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Originally written for LabourList, and with Scott Goodstein, this episode outlines five crucial challenges for which every candidate should be prepared in creating their own winning election scenario. Learn more about me and my services @CWE Communications Thanks to my editor Callums World.
Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely takes your calls.Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former comms adviser to Boris Johnson Jo Tanner, barrister Sam Fowles, LabourList's Tom Belger and commentator Phoebe Arslanagić-Little.
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former comms adviser to Boris Johnson Jo Tanner, barrister Sam Fowles, LabourList's Tom Belger and commentator Phoebe Arslanagić-Little.
On this episode of Dewbs & Co. commentator and writer - Dominque Samuels, professor of political economy and international relations Lee Jones, and the former editor of LabourList, Peter Edwards join Michelle Dewbury to take on the top stories in an authentic, unvarnished and unashamed way on the side of the unheard.Boris Johnson has pledged a further £300bn of military aid to Ukraine & has promised that the UK will carry on supplying them, until no one "dares" to attack it again. How exactly are we going to pay for all of this?When it comes to levelling up, do we need to bring back grammar schools?And, as more than 500 burglaries are going unsolved every day, Michelle thinks that police are too busy busy painting their cars into rainbows.All that on today's episode of Dewbs & Co. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we bring you chat about stories in the news. Partygate, Nusrat Ghani, Chris Bryant hitting himself with hammers, what Lenin didn't say about criticising other countries, whether Boris Johnson will defeat the Russians singlehandedly, the resignation of Laura Pidcock from Labour's NEC, and more. Plus, the volcano-powered Bitcoin City, the coming crises, and how the banks will suffer to the benefit of the people. Our Patreon Buy our merch Second Row Socialists on Twitter Comradio on Twitter Alternative Left Entertainment Follow ALE on Twitter Nusrat Ghani: Muslimness a reason for my sacking, says ex-minister - BBC News (2022) I encouraged Nusrat Ghani to stand as a Tory MP. I wish I hadn't - Peter Oborne in Middle East Eye (2022) Chris Bryant responding to the Sideshow Bob rakes meme Council of Europe condemns ‘virulent attacks on LGBT rights' in the UK, Hungary and Poland - Nick Duffy for iNews (2022) Ann Henderson now confirmed replacement for Laura Pidcock on Labour's NEC - Sienna Rodgers for Labourlist (2022) Waypoint Radio episode with story on Microsoft & Activision Blizzard Ireland: Laws criminalizing sex work are facilitating the targeting and abuse of sex workers - Amnesty International (2022) Photo of Nayib Bukele Yanis Varoufakis on Crypto & the Left Talking Heads - Born Under Punches
Exclusive interview with Andy McDonald, Cross Question and what do you want from Sir Keir Starmer? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, NEU Joint General-Secretary Mary Bousted, LabourList columnist Jake Richards, General-Secretary of the Fabian Society Andy Harrop and LBC's Westminster Correspondent Ben Kentish.
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Barry Gardiner, NEU Joint General-Secretary Mary Bousted, LabourList columnist Jake Richards, General-Secretary of the Fabian Society Andy Harrop and LBC's Westminster Correspondent Ben Kentish.
