Podcast appearances and mentions of yasmin alibhai brown

Những tuần qua ở Anh rộ lên phong trào treo cờ xứ Anh, màu trắng-đỏ, như một biểu hiện của phong trào dân túy, xác lập « nước Anh là của người Anh ». Tại cuộc tuần hành hơn 100 nghìn người ủng hộ phe cực hữu ở Luân Đôn hôm 14/09/2025, nhiều nhóm thanh niên nam người Anh đã khoác lá cờ xứ Anh và quốc kỳ (Union Jack) của Vương quốc Anh lên vai để hô khẩu hiệu phỉ báng Hồi Giáo và chống người nhập cư. Thủ tướng Anh Keir Starmer sau đó đã lên án hành động của họ và lên tiếng rằng « Không thể để quốc kỳ Anh bị chiếm đoạt ». Nhưng lá cờ xứ Anh có khá nhiều thăng trầm trong lịch sử và việc dùng nó làm biểu tượng chính trị đang gây lo ngại cho các cộng đồng nhập cư tại Vương quốc Anh. Thông tín viên Nguyễn Giang tìm hiểu chủ đề này từ những tháng qua. RFI Tiếng Việt : Đầu tiên, xin anh cho biết trước cuộc biểu tình ở Luân Đôn ngày 14/09 thì Anh Quốc đã có hiện tượng treo cờ khắp nơi ở những chỗ không phải là cột cờ, công sở ? TTV. Nguyễn Giang : Đúng là từ hai ba tháng qua, chính xác là giữa mùa hè 2025, những người sống ở Anh như chúng tôi đột nhiên thấy lá cờ England flag - màu trắng có chữ thập của Thánh George màu đỏ, được các nhóm thiên hữu tự tổ chức treo lên các cột đèn, buộc vào thành cầu vượt trên xa lộ để phản đối di dân, phản đối nhiều cờ của cánh tả như cờ cầu vồng ủng hộ người đồng tính, lưỡng tính (LGBT+) được một số hội đồng địa phương treo. Cũng có ý kiến từ phía hữu phản đối điều họ gọi là « ý thức hệ cực tả », áp đặt các giá trị khác với truyền thống Anh, ví dụ như cổ vũ cho phong trào Black Lives Matters, có nguồn gốc từ Mỹ. Điều cần nói rõ là Anh quốc tôn trọng tự do cá nhân và tự do biểu đạt nên ai muốn treo cờ ở vườn nhà riêng, ở cửa sổ nhà riêng thì cứ thoải mái. Tôi thấy ở nơi mình sống thường thì trước các sự kiện thể thao như bóng đá, rugby thì cờ Anh (England), cờ Ireland, cờ Scotland, rồi cả cờ Jamaica, cờ Ý... được người dân treo ở nhà của họ. Tức là cả người Anh và di dân cứ treo cờ của đội tuyển quốc gia mà họ ủng hộ. Dân nghiền bóng đá treo cả cờ các đội bóng như Barcelona (Tây Ban Nha), cờ Đức khi có các trận của Giải Bundesliga (Liên bang Đức) thi đấu. Các trận tranh tài thường được chiếu ở các quán bia và tôi từng đi xem nên thấy có quán chăng cả dãy cờ. Đó là chuyện rất bình thường. Nhưng điều bất thường với hai lá cờ England flag và quốc kỳ Anh (Union Jack) là chúng được ai đó treo khắp các chỗ công cộng nhưng không phải là ở cột cờ, ở công sở, trường học, ở sân bóng, sân rugby. Treo ở công sở thì là chuyện bình thường nhưng đây là hàng loạt lá cờ được các nhóm tự phát trèo lên các cột đèn, trên cây, tạo ra không khí khá căng thẳng. Bởi vì nó không nói lên sự vui mừng hân hoan của các giải thể thao mà mang tính chất đe dọa ai đó không phải người thuộc nhóm sắc tộc Anh gốc, bản địa da trắng. Có ý kiến nào trên báo Anh phân tích về hiện tượng này chưa ? Có khá nhiều. Ví dụ nhà báo Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, cây bút của trang The iPaper cho rằng cờ Thánh George đột nhiên xuất hiện ở khắp nơi không phải là hiện tượng hiền lành, vô hại (harmless), mà khiến những ai không muốn bị ép buộc phải tuân thủ « tình ái quốc kiểu Anh » sẽ thấy họ bị « loại ra khỏi cộng đồng ». Thay vì tạo sự đoàn kết quốc gia thì việc buộc và treo cờ khắp nơi gây cảm giác « chủ nghĩa ái quốc Anh » có tính loại trừ (exclusive) đối với người không thuộc nhóm sắc tộc Anh tức là English. Một số nhà bình luận khác, như Ian Birren cho rằng việc phe cực hữu giành lấy quyền sử dụng lá cờ Anh là biểu hiện của chủ nghĩa sắc tộc và dân tộc Anh (ethnonationalism). Các trang Facebook đã xuất hiện khá nhiều « tấm gương yêu nước » của ai đó sơn chữ thập đỏ và nền trắng lên toàn bộ tường nhà họ, rồi có chỗ họ sơn trên kính hậu của xe hơi, kèm dòng chữ : Love England or Leave It. Thông điệp bài ngoại khá rõ ở đây : Hoặc các người hãy yêu xứ Anh, hoặc biến đi. Mới đây nhất, một