Podcasts about Kinnock

It was amazing to see so many people out commemorating ANZAC Day at Dawn Services and parades around the country this week. We may move chronologically further away from the horrors of World War I, but it's heart-warming to see so many people continue to honour the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women at any point in history, and currently. Our Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister was in Turkey and delivered a moving tribute at the dawn ceremony in Gallipoli, which was quickly identified as having a few passages that closely resembled the sentiments of a famous speech by a former US President. Abraham Lincoln, no less! The minister's speech went from being praised to being questioned. Was it inspiring or embarrassing? The answer is, both. It was a good speech. It fitted the occasion. It followed the structure you'd expect, commemorating the lives of those lost in war, and reflecting on how that sacrifice can guide us today. Regardless of whether the passages would have benefited from referencing Lincoln or quoting him directly and attributing them to the rightful author - and so avoiding the embarrassing taint of plagiarism - the importance of the message itself shouldn't be lost in this little controversy. Let's be honest, unless you have a robust knowledge of political speeches throughout history you're not going to have recognised the references, and even now, when we understand the origins, it doesn't change the meaning and purpose of the speech the minister gave. There are plenty of more embarrassing situations when politicians have been caught using other people's words. After being re-elected as a UK Labour MP, Kate Osamor's speech to her constituency was borrowed from one of Barack Obama's post-victory speeches in Chicago. The changes were minor – she removed “American” and replaced it with “Edmonton”, her constituency. American politicians have borrowed from the UK as well. In 1987, Joe Biden copied several passages from a speech by former UK Labour Leader Neil Kinnock without attribution. It ended his campaign for president, and Kellyanne Conway was all too happy to bring up again in the 2020 election campaign. Kinnock came out in support of Joe, so that backfired. Some plagiarism has you scratching your head, such as in 2016 when Melania Trump was accused of plagiarising a speech by Michelle Obama. How anyone thought that was a good idea, I just don't know. And then we have our own Prime Minister, taking things to his own unique level, by referencing himself at his Waitangi Day speech earlier this year. Turns out, some people are so good they only need to quote themselves. Hope you had a good ANZAC Day. Let's keep focused on what's important. We will remember them. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we look at why Labour have lost so many general elections historically, and whether this year will be different? Adam and Chris are joined by former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock, who also talks about the big changes needed in social care following the death of his wife. Also - Adam and Chris are joined by a Traitor from the hit BBC series. Who is it? And what's the secret to the show's success? You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Gemma Roper. The senior news editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

In this episode, Tom McTague chats to Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Pat McFadden—the man tasked with making Starmer's sums add up—on the lessons of Labour's history, from Kinnock to Blair to Starmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matthew Bannister on Baroness McDonagh Margaret McDonagh was the youngest person and the first woman to become General Secretary of the Labour Party. She was a key player in the New Labour project that helped the party win a landslide in 1997 and two subsequent terms in office. Margaret McDonagh was born in Mitcham in South London where her mother worked as a psychiatric nurse and her father was a building worker. Born: 26 June 1961. Died: 24 June 2023. Age: 61 Craig Brown Scotland's longest serving football manager – taking the national team to the Euro 96 finals and the World Cup in 1998. He started his career as a player for Dunkirk and Falkirk before turning to coaching in 1977. Born: 1 July 1940. Died: 26 June 2023. Age: 82 Godfrey Merlen Conservationist and author who devoted much of his life to studying the Galapagos Islands. He lived on the archipelago in the Eastern Pacific for fifty years. The area is noted for its large numbers of unique species which were studied by Chares Darwin and gave rise to his theory of evolution by natural selection. Godfrey Merlen was born in the Cotswolds. After leaving university he worked in the fishing industry and first became concerned about the damage humans were doing to nature. Died: May 10th, 2022 Winnie Ewing One of most high-profile pioneers of the Scottish Independence movement. In the 1960s, the Glasgow criminal lawyer won an unexpected by-election victory which made her the first Scottish National Party MP at Westminster. Born: 10 July 1929 Aged: 21 June 2023. Age 93 Producer: Ed Prendeville Interviewee: Sir Tony Blair Interviewee: Pat Nevin Interviewee: Noemi d'Ozouville Interviewee: Christine Grahame Archive used: Kinnock takes on Militant - Labour Conference speech 1985 – YouTube 30 October 2020; Winnie Ewing reconvenes Scottish Parliament in 1999, YouTube 12 May 2019. Winnie Ewing interview after winning the Hamilton By-Election 1967 THE HAMILTON BY-ELECTION 1967, TRIUMPHS AND DISASTERS, Radio 4 05 June 2002. World at One, Radio 4 03 November 1967. Winnie Ewing didn't think they'd win, Before you go 19 December 2001. Madame Ecosse, Scottish Digital Library First Broadcast Mon 13 April 2009; Craig Brown talking about the kilts worn by the Scottish Tartans in 1998, Mr Brown's Boys, BBC Scotland, First Broadcast Sat 11 Feb 2023. Brown talking about the team, Craig Brown's 1998 World Cup Diary | Full Behind The Scenes Documentary Film Posted on YouTube 16 March 2020. Brown on his football career, published 2 Sept 2019, YouTube Channel Open Goal; Margaret on Clause 4, Tx 19.09.2014 ; Radio 4. Margaret on hearing Kinnock's speech, Tx 19 September 2014, Radio 4. Margaret on New Labour's achievement, Tx 19.09.2014 ; Radio 4; Dr. Godfrey Merlen on Scientific Whaling Versus Cultural Whaling. YouTube published: 9 Aug 2013. Galapagos Islands of Change, Natural World, BBC 2 NI, first Broadcast Sun 21 May 2017. In memory of Godfrey Merlen, YouTube, published: 26 May 2023 ; Galapagos Conservation Trust, Galapagos Islands of Change, Natural World, BBC 2 NI, First Broadcast Sun 21 May 2017

