The Progressive Britain Podcast

Election time! Get your first analysis of the results (kind of), as Conor Pope and Richard Angell react to the feedback from the show on trans rights, and look ahead to this weekend’s Progress annual conference – with a special live recording of the podcast. Don’t forget to leave your question for next guest John O’Farrell as an iTunes review. Find out more about the Progress conference here . Mis...

Richard Angell and Stephanie Lloyd speak to trans rights activist and Labour NEC candidate Heather Peto about her experiences of discrimination, making the law fairer, and Tom Daley’s Commonwealth comments. * Join LGBT Labour’s Trans Allies Network * UNISON: How to be a good trans ally * Stonewall research on experiences of trans people * Sign the petition for every nation and region to have a rep...

Richard Angell and Sam Bright discuss new power movements, Kanye West’s newfound love for Donald Trump, and the Windrush scandal. Further reading: * Who has new power? Check out the new power compass * Afghanistan: a deportation scandal waiting to happen * Subscribe to our daily roundup email * Buy New Power Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alison McGovern and Richard Angell talk to Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms about the grassroots, internet-driven movements that are now shaping politics. Further reading: * Buy New Power by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms * The New Power website * David Brooks reviews New Power for the New York Times * Sam Bright interviews Obama’s digital chief, Amelia Showalter * Girl Scouts choose trans...

Richard Angell, Henna Shah and Joe Farnworth respond to listeners’ comments on this week’s podcast about antisemitism. Plus, we discuss the antisemitism debate in Parliament and the underappreciated accomplishments of James Chuter Ede. Further reading:  * Jay Stoll on tracing his family’s Holocaust history * Transcript of the Commons debate on antisemitism * Richard Angell explains why antise...

Actor and spoken word artist Marlon Soloman discusses with Richard Angell and Stephanie Lloyd the nature of Labour's antisemitism predicament, what the new establishment could do about it if they were minded and showing solidarity with Britain’s Jewish community.  Further reading:  *To see Marlon's show head to prog.rs/pac18pod for your discounted ticket for Progress annual conference *...

Conor Pope and Richard Angell respond to listener’s comments about Seni’s law, as well as the Good Friday agreement and meeting Mo Mowlam. Further reading: * Sign the petition to support Seni’s law * SDLP leader Colum Eastwood on over a year without government in Northern Ireland   * Irish Labour leader Brendan Howlin on how a hard Brexit will damage the border   * Peter Hain on the 20th...

Steve Reed joins Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Henna Shah to discuss why he is pushing for a change in the law around the use of force in mental health services, as well as the upcoming local elections. Further reading: * Sign the petition to support Seni’s law   * Rory Weal on why Seni’s law is so important  * Six progressive wins we can achieve in 2018   Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Conor Pope, Stephanie Lloyd and Sam Bright discuss fully automated luxury social democracy, universal basic income and going to Mars. Includes 2008’s best indie cultural references. Further reading: * Liam Byrne on democratising the ‘fourth industrial revolution’  * Chris Yiu on embracing automation   * Hannah Miller on what artificial intelligence has to offer the battle against inequal...

Innovation in automation and AI is opening up a world of possibilities for new ways of tackling inequality – especially in filling infrastructure gaps in developing countries. Hannah Miller explains to Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Sam Bright what potential is already being realised.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s podcast looked at the power of political speeches. Monday’s rally against antisemitism in the Labour party saw a number of moving speeches from Labour MPs – Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Stephanie Lloyd discuss what they saw, and why a big speech from Jeremy Corbyn might be just what he needs to do. Further reading: * Richard Angell’s 10 immediate actions Labour should take against an...

Philip Collins joins Conor Pope and Richard Angell to discuss what made him interested in the craft of political speeches, how he became a speechwriter, and what makes Jeremy Corbyn a surprisingly good orator. Further reading * Buy Philip Collins’ book, When They Go Low, We Go High   * Paul Richards reviews the book for Progress magazine   * Full text of Keir Hardie’s ‘sunshine of social...