người đàn ông Anh còn tự bỏ tiền ra mua hàng trăm lá cờ để treo dọc một xa lộ 8km (đường A1198 ở Cambridgeshire) để « bày tỏ lòng tự hào là người Anh » nhưng báo chí địa phương phản ánh rằng không ít người dân gốc nhập cư cảm thấy lo ngại bị họ cho là « bị áp chế tinh thần ». Về lịch sử và pháp luật thì lá cờ chữ thập đỏ trên nền trắng này có gì đặc biệt và vì sao nó lại được các nhóm cánh hữu Anh sử dụng ? Cũng cần nhắc là trong lịch sử châu Âu thì bốn dân tộc Anh, Scottish, Welsh và Irish trong Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland, có bốn vị thánh khác nhau phù hộ họ, theo đức tin Ki Tô giáo: Thánh George của người Anh, Thánh Andrew của người Scotland, Thánh David của người xứ Wales và Thánh Patrick của người Ireland. Tất nhiên các dân tộc khác ở châu Âu cũng có thể tôn thời chung một vị thánh, theo đức tin ngày xưa của họ. Cờ Thánh George (chữ thập đỏ trên nền trắng) không phải là cờ độc quyền của người Anh (Englishmen). Nó cũng không xuất phát từ đất Anh mà là cờ mang tính tôn giáo của những quân đoàn Thập Tự chinh ở châu Âu sang Trung Cận Đông « giành lại đất thánh » chống người Hồi Giáo ở các thế kỷ 10-12. Các vương quốc ở Địa Trung Hải như xứ Sardinia, Genoa đã dùng lá cờ này. Và quốc kỳ của nước Georgia (Gruzia) ở Hắc Hải cũng có mẫu giống hệt. Huyền thoại nói vua Richard Sư tử tâm của Anh được Thánh George hiện ra trước một trận đánh vào thế kỷ 12 ban phước nên ông đã dùng Thập tự Thánh George vẽ lên cờ. Sau đó, một số vua Anh như Edward I đã dùng cờ này, và vì là cờ của vua nên nó trở thành cờ của xứ Anh, còn Scotland, Wales lại có cờ riêng của họ. Thời Nữ hoàng Elizabeth I đã bỏ lá cờ này và sau đó, đến năm 1606 thì triều đình Anh chọn lá cờ Liên hiệp Anh - mà ngày nay là cờ nền xanh dương đậm, có thập tự Thánh George màu đỏ và Thập tự Thánh Andrew màu trắng lồng vào nhau. Đây mới là lá cờ ngày nay được Liên Hiệp Quốc công nhận là quốc kỳ của Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland. Cờ xứ England chỉ tồn tại trong thể thao và một số sự kiện văn hóa. Nó không có trên văn bản hay trên hộ chiếu, bằng lái xe. Cờ của Hoàng gia Anh cũng không có lá cờ England. Trên cờ hoàng gia, xứ Anh được biểu hiện bằng hình sư tử nằm vươn móng, bên cạnh các hình như đàn harp của Bắc Ireland và sư tử đứng của Scotland. Việc lá cờ xứ Anh được đưa từ sân bóng đá, từ lễ hội tôn giáo ra ngoài phố gây tác động thế nào, tiêu cực hay tích cực trong dư luận và với chính quyền ? Chính vì thiếu một biểu tượng rõ rệt cho England, quốc gia đông dân nhất (56 triệu) trong Liên hiệp Vương quốc Anh nên các chính quyền địa phương lo ngại việc những nhóm cực hữu dùng nhiều lá cờ này theo ý riêng sẽ thổi lên tâm lý bài ngoại, không chỉ với người nhập cư mà còn chia rẽ đoàn kết giữa bốn dân tộc bản địa của Vương quốc Anh, như người Irish, người xứ Wales, người Scotland. Như đã nói, họ đều có các vị thánh bảo trợ cho dân tộc của họ, nên nếu người Anh áp đặt cờ Thánh George của Anh là gây mất đoàn kết ngay. Tôi vào các trang Facebook thấy giữa bốn nhóm cư dân bản địa ở Anh đã có tranh cãi. Có người viết, « Này, đừng bắt Scoland thuộc về England nhé. Chúng tôi có vương quốc riêng. » Có người Irish thì phản đối việc gọi dân Bắc Ireland « là một dân tộc - nation », và viết rằng « chúng tôi muốn thống nhất với miền Nam - tức là Cộng hòa Ireland, tránh xa England! ». Chúng ta cần nhớ là xung khắc tôn giáo và dân tộc ở vùng Bắc Ireland chỉ mới chấm dứt nhờ Thỏa thuận Ngày thứ Sáu Tốt Lành (Good Friday Agreement) năm 1997. Còn trước đó là các cộng đồng địa phương có hiềm khích, thậm chí có các vụ đánh bom của Đội quân Cộng hòa Ái Nhĩ Lan (IRA) nhắm vào quân đội, cảnh sát Anh mà họ nói là « quân chiếm đóng ». Việc đề cao chủ nghĩa dân tộc đặc thù của người Anh là không khôn ngoan. Thế nhưng cộng đồng mạng cũng có những phản ứng hài hước. Có người còn vẽ biếm hoạ là cờ xứ Wales bị một đàn cừu trắng trên lưng có vẽ chữ thập Thánh George