On this special episode of UKICE (I Tell), we have a live recording of our latest Unlocked event with the Rt Hon Lord Kinnock, former Labour leader, European Commissioner and stalwart of British politics. Talking to Professor Anand Menon on 6 June, Neil discussed Keir Starmer's chances in the next general election, Labour's EU policy and what it was like to be Leader of the Opposition against Margaret Thatcher. You can watch the event on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TEzcocfJE8

Neil Kinnock has a lesson or two for Keir Starmer. Kinnock led Labour after its crushing 1983 election defeat, facing down the hard left and restoring the party's credibility. He says a hung parliament would be “hideous”, but if Starmer doesn't get a majority, he should rule alone – without a coalition. His judgment on the Tories? A “drunken sailor” would look steady compared to Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Hosted by Caroline Hepker, Yuan Potts and Lizzy Burden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 652, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Fun With Country Names 1: It's the only country in the world with the name of its ruling family in the name of the country. Saudi Arabia (the House of Saud). 2: Besides East Timor, 2 of the 3 independent countries with compass directions in their English names. South Africa and/or North Korea and South Korea. 3: They're the 2 western European island countries whose names differ by only one letter. Iceland and Ireland. 4: Of the countries named for saints, the one that's completely surrounded by Italy. San Marino. 5: It's the only nation in the world with "name" in its English name. Suriname. Round 2. Category: Meat And Potatoes 1: The original version of this toy included facial pieces to attach to a real spud. Mr. Potato Head. 2: The fungus phytophthora infestans caused this historic Irish tragedy. Irish potato famine. 3: In Genesis, God told this man "Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you". Noah. 4: A 23-inch by 14 1/2-inch one of these was produced in 1990 by a Pringle's plant in Tennessee. potato chip. 5: At 19, this future potato breeder read Darwin's "Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication". Luther Burbank. Round 3. Category: Be Afraid... 1: These items terrify pternophobics, so give them a pillow with artificial filling. feathers. 2: It's not a fear of actress Rene (unless she's from Moscow). russophobia. 3: Lucrezia Borgia may not be a good choice as a dinner guest if you're toxiphobic, afraid of this. poison. 4: Anthophobia is a fear of these, but don't let it vase you. flowers. 5: You won't feel the need for this, if you're tachophobic. speed. Round 4. Category: The Solar System 1: Using Newton's laws of motion, astronomer Edmund Halley determined that these travel in elliptical orbits. comets. 2: In the 1600s his findings like the phases of Venus made this Italian think maybe the sun is what stuff revolves around. Galileo. 3: In December 2006 NASA announced that water may have flowed on this planet's surface within the past decade. Mars. 4: Its moon Triton was first seen in 1846; a second satellite around this planet wasn't found until 1949. Neptune. 5: These solar discharges consisting of light, heat and cosmic rays may last up to an hour. solar flares. Round 5. Category: Denmark 1: As a result of the Napoleonic Wars, Denmark lost this country to Sweden in 1814. Norway. 2: Main farming activity of Danish-owned Greenland is not growing plants but raising these animals. sheep. 3: While Great Dane dogs originated in Germany, this pianist called "The Great Dane" is from Copenhagen. Victor Borge. 4: Between 1513 and 1972, all Danish kings were alternately name Frederik and this pious name. Christian. 5: Helle Thorning-Schmidt holds this post in Denmark; her father-in-law, Kinnock, once hoped to hold it in the United Kingdom. prime minister. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Neil Kinnock, Baron Kinnock PC is a British former politician. As a member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until 1995, first for Bedwellty and then for Islwyn. He was the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 until 1992, and Vice-President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. Kinnock was considered as being on the soft left of the Labour Party.Born and raised in South Wales, Kinnock was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1970 general election. He became the Labour Party's shadow education minister after the Conservatives won power in the 1979 general election. After the party under Michael Foot suffered a landslide defeat to Margaret Thatcher in the 1983 election, Kinnock was