter

In Mixed/Other: Explorations of Multiraciality in Modern Britain (out now), Mancunian writer and Metro columnist Natalie Morris explores the multifaceted experience of mixed-race people in the UK. Examining identity, dating, family life, beauty, culture, and more through a plethora of people across the UK, Mixed/Other shines a light on what it means to be mixed race today. Author: The Spill Category: ARTS Listen to the full story, or read it online - also available in Easy Read. For more Arts-related stories, head to https://www.thespillmag.com/arts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thespillmag/message

Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard University. Known to BBC listeners as ‘The Public Philosopher’, Sandel's books include Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? and What Money Can't Buy, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages and sold over two million copies worldwide. He has been a visiting professor at the Sorbonne; delivered the BBC Reith Lectures, and his speaking tours have spanned five continents. The Tyranny of Merit arrives at a hinge point in social and political history. As the pandemic exposes entrenched inequality and the true value of essential work, Michael challenges corrosive attitudes to success and failure and makes the case for an ethic of humility. Above all, he asks how we value our fellow human beings, so that no one is left behind. Polly Toynbee is a columnist for the Guardian. She was formerly BBC social affairs editor, columnist and associate editor of the Independent, co-editor of the Washington Monthly and a reporter and feature writer for the Observer. She has won the Political Journalist of the Year Award 2003 and is one of the most ardent supporters of the secular cause. She has written a number of social commentary books including, in 2003, Hard Work: Life in Low-Pay Britain about an experimental period voluntarily living on the minimum wage. Polly Toynbee and David Walker have co-authored Dogma and Disarray: Cameron at Half-Time, Unjust Rewards: Exposing Greed and Inequality in Britain Today, The Verdict: Did Labour Change Britain? and Better or Worse: Did Labour Deliver? Recorded via zoom in November 2020. 5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

A collaboration with the Aké Festival: leading black writers and artists discuss Black Lives Matter and related issues of this year in connection to their work. With Tayari Jones, Derek Owusu, Victor Ehikhamenor and Sara-Jayne Makwala King. The Aké Festival is the world's largest literary festival of black voices on black issues. Usually held in Lagos, Nigeria, this year it's online and free, from 22 to 25 October. See below for details. Tayari Jones' novels include Silver Sparrow and An American Marriage, which won the 2019 Women's Prize for Fiction. Derek Owusu's novel That Reminds Me won this year's Desmond Elliot Prize. He has also published Safe: 20 Ways to be a Black Man in Britain Today. Victor Ehikhamenor is a writer and artist who has represented Nigeria at the Venice Biennale. Sara-Jayne Makwala King is a South African radio host and author of the autobiographical novel Killing Karoline. Presenter: Elle Osili-Wood Producer: Timothy Prosser Main Image: Tayari Jones Credit: Tyson Alan Horne

How often do you think about race? If you're white, chances are – rarely. That's because you're unlikely to be the only person in a room who looks like you. If you're Black, race defines your experience from the day you are born. The street you grow up in. The school you attend. The friends you make. The jobs you go for. We might say we don't see colour, but our skin marks every aspect of our lives. The recent Black Lives Matter protests shocked many into paying attention to the systemic racism endured by Black people for centuries. In the UK, we realised it was much closer to home than we wanted to believe. The same goes for our firm. October is Black History Month – an annual celebration of the history, achievements and contributions of Black people in the UK. It's a time to honour and celebrate Black Britishness. Black heroes. Black talent. Creativity. Drive. Passion. But it's also a time to question and learn. For this episode, two guests help us get under the skin of Black Britishness. They're both senior professionals in their chosen fields. We talk about what it was like getting their first job. Their experience in the workplace. Did they ever think they got the role because of their skin colour? Were they ever rejected because of it? What's been the proudest moment of their careers? But they're also just people. Who did they look up to as kids? When was the first time they experienced racism? Were they told they had to work twice as hard? Does it ever get tiring talking about race? Are they proud to be Black? And British? Tune in to find out: Why George mentioned his lockdown love handles How seeing the first Black British role models on TV impacted Sandra About the responsibility David feels being one of our few Black partners Why Sandra and David are both optimistic about the future   Enjoyed the episode? Check our website for our recommendations to learn more about this topic: deloitte.co.uk/GreenRoomPodcasts   Guests: David Wallis and Sandra Kerr CBE Hosts: George Parrett and Ethan Worth Technical support: Deloitte's Creative Studio Original music: Ali Barrett And a special thanks to our Black network for their support on this episode.   