màu đỏ bước vào, với dòng chữ « Bọn cừu Anh để yên cho xứ Wales nhé ! ». Báo Daily Express vừa đăng là dân làng Henllyes ở xứ Wales phải họp nhau lại tổ chức các nhóm đi xóa hình graffiti cờ Anh ai đó vẽ lên bến xe bus, lên tường nhà của họ. Vì người xứ Wales có cờ riêng và họ phản đối cờ Anh được coi là « quan trọng hơn ». Không lạ khi mà chính phủ Vương quốc Anh phê phán việc dùng quá tải biểu tượng của một trong bốn dân tộc gốc của đảo Anh tức England vì họ cũng thấy phản ứng mạnh của dân ba xứ còn lại từng bị người Anh (English) thống trị. Đây là bằng chứng chủ nghĩa dân tộc không bao giờ là chất xúc tác kết nối xã hội mà chỉ gây chia rẽ. Và rồi có các nhóm nhập cư mới hơn như dân gốc Jamaica, gốc Hồi Giáo, họ cũng treo cờ của họ bên cạnh lá cờ England trên cột trong vườn, hoặc theo báo đăng thì có một gia đình nào đó cũng lên cầu vượt ở xa lộ chăng luôn 10 lá cờ các nước khác nhau, để đáp trả phong trào đề cao một hai lá cờ « thuần túy Anh quốc ». Về phía chính quyền thì có thể thấy rõ là nhà nước Anh chỉ khuyến khích việc treo và dùng lá cờ của cả Vương quốc chứ không khuyến khích cờ xứ Anh. Tất nhiên, các hội đồng địa phương ở England thì có quyền treo cờ chữ thập đỏ nền trắng đó. Còn tại các sự kiện âm nhạc như BBC Proms thì phần cuối luôn có màn phất cờ và người ta phất cờ Union Jack, cùng cờ EU, cờ Pháp, cờ Mỹ. Một người bạn tôi đăng thử hình cờ England vào một nhóm Facebook cộng đồng chính thức, do chính quyền địa phương mở (community page) ở Kent thì chỉ 5 phút sau là bị admin xóa. Lý do là biểu tượng quá rõ thể hiện thông điệp dân tộc chủ nghĩa Anh dễ bị cho là gây chia rẽ cộng đồng dân cư đa sắc tộc. Cuối cùng, là công dân Anh gốc Việt, anh nghĩ gì về vấn đề lá cờ và « chủ nghĩa dân tộc Anh » ? Khi tuyên thệ nhập tịch Anh, gia đình chúng tôi tuyên thệ trung thành với Hoàng gia và tại buổi lễ có lá cờ Liên hiệp Vương quốc Anh, nên sự tôn trọng với lá quốc kỳ Anh đó là điều người nhập cư nào cũng hiểu được và tuân theo. Lá cờ xứ Anh với tôi cũng là một biểu tượng của dân tộc Anh và lịch sử Anh. Chỉ riêng điều đó không có gì sai hay đúng cả. Bản thân tôi quan tâm đến lịch sử và rất thích tìm hiểu về các phù hiệu, biểu tượng quý tộc, phong kiến, hiệp sĩ châu Âu. Đó là những giá trị văn hóa rất hay, nhưng nên để chúng trong sách, trong phim ảnh. Còn đem các biểu tượng xưa ra ngoài phố, dùng nó quá đà và áp đặt các niềm tin bản địa, rồi cài vào đó ẩn ý phân biệt đối xử thì lại là hiện tượng chính trị-xã hội thời nay rất nguy hiểm. Ví dụ trên một số trang Facebook của phe cực hữu Anh đã xuất hiện các tranh vẽ (dùng AI, khá mới) có hình cậu bé hiệp sĩ tóc vàng cầm gươm chém rồng để bảo vệ tổ quốc Anh. Chủ nghĩa tự vệ bản địa (nativism) này là một hiện tượng xã hội quan trọng vì người dân cảm thấy mất quyền kiểm soát các vấn đề lớn, như toàn cầu hóa, và di cư ồ ạt. Phải nói rằng bất cứ việc áp đặt quá mạnh quan điểm và biểu tượng của phe tả cứng rắn (hard left) hay cực hữu (far-right) đều làm cho không gian tranh luận văn minh, bình đẳng, tôn trọng lẫn nhau bị thu hẹp và những người ôn hòa cảm thấy bị áp chế. Yêu nước Anh thì mỗi người có cách yêu của riêng mình, không nên áp đặt và đe dọa, bắt phải yêu theo một kiểu của đám đông. Thêm vào đó, việc biểu tượng tôn giáo từ các cuộc thánh chiến thời Trung Cổ để kêu gọi « bảo vệ nước Anh », thì có vẻ như họ đã gián tiếp cổ vũ bạo lực trong bối cảnh căng thẳng sắc tộc, phân cực Tả-Hữu lên cao. Bảo vệ tổ quốc là việc của quân đội chứ nếu để cho các nhóm tự phát lập dân quân hay hội đoàn tự trang bị vũ khí để « xử lý người nhập cư » thì xã hội sẽ có nguy cơ rơi vào vòng xoáy bạo lực. Điều đáng lo ngại là thái độ cực đoan của một số người Anh đã và đang làm nổ ra phản ứng cũng rất cực đoạn của một số nhóm Hồi giáo chống Phương Tây ngay trong giới trẻ theo đạo Hồi sinh ra lớn lên ở Anh. Các căng thẳng này nếu không được hóa giải sẽ chỉ tạo ra va chạm chủng tộc, tôn giáo với hệ lụy khó lường.