What is radical federalism, and what would it look like? This panel event will explore Labour's approach to devolution, whether radical constitutional reform should be at the heart of its offer at the next general election and how the party could use the levers of UK government to decentralise power. Speakers: Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, Labour Party Anas Sarwar, Glasgow MSP and Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Mick Antoniw, Senedd Constituency Member , Welsh Labour Professor Nicola McEwen, Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe Chair: Sienna Rodgers, Editor, LabourList
Kim Leadbeater won the seat of Batley and Spen by a tiny margin but it was thanks to her deep roots within the community, according to Dominic Brown editor of the local newspaper the Batley and Birstall News. Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London joins Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing to discuss the wider implications of this closely watched race. Elliot Chappell, reporter at LabourList, says the win for Labour will see off any challengers to Keir Starmer for the moment. Henry Hill, editor at ConservativeHome, adds it is a wake up call to Tories now on how they campaign locally after two by-election losses. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
For the third episode of Polling Politics' mini-series about #elections2021, we're looking at the Hartlepool by-election, where shock polls give the Conservatives a significant lead over the incumbents, Labour. To unravel the situation in Hartlepool (and give her thoughts on what would constitute a good or bad night for Labour more generally), Deltapoll's Joe Twyman is joined by Sienna Rodgers, Editor of LabourList.Presented by Joe Twyman. With Sienna Rodgers. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button. This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com
The Labour Party's Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds, and a panel of speakers, joined us to discuss the party's new economic strategy and how it proposes tackling the huge economic challenges facing the country due to Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic at our event, with LabourList. Speakers: Anneliese Dodds, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and MP for Oxford East, Labour Party Professor Jonathan Portes, Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe Miatta Fahnbulleh, Chief Executive, New Economics Foundation Chair: Sienna Rodgers, Editor, LabourList
Hotel quarantine will finally be introduced to the UK next week, but can the logistics work? Will it stop new variants of the virus spreading - and are enough countries going to be included? Plus, we discuss whether Sir Keir Starmer is stalling as Labour leader and whether he is critical enough of the government's coronavirus policies. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with Jim Pickard, Alice Hancock, Robert Shrimsley and special guest Sienna Rodgers, editor of LabourList. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Louise Burton and the editor Aimee Keane.Review clips: BBC Radio 4, Parliament TV, PA Media, Novara MediaFurther reading:-UK Covid border measures under increasing strain ahead of rollout-Travel bosses fear summer season at risk after UK warns on holidays-Britain wakes up to the power of border controls-Should Britons abandon hope of a summer holiday?-Labour’s Starmer has no quick fix; Johnson stole his story-Labour party looks to Biden for inspiration-Labour attacks £1bn cuts to flagship green homes scheme See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The outcome of the 2019 general election was the worst in the Labour Party's history. One year on from the vote the UK in a Changing Europe and LabourList held this event looking at how the party has changed over the last 12 months and what it needs to do to win in 2024. Speakers: Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham, Labour Party Lucy Powell, Shadow Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and MP for Manchester Central, Labour Party Sir John Curtice, Senior Fellow, UK in a Changing Europe Sienna Rodgers, Editor, LabourList Chair: Anand Menon, Director, UK in a Changing Europe
As the Brexit transition period comes to an end, UK in a Changing Europe and LabourList are putting on a series of events exploring the key issues facing the Labour Party in the coming months. At our first event, Chair Sienna Rodgers spoke to Rachel Reeves MP, Stephen Bush and Anand Menon about Labour's Brexit policy, as the negotiations reach crunch point.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned both the public and Conservative MPs that difficult decisions must be taken on tax and spending. How dire is the UK economy and will taxes rise? We also discuss the closure of the Department for International Development, which has been rolled into the all-new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Will this strengthen the UK's foreign policy, and at what cost to aid projects? Presented by Sebastian Payne, with George Parker, Chris Giles, Robert Shrimsley and Bronwen Maddox, director of the Institute for Government think-tank. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer is Breen Turner and the editor Liam Nolan. Music by Metaphor Music.Review clips: Parliament, ITV News, LabourList, BBC Radio 4 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On May 14th, Labour Housing Group and the Young Fabians interviewed Thangam Debbonaire MP, Labour's new Shadow Secretary of State for Housing. They talked about how Labour can tackle the housing crisis and homelessness in the 2020s - whether from community halls, council chambers or Whitehall offices. The talk was then picked up by LabourList, sparking debate about whether the ‘cancel-rent' policy should be taken up by the Party.Follow the Labour Housing Group online at https://twitter.com/labourhousing, Thangam Debbonaire MP at https://twitter.com/ThangamMP, and Chris Worrall at https://twitter.com/itschrisworrallTo all our female listeners: we want you in our podcast, so if you're passionate about a topic just get in touch with us at podcast@youngfabians.org.uk. We want to hear from you. Enjoy! Follow us on social media to find out more: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PodcastYFTwitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastYfYoutube: https://bit.ly/2MkhJ3F The intro music is by ‘One in a Googolplex' and used under Creative Commons. Find out more about them here: https://oneinagoogolplex.bandcamp.com/
In this episode, we are joined by Professor Sir John Curtice, senior fellow at The UK in a Changing Europe, Mark Wallace, executive editor of ConservativeHome, Sienna Rodgers, editor of LabourList and Mark Pack, editor of the Liberal Democrat Newswire with podcaster James Millar. They discuss all things elections, emerging trends or changes in the polls, impact of the manifestos and TV debates and the state of the political parties.
