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Ralph speaks to economist Dean Baker about the hypocrisies behind the supposed Social Security shortfall and Republicans' "waste, fraud, and abuse" panic. Then, Ralph talks to journalist and ocean activist David Helvarg about his new book: Forest of the Sea: The Remarkable Life and Imperiled Future of Kelp.Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, where he authors “Beat the Press,” his regular commentary on economic reporting. He has written several books, including Getting Back to Full Employment: A Better Bargain for Working People, The End of Loser Liberalism: Making Markets Progressive, False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy, and The Conservative Nanny State: How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer.People will hear big numbers. They'll hear “$300 billion” and they'll go “Oh my God, that's a lot of money. That's money out of my pocket. It's causing the government deficit,” whatever. That's because they haven't given it any context…If we could, in any conceivable world, afford to pay $500 billion to increase the military budget, surely we can afford to pay $300 billion to ensure that everyone gets their Social Security benefits. It's just a case of: put it in context. I'm not going to say it's a small number. It isn't. But it's smaller— $300 billion is smaller than $500 billion, and that's really not a disputable point.Dean BakerWhere [DOGE] had the biggest consequences is with foreign aid. [Musk] just got a big kick out of that— USAID, he just shut it down. He boasted about that. He goes, “Last weekend I fed USAID into the wood chipper.” That's almost verbatim what he said. Now, what this meant was that you have people— and you could find waste in that program just like any other program, but this is a program that provided millions of people with medicine, with nutrition, with healthcare. And suddenly they couldn't get it…And Elon Musk was boasting that he killed that program. That's great. But millions of people, I mean, thankfully, I don't think it's millions yet, but if that program doesn't get restarted or funded somewhere else, you're going to see millions of people lose their lives.Dean BakerSo we're saying we have people on Medicaid that are committing fraud? No one gets a check from Medicaid. What would that even mean? Like, you signed up for Medicaid and you weren't eligible, so that would mean that they might be making a payment to a doctor or hospital that they don't actually have to make because you didn't qualify? I'm sure that happens sometimes but it's not like someone's living high on the hog because they were able to get Medicaid to pay for their doctor's visit when it actually shouldn't have.Dean BakerDavid Helvarg is a journalist and ocean activist. He is the founder and executive director of Blue Frontier, an ocean policy and media group, and producer of Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast. He has produced more than 40 documentaries for media outlets, including PBS and the Discovery Channel. And he has written several books, including Blue Frontier, The War Against the Greens, and Forest of the Sea: The Remarkable Life and Imperiled Future of Kelp.I've been pushing with my colleagues in journalism the idea of the “blue beat.” The only resource in the ocean not fully exploited at this point is good investigative reporting and narrative storytelling. Because people don't connect with it, a lot of people think the environment ends at the shoreline. And that's really where 95% of the living space on the planet begins.David HelvargPeople at least know that corals are in trouble and they have some sense of what a coral reef is. People don't know that the planet has this other forest crisis—that kelp forests cover an area larger than the Amazon basin, and they're also being impacted by these marine heat waves that are growing every year. And as you add more heat to the system, it gets more energetic, which is why we have more and more extreme storms. I covered Katrina in 2005. I thought that would be a turning point (we had 1,800 people killed and a million environmental refugees). But the propaganda by the oil and gas industry is such that we keep having these disasters from a warming ocean planet, we see the melting of the Arctic ice, and instead of an alarm bell, it became a dinner bell for all the shipping industries and people who want to exploit the oil and gas in the increasingly open Arctic waters. So we're in this crisis point. I'm more frustrated than despairing because we know what the solutions are. It's creating the political will to enact them.David HelvargWhen I started Blue Frontier 20 years ago, the main threats were overfishing and pollution—oil, chemical, plastic, nutrient pollution. Today, that's being overwhelmed by these marine heat waves.David HelvargNews 6/26/26* Our top story this week comes to us from New York City, where democratic socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani has pulled off a stunning hat trick, with all three candidates for Congress endorsed by the Mayor winning their primaries on Tuesday. The most surprising victory is that of Darializa Avila Chevalier, who ousted the powerful incumbent Congressman Adriano Espaillat, head of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, in New York's 13th congressional district. This primary had turned ugly, with Espaillat's campaign seeking to weaponize anti-Haitian racism in the Dominican community against Avila Chevalier, per the Haitian Times, despite the fact that she is not in fact Haitian. Impressive in another way is the victory of UAW organizer and New York State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez in New York's 7th district. Much has been made of this race being a proxy battle between Mamdani and his onetime supporter, retiring Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, who backed her protégé, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to succeed her in this seat. Reynoso enjoyed the support of a broad range of New York elected officials – including Velazquez along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, and a broad range of unions and civil society groups, most notably the Working Families Party – but was absolutely trounced by Valdez, who won by over 20 points with the support of Mamdani and NYC-DSA. Meanwhile, in the 10th district, Brad Lander won by an even greater margin, outrunning incumbent Congressman Dan Goldman by over 30 points while running on a pro-Palestine platform in the most Jewish congressional district in America. These victories send a clear signal to the sclerotic, ossified leadership of the Democratic Party. The only question now is will they listen.* Beyond the congressional races, DSA won a remarkable number of races at the state level. According to Democratic Left, DSA will send as many as seven new legislators to Albany this cycle, for a total of “four state senators and 11 or 12 members of the state assembly.” As the magazine notes, this means that the “2027-2028 socialist bloc in Albany will be the second largest in a state legislature in U.S. history…behind 20 members in Wisconsin in 1919 and ahead of 14 members in Wisconsin in 1911.” Within New York City, DSA endorsed candidates won seven out of eight races for seats in the state legislature, per NYC-DSA. All told, it was a thunderous victory for the left in New York and raises the clout of Zohran and his compatriots to dizzying heights.* Meanwhile, in Washington DC, NOTUS reports the local DSA has exploded in membership, adding nearly 1,000 new members since this time last year. This growing bloc flexed its political muscle in the recent Democratic primaries, electing DSA members Janeese Lewis George for Mayor and Aparna Raj for the Ward 1 seat on the DC Council, as well as Oye Owolewa for an at-large seat. Axios notes that they are already eying, “two more openings — to fill Lewis George's Ward 4 seat and the at-large seat of Congress-bound Robert White.” If these votes go in DSA's favor, Lewis George could assume the mayoralty with a progressive majority of seven out of 13 members on the Council. Since her victory last Tuesday, Lewis George has emphasized her plan to lower utility costs through “expanding government solar,” and “balcony solar” for apartment tenants, optimizing efficiency at local government agencies and maximizing federal housing grants.* In Maryland, the results for DSA and progressives more generally were not quite so decisive but the left notched key victories nonetheless. DSA endorsed candidate McKayla Wilkes won her primary for the Charles County Commission and incumbent State Delegate Gabriel Acevero won reelection to his seat. Senators Dalya Attar and Nancy King, both centrist incumbents, lost to progressive challengers, per Maryland Matters. Will Jawando in Montgomery County won the County Executive position with broad support from the Maryland political establishment and progressives, while Maryland Senate Majority Leader Bill Ferguson fended off his first real challenge in years only after a last minute pledge to reverse his position on Maryland congressional redistricting. However, in the 5th congressional district, Steny Hoyer protégé and “AIPAC-backed” Adrian Boafo won the primary to succeed his mentor in Congress. According to the Jerusalem Post, “AIPAC poured $5.7 million into his campaign through its super PAC.” Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn came in a distant third place, despite scoring the endorsement of Nancy Pelosi. In short, the left has more work to do in order to build a political machine in Maryland as they have in New York and DC.* The next major contest between the factions of the party will occur next week in Colorado, where Melat Kiros, a DSA-backed progressive challenger born in 1997, is taking on Congresswoman Diana DeGette, who first took office that same year, per Zeteo. According to a poll conducted on behalf of the Kiros-aligned Justice Democrats, she leads DeGette by five points and she has now won the endorsement of Senator Bernie Sanders. Senator and former Governor John Hickenlooper is also facing a progressive primary challenge from State Senator Julie Gonzales and, according to the polls, he holds but a single digit lead, the Coloradan reports. We will be watching both of these races closely.* Meanwhile in Congress, the Senate has passed a new resolution on Iran, this time directing Trump to “remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by Congress, other than to defend America, an ally or partner from ‘imminent attack,'” according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal notes that while the resolution is nonbinding, it was previously passed by the House, marking “the first time both chambers of Congress have passed the same measure to curb” presidential power to wage war on the Islamic Republic. The resolution passed 50-48, with the support of Republican Senators Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul. Senators Mitch McConnell and Dave McCormick were absent, and Senator John Fetterman again broke ranks with the Democrats to vote no.* Turning from the Senate floor to the shop floor, the United Auto Workers (UAW) concluded their 39th Constitutional Convention last week, with a momentous vote to divest the union's investments from Israel bonds. UAW's divestment decision is the latest victory in the campaign to disentangle the finances of American organized labor from the state of Israel, following the United Electrical Workers (UE) in 2015 and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in 2023. UAW members also heard from Abdul El-Sayed, the candidate the union has endorsed in the Michigan Senate race. This contentious campaign will not be over until August, but El-Sayed, occupying the progressive lane, has moved into the lead and appears to be consolidating his lead, winning the endorsement of Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen just this week, per the Traverse City Record-Eagle. Van Hollen himself has recently begun hinting that he may seek higher office, recently telling NOTUS that he is “kicking the tires” on a 2028 presidential bid.* Turning to foreign affairs, this week saw the fall of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer, a centrist who was elected Labour Party leader in 2020 following the ouster of leftist Jeremy Corbyn, has held the post of Prime Minister since 2024 when Labour won an historic landslide. Since then however, his personal approval rating and that of the party has cratered, creating space for the rise of the far-right Reform UK party. The BBC reports Starmer will remain in his post until a new leader is chosen from within the party, with the presumptive successor being MP Andy Burnham who recently beat back a challenge in his own seat by a Reform candidate by a large margin. Starmer is now set to be the shortest serving Labour PM in British history, while Burnham is set to become the UK's seventh Prime Minister in the last ten years, both indications of the precariousness of the post-Brexit British political order.* Our final two stories come to us from Latin America. First, in Bolivia, the country's union confederation has maintained a general strike against the right-wing government of Rodrigo Paz for nearly two months over his administration's initiatives to privatize government services and rescind the land reform program instituted over the last several decades of rule by the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). On June 19th, journalist Ollie Vargas reported that the government had blinked and signed an agreement to withdraw these plans in exchange for the unions ending the general strike. However, Vargas notes that “most affiliated unions state that they want to maintain strike until [the Paz government] resigns.”* Finally, in Colombia, the right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella emerged victorious from Sunday's runoff presidential election, defeating leftist Ivan Cepeda, the handpicked successor of sitting President Gustavo Petro, by less than one percentage point. In the immediate wake of the election, President Petro “alleged that Israel interfered” in the election, citing “irregularities in the country's vote counting process and calling for a full audit and recount,” per Drop Site News. However, by Wednesday, Cepeda himself formally conceded, framing his decision to do so as “an act of democratic responsibility, to contribute to harmony, peace and dialogue among Colombians,” Al Jazeera reports. As one of his first acts, Abelardo de la Espriella has committed to reestablishing diplomatic relations with Israel, which had been severed under President Petro.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Ten years on from the EU referendum, Camilla and Tim are joined by Reform UK's Nigel Farage to discuss the legacy of Brexit and why he believes the nation has yet to see its benefits.With the UK political landscape in flux, they also turn to the Labour Party, where Andy Burnham appears set for a swift coronation as leader after Starmer's recent resignation. As the party grapples with internal unrest and leadership challenges, they ask if Burnham has a viable strategy to lead or if a general election is inevitable.Studio Operator: Chris JanuaryProducers: Georgia Coan, Emma Williams and David Levene Video Producer: Will WaltersSocial Media Producer: Nada AggourExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlightsCan Labour block the Andy Burnham coronation following Starmer's sudden resignation?Nigel Farage on 10 years of Brexit: Has it delivered? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sally and Danny join Hugo for this extra episode to examine the Keir Starmer legacy - if there is one - and ask whether Andy Burnham could be a more consequential leader than the consensus gives him credit for.And, how will Reform UK attack Burnham - can they make the label 'Captain Flip-flop' stick?Send your comments, questions and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally announced his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on June 22, 2026, succumbing to significant pressure from his own party members following a series of policy errors and severe local election losses.He will continue to serve as caretaker prime minister until the Labour Party appoints a successor. Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is the leading candidate to assume the position.Less than two years after achieving a historic landslide victory in July 2024, Starmer departs with unprecedentedly low approval ratings. His decline was hastened by several critical factors:The Mandelson Scandal: His contentious choice to appoint party veteran Peter Mandelson as the UK's ambassador to the US backfired dramatically when extensive connections to Jeffrey Epstein were uncovered in late 2025.Electoral Hemorrhaging: The hard-right, anti-immigration Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, decisively defeated Labour in local elections, instigating alarm among Labour MPs.Policy Backlashes: Unpopular domestic reforms—such as poorly managed efforts to eliminate winter fuel payments for the elderly and disputes over farm taxes—alienated his support base.The Final Straw: A series of cabinet resignations throughout the spring culminated in Andy Burnham winning a parliamentary by-election last week, providing the dissenting faction with an immediate and suitable replacement.Andy Burnham: The newly inaugurated Member of Parliament for Makerfield and previous Mayor of Greater Manchester promptly announced his intention to run for leadership. He enjoys significant popularity due to his "Manchesterism" initiative focused on regional empowerment and is largely regarded by the Labour Party as the sole individual capable of countering Nigel Farage's electoral challenge.Wes Streeting: The former Secretary of State for Health was anticipated to contest against Burnham; however, he opted to endorse him instead, aiming to prevent a divisive summer election, thereby smoothing Burnham's ascent to leadership.Nigel Farage: The leader of Reform UK has called for an immediate general election, although British law stipulates that the ruling Labour Party is not constitutionally required to conduct a general election until August 2029.A change in leadership within a party during its term does not automatically necessitate a general election.