A recording of our online seminar with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Mark Perryman, Alan Finlayson and Jeremy Gilbert, recorded October 8th 2025 We ask: How has it all gone so wrong for a government elected with one of the largest peacetime majorities on record?  How have we got here?  Do Starmer and his political allies even want […]

It's clear that this Labour Government are in a bit of trouble. Already floundering in the polls off the back of a year in which their promise of 'change' in 2024 hasn't lived up to expectations, they have now been rocked by a series of scandals and resignations - Angela Rayner, Peter Mandelson, Paul Ovenden - that are undermining Sir Keir Starmer's Premiership. With a Deputy Leadership contest now being seen as an internal referendum on the leadership, the 2025 Party Conference is set to be one to keep your eye on.To that end, the release of Mark Perryman's new book, 'The Starmer Symptom', couldn't have come at a more opportune time. The Starmer Symptom brings together leading political writers to navigate the complex terrain of this seismic shift in British politics. This unique collection analyses voter data, and looks at the break-up of the two-party system with the rise of a populist right in Reform UK and a new independent left. Will Keir Starmer's government be able to successfully combine the pragmatic and social democratic to produce radical change? And if not, who is waiting in the wings?Perryman sits down with Compass Director Neal Lawson, who contributed a chapter to the book. Other contributors include Clive Lewis, Danny Dorling, Emma Burnell, Gargi Bhattacharyya, James Meadway, Hilary Wainwright, Jeremy Gilbert, Phil Burton-Cartledge, and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.Special Offer for Compass Members and Supporters: ‘The Starmer Symptom' for JUST £11.89 (usual price £16.99). Use coupon code ‘STARMER30' at Pluto Press here.Support the showEnjoyed the podcast and want to be a live audience member at our next episode? Want to have the chance in raising questions to the panelist?Support our work and be a part of the Compass community. Become a member!You can find us on Twitter at @CompassOffice.

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Stogursey and District Victory Village Hall, near Bridgwater, Somerset, with columnist and broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai-Brown; former Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg; Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations); and Alice Thomson, columnist with The Times.Producer: Gareth Nelson-DaviesLead broadcast engineers: Tanya Bhoola and Andrew Smillie

The TV presenter and autism advocacy campaigner, Christine McGuinness, is mother of three autistic children, and she received an autism diagnosis herself as an adult. She is highlighting new research from Barrett Redrow which found that half of parents of children with disabilities surveyed said their child is excluded from play due to playgrounds being inaccessible to them. Christine joins Krupa Padhy to discuss the issue.After both England and Wales lost their opening matches at the UEFA Women's Euros, there's a chance they could be knocked out of the tournament today. England could be eliminated if they lose to the Netherlands, whilst Wales need at least a point against France. As defending champions there is a lot of pressure on the Lionesses. The Guardian's women's football correspondent Suzy Wrack, joins us from Zurich.Weight-loss injections have been hailed by some as game-changers in tackling obesity – but their rapid rise in popularity, especially online, has prompted serious concern. The Advertising Standards Authority has just issued a crackdown on how these drugs are marketed, banning social media posts by influencers, including Gemma Collins, for promoting prescription-only medicines in ways that break the rules. Charlotte Edwards, BBC business reporter explains.Marcia Grant was a 60-year-old grandmother and foster carer when she was killed in 2023, by a 12 year old boy in her care who ran her over with her own car. Last week, an inquest found that council failings contributed to the circumstances leading up to Marcia's death. However, the coroner also made it clear that this was a "national issue." Jane Collins, foster carer and CEO of the Foster Support Membership Organisation discusses the systems and processes that could help existing foster carers feel safe while caring for vulnerable children and why she is called for a public inquiry. Dr Arlene Weekes a social work manager, academic and independent foster panel chair also takes part.How do you remember Princess Diana? Almost 30 years after her untimely death, the late Diana, Princess of Wales continues to be a source of fascination and fandom for many. A new, unconventional biography, Dianaworld: An Obsession, documents tales of everyday devotion to her by ordinary people and charts how the many and varied portrayals of the People's Princess have seeped into public consciousness. We hear from the book's author Edward White and the broadcaster and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.Presenter: Krupa Padhy Producer: Kirsty Starkey

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rosie Wrighting, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, leader of the new Advance UK party Ben Habib and Tory MP Greg Smith.

Chaos over the welfare bill vote!Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour MP Rosie Wrighting, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, leader of the new Advance UK party Ben Habib and Tory MP Greg Smith.

Award-winning newspaper columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown dicusses immigration, integration, belonging, loyalty and social justice, and explains why, despite her contempt for the politics of Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, she won't be voting Labour at the next election. She also reveals that she was beaten up by her brother and her uncles in Uganda - the country of her upbringing - for playing opposite a black actor in Othello, and describes her subsequent experience as an immigrant to Britain. In this deeply personal and hugely political conversation, Alibhai-Brown doesn't hold back in the setting out of her values. 

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown describes herself as a "lefty, liberal, anti-racist feminist, Muslim" who was born in Uganda and came to the UK in 1972. She is a journalist, columnist for The i Paper, and commentator. Yasmin is a strong advocate for human rights who supports Israel's right to exist while being critically engaged with its policies. On this week's podcast we discuss the BBC's handling of its withdrawn Gaza documentary, the challenges facing independent journalists in Gaza, the lack of critical journalism in the UK compared to Israel, the influence of pro-Israeli groups in the British media and the role of public service broadcasting and its responsibilities. “Balance is used as a way of not doing its journalism properly. And I love the BBC, but …. I think we need the BBC to become what it says it is: the most trusted outlet. It is no longer that trusted outlet.” Listen to all our episodes here: https://podfollow.com/beebwatch  To support our journalism and receive a weekly blog sign up now for £1.99 per month (NB we only charge for one creation per month): www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership Or if you'd rather make a one-off payment (which doesn't entitle you to the blog) please use our crowdfunding page:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/roger-boltons-beeb-watch-podcast @BeebRogerInstagram: rogerboltonsbeebwatchLinkedIn: Roger Bolton's Beeb Watchemail: roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.comwww.goodeggproductions.uk Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are businessman and crossbench peer Lord Bilimoria, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Labour MP Luke Charters and Henry Hill from ConservativeHome.

Is Reform UK in trouble?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are businessman and crossbench peer Lord Bilimoria, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Labour MP Luke Charters and Henry Hill from ConservativeHome.

Iain Dale talks to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown about the man who ruled her homeland, Uganda, and whom she also met.

Alex Forsyth presents political debates from Trinity College Oxford

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are energy minister and Labour MP Michael Shanks, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and former Conservative strategist Samuel Kasumu.