With Sienna Rodgers, Editor of LabourList, and Katy Balls. Presented by John Connolly.
With Sienna Rodgers, Editor of LabourList, and Katy Balls. Presented by John Connolly. Coffee House Shots is a series of podcasts on British politics from the Spectator's political team and special guests. Brought to you daily, click here (https://audioboom.com/dashboard/4905581) to find more episodes that are not released on Spectator Radio.
David Swift is the Kreitman post-doctoral fellow at Ben Gurion University, he has published in journals including the History Workshop Journal and the Women's History Review, as well as writing for The Independent and LabourList. His book “A Left for Itself” is due out from Zero Books next month. This week’s podcast is available in full for everyone but our patrons usually get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared. They also get access to our History of Communism video series, interviews with authors for our monthly book club, and pretty soon a reprised series called Pop the Left. If you’re a fan of this podcast consider becoming a patron.
Deck the halls with polls and politics, it's the Polling Politics Christmas Special! This week, Joe and Marie are joined by Anand Menon from the UK in a Changing Europe institute to look back on a Brexity 2018, and LabourList editor Sienna Rodgers to look ahead to what promises to be an equally tumultuous (and Brexity) 2019. There's also crackers, champagne, an indecent amount of Christmas related polling, and a secret santa gift for the ages. We also check in with our friend Sarbjit Bakhshi from Christmas to look at the highs and lows of political risk in 2018 and the big pressure points for 2019. This podcast is sponsored by Smarkets. Visit [https://smarkets.com/politics](https://smarkets.com/politics) for more. Presented by Joe Twyman and Marie Le Conte. With Anand Menon and Sienna Rodgers. Produced by Nick Hilton. Theme music by Joe Button. This is a Podot podcast. For more details go to podotpods.com and for sales and advertising email nick@podotpods.com
On this week's New Statesman Podcast, Stephen Bush is joined by Patrick Maguire and LabourList's Sienna Rodgers in the House of Commons shortly after the announcement that Theresa May has survived a vote of no confidence. But what does this mean for the Prime Minister, the Labour party, and the prospect of a no-deal Brexit?If you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get advert free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/nssubscribers. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter @ns_podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Stephen is joined by LabourList editor Sienna Rodgers (as Helen is on holiday) to pick over Theresa May's mythical "Brexit dividend" for the NHS, and to discuss what's going on with Labour's NEC elections. Finally, they answer a pressing question: why is Jeremy Corbyn pushing for a free vote on Heathrow expansion?Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter @ns_podcasts, @stephenkb or join us on Facebook for a live Q&A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Helen is joined by Sienna Rodgers, editor of LabourList, to discuss the local election results — was it a good night or a bad night for Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour party? Then the American playwright Rajiv Joseph joins to tell us about his new play, Describe the Night, which covers almost a hundred years of Russian political history.Send us your questions for future episodes via Twitter @ns_podcasts, @helenlewis or join us on Facebook for a live Q&A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Podcast 11 - Leadership Contests And EU Referendum by LabourList
Podcast 10 - Miliband's Legacy And Leadership Contenders by LabourList
This week on the LabourList podcast - Mark, Maya and Conor discuss the first (sort of) TV debate and look ahead to the second (actual) TV debate. They also discuss Labour's difficult business week, and whether the British public have caught election fever yet...
This week on the LabourList podcast - Mark, Maya and Conor discuss the upcoming TV debates, the uncovering of evidence that Labour MPs were spied on, and the plot to unseat the speaker.
This week the LabourList team tackle the budget, Labour's pledge card - and the so-called "TV debates"
In the first LabourList podcast, the team discuss the big questions facing the Labour Party, including: - Should Miliband rule out a deal with the SNP? - What do younger voters want? - Trident - renew or scrap? - And who are the "Rising stars" of the Labour Party?