'What are we waiting for?!' 'This country is being put on pause while politicians fight it out amongst themselves!'Michelle Dewberry challenges Labour MP Barry Gardiner and Reform UK's Laila Cunningham on why Keir Starmer is delaying his resignation until September. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does Keir's Starmer's exit as Prime Minister and leader of the Labour party mean for the UK? After his thumping victory against Reform UK last week, will Andy Burnham face a contest or a coronation on his path to becoming the country's seventh prime minister since the Brexit referendum? What challenges will Burnham face in his attempt to turn things around for Labour and last longer than his predecessors? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more. __________ Enjoy Rory and Alastair's interview with Steve Rosenberg by searching ‘Leading' on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube. Go deeper into the world of The Rest Is Politics by signing up for our free newsletter HERE, featuring exclusive interviews, analysis and weekend reads from Alastair and Rory. Join The Rest Is Politics Plus. Start your free trial at therestispolitics.com to unlock exclusive bonus content – including Rory and Alastair's miniseries – plus ad-free listening, early access to episodes and live show tickets, exclusive newsletters, discounted book prices, and a private chatroom on Discord. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Stop overpaying for energy. Switch at fuseenergy.com/politics and get a free TRIP+ subscription. Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ nordvpn.com/restispolitics It's risk-free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee ✅ __________ Instagram: @restispolitics Twitter: @restispolitics Email: therestispolitics@goalhanger.com __________ Social Producer: Celine Charles Video Editor: Josh Smith Assistant Producer: Daisy Alston-Horne Producer: Evan Green Exec Producer: Chris Sawyer General Manager: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

STARMER GONE! BURNHAM CORONATION ? GENERAL ELECTION NOW!  #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #Live #KeirStarmer #AndyBurnham #LabourLeadership #GeneralElection #UKPolitics #ReformUK #NigelFarage  Keir Starmer has gone. But does that mean the British people should simply accept Andy Burnham being handed the keys to Number 10?  Jon Gaunt asks the question many voters are already asking: where is the democracy in all of this? Millions voted in a General Election based on Labour's manifesto and Keir Starmer's promises. If Labour now chooses a new leader with a completely different agenda, should the country simply accept it? Should Andy Burnham automatically become Prime Minister without a public vote? Or is it time for a fresh General Election so the British people can decide who governs the country?  We'll discuss: ✅ Starmer's departure ✅ The prospect of a Burnham leadership ✅ Whether Labour still has a mandate ✅ Reform UK's chances ✅ Nigel Farage's next move ✅ The future of Britain  Join Jon Gaunt  and tell us what YOU think. Should Britain get a General Election NOW?  Jon Gaunt, JonGauntTV, Live, Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham, Labour Party, Labour Leadership, General Election, UK Politics, Reform UK, Nigel Farage, Prime Minister, British Politics, Democracy, Westminster, Political Commentary, Starmer Resignation, Burnham Coronation, UK News, Live Debate  #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #Live #KeirStarmer #AndyBurnham #LabourParty #LabourLeadership #GeneralElection #UKPolitics #ReformUK #NigelFarage #PrimeMinister #BritishPolitics #Democracy #Westminster #PoliticalCommentary #StarmerResignation #BurnhamCoronation #UKNews #LiveDebate This is political blogging and hard-hitting social commentary from Triple Sony Gold Award-winning talk radio legend, Jon Gaunt — former host on BBC, Talk Radio, and Sky News. On Jon Gaunt TV, we cut through the noise and say what others won't. No political correctness. No censorship. Just real conversations that matter.

Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham and the future of the Labour Party collide in this episode of Mark and Pete, as we examine Burnham's decisive Makerfield by-election victory, the growing pressure on the Prime Minister, and the increasingly awkward question now hovering over Westminster: is Starmer finished?Burnham returned to Parliament with more than 54 per cent of the vote and a majority of over 9,200, defeating Reform UK in a constituency where Labour had recently looked distinctly vulnerable. It was not merely a by-election win. It was a public demonstration that Burnham may be able to recover the working-class voters Labour fears it is losing, which is precisely the sort of useful achievement that tends to make a sitting leader feel suddenly unwell.We explore every plausible permutation. Could Starmer resign and allow an orderly leadership contest? Might he stay, fight and force Burnham to gather the nominations needed for a formal challenge? Could Wes Streeting or another Cabinet figure enter the race and split the anti-Starmer vote? And would a new Labour leader need to call a general election, or simply move into Downing Street while the electorate watches from behind the curtains?There is also the larger national question. Burnham offers a more northern, interventionist and emotionally direct style of Labour politics, with stronger emphasis on public ownership, regional power and confronting Reform. But is he genuinely a fresh alternative, or simply the next vessel into which a disappointed country pours several gallons of hope?Mark and Pete discuss Keir Starmer's future, Andy Burnham's leadership ambitions, the Makerfield result, Labour Party rules, Reform UK, the possibility of another Prime Minister without a general election, and what this extraordinary political moment could mean for Britain.Westminster has discovered a new saviour. Again. The halo is still under warranty.We ask whether changing the man at the top can change the country beneath him, or merely improve the television interviews.

Keir Starmer is on his way out and Andy Burnham looks set to become Britain's next Prime Minister. After years as Mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham appears to have cleared the field, with Labour MPs rallying behind him and potential rivals standing aside. But what happens next?Can Burnham turn his popularity into a successful premiership? Does he have a plan for Britain's sluggish economy, rising welfare costs and growing defence commitments? What exactly is "Manchesterism", and can it work across the whole country?To discuss all of this and more, Krishnan Guru-Murthy is in Westminster, speaking to Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon about Burnham's path to Number 10, the likely shape of his government, the future of Labour, and what Nigel Farage and Reform UK make of the challenge ahead. He's joined by Labour peer Ayesha Hazarika, the i Paper's Kitty Donaldson, and Ipsos UK Chief Executive Kelly Beaver to assess what a Burnham premiership could mean for British politics.

For one glorious moment, Makerfield became the centre of the political universe, and what a moment it was.Jemma and Marina rewind the clock to relive Andy Burnham's emphatic by-election win, celebrate Robert Kenyon's spectacular defeat and ask whether Reform UK's momentum has finally hit a few inconvenient speed bumps. They also marvel at the increasingly surreal Sarah Pochin, wonder what Nigel Farage is plotting next and revel in some truly exceptional online reactions.Elsewhere, Prince William proves he's just like the rest of us by... sending Prince George to Eton, the Bell End of the Week competition reaches new heights, Cilla returns to play Blind Date with some familiar political faces and Russell Kane serves up this week's pudding.Politics, pomp, petty nonsense and plenty of laughs. Just another day on The Trawl.Get your tickets for The Trawl Live from https://thetrawl.tix.to/ticketsThank you for sharing and please do follow us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcast Patreonhttps://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawl Twitterhttps://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcastIf you've even mildly enjoyed The Trawl, you'll love the unfiltered, no-holds-barred extras from Jemma & Marina over on Patreon, including:• Exclusive episodes of The Trawl Goss – where Jemma and Marina spill backstage gossip, dive into their personal lives, and often forget the mic is on• Early access to The Trawl Meets…• Glorious ad-free episodesPlus, there's a bell-free community of over 3,300 legends sparking brilliant chat.And it's your way to support the pod which the ladies pour their hearts, souls (and occasional anxiety) into. All for your listening pleasure and reassurance that through this geopolitical s**tstorm… you're not alone.Come join the fun:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcast?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Der britische Premierminister Keir Starmer kündigt seinen Rücktritt an, zehn Jahre nach dem Brexit. Wieso gerade jetzt? Und wie geht es für Großbritannien und auch für Europa nun weiter? In dieser 11KM Folge erzählt ARD-Korrespondentin Mareike Aden aus dem ARD-Studio in London vom emotionalen Moment des Starmer Rücktritts am Montagvormittag und warum das das Land seit dem Brexit nicht zur Ruhe kommt. Alle aktuellen Entwicklungen in Großbritannien findet ihr auf tagesschau.de: https://www.tagesschau.de/thema/gro%C3%9Fbritannien Hier geht's zu "0630”, unserem Podcast-Tipp: https://www.wdr.de/0630 Diese und viele weitere Folgen von 11KM findet ihr überall da, wo es Podcasts gibt, auch hier in ARD Sounds: https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/11km-der-tagesschau-podcast/urn:ard:show:4549910994dc2464/ An dieser Folge waren beteiligt: Folgenautor: Lukas Waschbüsch Host: Elena Kuch Produktion: Konrad Winkler, Jonas Teichmann und Lisa Krumme Planung: Laura Stuhlmacher, Nicole Dienemann und Hardy Funk Distribution: Kerstin Ammermann Redaktionsleitung: Yasemin Yüksel und Fumiko Lipp 11KM: der tagesschau-Podcast wird produziert von BR24 und NDR Info. Die redaktionelle Verantwortung für diese Episode liegt beim BR.

On this episode of the Green Left Show, Isaac Nellist speaks to Derek Wall, prominent ecosocialist writer and activist and former coordinator of the Green Party of England and Wales, about the Greens recent success. Wall is a regular contributor to Green Left based in Berkshire and has recently written about the impact of Zack Polanski on the rise of the Greens and the Greens victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election in March. Derek and Isaac also discuss the incredible unpopularity of the Keir Starmer government, the threat of Nigel Farage's racist Reform UK party, and how to build the socialist left in Britain. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greenleftaction Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

Mañana se cumplen diez años del referéndum del Brexit que sacó al Reino Unido de la Unión Europea por un ajustado 52% frente al 48%. Desde entonces han pasado por Downing Street seis primeros ministros y en breve llegará el séptimo, pero siguen sin encontrar su lugar tras perder el acceso preferente al mercado europeo. Con la excepción de la libra, que se desplomó nada más conocerse el resultado, el Brexit no se ha comportado como un tsunami, sino como una marea que poco a poco ha ido anegándolo todo. Las estimaciones que se han realizado sobre el impacto en el PIB oscilan entre el 3% y el 8%. El país ha crecido menos que las principales economías europeas, que en este tiempo no han atravesado precisamente su mejor momento. Los sucesivos estudios que se han hecho sobre el tema no encuentran otra explicación para semejante brecha que no sea el Brexit. El comercio exterior ha sufrido las consecuencias más visibles. La Unión Europea sigue siendo el primer socio comercial, pero el papeleo en la frontera lo ha encarecido todo. Las pymes exportan un 30% menos y fábricas como la de Nissan, que producía para el mercado europeo, fabrican casi la mitad de vehículos que hace diez años. Los servicios, en cambio, han crecido, pero más a pesar del Brexit que gracias a él. A esto hay que sumarle la conocida como huelga de inversiones. La inversión empresarial está un 18% por debajo de lo esperado y la productividad es un 4% más baja. Pero lo más llamativo es la inmigración. Quienes votaron a favor de marcharse para controlar las fronteras vieron pronto cómo la inmigración neta de fuera de la UE alcanzó el millón de personas en 2023 gracias a las facilidades con los visados que puso Boris Johnson para que la economía no se detuviese. Esto no ha hecho más que alimentar el malestar popular. Eso ya está teniendo consecuencias políticas. La más reciente la victoria de Reform UK en las elecciones locales del mes de mayo. Tampoco se ha cumplido el sueño del "Singapur del Támesis”. Los sucesivos Gobiernos británicos han regulado más que nunca, los impuestos no han hecho más que aumentar y no queda ya nadie a quien culpar, porque tanto conservadores como laboristas han hecho lo mismo. Entretanto, la deuda pública ronda el 100% sobre el PIB y el déficit es demasiado alto, pero nadie ha encontrado el modo de cuadrar las cuentas. Es muy improbable una reincorporación a corto plazo por la crónica inestabilidad política y la cercanía en el tiempo del referéndum, pero hay margen para acuerdos sectoriales, especialmente en servicios financieros e inmigración cualificada europea. En la calle son conscientes del error, el 57% de los británicos cree hoy que salir no les ha reportado ningún beneficio real. Con todo, la lección que deberían extraer los británicos más que económica es psicológica. Cargar todos los males de un país sobre una sola causa es una forma especialmente dañina de pensamiento mágico. Quienes hoy proponen el reingreso como solución definitiva podrían estar cayendo en el mismo error. Las tareas pendientes como afrontar la ineficiencia administrativa, estabilizar la deriva política y aligerar la carga regulatoria y fiscal, siguen una década después sin resolverse. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:46 Diez años de Brexit 34:50 Lecciones militares de la guerra en Irán 43:49 Lecciones geopolíticas de la guerra en Irán 49:29 El voto CERA · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #brexit #reinounido Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