elected Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition. During his tenure as leader, Kinnock proceeded to fight the party's left wing, especially its Militant tendency, and he opposed NUM leader Arthur Scargill's methods in the 1984–85 miners' strike. He led the party during most of the Thatcher administration, which included its third successive election defeat when Thatcher won the 1987 general election. Although Thatcher had won another landslide, Labour regained sufficient seats for Kinnock to remain Leader of the Opposition following the election.Kinnock led the Labour Party to a surprise fourth consecutive defeat at the 1992 general election, despite the party being ahead of John Major's Conservative government in most opinion polls, which had predicted either a narrow Labour victory or a hung parliament. Shortly afterwards, he resigned as Leader of the Labour Party, being succeeded in the ensuing leadership election by John Smith. He left the House of Commons in 1995 to become a European Commissioner. He went on to become the Vice-President of the European Commission under Romano Prodi from 1999–2004, before being elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Kinnock in 2005. Until the summer of 2009, he was also Chairman of the British Council and President of Cardiff University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of finally finding out who the next Prime Minister will be, writer Matt Ridley joins Christopher Hope to give his 10 rules for the next Tory leader to live by, and, given the winter we have coming ahead, we're sure either Sunak or Truss would appreciate a how-to-guide. Matt warns Chopper about the dangers of 'crony capitalists' and people who claim to be able to predict the future, and hopes the next Prime Minister can learn a valuable lesson from lightbulbs.Also on the podcast, the Telegraph's chief leader writer, Philip Johnston, delves into history (yes, the '90s now count as history, listeners) to illustrate why he thinks Keir Starmer is more Kinnock than Blair.How to be PM: ten rules for the next Tory leader to live by, by Matt Ridley |Labour heading for certain victory? This feels more like 1992 than 1997, by Philip Johnston |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper |Sign up to the Chopper's Politics newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politicsnewsletter|Listen to Ukraine: the latest: https://podfollow.com/ukraine|Email: chopperspolitics@telegraph.co.uk |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's August 27th. This day in 1987, rumors are building that Joe Biden had plagiarized remarks from British politician Neil Kinnock. Soon, reporters would find evidence that Biden used lines directly from Kinnock's remarks, without attribution, in a debate — and other instances of plagiarism would emerge in the coming weeks. Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how Biden's plagiarism was uncovered, how it sank his 1988 presidential bid, and how his reputation for borrowing phrases has persisted. Sign up for our newsletter! Find out more at thisdaypod.com And don't forget about Oprahdemics, hosted by Kellie, out now from Radiotopia. This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Our website is thisdaypod.com Follow us on social @thisdaypod Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia

In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Kevin Hickson, Senior Lecturer in British Politics at the University of Liverpool and editor of a new book Neil Kinnock: Saving the Labour Party to discuss the book. They discuss Kinnock's personality; whether he was right to accept the changes that were occurring in public opinion due to Thatcher's election; whether the 1992 election defeat was caused by over management or Major; how Kinnock compares to Starmer and whether Kinnock was the only person who could have become leader in 1983. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 60th episode of the Mile End Institute Podcast, our Director, Dr Patrick Diamond, talks to Dr Kevin Hickson (Senior Lecturer in British Politics at the University of Liverpool) about his new edited collection, reappraising Neil Kinnock's policies, impact, and legacy, which was published by Routledge last week. Neil Kinnock: Saving the Labour Party? offers a fresh perspective on Kinnock's leadership of the Labour Party 30 years on from his defeat in the 1992 General Election, featuring first-hand accounts from 'insiders' and Kinnock himself. They discuss Neil Kinnock's political formation and his ideological position within the Party, his struggle with the 'Hard Left' and his relationship with New Labour as well as the enduring uncertainties about the future of the Labour Party.