Should the NHS get its own version of Ofsted? And why are so many young people not in work?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are energy minister and Labour MP Michael Shanks, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and former Conservative strategist Samuel Kasumu.

Iain is joined by his ex-TV wife Yasmin Alibhai-Brown for some good fun. They discuss Tory candidates lost on the political moors, the winter fuel allowance, German elections, Jas Athwal, Nadine Dorries vs Angela Raver and much else besides!

Lorna Woods' thinking was central to the new Online Safety Act, designed to tackle dangerous content online. After the recent riots, which many argue were fomented on social media, the law is being put to the test in the courts. We talk to Lorna alongside Nazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor. We also look at the role the traditional media plays in the discourse around immigration with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist, at The i and Sunder Katwala, Director of the British Future think tank. We also explore Elon Musk's X platform's new legal action against advertisers, the role of the media lawyer and Andrew Cotter explains the art of Olympic commentary.Guests: Nazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor; Lorna Woods, Professor of Internet Law, University of Essex; Lara O'Reilly, Senior Correspondent, Business Insider; Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Columnist, The i; Sunder Katwala, Director, British Future; John Battle, Head of Legal and Compliance, ITN; Gill Phillips, legal consultant and former Editorial Legal Director, The Guardian, Andrew Cotter, broadcasterPresenter: Katie Razzall Producer: Simon Richardson

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and former Conservative adviser Charlie Rowley.

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock takes your calls & has Farage blown it?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, UnHerd political editor Tom McTague and former Conservative adviser Charlie Rowley.

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Katherine Fletcher, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former race adviser to Boris Johnson Samuel Kasumu and Lib Dem MP and chief whip Wendy Chamberlain.

Does the Conservative Party have an Islamophobia problem?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP Katherine Fletcher, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former race adviser to Boris Johnson Samuel Kasumu and Lib Dem MP and chief whip Wendy Chamberlain.

Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from St Matthew's Church in Burnley

In this week's News Roundtable episode, Chris is joined by multi-award-winning i newspaper journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, author, broadcaster and political commentator Christina Patterson, and the presenter of the Times Radio Early Breakfast show Rosie Wright.The conversation kicks off with a discussion on what is in store for Suella Braverman after her sacking on Monday. Is her perception of her popularity over-inflated? The whole country was shocked by the appointment of former prime minister David Cameron. Was this big call the right one?On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled on the Government's illegal immigration Rwanda policy, finding it unlawful. The panel discuss whether ‘stopping the boats' is one of the top issues for the electorate, but also what alternative avenues the government could take to improve the situation. Yasmin offers deep insight as an expert on immigration. The other great ongoing issue of the week was that of the war in Gaza and the UK parliament's vote against a ceasefire. The panel fought over whether this was the right decision and discussed the revolt against Starmer in the Labour Party. They round up with an update and analysis on the Covid Inquiry and the news of Nigel Farage accepting a spot on ‘I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' for a record fee. We'd love to hear what you think of the episode at email@wrightonthenail.fm, or get in touch if you just want to say hi! WOTN Team 'I Hit The Nail Right On The Head' by Billy Bremner. © Fridens liljor/Micke Finell.Rock around the clock productions AB.www.rockaroundtheclock.co This episode was produced by Tom PlattsThis podcast is published by New Thinking: www.newthinking.com Explore New Thinking podcasts via our website: www.newthinking.com/podcasts

How Conversations From Calais is bringing together art and activism We chat with Mathilda Della Torre, author of Conversations from Calais: Sharing Refugee Stories   When Mathilda Della Torre came home after visiting the refugee camps in Calais for the first time she thought, “I can't look away from this.” And so she began documenting the conversations between volunteers and migrants from Calais, firstly on posters, which people began to put copies up of on streets all around the world, and then in her book, Conversations from Calais. These conversations are moving, heartfelt and capture the diversity of refugees' lives. Della Torre's book is a window into refugee and migrant's stories, behind the tabloid headlines and culture wars we see on social media. As she says, it is an introduction into the topic, and the essays in the book from campaigners, artists and authors from Nish Kumar to Ai Weiwei to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown offer more experiences. Thank you to Mathilda Della Torre for an inspiring conversation. You can find out more about her book here: https://www.conversationsfromcalais.com/   Conversations from Calais book https://www.conversationsfromcalais.com/ Follow Conversations from Calais on: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/conversationsfromcalais/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/conversationsfromcalais/ Twitter https://twitter.com/cfcalais Email us with your questions and ideas for future episodes startsatthetop@gmail.com And please leave us a review if you enjoy what you hear! Editing and production - Syren Studios with Paul Thomas Music by Joseph McDade https://josephmcdade.com/music Full transcript of this episode (srt file) Full transcript of this episode (.txt file) Transcripts are also available through your podcast app.

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are True and Fair Party Leader Gina Miller, Conservative peer Lord Marland, commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and LBC's Political Editor Natasha Clark.

Rishi Sunak wants to be the change candidate, Cross Question & Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay takes your callsJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are True and Fair Party Leader Gina Miller, Conservative peer Lord Marland, commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and LBC's Political Editor Natasha Clark.