Conor Pope and Richard Angell discuss Alison McGovern and Wes Streeting's debate on automation, and look back on Progress Political Weekend 2018. The next live podcast show will be at Progress Annual Conference 2018 on 5 May. Get your early bird tickets here .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor Pope, Alison McGovern and Wes Streeting debate whether automation should be championed or feared in this special live show from Progress Political Weekend 2018.  Also: discover the most obscene election slogan in history and test your political knowledge against the two parliamentarians. Further reading: * ‘We, Robots’ – Alison McGovern on new technology * Lauren Crowley on making innov...

Conor Pope and Richard Angell on how we talk about mental health, the effects of inequality – and Shakespeare – as they respond to listeners’ feedback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Conor Pope is joined by Alison McGovern MP, Luciana Berger MP and mental health professional Joanne Harding to discuss whether we are getting better at talking about mental health, and what effect that is having on treatment. Do we need more integration or less? Just what is parity of esteem? Plus: what exactly is the point of the spring statement? Further reading: * Support the Labour Campaign fo...

Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Katie Curtis discuss free movement, ID cards, what we can learn from Estonia, whether Pinochet led to Brexit and International Women’s Day 2018. Further reading: * Fundraiser for Barbara Castle statue   * Conor Pope on why adopting ID cards is the way forward   * Richard Angell’s 10 reforms to keep us in the single market   * Conor Pope on Labour’s imm...

The only possible way to stay in the single market is to win over public support for freedom of movement. So what changes can be made within free movement to give us more control over our borders? And is reform to free movement a pipe dream? Conor Pope, Alison McGovern and Richard Angell are joined by Pat McFadden to discuss whether it's possible to win over voters. Further reading: * Pat McFadden...

Conor Pope and Sam Bright discuss how Facebook is more social media than social democracy, who to listen to on the Irish border question, and what kind of knitwear to buy to keep out the cold – as well as revealing the answer to this week’s pub quiz question. Further reading: * Sam Bright on why it’s time to unfriend Facebook * Irish Labour leader Brendan Howlin on what the only solution for the I...

Jonathan Powell, former chief of staff to Tony Blair in No 10, talks to Alison McGovern MP about Brexit and the Irish border. Powell played a unique role in the peace process, helping to negotiate the Good Friday Agreement and the return of power-sharing government to Northern Ireland. As Brexit developments begin to put those achievements in doubt, Powell offers his expert analysis to find a way...

Conor Pope, Alison McGovern, Rafael Behr and Sam Bright discuss how innovation in technology has changed the way political campaigns are run, what the ‘new basics’ are for an online campaign and whether it is realistic to try and hold big tech companies accountable for what they publish. Further reading: * Technology can change the world, says Chi Onwurah   * Embracing technology is the...

Conor Pope and Stephanie Lloyd look at the lack of development in education policy, reminisce about the 2010 student protests, respond to listeners’ comments and reveal some exclusive future plans… Further reading: * How (not) to solve a problem like education, by Jack May   * Joe Vinson says the Tories are pushing students into poverty   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

June Sarpong joins Conor Pope, Richard Angell and Henna Shah to discuss why we need to improve diversity in society's structures, what it means to be a pro-Europe campaigner as Brexit hits, and being woke. Further reading: * June Sarpong in Progress magazine on why we need diversity inclusion goals * June Sarpong on why Brexit is not inevitable   * AncestrDNA’s #EuroPartOfMe campaign   *...

Conor Pope and Richard Angell chat about Stella Creasy’s PFI campaign, just what Boris Johnson means by a ‘liberal’ Brexit, and reply to listeners’ comments. Further reading: * Keir Bradwell on Boris Johnson’s speech   * Kate Dearden on how trade unions should respond to changing working conditions   * Join the Labour Campaign for the Single Market   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

There is a consensus that the old economic model does not work, but not an agreement about what should replace it. Stella Creasy MP talks to Conor Pope and Stephanie Lloyd about PFI, while the IPPR's Tom Kibasi and and Labour in the City’s Allen Simpson discuss what economic justice and consensus might look like in this new era. Further reading: * Stella Creasy on how PFI is bankrupting Britain &n...