Hello and welcome to Secure The Insecure with Johnny Seifert.In this weeks episode I speak to journalist Louise Hulland about Imposter syndrome in the media industry and about the slavery and human trafficking that exists in the UK today.Louise's book Stolen Lives: Human Trafficking and Slavery in Britain Today is out to buy now published by Sandstone Press.If you would like to contact me I am on social media @johnnyseifert See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

over 200 million girls and women have experienced a form of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM is a practice of partial or total removal of external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Often tFGM is carried out on girls between a few days old to 15 years old.In this episode, we speak with Hibo Wardere and Paula Ferrari. Hibo is a survivor of FGM and advocate, global speaker and author of the book 'Cut, one women's fight against FGM'. Paula is a Clinical educator and a advocate doing amazing work here in Australia to shed light on the harms of FGM and ways it can be prevented.Keep up to date with Hibo Wardere and Paula Ferrari on Twitter:Want to be the first to receive updates and behind the scenes information about the Social JustUs podcast? Click here to join our private Facebook Group!To read more about Hibo's fight against FGM, you can purchase her book Cut: one women's fight against FGM in Britain Today..

FE News chat with Dr Sam Duncan from UCL about her recent research project called RABiT (Reading Aloud in Britain Today).The funded project explored hundreds of adults reading aloud behaviours across England, Scotland and Wales and covered a wide range of ages, genders, ethnicities, faiths, educational backgrounds in both urban and rural locations to explore if there were any patterns or stark differences in adults reading aloud practices.Sam explains the RABiT project, particularly the importance of documenting and analysing adult reading aloud practices. Sam unpacks the research to explores when and why adults read aloud and why this is important and how this can change in different communities, context, languages or stages in a person's life. Sam then explores the RABiT findings to investigate the potential impact that adults reading out loud has when looking at neurodiversity.Subscribe to the FE News podcast or visit UCL's Newsroom on FE News

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The majority of austerity is suffered by women. Meanwhile, rape convictions are down, and domestic violence murders are up. This episode, we hear about the struggle to defend women from the cuts, in the home, and at work - and how socialists think we can win the fight for women’s liberation.

What's it really like to be LGBT in Britain today?

This week we talk to British socialist David Renton about the history of Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League. RaR and the ANL were a cultural and protest movement against the rise of the National Front in Britain in the 1970’s. Renton contends that these movements played a decisive role in preventing the rise of fascism in Britain, while similar movements took root in France. David Renton is a British historian and activist, a member of the socialist group RS21 and author of the book, Never Again: Rock Against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League 1976-1982 (http://bit.ly/RentonANL). We talk to him about the importance of the contestation for culture, particularly around punk music, and the role that RaR played in that. He describes some of the key turning points of anti-fascist mobilization and the creation of the ANL. We discuss what lessons we can draw for the movement against a resurgent right today. In our opener, we talk about socialists Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as they prepare to take office. We discuss the ways in which they are challenging politics as usual, raising expectations and opening up possibilities, while also exploring the constraints imposed by the Democratic Party and how socialists can take advantage of this moment. Links for our interview: *You can buy David’s book here (http://bit.ly/RentonANL) *David also blogs at his website lives;running where he frequently discusses politics and especially the new movements against the right in Britain (http://bit.ly/LivesRunning) *In this piece re-published at Socialist Worker, David makes the case for a militant movement that directly confronts the fascists and examines different trajectories within the movement in Britain *Today’s episode is being released on December 10 as part of a contribution to the call for a day of action against fascism and racism (http://bit.ly/Dec10Action) Links for our intro: *You can listen to our assessment of AOC’s election victory in episode 17 of this podcast (http://bit.ly/BOREp17) *You can read analysis of the November elections at Socialist Worker by Todd Chretien (http://bit.ly/ChretienElections), Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (http://bit.ly/KeeangaElections), Alan Maass (http://bit.ly/MaassElections) and the editorial staff (http://bit.ly/EditorialElections) *In episode 34 (http://bit.ly/LanceSelfa), we interviewed Lance Selfa about the midterm elections. Lance is the author of The Democrats: A Critical History, which is available from Haymarket Books (http://bit.ly/LanceHaymarket). Music for this episode The Boy & Sister Alma, “Lizard Eyes” (Dead Sea Captains Remix) Gang Of Four, “Why Theory?” Sham 69, “If The Kids Are United” The Specials, “Ghost Town” Steel Pulse, “Jah Pickney (R.A.R.)” The Selecter, “On My Radio” Elvis Costello, “Less Than Zero”

