Socialist Think Tank Podcasts

John D Clare hosts guests Paul Daly, Samantha Townsend and Stuart Sutherland for the return of the popular radio show Inna brand new format.

John D Clare and guests discuss the Labour Together report and the planned return to schools in September.

John D Clare is joined by his usual guests and Maggie Bosanquet , Low Carbon Economic Development Officer for Durham County Council.

John D Clare and usual guests, Stuart Sutherland, Samantha Townsend and Paul Daly discuss this week's big stories including the return to schools in September, the politicisation of the Civil Service and Hong Kong.

Labour NEC member Mish Rahman speaks about socialism and honesty.

Our guest questions have asked us to consider whether socialism has ever not led to disaster, what Biden means for the UK, why vaccines have been moved away from the North East and whether David Evans' veto on candidates is democratic.

The team are asked whether socialism involves private ownership, whether Biden will take the USA to war, there is a comments uprising for Paul to become an MP and somehow the conversation ends up, like all good Parish Council meetings, about dog poo.

Alison Carpenter and Helen Caney join Paul and James to discuss Save Our Socialists and the suspension of hard working members of the Labour Party

This week's topic include the miners' pension fund, the right to food, GameStop hedge fund foiled by reddit and political pledges.

Laura Smith and Paul. O'Connell join us to talk all things Socialism, particularly the Political Education Project. Apologies for the sound quality at the beginning. It gets better quickly!

The team are joined by Socialist Think Tank's Rochelle Charlton-Laine to talk about trans athletes, flag worship, working from home or living to work, and Handforth Parish Council.

With Tina McKay, Rochelle Charlton-Laine, James Summerill and Paul Daly

The team discuss northern tories openly praising Thatcherism, the crisis in Myanmar, whether lockdown is an excuse for murder and how, once again, trickle down economics has been debunked.

We discuss all things Socialism, recalling Labour Party conference and Starmer's big speech.

The team talk Liverpool Mayoral candidates, vaccines for Palestinians, murder rate of black people and GCSE grading by teachers.

The team are joined by Tina McKay to discuss the budget, the Treasury move to Darlington, Patel's bullying payout, a measly 1% pay rise for nurses and fake levelling up.

The team talk about strike with Nurse Angela Hankin, while news of police brutality on Clapham Common comes through.

The team discuss the MET in the wake of tragic events followed by a brutal response, LGBT advisers quitting in protest at government ministers and council cuts.

Irish Socialism with Tina McKay, Médb MacDeidheid and Paul O'Connell

Thomas Barlow (Independent Media Association) and Charlotte Austin (Red Pepper) join us to discuss the media and the left. We also discuss the Labour Party and #Milfgate

The team are asked whether it is better to vote for a Party or candidate, whether Labour is right to call for a public enquiry over covid, furlough going to the rich and unsavoury and the new powers for police to stop protests.

Protest, police brutality, Black Lives Matter (BLM) , Sarah Everard, Bristol riots, Police and Crime bill, hate crimes, all discussed with Yunus Bakhsh, Mel Wilson, James Summerill and Paul Daly.

Laura, James and Paul are joined by Lauren Conway to discuss the Northern Independence Party, and Lauren makes a surprising reveal!

We discuss the government congratulating itself on being the least racist society ever, Northern Independence and John's Fish and Chip obsession rears it's head again!

The team discuss Ulster, teachers wanting to leave the profession, Miserly sick pay undermining covid efforts and the reaction to a royal death