I dette afsnit gæster søskendeparret Milo og Johanna Kinnock podcasten. Milo fortæller om at skifte navn og pronomen fra hun til han, og hvorfor køn på en og samme tid betyder sindssygt meget og ingenting for ham. Vi taler om kønsstereotyper, hvorfor det er vigtigt at nedbryde dem, og hvordan vi bliver bedre til at acceptere hinanden, som vi er.

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock talks Westminster sleaze, Starmer's fighting spirit and tussles with the ultra-left. He and the panel unpack the rot in Government and the decline in standards – which he suggests could undo Johnson in the long run. Neil also reflects on his own time heading up Labour, while addressing what the party needs to do now and for the future. “Keir Starmer is not Kinnock, or John Smith, or Tony Blair. He is in fact Keir Starmer.” – Neil Kinnock “I think that Keir was probably born mature.” – Neil Kinnock “Keir is not a warrior but a consistent relentless fighter, and that's why he's a forensic lawyer. That's why in his case, he says: ‘Don't get mad, get even.'” – Neil Kinnock “Labour leaders most of the time have to manage their parties to an extent that other party leaders don't have to do.” – Neil Kinnock “Compromise for a realistic political leader is like oxygen for human beings.” – Neil Kinnock “If you live in the real world, as you must, a life without compromise is unlivable.” – Neil Kinnock “It's no good Labour leader's whinging about mistreatment from the press.” – Neil Kinnock "Labour has a galaxy of meaningful policies, but no overall mission.” – Neil Kinnock "Blair's fall from esteem was almost Greek in dimension." – Neil Kinnock "Elections are won and lost over years, not weeks." – Neil Kinnock  https://www.patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow Presented by Dorian Lynskey with Ian Dunt and Ros Taylor. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Alex Rees, Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant Producer: Elina Ganatra. Audio production by Robin Leeburn. OH GOD, WHAT NOW? is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're torn over whether the second episode of the season is ‘great' or ‘a necessary pivot', Chris relives his childhood with Flight of the Navigator, Jenny ignores Turning Red reviews, and our pal Jonathan beams in to share his Kinnock-inspired thoughts with the class. All this and not much more – it's the ultimate podcast for the Star Trek ambivalent! Links Jonathan's quality Twitter content https://twitter.com/tweetmonkeyj Grayson's Art Club on All4 https://www.channel4.com/programmes/graysons-art-club Flight of the Navigator on Prime Video UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Navigator-Joey-Cramer/dp/B08Z73WN6H Turning Red on Disney+ https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/movies/turning-red/4mFPCXJi7N2m Ali & Ava trailer https://youtu.be/f1l6lg8Au_M The Losers on Prime Video UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/Losers-Jeffrey-Dean-Morgan/dp/B00FXN9UUU/ Unfinished London on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfxy4_sBQdxwf909hUFsM59Y0RC_k9fvV No link to our old Grayson episode because I'm very tired, I can't emphasise this enough --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howpicard/message

Michael Foot was the leader of the Labour Party from 1980 until 1983. Though he led the party to one of the worst electoral defeats in its history, he was a brilliant orator, and is still adored by many left-wing Brits today. My guest for this conversation is Neil Kinnock, the man who succeeded Foot as Labour leader in 1983. We discuss Foot's conversion to socialism, the disastrous 1983 election, and Kinnock's indirect role in delivering the US presidency for Joe Biden. Here's a link to some short Hated and the Dead clips on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr1bY5ZxPau8082o8pav5Tw/featured

Neil Kinnock served as a leader of the UK Labour Party between 1983 and 1992. The longest-serving leader of the Opposition in British history, Kinnock never served as prime minister. Whilst less divisive than many of my other subjects, Kinnock was one of the most important leaders of the 1980s, one of the most polarised decades in recent British political history; some studies actually show that British politics was more polarised then than it is now. My guest for this episode is Lord Peter Hain, former member of parliament for Neath (Labour, 1991-2005) and former colleague of Kinnock's. 