In this week's News Roundtable episode, Chris Wright is joined by award-winning I journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, US and UK political commentator Edward Hardy, and commentator and communications officer for the Institute of Economic Affairs Reem Ibrahim.The conversation starts off with the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's recent expansion of ULEZ as a public health and environmental measure. The panel discuss if it is the right policy in view of its benefits and the short-term impact on individuals. Chris then asks whether Labour are doing the right thing in allowing their political image to seem little different to the Conservatives'. They then discuss the country at large and how the North has once again been neglected. Would Labour truly invest in economic infrastructure outside of London?The conversation then delves into an honest discussion on whether the ethnicity of our current and recent leaders Rishi Sunak, Suella Braverman, and Priti Patel has politically enabled them to take a crueller stance on migrants than white ministers have historically – and Yasmin explains another reason why this might be.They then discuss whether it is right for the UK to welcome Mohammed bin Salman of human rights abusing Saudi Arabia to its shores, as well as, whether Putin killed the late head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin?We'd love to hear what you think of the episode at email@wrightonthenail.fm, or get in touch if you just want to say hi!Thanks for listening,WOTN TeamThis episode was produced by Tom PlattsThis podcast is published by New Thinking: www.newthinking.com Explore New Thinking podcasts via our website: www.newthinking.com/podcasts

Ali Miraj sits in and is joined on Cross Question by Susan Hall, who's running to be the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, former Green Party leader Siân Berry and Whitehall Editor of the Financial Times Lucy Fisher.

"I think because I had such a difficult childhood. I have a very strong centre. And it was destabilised by Oxford, but it wasn't destroyed. And that kind of self belief I have, saved me.I don't think I'm better than anybody else, or I'm a superwoman or any of that. But I do know that the stuff I do, I can do, and I'm good at it. And that the b_stards will not beat me, that really drives me" Yasmin Alibhai-Brown was exiled from her birthplace, Uganda, in 1972.Yasmin is a journalist, broadcaster, author and part time professor of journalism. She writes for the I newspaper and Sunday Times magazine and has written for the Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail, New York Times, Time Magazine and other publications She has won several awards including the Orwell prize for political writing and in 2017, National Press Awards columnist of the year prize. She was specially commended for this award again in 2018. She is a national and international public speaker, a consultant on diversity and inclusion and trustee of various arts organisations. She is also the co-founder of the charity British Muslims for Secular Democracy. Their new report The Inner Lives of Troubled Young Muslims was published in November 2020. Her recent books include Refusing the Veil, Exotic England about England's infatuation with the east, In Defence of Political Correctness and Ladies Who Punch. She has twice been voted the 10th most influential Asian in Britain. She has eight Hon degrees and sits on the boards of arts organisations. She is also a keen cook and theatre buff. To stay up to date, follow @SmitaTharoor on Smita Tharoor (@SmitaTharoor) / Twitter or Smita Tharoor (@smitatharoor) | Instagram and follow the podcast on your favorite streaming service.

Elaine Gregersen was 24 weeks pregnant when her waters broke. Having endured sickness throughout her high-risk pregnancy, she and husband Mark had not suspected anything sinister was happening when she appeared to be suffering from bladder weakness too.  After a traumatic 24 hours in the maternity ward, the Gregersens were faced with the reality that their twin boys, Henry and Blake, were unlikely to both survive beyond the neonatal unit. In this interview with Olly, they tell their story.  Content warning: intense experience, infant mortality.  — Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart investigates if, following the Coronation of King Charles III, Republican sentiment is trending upwards. What path is there for Royal refuseniks to achieve their desire for an elected UK Head of State? Thanks to columnist and commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Ollie unpicks the arguments monarchists put forward - and rewrites the National Anthem whilst he's at it… If you've got a trend for Ollie to test in a future edition of the Zeitgeist, head to our website and fill out the feedback form. — Elsewhere, in the Foxhole, Alix Fox - high on life from some Personal News - answers your sex questions: this month, a Mannfan whose girlfriend burst into tears when he called her a ‘whore' in the missionary position. Is there a way to recover his mojo? Must he apologise for overstepping the mark? And how should you do ‘pillow talk' - whilst respecting your partner's boundaries? With the help of sex educator Lola Jean and playwright and storyteller Cameryn Moore, Alix has the answers! If you've got a sex and relationships question for Alix to tackle in a future edition of the Foxhole, submit it via the feedback form on our website. — Finally, our record of the month is ‘Letter To Myself', something peppy and fun from Leigh's The Lottery Winners featuring Frank Turner. It's out now. — Love the show? Support the show! We rely on listeners like you to fund our independent podcast and bring you these stories.  Buy Olly and the team a beer right now - using our secure payment form at MODERNMANN.CO.UK — See you on June 10th! Presenter: Olly Mann. Contributors: Ollie Peart, Alix Fox, Elaine Gregersen, Mark Gregersen, The Lottery Winners. Producer: Matt Hill. Theme Music: ‘Skies Over Cairo' by Django Django. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Copyright: Olly Mann / Rethink Audio 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by US and UK political commentator Edward Hardy, broadcaster Rosie Wright, co-founder of Momentum James Schneider, and regular i newspaper columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.The conversation kicks off with a sobering analysis of Donald Trump's trial over innumerable indictments. The panel debate whether the considerable focus on these alleged crimes, such as sending hush money to Stormy Daniels, is giving him a platform and not addressing the much more serious crimes he has committed. Will the trial help or hinder him in his election run?We then return to British politics with the arrest of Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive and husband of Nicola Sturgeon, and the wider issue of party financing. Then the panel discusses the delays at the port of Dover and the government's dishonesty saying that Brexit played no part. Likewise, Kemi Badenoch's claim that the Pacific trade deal will be transformative for Britain, whilst figures show the real gain will be only 0.08% growth in GDP. Finally, we tackle the government's approach to group-based child exploitation that racialises the issue as predominantly a British-Pakistani issue, which is factually… not true. As one panellist exclaims, “Can we just have better politicians who are honest about what's going on!” —------------------'I Hit The Nail Right On The Head' by Billy Bremner. © Fridens liljor/Micke Finell.Rock around the clock productions AB.www.rockaroundtheclock.coCreated & produced by Podcast Partners: www.podcastpartners.comSign up to receive updates by email when a new episode drops at www.wrightonthenail.FMThis podcast is published by New Thinking: www.newthinking.com Explore New Thinking podcasts via our website: www.newthinking.com/podcasts