STOP CELEBRATING! BURNHAM WILL BE WORSE THAN STARMER  #AndyBurnham #KeirStarmer #GeneralElection #ReformUK #NigelFarage #PoliticsLive #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #JonGaunt #Live Keir  Starmer is FINISHED. HE IS AN EX PM! BUT now we're told Andy Burnham is the answer! Really?  Why are so many commentators celebrating a man whose politics are fundamentally LEFT WING Labour politics? If Starmer has failed, why would another Labour insider suddenly succeed? Tonight I'll ask whether Burnham would actually be tougher on crime, immigration, free speech, net zero or the economy. Or is this just another establishment attempt to rebrand the same old product?  Starmer has lost the country? However does Britain need a new Labour leader—or a General Election?  Join me live at 4.00 PM and have your say. Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, Labour Party, Labour Leadership, Labour Crisis, Labour Civil War, UK Politics, British Politics, Prime Minister, General Election, Reform UK, Nigel Farage, Politics Live, Political Commentary, Free Speech, Immigration, Crime, Two Tier Policing, Two Tier Justice, Andy Burnham PM, Starmer Finished, Labour Meltdown, Westminster Politics, UK News, Jon Gaunt, JonGauntTV, Jon Gaunt Live, #AndyBurnham #KeirStarmer #LabourParty #LabourLeadership #LabourCrisis #LabourCivilWar #UKPolitics #BritishPolitics #PrimeMinister #GeneralElection #ReformUK #NigelFarage #PoliticsLive #PoliticalCommentary #FreeSpeech #Immigration #Crime #TwoTierPolicing #TwoTierJustice #AndyBurnhamPM #StarmerFinished #LabourMeltdown #Westminster #UKNews #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #JonGauntLive #Live  This is political blogging and hard-hitting social commentary from Triple Sony Gold Award-winning talk radio legend, Jon Gaunt — former host on BBC, Talk Radio, and Sky News. On Jon Gaunt TV, we cut through the noise and say what others won't. No political correctness. No censorship. Just real conversations that matter.

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Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe is the newest disruptor in right-wing politics but the path he has taken to get there is a familiar one. Born in Oxford in 1957 Lowe attended an elite all boys boarding school before studying for a degree in Estate Management. After university he was a commodity broker in the City and went to Japan to work in securities but when British football clubs emerged as attractive financial assets in the 1990's he became chair of Southampton after a reverse takeover. Lowe resigned in 2006 after a decade in charge – having been blamed by many fans for relegation in 2005 after 27 years in the top flight. He made a return but resigned again in 2009 as the club's holding company went into administration.Next he decided to try his hand at politics. In 2019 Lowe became an MEP for the Brexit Party before switching to national politics after the UK left the EU in 2020, this time for Reform UK. In 2024 he became MP for Great Yarmouth but after falling out with Reform leader Nigel Farage he became an independent MP and launched his own party, Restore Britain.Production: Presenter: Becky Milligan Producers: Annabel Deas and Mhairi Mackenzie Production Coordinator: Maria Ogondele Sound: James Beard Editor: Justine LangCredits: @bedbox via YouTube, Rock Against Rupert - Rupert Lowe Michael Wilde out protest (1 February 2009) Channel 4, Reform UK infighting escalates as Farage and Lowe trade blows (9 March 2025) Channel 5 Vanessa, Is it wrong to put your pet down yourself? (24 June 2025) GB News, Rupert Lowe - ‘I wouldn't hire Boris Johnson for my organisation' (5 December 2021) Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe - Restore Britain Launch Speech (14 February 2026) Sky News, Restore Britain leader: Farage 'tried to politically assassinate me' (18 June 2026) The News Agents, Rupert Lowe- In His Own Words (15 March 2025) The Spectator, Farage - Lowe is ‘a vengeful man' (9 June 2026)