Kinnock is on a mission to make Labour electable... sound familiar? Stephen Kinnock is very much his own man and his own politician, and his new project 'Labour Renaissance' has published a fascinating report into the voters Labour lost and what the party can do about it. This is a brilliant analysis of where Labour has gone wrong, combined with practical recommendations about how it reconnects with the public. Stephen also talks about his upbringing, how it made him who he is and an incredible experience in Russia that had a profound effect on him. Follow Stephen on Twitter: @SKinnock NEW GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE: 8 Nov: Anas Sarwar22 Nov: Anthony Scaramucci6 Dec: Jeremy Hunt20 Dec: Christmas Special Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre including the opening night with ANAS SARWAR on Monday 8 November here: https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/ Read the Labour Renaissance report here: https://labour-renaissance.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Renaissance-Report-FINAL-17.10.21.pdf Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As conference season approaches, how can Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer sell himself to the nation, as well as to the Party itself? One man with a plan is Lord Peter Mandelson, Blairite grandee and one of the architects of New Labour. He tells Christopher Hope whether he thinks Starmer needs a "Kinnock moment", why he thinks the Party needs to lead a "complete rewiring", and in the political bombshell of the century, reveals whether he really mistook mushy peas for guacamole. Also on the podcast, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle looks ahead to this weekend's G7 Speakers' Summit in his hometown of Chorley and gives Chris an ultimatum about the Speaker's wig. And the Telegraph's own Lucy Fisher gives us a rundown of the movers and shakers of this week's Cabinet reshuffle.Read more from Christopher Hope: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/c/cf-cj/christopher-hope/ |Read more from Lucy Fisher: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/l/lu-lz/lucy-fisher/ |Sign up for the Chopper's Politics newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/newsletters |For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/chopper |Listen to Planet Normal: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/planetnormal |Email: chopperspolitics@telegraph.co.uk |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What stopped Heseltine, Ken Clarke, Dennis Healey and Kinnock from taking the top slot? Why didn't Barbara Castle become Britain's first female PM? The Observer's Nick Cohen talks to the political columnist and podcaster Steve Richards about his new book The Prime Ministers We Never Had… the intriguing factors that prevented these politicians from reaching power… the tragedy of the Miliband Brothers… and the alternate futures we could have seen if these flawed talents had won. “Those with a formidable past tend not to take the crown BECAUSE of that past.”“If Heseltine had won the leadership contest in 1990, he would have redefined the Tories as a pro-EU party.” “The Dennis Healeys and RAB Butlers were TOO good. They alienated their own parties.”“Ken Clarke used to say ‘My hobby is standing in Tory leadership contests and losing.'” “Ed Miliband destroyed David – but David destroyed Ed too. Because Ed then lost all sense of who he was.” https://www.patreon.com/bunkercasthttps://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Steve-Richards/The-Prime-Ministers-We-Never-Had--Success-and-Failure-from-Butler-to-Corbyn/26113646 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Kinnock was leader of the UK Labour Party from 1983-1992, and a member of parliament from 1970-95. With his Welsh accent, and his brilliant cadence and rhythm, he was renowned for his oratory and remains one of the most natural off-the-cuff speakers in the history of British politics. He lost the 1987 election to Margaret Thatcher, and the 1992 election to John Major.A fascinating chat with Tony about growing up working class, music, sport, his early political life, meeting Nye Bevan, the 'I Warn You' speech before the 1983 election, gaining the Labour leadership, the miners' strike, and the 1985 Labour Party Conference. He also talks about losing two elections, the rise of Tony Blair, the socialism of the COVID era, and Brexit. The feature speech for the episode is Kinnock's speech in Bournemouth at the 1985 Labour Party Conference, where he tore strips off people in the far left faction of the party known as Militant. If you'd like todonate support Speakola in both its website and podcast form, Tony would appreciate any help. Love it if you'd rate and review the podcast! Tony's books are available online and at his website. Send an email to swap details for signed copies. Episode supported by GreenSkin™ and PurpleSkin™ avocados at https://greenskinavocados.com.au/. Also looking for another sponsor for 202. Contact if keen tony@tonywilson.com.au Please subscribe to the podcast, visit Speakola, and share any great speeches that are special to you, famous or otherwise. I just need transcript & photo /video embed. Speakola also has Twitter and Facebook feeds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Tom Harris, former Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart (2001 - 2005) and Glasgow South (2005 - 2015); Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (2006 - 2008) ; Shadow Minister for the Environment (2012 - 2013) and host of the excellent new podcast Tom Harris: The Imposter. They discus Tom Harris: The Imposter, Neil Kinnock's time as leader of the Labour Party, why the SNP have grown since the 1980s, why people feel like imposters in political parties and which Doctor Who episodes Tom would take with him to a desert island. You can listen to Tom Harris: The Imposter here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tom-harris-the-imposter/id1550508639 and if you want to get a free month of Podbean on us use this link for standard accounts https://www.podbean.com/DebatedPodcast and this link for business accounts https://www.podbean.com/pro/DebatedPodcast. 