  Dr Helen Webberley and Marianne Oakes explore some of the myths around gender variance by addressing some frequently asked questions received via GenderGP including: •       Can there really be infinite gender identities? •       Can you make someone transgender by supporting them? •       Can you stop being transgender if you don't want to be? •       Why is it becoming so much more common? •       Is it fair on your family to transition? •       Why can't you just live as your birth gender? •       Will the feelings lessen with time?   Useful links: www.gendergp.com   We hope you enjoyed our podcast If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed and would like to get in touch please drop us a line at doctor@GenderGP.co.uk. You can also contact us on social media where you will find us at @GenderGP on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. We are always happy to accept ideas for future shows, so if there is something in particular you would like us to discuss or a specific guest you would love to hear from, let us know. Your feedback is really important to us so if you could take a minute or two to leave us an honest review and rating for the podcast it will help others to discover us. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to share!     The GenderGP Podcast  What does it mean to be trans in Britain today?   Dr. Helen Webberley: Hello, this is Dr. Helen Webberley. Welcome to our Gender GP Podcast, where we will be discussing some of the issues affecting the trans and non-binary community in the world today, together with my co-host Marianne Oakes, a trans woman herself, and our head of therapy. We’re going to talk today about what it means to be transgender in today’s world, in 2018 and beyond. I suppose that leads us on to the first concept, really. Marianne, help me out. How many gender identities can there possibly be? Someone said to me a while ago that there are infinite gender identities, and I was telling my son that, and he told me that if I ever said that publicly, I was going to have it ripped out and that kind of thing. And so, is it true? Can we have an infinite number of gender identities? What does it mean? Marianne Oakes: Personally, I think the simple answer to that is “yes”. The only reason I would say that is I had gender explained to me really simply by one of my clients in the therapy room. They were explaining to the dad, who was struggling with the concept of non-binary, that he sees the world as men, women, boys, girls. And he’s got his child there trying to explain, “Actually, dad, I’m not a girl.” So imagine that men are black, and women are white. They said to the dad, “Actually, I’m a funny colour grey. I’m not quite one or the other.” We are all shades of grey along that spectrum. If we were to divide that spectrum to finite segments, then yes, there will be an infinite amount of gender identities. I’m not sure there is an infinite amount of ways to describe those identities. That would be a different subject altogether. But even if you see what we would term a cis-woman, she could be wearing more masculine clothes or she could be wearing more feminine clothes. What shade of grey would she be? Likewise, for a cis-gender man, what does it even mean to be a man? What does masculinity mean? So yes, I think there is an infinite amount of gender identities. Is there an infinite amount of words to describe it? I’m not sure. Dr. Helen Webberley: I love that concept. It’s brilliant. If you think about it, that colour grey, which was talked about elegantly by your client in the therapy room, when the sun goes behind the cloud, that grey sort of changes a bit, which means that whatever shade of grey you are on the spectrum, it can also change with the day, with the month, with the feeling of support you have. It is not a static place on that spectrum. I wish we had a little bit more colour.

