No Man’s Land Podcast

Former Number 10 pollster James Johnson joins Martin and Steve to discuss changing public views around the lockdown, the Government's performance, Labour and Brexit. 

Turi Munthe of the newly founded Parlia.com joins the podcast to reflect on political polarisation since 2016 and how it is starting to play out in the debate about ending the lockdown. 

Martin and Steve welcome former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Professor John Denham to talk about patriotism, national identity and how we can create a shared national story after the Covid-19 crisis. We also touch on Labour’s problems with English identity and the arguments for a progressive patriotism.

Social scientist Dr Cory Clark joins Martin and Steve to explore the psychology behind following the lockdown rules and pandemic virtue signalling. We also discuss the roots of political tribalism and whether it will rebound after the crisis. 

Special guest Roifield Brown, host of the Mid-Atlantic Conversations podcast, joins Martin and Steve to reflect on similarities between US and UK politics over the last few years. In doing so we catch up on the Democratic Primary, Trump’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and how the political centre is fairing across the pond. 

Martin and Steve catch up (via Skype of course) on the unprecedented week we’ve had. We cover the Government’s response to Covid-19, touch on the public reaction and look ahead to future political fallout. 

We are joined by special guest Eric Kaufman, Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, to discuss how the public view immigration and the roots of our culture wars. 

Long time Labour member Martin goes into depth on the sate of the party, the legacy of Corbynism and what the future prospects are for Labour. He’s joined by Akash and Steve to discuss.

Martin, Steve and Akash catch up on the aftermath of ‘Brexit day’ and how the new government looks from a moderate's perspective. They also look ahead to the budget in March and some of the big decision the Government has on its plate. 

Akash, Martin and Steve pick over the wreckage of the general election results and ask whether a Conservative majority is a disaster for moderate voters, or if there are some upsides of a Boris Johnson government. They also mull over the future for Brexit, the Union, Labour and the Lib Dems. 

Ryan Shorthouse of Bright Blue joins Steve, Akash and Martin to catch up on the election and discuss the state liberal conservatism in the Tory party.

Martin and Steve talk to Ian Mulheirn, Executive Director for Renewing the Centre at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. We discuss what it means to be a centrist? What centrists need to do to return to the fray and how they should approach Brexit at this election?      

Paula Surridge of the University of Bristol joins us to discuss political homelessness,  the liberal-authoritarian divide and more. Our regular, and constitution expert, Akash Paun updates on Boris Johnson's Brexit plan and the Supreme Court ruling. And Martin and Steve catch up on the fallout from conference season. 

Martin, Akash and Steve talk about Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament and the reaction to it. We also discuss the upcoming Spending Review and the end of austerity politics. (We're sorry, we had a few problems with the audio, which will be fixed for next time, turning up the volume helps).  

Martin, Akash and Steve disscus the first few weeks of Boris as PM, the constitutional questions around a no deal brexit and the end of austeriy politics. 

With leadership votes coming in thick and fast Martin, Akash and Steve talk about the Tory leadership election, and they catch up on the Libdem leadership race as well as the plight of Change UK.

Martin, Akash and Steve discuss the fallout from the 2019 EU elections, and what it means to be a centrist in 2019.