The Big Issues

In this Episode we are talking about President George W Bush focusing on his early life, his Governorship of Texas, his 2000 bid for the presidency, his first term domestic policy with No Child Left Behind, Medicare Modernisation , His first term foreign policy, 2004 Re-elect bid, Second term domestic with social security and immigration reform, And his second term foreign policy with the Iraq War...

In this Special Episode we talk about the economic crisis, and yes it's we James is back, and we're talking about Inflation, Debt Crisis, Tax Revenues, Public Expenditure, Welfare Reform, Re-Industralisation and a focus on fixing the UK Economic Policy.

In this episode  Im talking about the cost of living crisis about the energy crisis, housing crisis and the food prices along with the issues with wages and the need for tax and welfare reform but also the trade unions. It's a 69 minute episode and another one man band episode, So enjoy,  P.S Next Week James is back from his holiday and will be on the podcast again. 

This is somewhat of a special episode as Harry isn't on because of COVID, and James has gone to Gibraltar. So I have decided to do a one man band episode talking and detailing   about the American healthcare system from medicare to medicaid to SCHIP to the private insurance system and the solutions to fix these respective Programes and new ideas to fix the American healthcare system.&nbs...

In this Episode we discuss about  the  42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton  and his time as Govenor of Arkansas, His First Term Domestic and Foreign Policies and His 1996 Re-Elect, Second Term Domestic and Foreign Policy and his legacy. We look at paticular the 1993 budget, attempt to reform healthcare, the crime bill, the 1996 re-elect, balanced budget, attempt at soci...

Episode 29 of the podcast has arrived  and we are talking about George HW Bush about his early life, millitary  career, early politcal career and then his time  as UN Ambassador director of the RNC, Ambassador to China, Director of the CIA, Vice President and then President of the USA looking at his domestic and foreign policy and his legacy 

In this Episode me and James talk about Ronald Reagan his early life, Govenor of California, his 1968,1976 and 1980 presidential bids, His first and second term domestic policy and first and second term foreign policy from tax reform to immigration reform and him working to end the cold war and radically changing his country. 

In this Episode we decided talk about Jimmy Carter talking about his background, his governorship of Georgia. His run for the presidency in 1976, The Presidency itself, Domesitc Policy with healthcare reform, department of education, the energy crisis. Foreign Policy with the Camp David Accords, Panama Canal Treaties, Iran Hostage Crisis and the failed re-election. 

In this episode we are talking about how roe v wade was overturned with Dobbs V Jackson looking at previous cases such as Roe V. Wade, Planned Parenthood v Casey but also looking at cases that could be overturned like Griswold v Conneticut, Obergfell v Hodges and Brown v Board of Education talking about how they were created and what could happen in the future?

This episode we talk about the by elections in Tiverton and Honition and Wakefield we talk about how damaging they are for the tories and how it may cost them the next election but also go into a further discussion about the labour party the state of politics and the future. There will be a special  episode tommorow about Roe V Wade and the future of the descisions  in the supreme court...

In this episode we look at the 2008 financial crisis we start by looking at the history 1981-2007 looking at the Euro, deregulation of the banks, and general economic policy of the UK and US between 1981-2007  and look at the causes of the crash and then the actual unravelling of the crash and then the recession and then discussing the handling of it by the UK and US government 

Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States and this episode will be looking at the pre-political career of Nixon then looking at his time as congressman, senator, Vice President and then his run in 1960 for president and then 1968 campaign and then his time as President during the War in Vietnam and his visit to China and the Soviet Union and his domestic agenda from medicare and so...

This episode of the podcast Torrin Wilkins the head of the centre think tank comes on to our podcast to discuss how can we implement centrism in the 21st centuary within the realms of domestic policy with NHS Reform, Education Reform, Welfare Reform, Tax Reform, Enviromental and housing policy and immigration reform. How to bring centrism to these realms.  Do follow the centre think tank on t...

This Episode we do focus on LBJ and his administration we start by looking at his early years his career in the senate his time as Vice President to JFK and then President. We do also focus on the policies Medicare, Medicaid, housing and urban development civil rights and voting rights and the vietnam war. We focus on Lyndon Johnson the man and the president and we look at his legacy.

In this Episode Daud and James have written up their plans to reform the entire tax system, We decide to question each other particularly on the income tax plans and national insurance plans. We also discuss our Energy Reform Plans and reforming the Housing and Food costs. It's an explanation  of ideas and debating them.

This episode is about the key supreme court rulings, we will be looking at roe v wade, Engel v Vitale, Furman vs Georgia, Citizens United Vs Federal Election Comission, Planned Parenthood Vs Casey. Looking at the key cases and disucssing the legality of these rulings and are there constitutional? We will in effect debate orignalism vs the evolving constution. 

In this week's Episode we look at reforming the entire state education system how  do we fund education in the short term and long term,  How do we ensure driving up of standards, a better quality of teachers, to ensure  how student's quality of life can increase, how do we enact real assesment reform? and how do ensure there is a system of education  that competes with China a...

This Episode looks at the FDR Presidency  looking at the acomplishments of the New Deal FDR during the Second World War but also looking at his background looking at the 1932, 1936,1940 and 1944 elections campaigns for the presidency but doing an in depth review of the New Deal in tackling unemployment poverty lack of electricity or the deprivation. And seeing how he transformed America

Partygate is a scandal that did rock the british establishment this 20 lockdown parties that showed each time whilst people lost their businesses couldn't go to school couldn't see their friends or do much and had to stay home the people who made the rules broke the rules 20 times at least. Daud Khan and James Roxbrugh look at the parties and dismantle the governments claims and proves they broke...

This is an Interesting Episode, I decided to have a chat with my mate Phil Brickell who is part of Labours Future Candidates Programe about Labour leaders from Clement Atlee all the way to Sir Keir Starmer and discuss and evlauate each of the leaders along with the eventds of the time and explain why labour keep losing the election. James isnt here this week due to him being away and Micheal wasnt...

In this episode we look at the history of pakistan we look at the seperation of powers the political party's and the leaders but also look at the economic state of the nation. Me and James have a fascinating  discussion about Pakistan

How do we become Energy Independent with current dependance on foreign sources we explore how we can use renewables like Solar like wind likE nuclear we also look at the Green New Deal and international co-operation. Basically how do we become energy Independent and beat climate change?

We will look at the long standing tradition of the United States Supreme Court at the prominient  liberals aka the evolutionist, Thurgood Marshall, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonya Somtamayo, Elena Kagen and Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson. And the orignalists of William Rhenquist, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O Connor, Antonin Scalia, Robert Bork, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Cla...

This week we talk about the spring statement walk through the provisions of the budget and the solutions to the economic crisis. But also we look at Presidents Biden's huge build back better agenda that passed and talk about the biggest spending bill since the New Deal.

What an Epsiode, We discuss Russia/Ukraine, Lobbying, US Foreign Policy and more russia and ukraine. Enjoy!!