Mardi 23 juin marquera les 10 ans du Brexit, alors que le pays traverse une période de profond désenchantement politique. Entre répression des libertés publiques, défiance envers les institutions, montée de l'extrême droite, le Royaume-Uni serait-il devenu une société libérale en péril ? C'est la question que pose Aurélien Antoine, professeur des universités et spécialiste du droit des institutions britanniques, dans son nouveau livre Le Royaume-Uni, une société libérale en péril (éditions Odile Jacob), paru le 27 mai. RFI : Dans votre livre, vous parlez d'une société libérale « en péril ». Qu'est-ce qui vous semble aujourd'hui le plus menacé au Royaume-Uni : l'État de droit, les contre-pouvoirs, les libertés publiques ? Aurélien Antoine : Je commencerais plutôt par les libertés fondamentales. Certaines d'entre elles sont aujourd'hui particulièrement menacées au Royaume-Uni. Elles le sont d'abord par des mouvements d'extrême droite assez puissants, mais aussi par les partis de gouvernement. Les conservateurs ont porté des atteintes importantes aux libertés collectives, notamment à la liberté de manifestation, mais les travaillistes aussi, dans certains domaines. L'exemple le plus frappant, c'est la profonde défiance à l'égard de l'Europe des droits humains, c'est-à-dire la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme. Elle semble aujourd'hui faire presque l'unanimité contre elle, quelle que soit l'appartenance politique. Pourquoi cette défiance à l'égard de la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme ? Elle a des racines anciennes. Le Parti conservateur, avant même de s'en prendre à l'Union européenne, était déjà assez hostile au système européen de protection des droits humains. Le Brexit a un peu occulté cet aspect. Une fois le Brexit réalisé, les conservateurs, encore au pouvoir, se sont de nouveau attaqués très fortement à la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme et à la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, accusée d'avoir une jurisprudence trop favorable aux migrants illégaux ou aux délinquants. C'est une caricature : l'analyse des décisions de la Cour ne va pas dans ce sens. Mais avec la progression de l'extrême droite, dont le parti Reform UK autour de Nigel Farage, ces thématiques sont devenues centrales dans le débat public. Les travaillistes se lancent eux aussi dans une forme de « course à l'échalote » sur cette question, en remettant en cause l'influence prêtée à la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme. Le 23 juin marquera les 10 ans du vote du Brexit. Quel bilan dressez-vous de ce séisme politique et sociétal ? Le bilan est incontestablement mauvais. Il est mauvais d'un point de vue économique : les chiffres des différents organismes et institutions britanniques le montrent. D'un point de vue sociétal, le Brexit n'a fait qu'approfondir des fractures profondes, sociales et territoriales : entre le sud et le nord de l'Angleterre, mais aussi avec l'Écosse, le pays de Galles et l'Irlande du Nord. Ces fractures existaient avant, mais elles se sont accélérées avec le Brexit. Celui-ci marque aussi une vraie rupture politique, avec une radicalisation des camps. On l'a vu du côté du Parti conservateur, qui n'en sort pas vainqueur aujourd'hui : il est morcelé et poursuit l'agenda de Reform UK, au point que certains parlent d'une substitution de Reform UK au Parti conservateur. Le Parti travailliste n'est pas forcément en meilleure posture. Il connaît aussi de fortes contestations internes et a très mal négocié la période du Brexit. Il faut se souvenir de l'époque de Jeremy Corbyn (ancien chef des travaillistes, NDLR), qui ne suscitait pas l'adhésion de l'ensemble du parti. Aujourd'hui, les partis classiques sont fragmentés, tandis que d'autres formations prétendent changer la vie politique en apportant des solutions simples, souvent simplistes, à des problèmes anciens, mais accélérés par le Brexit. Le Brexit a-t-il révélé des fragilités anciennes du système britannique, ou en a-t-il créé de nouvelles ? Il a confirmé des fragilités anciennes, notamment les inégalités. Il a accéléré la pauvreté dans certaines zones géographiques et chez certaines catégories sociales. Mais le Brexit n'est pas le seul responsable. Il y a eu la pandémie de Covid-19, la guerre en Ukraine, les conflits au Moyen-Orient, et les effets délétères de la politique internationale des États-Unis de Donald Trump. Le Brexit est un élément parmi d'autres, sans doute le premier, qui opère ce changement majeur et accélère les divisions. Ce qui est nouveau, c'est une forme de radicalisation de la vie politique britannique. Lors des élections générales de 2024, cinq députés d'extrême droite sont entrés à Westminster. Cela peut paraître peu, mais c'est inédit. Reform UK est aussi entré au Parlement d'Édimbourg après les élections locales, ce qui est inédit, et il devient une force incontournable au sein du Parlement gallois. Vous insistez sur le fait que ce n'est pas le régime politique qui est contesté par la population, mais plutôt l'élite gouvernante. Qu'est-ce qui a le plus abîmé la confiance des Britanniques envers leurs dirigeants ? Ce manque de confiance est assez ancien. Pour une échéance proche, il faut revenir aux années 2000. Le Premier ministre Tony Blair, au moment de sa démission (en juin 2007, NDLR), a beaucoup pâti d'affaires qui le concernaient, mais aussi des mensonges liés à la guerre en Irak. Ce fut une grande rupture. Ensuite, les crises se sont succédées. Dans des économies et des politiques mondialisées, les États subissent de plein fouet les crises mondiales. La crise des subprimes en 2008, dont on ne parle plus assez, a été déterminante dans l'aggravation de la situation économique, sociale et politique britannique. Elle a conduit à un tournant de rigueur très fort avec l'arrivée de David Cameron au pouvoir. Les conséquences de cette politique ont été telles que les inégalités se sont considérablement accélérées. Pour tenter de sauver la mise, David Cameron a promis un référendum sur le Brexit afin d'attirer les voix du parti de Nigel Farage, qui s'appelait alors Ukip. Il y est parvenu, mais au prix d'une sortie de l'Union européenne à laquelle il était lui-même hostile. Ce que l'on constate, c'est que les institutions, pour l'instant, tiennent. C'est donc d'abord un problème de classe politique. Mais le Brexit est à la fois une rupture et une forme de solde des insuffisances passées. Vous soulignez aussi le rôle de la Chambre des lords et de la monarchie, deux institutions souvent perçues comme archaïques. En quoi ont-elles contribué à préserver l'équilibre démocratique ? Cela peut paraître paradoxal. Pour la monarchie, je donnerais un exemple très récent : le discours de Charles III au Congrès américain fin avril. C'est une vraie leçon institutionnelle et démocratique. La garantie de la survie de la monarchie au Royaume-Uni, c'est de préserver la démocratie. Cela peut sembler paradoxal, mais c'est la réalité. En période de crise, la distance et les discours apaisants viennent souvent davantage du monarque que de la classe politique. Cela a été particulièrement vrai pendant la pandémie de Covid-19, avec le discours d'Elizabeth II.  Quant à la Chambre des Lords, il faut comprendre qu'elle est aujourd'hui une assemblée d'experts. La démocratie peut dériver vers la démagogie, et il faut des gardiens contre cette démagogie. Les Lords qui travaillent réellement – les « working peers » – sont souvent au-dessus des partis. Ils produisent des analyses d'une grande qualité sur le système constitutionnel et sur les menaces que peut représenter telle ou telle volonté politique démagogique. Cette institution dispose d'une forme de distance vis-à-vis de la démagogie électoraliste. Vous terminez votre livre sur une note plus optimiste, en évoquant la possibilité d'un Royaume-Uni de l'après « révolution conservatrice ». Quelles conditions faudrait-il réunir pour permettre un renouveau politique, démocratique ou sociétal ? Il faut d'abord être convaincu que la démocratie fonctionne dans le respect des règles. Sinon, c'est la jungle. La démocratie, c'est le pluralisme, la liberté d'expression et le principe d'égalité. Le pluralisme suppose une concurrence des idées, mais ce n'est pas la loi du plus fort. Pour éviter cela, il faut des règles. La liberté d'expression, c'est la même chose : toutes les positions peuvent être exprimées, mais elles ne doivent pas conduire à la haine de l'autre ou à la volonté de l'annihiler. Quant à l'égalité, elle suppose que toutes les citoyennes et tous les citoyens soient en capacité de se forger une opinion, quelle que soit leur origine sociale ou leurs difficultés. L'État social est donc absolument indispensable à la réalisation d'une démocratie satisfaisante. La démocratie, ce n'est pas seulement le vote et la loi de la majorité. Une démocratie évoluée va bien au-delà : elle nécessite le respect des règles, l'État de droit, mais aussi un État social fort, pour garantir aux citoyens le temps et les capacités nécessaires pour se consacrer à l'intérêt collectif. On en est loin, et pas seulement au Royaume-Uni. Mon ouvrage utilise le prisme britannique, qui est l'objet de mes recherches, pour permettre au lecteur ou à la lectrice d'une société occidentale d'y voir aussi une image de sa propre société. La crise britannique est-elle comparable à celle que traversent d'autres démocraties européennes, ou y a-t-il une spécificité britannique liée à son histoire et à son système parlementaire ? Le régime britannique bénéficie d'un certain nombre de protections liées à son histoire, que d'autres démocraties n'ont pas forcément, ou ont de façon plus récente, donc moins « chevillée au corps » des citoyennes et des citoyens. Cela ne veut pas dire que le Royaume-Uni est à l'abri de forces qui voudraient instaurer un régime autoritaire. Mais on peut identifier un certain nombre de facteurs de résistance liés à sa grande tradition parlementaire et démocratique. Pour le reste, il y a évidemment beaucoup de points communs avec d'autres démocraties. Nous vivons encore dans des systèmes mondialisés. Le Royaume-Uni est à l'origine d'un système politique, le parlementarisme, qui est majoritaire en Europe. Les États-Unis se sont construits en opposition à la mère patrie britannique, mais avec un lien très fort avec elle. Le Royaume-Uni reste l'une des premières grandes démocraties européennes. Quand le Royaume-Uni va mal, cela signifie que les autres démocraties ne vont pas bien non plus. Je pense naturellement aux États-Unis, à la France, mais aussi à l'Allemagne. Ces États entretiennent des liens historiques très étroits avec le Royaume-Uni. Ils restent de très grandes démocraties où est censé régner l'État de droit, et il est donc très important d'étudier leur évolution aujourd'hui.

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Today, Labour's Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by election - so how could we see a challenge to Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader?Burnham won almost 25,000 votes, beating Reform UK's Robert Kenyon by more than 9,000 votes. In his victory speech Andy Burnham said "Everyone knows that politics isn't working, and has previously said he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest. So what happens now?Adam and Chris are joined by Kevin Fitzpatrick political reporter for Radio Manchester and Luke Tryl Director of More in Common. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren. The social producer was Jem Westgate and Beth Pritchard. The technical producer was Antonio Fernandes. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

