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Mark Carney is about to become the first foreign head to attend the EU's flagship State Of The EU speech. He likes Europe; Europe likes him; Canadians like Europe. So... Naomi and Kenny ask whether Canada is about to grab the top-table EU seat vacated by Britain, and what Canada understands that the UK doesn't. And they look at the new rules around mini solar panels – and the red tape that's alrea...

Is print media making a comeback? Has Gen Z done what those before couldn't and made print trendy again? Naomi, Alex and Kenny are joined by Cal Roscow, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Paperweight,  a new magazine for people who are 'fed up with the way things are, but who still have the curiosity to imagine them completely differently'. They talk paywalls, enshittification and the earnest...

The gang plus special guest, Behind The Lines' Arthur Snell, dive into a US-Iran war that seems to be fought in reverse - from military action, backwards to economic sanctions, in order to try and get back to the treaty the US had with Iran before all this started. Also, is Canada about to call Trump's tariff bluff? And how will that impact the midterm elections, polling for which is pointing to a...

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Housing has been in a state of crisis, it seems, forever. Can Labour actually move the dial on this huge and complicated challenge? Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by Labour and Co-op MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, Rachel Blake. Rachel is the ideal guest to help shine some light on the issue of housing – she is a candidate to chair the Housing, Communities and Local Government Selec...

The profound fallout from of Professor Jason Arday’s untimely death continues to ripple outwards and shine a spotlight on some deeply unpleasant truths. Naomi, Alex and Kenny look at what lessons we can learn, and try to separate truth from punishment, and legitimate inquiry from weaponised agenda. They are joined by Labour and Co-op MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, the wonderful Rache...

Join Alex and Kenny as they paddle through Farage's coastal Clacton claptrap, and try to make sense of what actually happened on a night when an intergalactic waste receptacle went up against the far right. They also look at Government plans to reform zero-hour contracts – these affect over a million workers and countless businesses too, so they are important as well as controversial. Plus a fond...

It's that time of the year when Britain throws its hands in the air over the prisons system. Newsflash: it is still creaking at the seams, just like it has been creaking for many years now. Naomi, Alex and Kenny take a deep dive into prison capacity, probation service pressure and rehabilitation shortcomings – and, of course, the politics behind what's going on. Plus a brief look at the latest Tru...

If you're reading this south of Hull, then you're in a drought. Elsewhere, it's probably hot. If you're in the Highlands, take your chances. We're running out of water and that in turn means our food supplies are coming under pressure. So Alex, Naomi and Kenny dip their collective toes tentatively in the pool marked 'Danger: Politics of climate change' to ask how we should (and can) respond. If yo...

East Anglia's right-leaning politics are on show again with this week's immigrant baiting in Thetford. Naomi and Kenny have a look at the latest disturbing developments from Norfolk, including a couple of telling by-elections. Then they nip across the Atlantic to marvel at Trump's latest move in his war on renewable energy (and remind themselves of the pivotal role Scotland played in all of this)....

In a matter of days, Ceuta went from being a place few had heard of, and fewer still could find on a map, to the centre of Europe's migrant debate. Naomi, Alex and Kenny are joined by former diplomat Arthur Snell to work out what was going on behind the scenes, as media around the world pumped out endless imagery of crowds of Moroccans apparently heading for Europe (spoiler: it didn't really play...

Transfer windows are closing, new stars are being brought in and the world of geopolitics is primed for a new season. Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by geopolitics pundit (sorry) extraordinaire Arthur Snell to talk Palestine, Iran and Ukraine. What on earth is going on and why on earth is it going on? Not surprisingly, we're covering a lot of ground today... Plus, will it be Wokey Dokey, Old New...

Yes, Count Binface DOES rock up to this show! Part 2 of Naomi and Alex doing their LIVE thang with Byline Times and the Lincoln Project, at London's Leicester Square Theatre. For one night only, and with many of you fab Quiet Riot supporters in the audience, they discuss how Trumpism, populism, media capture, disinformation and democratic decay are shaping politics on both sides of the Atlantic. A...

Naomi and Alex do their LIVE thang with Byline Times and the Lincoln Project, at London's Leicester Square Theatre. For one night only, and with many of you fab Quiet Riot supporters in the audience, they discuss how Trumpism, populism, media capture, disinformation and democratic decay are shaping politics on both sides of the Atlantic. And, being us, we also ask what the fight-back looks like. N...

Zack Polanski has got himself in some French Revolution-adjacent bother thanks to an ill-advised Insta interaction. How big a faux-pas was this, should the police be involved and where on earth are we at with free speech these days? Join Alex, Naomi and Kenny as they tread sort of warily through the free-speech minefield towards a guillotine. Plus, Wokey Dokery with a Stateside feel this week! ***...

• LAST CHANCE TO GET TICKETS TO OUR LIVE SHOW!!! Our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Times, is tonight (Thursday) – the few remaining tickets are waiting for you HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Burnham has grand ambitions for reform of the social care sector, and he does look like a man who gives a damn about changing things for the better. Alex, Naomi and Kenny look at...

• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Times, is on Thursday – get your tickets ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Andy Burnham's first week in the big job has been a blur of activity. Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell have a look at the deluge of policy announcements (and the social media flood too). Reasons for optimism? And, in India, it's Cockroac...

• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Tickets to our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Times, are selling fast – get yours ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nigel Farage has mired himself in controversy – a lot of controversy. Questions about money, ethics, his links to shady characters and more abound. Naomi, Alex and Kenny are joined by an expert on Reform UK's darkest secrets – Jos...

• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Times, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Burnham Cabinet has taken shape so it's time to look at the winners and losers among the lesser big jobs. Alex, Naomi and Kenny are joined by Byline Times sleuth Josiah Mortimer to talk through Rayner, Streeting, Sarwar and a bunch more – including...

• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Time, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ John Healey's appointment as Chancellor seemed to take all those with "well-placed sources" by surprise. Alex Andreou talks to economist Vicky Pryce, who actually worked with Healey during his Treasury days, to glean what sort of Chancellor he might be...

• LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London round table on authoritarianism, with the Lincoln Project and Byline Time, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ After all the speculation, Andy Burnham has finally cracked open the doors to his new Cabinet... and it's not without its surprises. Who's in? Who's out? And what does it all tell us about the direction Burnham intends to pursue as PM? Join Naomi Smith a...

With ex-mayor Andy Burnham now officially Labour's main man, and London mayor Sadiq Khan heading to the Lords and then who knows where, are we seeing the rise of a new mayoral political class that uses devolution to bypass the Westminster greasy pole? Naomi and Kenny look at the pros and cons of a mayoral stop on the political line, and have a gander at Burnham's big speech too. And, with people a...

LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our 30th July London appearance ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠ The tech giant Palantir, and its billionaire Trump-loving co-founder Peter Thiel, has a £330million deal with the NHS, which has set alarm bells ringing so loudly that multiple Select Committees have called for the contract to be ended at the first opportunity. MPs have warned that once the deal ends, the NHS cou...

LIVE SHOW KLAXON!!! Get your tickets to our London appearance ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠ With both British teams now out of the World Cup, can we find anything to be optimistic about in the shenanigans around Iran, Burnham and Clacton? Naomi, Alex and Kenny do their level best to dig out reasons to be hopeful ... and then there's a harsh dose of reality to contend with. Sort of like the footie really. Plus a bi...