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, economist Vicky Pryce, political commentator Edward Hardy and Taiwan-based journalist James Chater.The conversation dives straight into the new UK budget statement and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The panel speculates on whether we are on the brink of a banking crisis and what can be done to avoid potential economic consequences.The panel discusses the aftermath of Gary Lineker's suspension, debating whether the BBC yielded to political pressure from the Tories and the right-wing media and whether the public broadcaster can still be considered impartial. Yasmin shares her thoughts on the uproar against Fiona Bruce due to how she handled her assertion that Stanley Johnson was a wife-beater on Question Time.Finally, the discussion moves to across the pond, exploring the global dangers for world stability of having ‘Mini-Trump' Ron DeSantis vying for the US presidency. They also touch upon the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Given its significance as a semiconductor manufacturer, James explains the ramifications of an invasion on the island.—------------------'I Hit The Nail Right On The Head' by Billy Bremner. © Fridens liljor/Micke Finell.Rock around the clock productions AB.www.rockaroundtheclock.coCreated & produced by Podcast Partners: www.podcastpartners.comSign up to receive updates by email when a new episode drops at www.wrightonthenail.FMThis podcast is published by New Thinking: www.newthinking.com Explore New Thinking podcasts via our website: www.newthinking.com/podcasts

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron, Conservative MP Duncan Baker, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and former editor of the Sunday Telegraph Baroness Wheatcroft.

Government urged to restock the military, Cross Question & how do we better help victims of domestic violence? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron, Conservative MP Duncan Baker, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and former editor of the Sunday Telegraph Baroness Wheatcroft.

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed, The Sun's political journalist Noa Hoffman, political commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Conservative MP Richard Graham.

Who do we think we are? In the early 2000s, with the beginning of the New Labour government, journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown asked this question, calling for a radical reimagining of who was considered as British and outlining her hopes for a new Britain. In this special episode, she joins Michaela Benson in conversation to consider why 20 years later we're still asking the same question. She draws out the differences between now and then; shifts within the Conservative Party from Thatcher to the present-day; what this means for questions of race, migration and belonging; New Labour, migration and the Iraq War; Meghan Markle; the challenges ahead for keeping hope alive and the small You can access the full transcripts for each episode over on the Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit website.   In this episode we cover … 1 New Labour, immigration and citizenship 2 Conservative Party from Thatcher to the present-day 3 Meghan Markle   Quote … if Labour is going to do anything meaningful, it needs to be addressing who we are, and who we can be and who we want to be. And use its period in power, not to social engineer, but to tell a proper history, for example, to educate our children differently, maybe to get sections of the media to reflect the country we are not the country they wish we were. —Yasmin Alibhai-Brown   Where can you find out more about the topics in today's episode? You can find Yasmin on Twitter or via her column in iNews. Her book Who do we think we are?   Call to action Follow the podcast on all major podcasting platforms or through our RSS Feed. To find out more about Who do we think we are?, including news, events and resources, follow us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

In this panel, leading experts discuss the trials and tribulations of sex in the age of technology, from dating apps all the way to sex robots.Featuring: Mikki Kendall, Liara Roux, Kate Devlin, Yaron Brook, Slavoj Žižek, Brooke Magnanti, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Olivia Fane. 00:00 Introduction00:49 Mikki Kendall (ft. Olivia Fane)03:36 Kate Devlin07:36 Brooke Magnanti10:30 Slavoj Zizek11:24 Yasmin Alibhai-Brown14:10 Yaron Brook 18:57 Liara Roux#21stCenturySex #SexInTheTechAge #DigitalSexMikki Kendall is an author, activist, and cultural critic. Her work often focuses on current events, media representation, the politics of food, and the history of the feminist movement. Penguin Random House published her graphic novel Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists in 2019, while her political nonfiction book Hood Feminism was released in early 2020.Liara Roux is an American author, sex worker, indie porn director and sex worker human rights activist with a strong following online. Roux is a high-end escort and she is fighting structural discrimination against sex workers.Kate Devlin is a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmith's Department of Computing, as well as a writer, speaker and researcher. Her work focuses on AI and sex robots.An economist, entrepreneur, writer, and activist, Yaron Brook is an Objectivist and the current chairman of the board at the Ayn Rand Institute. Traveling extensively to promote Rand's philosophy, he has penned books including Free Market Revolution and Equal is Unfair.Slavoj Žižek is a globally renowned philosopher and cultural critic. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New York University and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana's Department of Philosophy. He is the author of several books, including The Sublime Object of Ideology.Best-known by her pen name Belle de Jour, Brooke Magnanti is a biologist, blogger and author. Her Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl was adapted for television.Award-winning, Ugandan-born author and columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown currently writes for The Independent and The Evening Standard, and is the founder of British Muslims for Secular Democracy.Olivia Fane is an author, her most notable works including “Why Sex Doesn't Matter” and “The Rupture: On Knowledge and the Sublime”. To discover more talks, debates, interviews and academies with the world's leading speakers visit https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=Y...The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today!For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/coursesJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCabMx-URCjr2toe9wOE3Y-Q/joinReleased by The Institute of Art and Ideas on July 28, 2022.Like what you hear? Like, share, and subscribe to stay updated on new videos and help promote the Yaron Brook Show: https://bit.ly/3ztPxTxBecome a sponsor to get exclusive access and help create more videos like this: https://yaronbrookshow.com/support-members/support-the-show/Or make a one-time donation: https://bit.ly/2RZOyJJContinue the discussion by following Yaron on Twitter (https://bit.ly/3iMGl6z) and Facebook (https://bit.ly/3vvWDDC )Want to learn more about Ayn Rand and Objectivism? Visit the Ayn Rand Institute: https://bit.ly/35qoEC3

Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are columnist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Labour MP Toby Perkins & political commentator Salma Shah.