Andy Burnham's resounding win in the Makerfield byelection has set the stage for a leadership battle with Keir Starmer. The outgoing mayor of Greater Manchester received more votes than Reform and Restore combined, and the nature of the victory has prompted speculation he could replace Starmer as prime minister within weeks, if not days. Annie Kelly speaks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping UK politics – live updates Andy Burnham wins by huge majority. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Jack Horgan-Jones and Mark Paul join Harry McGee to look back on the week in politics:· Taoiseach Micheál Martin is in Brussels for the EU summit this week, also in attendance is Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy who is pushing for serious peace negotiations with Russia. Will Vladimir Putin come to the negotiation table? And could Ukraine's EU membership be fast-tracked during Ireland's upcoming EU presidency? · Security, competitiveness and the EU budget are some of the issues that will come into focus as Ireland becomes a deal maker and parks parochial affairs for the duration of its six-month presidency starting July 1st.· And with Andy Burnham justifying the hype by crushing Nigel Farage's Reform UK in the Makerfield byelection, will prime minister Keir Starmer go quietly or hang around for a leadership battle he stands little chance of winning?Plus, the panel picks their favourite Irish Times pieces of the week:Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Burnham has stormed the Makerfield by-election, clearing the pathway for him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the top job in Downing Street. Starmer has vowed to defend his position, but will Burnham's team be able to cajole him into resignation? Host Lucy Fisher is joined by Financial Times commentators, Inside Politics columnist Stephen Bush, political editor George Parker and Northern England correspondent Jennifer Williams to discuss what could play out in Westminster over the coming weeks, who a Burnham premiership would have as chancellor, and what Reform's defeat in Makerfield means for Farage. Follow: Lucy @LOS_Fisher or @lucyfisher.ft.com; Jen @JenWilliams_FT or @jenwilliamsft.bskyb.social; Stephen @stephenkb & @stephenkb.bsky.social and George @GeorgeWParker & @georgewparker.bsky.socialWant more? Andy Burnham storms to by-election victory in challenge to Keir StarmerWhat Andy Burnham now needs to do to become prime ministerAndy Burnham's landslide win should worry Nigel Farage‘Abysmal': Nigel Farage's Reform UK suffers another by-election blowWho is Andy Burnham, Labour's charismatic chameleon?Can anyone stop Andy Burnham from becoming Labour leader?Join the Political Fix panel on Thursday June 25 for an FT Live event, ‘Ten years after Brexit: Can the UK deliver change?' Register to take part at ft.com/anniversary and send us your questions. Sign up here to Stephen Bush's morning newsletter, Inside Politics, for straight-talking insight into the stories that matter, plus puns and tongue (mostly) in cheek views. Get 30 days free.Political Fix was presented by Lucy Fisher and produced by Persis Love and Clare Williamson. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Original music and sound engineering by Breen Turner. The FT's global head of audio is Flo Phillips.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andy Burnham will return to Westminster as an MP, and potential challenger to Keir Starmer, after decisively beating Reform UK to win the Makerfield byelection. Kiran Stacey and Jessica Elgot chat through what happens next. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

Andy Burnham has won a thumping victory in Makerfield, proving he can, in certain circumstances, beat Nigel Farage's Reform UK - but what about beating his own party leader Sir Keir Starmer? The prime minister says he will stand and fight any leadership challenge. So, where does it leave the country? Will Starmer be forced to stand down, despite his defiant tone now? And what will happen if there is a leadership election?  On this episode of The Fourcast Krishnan Guru-Murthy is joined by Keir Starmer's biographer Tom Baldwin, Labour MP and Wes Streeting ally Rosie Wrighting, Labour MP and Andy Burnham supporter Dr SImon Opher and More In Common executive director Luke Tryl.

Andy Burnham has won, and won big in the Makerfield by-election - what happens next in Downing Street and the Labour Party, and what does it all mean for the next general election?Sally, Polly, Danny and Hugo discuss Keir Starmer's insistence he won't walk away from No 10, the reaction of the cabinet, who will get the top jobs in a Burnham government, and whether Reform UK will need to change strategy.Send your questions, comments and voicenotes to howtowin@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Labour grapples with falling poll ratings, the rise of Reform UK, and growing questions about its political identity, Labour MP Jonathan Hinder joins PoliticsJOE to discuss the future of the party, the influence of Blue Labour, and why so many traditional Labour voters have drifted away.In this wide-ranging interview, Hinder argues that Labour has lost touch with many of the working-class communities it was founded to represent. He discusses why issues such as immigration, economic security, national identity, workplace democracy, and public ownership have become central to political debate, and why Labour must rebuild trust with voters who increasingly feel ignored by Westminster politics.Hinder explains the principles of Blue Labour, the political tradition associated with Maurice Glasman that combines socialist economics with a focus on community, solidarity, parliamentary sovereignty and working-class representation. He argues that Labour's current leadership has often adopted Blue Labour rhetoric without fully embracing its ideas, leaving the party struggling to reconnect with former supporters.The conversation also explores Labour's growing challenge from Reform UK, why many trade union members are considering alternatives to Labour, and whether the party has become too focused on university graduates and metropolitan voters at the expense of its traditional base. Hinder discusses the immigration debate, the role of Parliament in shaping policy, and why he believes Labour needs a clearer vision for the future.The interview also touches on the ongoing debate surrounding the direction of Keir Starmer's government, the fallout from the latest Labour Party controversies, and the broader question of what Labour stands for in 21st century Britain.Could Andy Burnham represent Labour's future? Hinder discusses Burnham's political appeal, his ability to speak to different parts of Labour's coalition, and why many voters feel disconnected from the current political establishment.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reaksie word ontvang op Andy Burnham se oorweldigende oorwinning in die tussenverkiesing in Makerfield. Die plaas hom terug in die parlement en baan die weg vir hom om Keir Starmer as leier van die Arbeidersparty uit te daag. Burnham het amper 25 000 stemme gekry, amper 10 000 meer as die Reform UK-kandidaat in Makerfield. Adjunkleier van Reform UK, Richard Tice, sê die mense van Makerfield het vir Burnham gestem om 'Starmer uit te kry' so die boodskap bly dieselfde.

Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield makes him Labour leader and prime minister in waiting. How will the next days and weeks play out?Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a leadership contest if one is triggered. So does that mean a bloody contest rather than a coronation?In a special episode recorded live on Times Radio with Ed Vaizey, we go through the possible scenarios.And if Andy Burnham does become prime minister, what will he do with power? Who will be in his cabinet? We're told that Shabana Mahmood has turned down the offer of chancellor and will stay as home secretary. Is Ed Miliband still a likely candidate for chancellor? And what to do about Wes Streeting?We also look at the Conservative win in Aberdeen South. Is this a green shoot for the Conservative Party?And will the Makerfield result prompt some soul searching in Reform UK?Ed Vaizey, presenter, Times RadioSteven Swinford, political editor, The TimesLara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday TimesProducers: Harry Kitson, Erin CarneyExecutive producer: Molly GuinnessPicture: Getty Images00:00 - Intro: "They're Going to Have to Drag Him Out"00:20 - Welcome to The State of It: The Makerfield Shockwave00:56 - An Extraordinary Result: How Andy Burnham Defied Political Gravity03:00 - "Vote Burnham, Get Starmer Out" Campaign Strategy04:05 - Keir Starmer Strikes Back: Leadership Contest or Coronation?06:37 - Starmer's Response: "I'm Not Going to Walk Away"07:14 - Inside Starmer's Bunker: Refusing an Orderly Transition09:16 - The Secret List: 80+ MPs Backing Andy Burnham11:06 - Nigel Farage's Disappointment: Reform UK Share Drops12:00 - Kemi Badenoch's Tories Resurge in Scotland13:04 - Did Reform UK Choose the Wrong Candidate?14:04 - The Identity Schism Deepening Inside Reform UK16:00 - What Does an Andy Burnham Premiership Actually Stand For?17:48 - Tax Overhauls: Radical Land Tax vs. Council Tax18:38 - The NATO Summit and the Defense Investment Plan Dilemma21:00 - Tough Decisions on Welfare Cuts and Benefits23:16 - The Power Brokers: Louise Haig & Anneliese Midgley24:40 - Cabinet Secrets: Ed Miliband vs. Shabana Mahmood27:12 - Shabana Mahmood's Hardline Immigration Reforms28:22 - Wes Streeting's Defiance: Forcing a Platform Battle?32:38 - What Happens to the Hardcore Starmer Loyalists?This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FEED SWAP: We introduce you to the Political Business podcast, hosted by Nathan Parsad-Wyatt and Kevin McKeever-------Andy Burnham has secured a historic landslide victory in the Makerfield by-election, taking 55% of the vote and delivering a massive blow to Reform UK. Is this the end of the road for Prime Minister Keir Starmer? In this episode of Political Business, hosts Nathan Parsad-Wyatt and Kevin McKeever break down the dramatic ground war in Makerfield, how Burnham successfully mobilized "unicorn" non-voters, and why Westminster is preparing for an imminent shift in Labour leadership. We also sit down with polling expert Scarlett Maguire (Founder & MD of Merlin Strategy) to dissect the hard data, explore the surprising Conservative by-election win in Aberdeen, and analyze what a potential Burnham Premiership means for the future of British politics and business.

As the polls open in the Makerfield by-election, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley speak to Reform UK's Nigel Farage, who is already publicly managing expectations. Farage claims Reform UK would storm to victory had the Labour Party put forward any other candidate, but fears local loyalty to Andy Burnham might cost them victory. If Reform loses, Farage warns the public will “never forgive” Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain Party for splitting the vote on the right.Elsewhere, Camilla and Tim discuss England's 4-2 win in their first World Cup match against Croatia, and expose why only two out of 98 of Andy Burnham's by-election campaign adverts actually mention Labour at all.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorStudio Operator: James EnglandProducer: Georgia Coan and Emma WilliamsVideo Producer: Will WaltersSocial Media Producer: Nada AggourSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Nigel Farage says the electorate 'won't forgive' Rupert Lowe for splitting the vote on the right in the Makerfield by-electionCamilla Tominey & Tim Stanley discuss how only two out of 98 of Andy Burnham's campaign adverts mention Labour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can Labour's Andy Burnham secure the Westminster seat necessary to challenge the leadership of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer? We ask Labour's Anna Turley and Reform UK's Alex Wilson. Also in the programme: a former State Department expert questions whether the United States and Iran will be able to strike a lasting nuclear deal, after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries. And supermarket chain Lidl has opened a pub on the outskirts of Belfast – why?