After the party conferences this autumn, Socialist Party general secretary Peter Taaffe discusses the trends in politics in Britain at the moment – from two parties in one within Labour to the Tories’ Brexit crisis. Useful further reading: • ‘Consolidating the Corbyn revolution’ by Peter Taaffe: http://www.socialismtoday.org/210/britain.html • ‘Tories’ crisis conference – Corbyn must fight for general election’: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/28044/10-10-2018/tories-crisis-conference-corbyn-must-fight-for-general-election • ‘Labour conference shows – Blairites must be ousted’: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/articles/28018/03-10-2018/labour-conference-shows-blairites-must-be-ousted • ‘The Fog of Brexit’: http://socialismtoday.org/222/editorial.html • ‘Liverpool - A City that Dared to Fight’ book by Tony Mulhearn and Peter Taaffe available from leftbooks.co.uk • The Rise of Militant book by Peter Taaffe available from leftbooks.co.uk

The Culture of Offence and the Gospel in Britain Today

COMPLETE VERSION (Hour 1 and 2). Previous version was only Hour 1. Control of vast populations - Taught since ancient times to kings and rulers. Archived history from India - Formulas. Plato - Techniques of culture creation - Thinkers employed by dominant minority. Sumer - Ancient version of today's system. Front-men spokesmen for elite - Chancellors of Britain - Today's cover called democracy. Perfect utopia for guardian class. Carroll Quigley - American Integration - CFR. Getting necessary information out in a short period of time. Middle East conflicts - Memoirs of Sir Ronald Storrs - British take-over of Palestine - Creation of State of Israel. Sierra Leone - Takeover of resources through revolution - Hired mercenaries. Karl Marx - Communist Manifesto - Unification. Maurice Strong - Rockefeller - Earth Charter. Thomas Huxley - Charles Darwin - H.G. Wells - Creation of "free love" to destroy marriage. British Empire - World War I and II - Britain - Promise of new homes, delivery of re-opened condemned housing - Food ration cards until 1952. Public-Private partnerships - Ownership of all energy resources. Lord Bertrand Russell - Experimental schools - Anti-War movement - "Ban the Bomb" symbol. Atheism - Creation of new religion, taught to young, based on a form of Earth-worship - Voluntary sterilization to "save Mother Earth". Weather Modification and Weather Warfare - Spraying atmosphere with metallic particles - Use of HAARP - Tranquilizers. Military planning and strategy for future - Planned Society - Serving a World State - Inability to think as an individual. Computer to iPod to Implanted Brain-Chip - Interfacing brain with regional computers - Loyola world science meeting - BORG of Star Trek. Public ignorance of high-military secret technologies - Are kept in the dark - Obsolete technology given to public. Agenda 21 - Habitat Areas - Crowded Cities.

Control of vast populations - Taught since ancient times to kings and rulers. Archived history from India - Formulas. Plato - Techniques of culture creation - Thinkers employed by dominant minority. Sumer - Ancient version of today's system. Front-men spokesmen for elite - Chancellors of Britain - Today's cover called democracy. Perfect utopia for guardian class. Carroll Quigley - American Integration - CFR. Getting necessary information out in a short period of time. Middle East conflicts - Memoirs of Sir Ronald Storrs - British take-over of Palestine - Creation of State of Israel. Sierra Leone - Takeover of resources through revolution - Hired mercenaries. Karl Marx - Communist Manifesto - Unification. Maurice Strong - Rockefeller - Earth Charter. Thomas Huxley - Charles Darwin - H.G. Wells - Creation of "free love" to destroy marriage. British Empire - World War I and II - Britain - Promise of new homes, delivery of re-opened condemned housing - Food ration cards until 1952. Public-Private partnerships - Ownership of all energy resources. Lord Bertrand Russell - Experimental schools - Anti-War movement - "Ban the Bomb" symbol. Atheism - Creation of new religion, taught to young, based on a form of Earth-worship - Voluntary sterilization to "save Mother Earth". Weather Modification and Weather Warfare - Spraying atmosphere with metallic particles - Use of HAARP - Tranquilizers. Military planning and strategy for future - Planned Society - Serving a World State - Inability to think as an individual. Computer to iPod to Implanted Brain-Chip - Interfacing brain with regional computers - Loyola world science meeting - BORG of Star Trek. Public ignorance of high-military secret technologies - Are kept in the dark - Obsolete technology given to public. Agenda 21 - Habitat Areas - Crowded Cities.