Sunak vs Truss for Tory leadership, Cross Question & have antidepressants helped you? Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question are columnist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Conservative MP Tim Loughton, Labour MP Toby Perkins & political commentator Salma Shah.

Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question this evening are journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, lawyer Chris Daw QC, former Conservative advisor Giles Kenningham and Luke Tryll, UK Director for the think tank More in Common.

Damning report into maternity care in NHS, Cross Question & what's it like to live as a trans person? Joining Iain Dale for Cross Question this evening are journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, lawyer Chris Daw QC, former Conservative advisor Giles Kenningham and Luke Tryll, UK Director for the think tank More in Common.

Journalist, author, and avid anti-racist anti-sexist activist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown joins Paul Boross to discuss how humour can help people be resilient to their difficult situations. Alibhai-Brown discusses her history and how she has used humour to communicate the messages that are often hard to hear. “What else is there? If we don't laugh, we die.”Join us this week to hear Yasmin's scintillating stories of humour, humanitarian activism, and handling the hard moments in life only on The Humourology Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our Loneliness: Big Discussion event was held as part of our launch event for the Campaign to End Loneliness International Conference. With thanks to our partners, the Astra Foundation, Jo Cox Foundation and Manchester University we were able to bring together leading commentators and thinkers Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Noreena Hertz, Will Tanner and Jon Yates to discuss why tackling loneliness matters. The event was held live, and this is a recording of the event. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Self described liberal, anti-racist, feminist, Muslim. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a renowned author, columnist and journalist. As a pundit and commentator she is a familiar face on British television. @y_alibhai

Race & the Internet Julia Hobsbawm and Charles Arthur speak to Charlton McIlwain, Author of ‘Black Software: The Internet and Racial Justice from the Afronet to Black Lives Matter’; writer and commentator Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and writer Rohan Candappa. Click here to subscribe on iTunes  Click here to subscribe on Acast Follow updates on Twitter @technoshabbat #humanandmachine #HATM

Is Brexit just going in circles? With the resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson, the only progress the negotiations seem to be making is – backwards (00:35). We also ask – are pit bulls really murderous dogs from hell (18:55)? And last, what does it mean to be English (29:50)? With James Forsyth, Paul Goodman, John Springford, Julia Lewis, Mary Wakefield, Harry Mount, and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. Presented by Lara Prendergast. Produced by Cindy Yu.

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Afua Hirsch and Tarjinder Gill debate activism, social change and identity with Philip Dodd.Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a journalist and broadcaster who regularly comments on immigration, diversity, and multiculturalism. She's a founding member of British Muslims for Secular Democracy and the author of books including, Exotic England: The Making of A Curious Nation and Refusing The Veil. Afua Hirsch is a writer and broadcaster. She has worked as a barrister, as the West Africa correspondent for the Guardian, and as social affairs editor for Sky news. Brit(ish) is her first book and was awarded a RSL Jerwood Prize for Nonfiction. Tarjinder Wilkinson is a primary school teacher working with children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Birmingham, Leicester and London. She blogs on race, culture and identity at All In Britain and writes on the failure of left-wing progressive methods in education, making the case for a more traditional, academic approach for all. Producer: Zahid Warley

Bollywood, the world's biggest film industry had, until recently, largely avoided the inter-faith tensions that surface repeatedly elsewhere in India. Many leading men are Muslims - a fact that has been no apparent impediment to their success. Yasmin Alibhai-Brown explores the history of Muslims in Bollywood through the prism of the number of powerful leading male actors who share the same Muslim surname - Khan. The Khans have quite literally taken over Bollywood. Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh, Aamer, Saif Ali and Irfan - to name but a few - currently dominate the industry. Almost all are Muslim or of Muslim descent, hugely successful and able to navigate two of the most powerful forces working against them - the puritanism of Islam and the ever-increasing grip of Hindu fundamentalism in India. They are some of the nation's best-loved and most successful actors, brand ambassadors of the official "Incredible India" tourism campaign - and Muslims in a majority-Hindu nation. And many of them are married to Hindus. Prominent actors, writers, directors, producers, composers, film historians, politicians and critics explain how the Khans have managed to successfully carve out their careers as Muslims in a Hindu world, about how they see the future unfolding under the growing Hindu fundamentalist culture of India, as well as against the national and international backdrop of Islamic fundamentalism.

Hidden Figures tells the story of three brilliant African-American women mathematicians working at NASA during the early years of the Space programme. Science expert Sue Nelson reviews the film which stars Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe and Octavia Spencer. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Dirty Dancing, the coming-of-age film starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, set in the 1960s, about a wide-eyed teen on a family holiday who discovers a forbidden underworld of sexy dancing. The film's writer Eleanor Bergstein explains how she drew on her own experiences as a teen, but also reflected the politics of the time.To celebrate the bicentenary of Branwell Brontë, the brother overshadowed by his more talented sisters - Charlotte, Emily, and Anne - the poet Simon Armitage discusses a new exhibition he has curated at the Brontë Parsonage Museum, and a new series of poems he has written inspired by some of Branwell's possessions.A new production of Othello at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol aims to emphasise Othello as an Islamic convert to Christianity rather than focusing solely on the race dimension to the play. Writer and journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and historian Jerry Brotton discuss the impact this has on how we understand the text.Presenter Samira Ahmed Producer Jerome Weatherald.

Philip Dodd plus guests David Reynolds, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Simon Heffer and David Edgar discuss Winston Churchill and Englishness, in the week of the 50th anniversary of his death