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Starmer vs. Farage – Keir finally picks his enemy
Season 2 Episode 486
Keir Starmer’s conference speech is getting heaps of praise after he finally went hard against Farage. But has he done enough to show he’s in control, or is the Labour messaging still all over the pl…
Published on 1 month ago
Build, baby, build – Is Labour losing the Regeneration Game?
Season 2 Episode 485
Labour has staked its future on building hundreds of thousand of homes and fixing up crumbling communities. But does “regeneration” actually work? Housing expert and author of Big Capital: Who Is Lon…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Enoch, Enoch, Who’s There? – Reform’s deranged repatriation plans
Season 2 Episode 484
The ghost of Enoch Powell punches the air as Farage announces jaw-dropping plans for mass deportations and tearing up Indefinite Leave to Remain, claiming it will save Britain over £230bn (it won’t).…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
So wrong, it’s right wing – Could Project 2025 happen in Britain?
Season 2 Episode 483
Project 2025 gave Trump a roadmap for his authoritarian presidency. As the UK turns to the right, Reform UK is on the rise and fears over a Farage general election victory loom, we ask whether such a…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Inside the new ‘Battle for Britain’
Season 2 Episode 482
British politics is increasingly divided – but where are voters really going as they shift between parties? And how should Labour recalibrate their tactics? The Economist’s Matthew Holehouse joins us…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Starmer drama – Who's in control of the Labour Party?
Season 2 Episode 481
Starmer is Prime Minister and leader of the Labour Party – but does he feel totally in charge of things? Plus, the race to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party is down to the final two. Who’s the mos…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Britain’s Got Tyrants – Can any party out perform Reform?
Season 2 Episode 480
Reform UK kicked off party season in the weirdest way possible – will any of the other parties be able to overshadow them in the coming weeks? Perhaps not for singing and conspiracy theories, but hop…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Angela’s Ashes: Rayner fallout – plus The Crazy World of Tony Blair
Season 2 Episode 479
The (former) Deputy Prime Minister resigns literally two minutes before we press “record”. Regulars Rafael Behr and Andrew Harrison plus special guest Steve Richards of the Rock’n’Roll Politics podca…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
It never Rayners, it pours — EmergencyCast
Season 2 Episode 478
Angela Rayner’s out. The resignation, which most of us saw coming, finally happened on a Friday afternoon. Was her position really untenable, or could she have toughed it out? Plus – what now and how…
Published on 2 months ago
Reshuffles, Polanski, the EHRC on trans rights… and the Fight to Stay Sane
Season 2 Episode 477
The Equality and Human Rights Commission new guidance on trans people’s rights is coming up. What will this mean for trans people in the UK and how did we get here? Plus: Reshuffle fun! Will Zack Pol…
Published on 2 months ago