Today, Keir Starmer returns home from the G7 with a warning to Andy Burnham not to rush into triggering a leadership contest if he wins in Makerfield tomorrow.In an interview with Chris, the Prime Minister said that a leadership contest would be bad for the country but reaffirmed his intention to fight any challenges to his leadership.Tomorrow's by-election in Makerfield still stands in the way of any move Burnham could make to trigger a by-election. Alex is there on the ground and brings us the latest from Burnham's competitors, including Robert Kenyon of Reform UK. Adam, Chris and Alex discuss what it all means. A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2oYou can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenter was Adam Fleming. It was made by Anna Harris with Bethan Ashmead and Gabriel Purcell-Davies. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

STARMER IS FINISHED: BUT Is ANDY BURNHAM The Answer? #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #Live #KeirStarmer #AndyBurnham #Labour #GeneralElection #UKPolitics #NigelFarage #ReformUK Keir Starmer's authority is under intense pressure. Polls are bleak, Labour MPs are restless, and rumours of a leadership challenge refuse to go away. But if Starmer falls, is replacing him with Andy Burnham really the answer? Tonight, Jon Gaunt asks a simple question: who actually voted for Andy Burnham to become Prime Minister? Millions of people voted in the last General Election based on Labour's manifesto and on the promises made by Keir Starmer. If Labour simply swaps leaders without returning to the country, is that democratic? Or is it another example of Westminster politicians deciding they know better than the voters? We'll debate whether the real issue is not Starmer himself, but the direction of the Labour Party. Has Labour abandoned the promises it made to the British people? Has it drifted away from the concerns of ordinary voters on immigration, crime, free speech and the cost of living?  And what would Andy Burnham actually do differently? Would he tackle concerns about unequal policing and justice? Would he recognise the growing public perception that some laws are enforced differently depending on who is protesting, who is speaking, or what cause is being promoted? Or would it simply be more of the same under a different face? If Starmer is finished, should the British people be given the final say through a General Election? Join Jon Gaunt  as we debate whether changing the captain can save the ship—or whether Britain needs a completely new course. Do you think Starmer is finished? Would Andy Burnham be any better? Or is it time for a General Election? Get involved in the live chat and have your say. Jon Gaunt, JonGauntTV, Live, Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham, Labour Party, General Election, UK Politics, Prime Minister, Labour Leadership, Westminster, Democracy, British Politics, Reform UK, Nigel Farage, Immigration, Crime, Two Tier Policing, Free Speech, Political Debate, Jon Gaunt Live #JonGaunt #JonGauntTV #Live #KeirStarmer #AndyBurnham #Labour #LabourParty #GeneralElection #UKPolitics #PrimeMinister #Democracy #Westminster #NigelFarage #ReformUK #Immigration #Crime #FreeSpeech #PoliticalDebate #TwoTierPolicing #Britain #PoliticsLive This is political blogging and hard-hitting social commentary from Triple Sony Gold Award-winning talk radio legend, Jon Gaunt — former host on BBC, Talk Radio, and Sky News. On Jon Gaunt TV, we cut through the noise and say what others won't. No political correctness. No censorship. Just real conversations that matter.

Tomorrow, voters in the Makerfield constituency head to the polls for one of the most unusual and consequential by-elections in modern history. That is because Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is standing for Labour, and is expected to launch a direct challenge to the Prime Minister should he win. But will he win? Makerfield by-election polls suggest a tight two-horse race between Reform UK's candidate Robert Kenyon and Labour candidate Andy Burnham. But there is another party changing the race: Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain, and its candidate Rebecca Shepherd. If they perform well in the by-election on Thursday, it could benefit Andy Burnham more than anyone.Here we take a look at who Restore Britain are, what they believe in, and why they are clashing with Nigel Farage and Reform UK despite coming from a similar wing of politics.

The Tartan Army takes over Boston, a knife-edge by-election battle in Aberdeen South, and a potential Labour coronation looming in Makerfield. In this episode of Holyrood Sources, Calum Macdonald, Geoff Aberdein, and Andy Maciver dive into a massive week of political drama across Scotland and the wider UK. Fresh off his travels to see Scotland play Haiti at the 2026 World Cup, Geoff gives an insider look at Scotland's massive "soft power" and how it ties into John Swinney's economic push in the US.Then, the team unpacks this week's critical Westminster by-elections. In Aberdeen South, Stephen Flynn's old constituency is turning into an absolute two-horse race between the SNP and the Scottish Conservatives—where energy policy, the oil and gas sector, and the rise of Reform UK could entirely dictate the outcome. Meanwhile, is Arbroath and Broughty Ferry a guaranteed SNP hold despite ongoing party turmoil?Finally, we head south to Makerfield, where Andy Burnham is dicing with political destiny. If Burnham wins, are we heading for a bloody leadership battle against Keir Starmer, or an outright coronation? And what does a potential Burnham premiership mean for Scottish devolution and fiscal autonomy?Follow Holyrood Sources on X/Twitter: @HolyroodSources#ScottishPolitics #HolyroodSources #AndyBurnham #KeirStarmer #SNP #ScottishConservatives #AberdeenSouth #MakerfieldByElection #WorldCup2026 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Westminster is braced for the Makerfield by-election at the end of this week but – as we get closer to polling day – opinion seems to have shifted. While at the start it looked as though Reform could challenge in the seat, the Andy Burnham factor appears to have changed the picture, and most are predicting that Labour's prince across the water will make landfall.One person familiar with the ground game is Gawain Towler, a longtime ally of Nigel Farage and now a member of the Reform UK board. He speaks to Noa Hoffman about why the contest is not over and the various tactics his party is using to beat Burnham.Produced by Oscar Edmondson and Patrick Gibbons.Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts.Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘We are going to prioritise British workers, and create a big incentive for companies to go out and hire Brits.'Reform UK Treasury Spokesperson Robert Jenrick says they will abolish the Equality Act, believing it's common sense to have different tax rates for British and foreign workers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Camilla and Tim are joined by Reform UK's London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham, who discusses the racist abuse and death threats she has received as a Muslim woman from Restore supporters, as well as the impact Rupert Lowe's party is having on Reform's chances in the Makerfield by-election.They also ask her about Farage's plans to replace the Equality Act with a new Women and Motherhood Protection Act, and why she believes freedom online should not come at the cost of mandatory age verification.We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or find @dailytpodcast on TikTok, Instagram and X► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditorStudio Operator: James EnglandProducer: Georgia CoanVideo Producer: Will WaltersSocial Media Producer: Nada AggourSenior Producer: John CadiganExecutive Producer: Charlotte SeligmanEditor: Camilla TomineyHighlights:Laila Cunningham hits out at 'racist' abuse and death threats from Rupert Lowe supportersCunningham also assesses Robert Kenyon's chances in the Makerfield by-election Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Au sommaire : le désarroi du vote ouvrier au Royaume-Uni face à un Keir Starmer fragilisé.  Grand entretien avec la journaliste Ariane Chemin autour de son dernier livre, La guerre, ce sont les noms propres, un récit intime et poétique sur l'Ukraine en guerre. Ce jeudi 18 juin 2026, une élection législative partielle très scrutée à Makerfield, fief travailliste du  nord-ouest de l'Angleterre, pourrait fragiliser un peu plus Keir Starmer… Son rival au sein du Labour, Andy Burnham, espère l'emporter et s'en servir comme tremplin pour défier l'impopulaire chef du gouvernement. Un test électoral pour le Premier ministre, mais aussi pour le Labour qui fait face aux partis populistes de droite - Reform UK et Restore Britain - qui captent désormais une partie du vote ouvrier. Reportage de Marie Billon à East Tilbury, dans une ancienne cité ouvrière bâtie par le géant de la chaussure Bata.   Ariane Chemin, l'Ukraine à hauteur d'écrivains Grand Entretien avec Ariane Chemin, grand reporter au Monde, autour de son dernier livre, La guerre, ce sont les noms propres, publié aux Éditions du Sous-sol. À travers le destin croisé de deux écrivains ukrainiens brisés par l'invasion russe, la journaliste raconte cette culture ukrainienne que Moscou cherche à annihiler. Une histoire vraie, intime, traversée par la poésie, « un sport national » en Ukraine.  En Ukraine, un couple de cigognes, symbole d'espoir Le craquètement des cigognes s'entend encore en Ukraine, malgré le sifflement des missiles et la fureur de la guerre. Dans un village situé entre Kiev et Poltava, deux cigognes ont élu domicile dans un nid désormais célèbre, depuis qu'un professeur de biologie y a installé une webcam. Diffusé en direct sur internet, le quotidien de ces oiseaux migrateurs passionne des milliers d'internautes. Récit d'Emmanuelle Chaze. En Pologne, une brèche pour les couples homosexuels En Pologne, l'union des couples de même sexe reste interdite. Mais une première avancée a eu lieu fin mai: le gouvernement a reconnu administrativement un mariage homosexuel conclu à l'étranger. Une décision imposée par la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. De quoi encourager de nombreux couples polonais à franchir la frontière pour se dire oui.  Reportage d'Adrien Sarlat.

