How to Rebuild Britain: PoliticsJOE

Hannah Spencer batted off opposition from Reform and Labour in the Gorton and Denton by-election to shatter the Red Wall, and deliver a kidney shot to Keir Starmer. Fifty days in to her tenure as the MP for the Manchester suburb, Spencer has had a rip-roaring time trying to make sense of life in Westminster. She sits down with Ava to break down the highs and lows so far as the Green representative...

Today, Ava gets to grips with the Green Party's rise and rise in London. Are Keir Starmer's troubles about to get worse with a complete decimation of Labour's long-held councils in the capital? Ava also speaks to the Green Party nominee for Hackney Mayor Zoë Garbett to find out what Polanski's party are taking as their key issues to run off in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

In this episode, we sit down with the leader of Plaid Cymru to explore a question that could reshape Welsh politics: can the party finally overtake Labour and form a government in Wales for the first time? We dig into Plaid’s strategy, the shifting political landscape, and what it would take to convince voters that change is not only possible, but necessary. Yet the path isn’t straightforward. As...

In this episode, we sit down with Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, for an in-depth conversation about the power of devolution and how it has transformed one of the UK’s most dynamic cities. From taking control of transport, housing, and health, to championing a bold vision for local leadership, Burnham shares the challenges, breakthroughs, and defining moments of Greater Manchester’s jou...

What would it take to rebuild an economy designed for people rather than markets? In this thought-provoking episode, we sit down with world-renowned economist, author, and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis to explore the structural shifts needed to create a fairer, more resilient global economy. Varoufakis breaks down the flaws in today’s financial systems— from rising inequality and...

Ava sits down with Jeremy Corbyn in one of his favourite haunts in his constituency to talk about the hiccups Your Party has faced since inception, the road to recovery, and how they can build on the groundswell of support they gathered in the summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this debut episode, we meet one of the most talked-about figures on the UK political scene: Zack Polanski. Having risen through the ranks with remarkable speed, Polanski has become a symbol of a new kind of Green politics—one that feels energetic, insurgent, and increasingly difficult for the establishment to ignore. But is meteoric popularity the same as political power? This episode unpacks t...

Hundreds of thousands of you have joined new coagulations of left-wing parties. People are angry. They’re angry at potential welfare cuts, the rich skirting taxes and a foreign policy that some say supports the relentless killing of civilians overseas. A number of viable structures and networks are growing. An astonishing 150,000 of you have joined the Green Party, Independent candidates on the le...