This week we share stories of our real-life movie plot moments then get into a deep debate on the questionable merits of this week's film.  Join us for...The Graduate   To contact the show email show@isawthatyearsago.com   You can also support us via Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/istya

In this edition, find out what Mercia was nearly called, enjoy the launch of Laser 558 – and hear the sort of meaningful speech Plymouth Sound was planning. James Naughtie clashes with Kinnock on Radio 4 – and Fearne Cotton departs Radio 1. All this and more on this week’s ‘RadioMoments – This Week in History’, for the week ending 24th May 2019. Follow the weekly podcast (https://podnews.net/podcast/1459316855/no) .

The 2019 election is on, but to look forward, we always need to look back, and we go far back into the archives to look at the events of elections from 1992 and 1993. But that's over 25 years ago: are age-old events from history still relevant today?Of course! The similarities between UK Labour leader Neil Kinnock in 1992 and Bill Shorten in 2019 are striking. Like Shorten, Kinnock had been ahead in the polls for almost three years and everyone was backing Labour to win. And he also faced attacks from the Murdoch-backed media, culminating in the infamous and grammatically-challenged newspaper headline: "It’s The Sun Wot Won It".The election systems are slightly different in the two countries: Australia has two-party preferred and compulsory voting; the UK has first-past-the-post and voluntary voting. Shorten is still favoured to win here, but we think he'd be looking at the 1992 UK election campaign for all the things to avoid; the biggest issue would be hubris and assuming victory just falls into the leader’s lap.Scott Morrison will be trying to emulate Paul Keating’s feat in 1993 of winning the unwinnable election. Yes, in a two-horse race, anything is possible, but Morrison is not Paul Keating, he leads a very damaged Coalition, and is papering over all forms of corruption (alleged). So we still think it's very very unlikely.But don't forget the big clichés: the only poll that matters is on election day, and it's not over until it's over.

The 2019 election is on, but to look forward, we always need to look back, and we go far back into the archives to look at the events of elections from 1992 and 1993. But that's over 25 years ago: are age-old events from history still relevant today?Of course! The similarities between UK Labour leader Neil Kinnock in 1992 and Bill Shorten in 2019 are striking. Like Shorten, Kinnock had been ahead in the polls for almost three years and everyone was backing Labour to win. And he also faced attacks from the Murdoch-backed media, culminating in the infamous and grammatically-challenged newspaper headline: "It’s The Sun Wot Won It".The election systems are slightly different in the two countries: Australia has two-party preferred and compulsory voting; the UK has first-past-the-post and voluntary voting. Shorten is still favoured to win here, but we think he'd be looking at the 1992 UK election campaign for all the things to avoid; the biggest issue would be hubris and assuming victory just falls into the leader’s lap.Scott Morrison will be trying to emulate Paul Keating’s feat in 1993 of winning the unwinnable election. Yes, in a two-horse race, anything is possible, but Morrison is not Paul Keating, he leads a very damaged Coalition, and is papering over all forms of corruption (alleged). So we still think it's very very unlikely.But don't forget the big clichés: the only poll that matters is on election day, and it's not over until it's over.