Buck Sexton is joined by Zia Yusuf, Shadow Home Secretary for Reform UK, for a wide-ranging discussion on crime, policing, immigration, free speech, and the future of British politics. Yusuf reacts to the public outrage surrounding the Henry Nowak case, argues that diversity and policing policies have undermined equal treatment under the law, and explains why Reform UK believes Britain has developed a "two-tier" justice system. The conversation also covers Prime Minister Keir Starmer, free speech concerns, immigration policy, digital ID proposals, and the growing political movement behind Reform UK. Never miss a moment from Buck by subscribing to the Buck Sexton Show Podcast on IHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts! Connect with Buck Sexton:Facebook – / bucksexton X – @bucksexton Instagram – @bucksexton TikTok - @BuckSexton YouTube - @BuckSexton Website – https://www.bucksexton.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helen Pidd goes to Makerfield where the Labour candidate and would-be prime minister Andy Burnham faces Reform UK in a crucial byelection. With reporting from Josh Halliday. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

durée : 00:57:54 - Cultures monde - par : Julie Gacon, Mélanie Chalandon - En mai 2026, le parti d'extrême droite Reform UK remportait les élections locales. Né sur la promesse de sortir de l'Union européenne, il a mué pour placer au cœur de son programme la lutte contre l'immigration, alors que depuis deux ans, de violentes manifestations anti-migrants se multiplient. - réalisation : Margot Page, Fanny Richez, Sacha Mattei, Barthélémy Gaillard, Pénélope Le Mauguen - invités : Karine Tournier-Sol Professeure de civilisation britannique à l'université de Toulon, spécialiste des droites radicales et extrêmes britanniques , Laetitia Langlois maîtresse de conférences en études politiques britanniques à l'université d'Angers , Théodore Tallent Chercheur au Centre d'études européennes et de politique comparée (CEE) Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

Last week, X users were flooded with images of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage fighting Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England. The images were fake, but what were they trying to achieve?Host: Andrew ButlerWriter & Producer: Amalie SortlandReporter: Patricia ClarkeEpisode Photography: Joe MeeExecutive producer: Jasper Corbett Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paddy is back from holiday and he's also back from Ashton-in-Makerfield.He joins Laura to discuss a new poll that suggests Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain could steal enough votes from Reform UK to hand Andy Burnham a win.Luke Tryl from More In Common - the pollsters behind the research - also joins with Joe Pike who's sat in on a focus group they ran.A full list of candidates and loads more information about the Makerfield by-election is available here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp1z8n4w2oYou can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.You can join our Newscast online community here: https://bbc.in/newscastdiscordGet in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480.New episodes are released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXdNewscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC.The presenters were Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn. The social producer was Jem Westgate. The technical producer was Frank McWeeney. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

A big new story has everyone revisiting the Epstein Files saga and how it became an unnecessary source of trouble for the Admin. The show dives in, then covers the DOJ’s underappreciated recovery of thousands of lost migrant children. Sarah Fields explores the fallout from the Karmelo Anthony trial. Georgia gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones joins, and Reform UK spokesman Zia Yusuf explains the protests rocking Britain and his party's plan to finally end Britain’s not-so-great replacement. Watch every episode ad-free on members.charliekirk.com! Get new merch at charliekirkstore.com!Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kemi Badenoch has vowed to reform the Equality Act in what is viewed as an attempt to win back support from Reform voters. The Conservative leader, who also served as equalities minister from 2020 to 2022, wants to scrap the public sector equality duty – a legal requirement that forces public institutions to actively consider how their decisions affect equality. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to community affairs correspondent Aamna Mohdin – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

What happens when a pub landlord shares a sofa with a TV elite? My must re-watch moments: 1. The Tragic Murder of Adam's Father (36:02) 2. The "Media Class" Hypocrisy (19:38) 3. The "Bus Stop Test" & National Identity (06:42) SUPPORT MY GUEST: Sub to www.youtube.com/@adambrooksmedia In this explosive interview, Adam Brooks (the "Essex Publican") reveals the shocking truth about what the TV establishment actually says to him when the cameras stop rolling. From being called "akin to the Taliban" to witnessing evidence "vanish" from the Metropolitan lock-up after his father's tragic murder, Adam's story is a raw, unfiltered look at the massive class divide and the "culty" mindset of the liberal elite. SPONSORS: Go to https://boncharge.com  and use code HERETICS to save 15%. Go to https://surfshark.com/heretics for 4 extra months of Surfshark  Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code andrewgold at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/andrewgold   Check Plaud UK: https://bit.ly/40Gzdh1  | US: https://bit.ly/475MQKe Notepro: https://bit.ly/479tWSR Organise your life: https://akiflow.pro/Heretics  Earn up to 4 per cent on gold, paid in gold: https://www.monetary-metals.com/heretics/  Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics  We dive deep into the topics the mainstream media is too terrified to touch: the "Great British Pub Test," the reality of mass immigration on our trains and streets, and why the establishment is desperate to label anyone with a different opinion as "far-right." Is Britain facing a silent takeover, or is a massive political uprising just around the corner? Adam doesn't hold back on Reform UK, the dangers facing our communities, and the heartbreaking reason he'll never stop fighting for his daughters' future. This is the interview they don't want you to see. #AdamBrooks #MediaElite #GreatBritain #Politics #FreeSpeech #ReformUK #Immigration #BritishCulture #Truth #AndrewGold #Heretics Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com  Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates  Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok   Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Chapters:  00:00 – The Secret "Media Class" Who Controls Your TV 00:46 – Insulted Off-Camera: "They Think I'm a Commoner" 00:54 – The Tragic Murder of My Father & The "Missing" Evidence 02:19 – The Death of the British Pub: Why Your Local is Dying 04:02 – The Changing Face of Britain: "I Feel Like a Foreigner" 06:42 – The "Bus Stop Test": Has Our Culture Already Collapsed? 08:03 – Why White People are "Demonized" for Protecting Heritage 10:50 – The Benefit Loophole: 1.3 Million Foreigners on Universal Credit? 13:30 – The Hidden Danger in Our Hotels: Why No One is Safe 15:58 – Covered Up by Authorities? The Shocking Stats They Hide 19:38 – Backstage Drama: Being Called the "Taliban" by Journalists 22:06 – The Court Ruling That Proves Your Rights Don't Matter 25:10 – Will Reform UK Actually Win? The Final Hope for Britain 31:15 – Exposing the "Far-Right" Label: The Establishment's Favorite Weapon 36:02 – The Gangster Hit: My Dad Was a Boxing Legend 45:41 – AI, Communism, & The Uncertain Future for Our Children 48:44 – The "Woke Nonsense" That's Finally Collapsing 54:12 – The One Tweet That Could End Your Career Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, wants Britons to be enraged by a killing in the street. We ask why his tone has changed from “colour-blind” to race-baiting. NATO must now take seriously the idea that America is pulling back; we ask how it is adjusting. And why skipping title sequences is forgoing some of television's magic.Guests and host:Hugo Gye, British political correspondentJonathan Rosenthal, international correspondentAndrew Miller, “Back Story” columnistJason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: British politics, race relationsNATO, American foreign policytelevision, mediaGet a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nigel Farage, leader of the populist-right Reform UK party, wants Britons to be enraged by a killing in the street. We ask why his tone has changed from “colour-blind” to race-baiting. NATO must now take seriously the idea that America is pulling back; we ask how it is adjusting. And why skipping title sequences is forgoing some of television's magic.Guests and host:Hugo Gye, British political correspondentJonathan Rosenthal, international correspondentAndrew Miller, “Back Story” columnistJason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: British politics, race relationsNATO, American foreign policytelevision, mediaGet a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.