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Ava is joined by artist and activist Bob Vylan to discuss his music, politics, and the controversy surrounding the group since their Glastonbury set this summer. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We were joined by Secretary of State for Culture, Media, and Sport Lisa Nandy to discuss the government's plans to tackle a crisis in male loneliness through greater support for those who need it most. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You asked, we delivered. The old PMQs format returns, and Noah from Northstar Politics joins Ava and Laura to break down another blockbuster PMQs bout. Check out the JOE pub quiz here: http://joe.co.uk/quizlive Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shabana Mahmood is set to announce today plans to rejig Britain's asylum system that wouldn't look out of place in a Conservative manifesto. We break down the plans. We also touch on the news from the United States of a special relationship between Donald Trump and Bill Clinton. Subscribe to how to rebuild the left now: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/690c814368055f905c9893ec Subscribe to How...

Oliver Eagleton is a journalist and author, and joined us to discuss his new book Your Party: The Return Of The Left. Today, Oliver and Ava discuss the latest fallout surrounding the new party, the alleged clashes between the two founding members, and whether the movement can survive a tumultuous start. Buy Your Party: The Return Of The Left: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3579-your-par...

Sam Alvis of the the Institute for Public Policy Research joined us at JOETowers to talk about why Labour must bring down energy bills, and how. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A rumoured leadership challenge on the day of PMQs, you say... Hear Ava and Laura react live from the PolJOE dungeon to what was another blockbuster bout in the Commons between Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Manderson, better known as Professor Green, joined us in the PolJOE dungeon for a powerful conversation about men’s mental health, class, and the material realities shaping people’s lives. Watch Movember's fireside chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcSOQJNDJGI Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Tim Davie stepped down as the BBC Director General on Sunday along with the head of BBC News amid a scandal surrounding a Panorama package where Donald Trump's January 6 speech was clipped without any signposting. We chat about the fallout, and what it means for national broadcasting in the future. Subscribe to our new podcast How to Rebuild the Left new: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/642d7...

Today we are joined by Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, and former leader of the Labour party, Ed Miliband. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's deputy day at PMQs. With Keir Starmer in Brazil for COP, David Lammy faces off against Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge. Ava, Ed, and Laura reacted to the exchange live. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel Reeves was on the airwaves this morning bracing the country for tax hikes, and dudes are rocking. What can we expect from her budget at the end of the month? Ed and Oli discuss. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The king is apparently working with the government to strip his brother of his last few titles. Ava and Seán break it down. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seán is joined by Peter Oborne to discuss his new book Complicit, and break down the complicity of Britain, the media, and the international community in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Complicit By Peter Oborne can be bought here: https://orbooks.com/catalog/complicit/ Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

The drama surrounding Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's new party refuses to let up. Ava is here to fill you in on what has been going on this week, including a new custodian of a massive sum collected from supporters of the movement. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another housing scandal for a senior Labour minister, as it emerged last night that Rachel Reeves broke the law by renting out her family home without a licence. Keir Starmer met with his ethics advisor last night and appears to be satisfied with the Chancellor's apology, but is she in the clear? Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. S...

Live from the PolJOE dungeon, Seán and Laura react to another blockbuster Prime Minister's Questions. Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch face off once again, this time on the economy. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura's interview with Zarah Sultana has sparked a discourse inferno, and she joins Oli and Seán to break it down clip by clip. In the absence of many concrete Your Party policies, Sultana's thoughts on NATO, Zelenskyy, landlords, and Polanski's Greens will weigh heavily on the future of the project and the British left. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritai...

Plaid beat Reform in Caerphilly, Laura spent the morning with Green New Deal Rising, Ireland have elected a socialist president, and Zohran Mamdani is set to win the New York mayoralty next week. All of which is to say, is the Left back? Laura and Seán discuss. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Zarah Sultana came by to chat to Laura and set out a bold vision for a new radical politics of the left. One that challenges the Labour Party’s shift to the right and offers a genuine voice for Britain’s working class. Sultana explains why Your Party was formed: to rebuild a politics rooted in solidarity, equality, and economic justice, and to stand up to both Labour’s establishment drift and the...

Today, Ed and Laura discuss the phenomenon of the performative male, and Ed spends 50 minutes denying he is one. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After yesterday's antics, Ava, Ed, and Seán are back to discuss transport costs, the AWS outage, and what's wrong with Labour's comms strategy. From Keir Starmer's disposables to their messaging ahead of a precarious Caerphilly by-election in Wales, nothing seems to be landing. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

It's Monday. Ava, Ed, and Seán are talking Maccabi Tel Aviv, the Israeli football club set to play Aston Villa on November 6th, and Prince Andrew's relinquishment of his titles ahead of the release of Virginia Giuffre's memoir. Keir Starmer recently criticised West Midlands police for their decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv from watching the game in Birmingham, inciting a discourse frenzy. Subscrib...

Darren McGarvey discusses his explosive new book Trauma Industrial Complex, a searing examination of class, power, and inequality in modern Britain. Known for his fearless social commentary and sharp political insight, McGarvey pulls no punches as he breaks down the class dynamics that continue to shape every aspect of British life — from politics and the media to education, housing, and mental he...

Farha Khalidi swung by the JOE studios to unpack online misogyny and how she subverts traditional understandings of how gender dynamics operate online. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.