Speaking at the recent Peterloo day school in Manchester, Mike Hogan of Liverpool Wavertree CLP discusses the lessons from the struggles waged in the 1980s by Liverpool city against Thatcher and the cuts. With Marxist Labour councillors in the leadership, a mass movement involving the entire labour movement and working class communities was built up in Liverpool in the 80s, in order to oppose cuts and fight for socialist policies. This was part of a national campaign, with anti-cuts councils springing up across the country. But unfortunately, rather than supporting this militant movement, the Labour leadership under Kinnock preferred to spend their time conducting a witch hunt against the Marxists in the Labour Party. Without national support, councils gradually fell away and buckled one-by-one. In the end, Liverpool city council was left isolated and the movement was defeated. Today, with a Tory government once again carrying out austerity and attacks on workers and youth, it is high time that Labour councillors organised a fightback against the cuts. The example of the Liverpool councillors shows the way forward.

What role did the Labour isn't Working campaign play in Margaret Thatcher's rise to power? And how did Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson come to work on  Neil Kinnock's campaign film? The History of Advertising Podcasts looks at the role advertising has played in politics. 

The ex-Labour leader says not backing staying in the EEA would be "a serious evasion of duty". Read more >> https://ift.tt/2IzTUEL

Part 2 baybay! Nominees include baby Kinnock, the entirety of the broadsheet press looking for the perfect peasant and Theresa Mays speech. https://twitter.com/WDTATW_Podcast

Students from Kinnock high school, Yokosuka, Japan travel to Seoul to compete in a national robotics competition.

This is delicious. Heard again of late as part of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of BBC Radio 4’s ‘World at One’ or WATO as it’s become known. James Naughtie bagged an interview with Neil Kinnock, then Labour Party leader, just before the programme went to air in May 1989. Neil, now Lord, Kinnock was a little tetchy at the time, having arrived hotfoot from an NEC meeting – an experience he confessed amounted to ‘sitting on a cactus in my swimming trunks’. At the end of his tether, Neil explodes on a persistent Naughtie question. The exchange was never broadcast at the time, but was retained – and leaked. Later here, the two are reunited and - with mutual good nature and respect - enjoy recollections of the day.

2pm–2.45pm: In conversation with: The Right Hon. Lord Kinnock, Leader of the Labour Party, 1983-1992, with Nick Jones

An extract from Radio 4's UK Confidential, produced by Whistledown, in which Margaret Thatcher meets Mikhail Gorbachev for the very first time. The 1984 papers reveal what really went on. Presenter Martha Kearney, Producer Deborah Dudgeon. Taking part: Lords Kinnock, Lawson and Armstrong. Originally broadcast 03.01.14

In his time, Aneurin Bevan was, according to one biographer, "the most colourful and controversial, most loved and most loathed political personality in Britain". The founding father of the NHS is the choice of Lord Kinnock, the former leader of the Labour Party who, like Bevan, grew up in Tredegar, in the heart of the Welsh coalfields, where he met his hero many times. Kinnock regards Bevan as a hero on a level with Nelson Mandela and believes it was Nye alone who had the force of personality and political will necessary to get the Health Service established after the war. But the presenter Matthew Parris and his other studio guest, Bevan's biographer, John Campbell are more sceptical. Campbell goes so far as to argue that, the achievement of the NHS not withstanding, Nye Bevan's life was essentially a failure because, in his commitment to socialism, he misread the trend of history so completely. Now, with the NHS facing radical reform, this programme captures some of the passion and debate that surrounded its inception and provides personal insights into the life and character of the man responsible for its creation. The producer is Isobel Eaton. Future subjects in the series include Barry Cryer on JB Priestley.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Glenys Kinnock. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her upbringing in Wales, her role during the years of Neil Kinnock's leadership of the Labour Party and her own reincarnation as a politician on the European stage as an MEP. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Was A Sunny Day by Paul Simon Book: Atlas of the Third World Luxury: Toilet bag full of skin-barrier creams

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Glenys Kinnock. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her upbringing in Wales, her role during the years of Neil Kinnock's leadership of the Labour Party and her own reincarnation as a politician on the European stage as an MEP.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Was A Sunny Day by Paul Simon Book: Atlas of the Third World Luxury: Toilet bag full of skin-barrier creams

Senator Joe Biden's echoing of a speech by Neil Kinnock, the effect on his presidential campaign in 1987, and the danger of a politician speaking out of turn in the digital age.

The Bank of Credit and Commerce International scandal is heightened when Mr Major dares Mr Kinnock to use the word "liar" in the House of Commons.