PoliticsJOE Podcast

With MPs returning from recess, it's been a busy week in Westminster - and, unsurprisingly, a busy week for PoliticsJOE's political correspondent, Ava Santina. She caught up with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan as he announced funding for free school meals and chatted to naturalist Chris Packham, fresh off the back of a summer of protesting with Just Stop Oil. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: h...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed are joined by the New Statesman's Harry Lambert to react to the first Prime Minister's Questions post-recess. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Oli Johnson Subscribe to How to Rebu...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed give their thoughts on Keir Starmer's cabinet reshuffle, Gillian Keegan's hot mic moment, and the pros and cons of national service. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santin, and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production:...

As space travel becomes cheaper, more players are entering the space race, and it really matters who wins. Ed chats to author Tim Marshall about his latest book The Future of Geography, why space warfare is inevitable, and how the battlefields of this new frontier are beginning to take shape. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli and Ed are joined by the director of Compass, Neal Lawson, to discuss what a "good society" looks like and why he may be kicked out of the Labour Party. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Oli Jo...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli and Ed discuss Rachel Reeves ruling out a wealth tax, Nadine Dorries finally resigning, ULEZ, and Luis Rubiales' shocking behaviour at the Women's World Cup. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Oli...

Winston Churchill. You learned about him at school. The wartime prime minister who gave rousing speeches and led the allied forces to victory in Europe.  But, history is made up of narratives which, more-often-than-not, serve some purpose in the present day. Oli sat down with the author of Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes, Tariq Ali, to discuss the events and episodes of the Prime Min...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed are joined by co-founder of the environmental movement Take The Jump, Tom Bailey. Ed reveals how he cleans his bathroom, while Tom reveals how small changes to our everyday lives can help save the environment. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss Lucy Letby's sentencing, sexism in women's football, and whether Ed would rather be in a hot tub with a tuna or a salmon. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Shawne...

At times, the Sun's position in the print landscape was imperious, wrecking and emboldening political careers. Despite declining newspaper sales, its influence still exists: mostly because broadcast journalists use The Sun and other papers to inform and dictate their own coverage. Oli sat down with Chris Horrie, journalist and author of Stick it Up Your Punter: The Uncut Story of the Sun Newspaper...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli and Ava are joined by Liverpool Councillor and Lib Dem Carl Cashman, who's often dubbed the UK's hottest politician. We chat to Carl about his city, Net Zero, and - most importantly - hitting the gym. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina Producer: Laura Beveri...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. A hungover Oli is reunited with Ava and Ed to discuss Ava's recent trip to the Bibby Stockholm, whether they'd rather have a pint with Starmer or Sunak, and the government's crackdown on gender-neutral toilets. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed Campbell Produc...

The House of Commons is in an embarrassing state: from partygate, to paid lobbying, to the Pincher scandal. Westminster is broken, but it can be fixed, argues the Chair of parliament's Standards Committee. Rhondda MP Chris Bryant sat down with Oli to discuss all this and more. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Today we are joined by special guest, Jacob Jarvis of many great podcasts such as The Bunker, Papercuts and Oh God, What Now? We chat to Jacob about the state of the journalism and the world of news media, the problems of political centrism, and the future of the Conservative party once they finally face their fate of total electoral wipeout next year. Let u...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli is away prepping Charlotte Owen for the House of Lords, but Ava is back and discovers that all boats have names. She and Ed pick apart rumours that the Tories are planning to send asylum seekers to a mid-Atlantic rock if Rwanda falls through, before discussing Keir Starmer's move to start cheerleading for the oil and gas industry. Finally, we pick throug...

British journalism is in a bleak place. It's estimated that around 300 local newspapers have ceased operating in the passed decade. And, despite various efforts to diversify newsrooms, they remain the domain of the middle classes. During this conversation, Robert Peston tells Ed about his efforts to expand work experience placements for state school kids and his opinion on whether Westminster jour...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli and Ed are joined by Centre for Cities' Ant Breach to discuss how to solve the housing crisis, ULEZ, and their favourite - and least favourite - cities. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ed Campbell, Ant Breach Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Productio...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli and Ed went to see Oppenheimer this weekend and, as film bros should, they're going subject you to their thoughts about it, before discussing Ed's trip to a Cannabis Club in Teesside and Rishi Sunak's trip to Scotland. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ed Campbell Prod...

Recent crises have exposed the weaknesses of globalisation and its hyper-extended supply chains. These shocks will only increase in frequency as climate change further destabilises the planet, inducing famines and the mass movement of people escaping extreme weather events. Human activity is the root cause of these problems - including the industrialised way in which we farm. Chris Smaje proposes...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ed and Ava are joined by the founder of Common Wealth, Mathew Lawrence, to discuss why the national grid should be taken into public ownership and the power of BlackRock. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed Campbell, Mathew Lawrence Producer: Laura Beveridg...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ed and Ava dissect last week's by-elections, Michael Gove's answer to Ava's housing question, and whether Keir Starmer's 'prevention politics' could save the NHS from an oncoming crisis. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed Campbell Producer: Laura Beveridge...

In Liz Truss' disasterous mini budget, she promised to rip up the so-called economic orthodoxy, slashing taxes, in an effort to make Britain a country more like Singapore - but one where you're allowed to chew gum. The ideas that Liz Truss was so determined to implement can be found in practice all over the world: in zones where capital can run unburdened, free from the limits of pesky, old democr...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli Dugmore and Ava Santina are joined by Labour MP Jon Trickett to react to Prime Minister's Questions. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Jon Trickett Producer: Laura Beveridge Sting design: Chris White Production: Shawnee Linstead, Oli Johnson Subscribe to How...

Welcome to the the PoliticsJOE Pubcast. Oli, Ed, and Ava are joined by dominatrix Megara Furie to discuss her turn as a union organiser, Oli and Ava's recent appearances on the BBC, and which university courses the Conservatives consider to be Mickey Mouse degrees. Let us know what you thought of the episode and aggressively tweet us or the PolJOE account. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, Ed...

Oli Dugmore interviews writer and radical thinker George Monbiot about why we need a revolution in farming and Russell Brand’s connection to the world of far right conspiracy.  Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.