Wright on the Nail

On this week’s News Roundtable episode, Chris Wright CBE is joined by Green Party peer and former leader Natalie Bennett, Liberal Democrat Councillor Jake Short, and Labour Councillor Frankie Leach. The conversation kicks off with a review of the coronation and constitution, discussing the police arrests of peaceful protesters. Turning to the local elections: we hear from representatives from Labo...

On this week’s News Roundtable episode, Chris Wright CBE is joined by political commentator Narinder Kaur, former Conservative MEP and Chairman of The Freedom Association, David Campbell Bannerman, political commentator Leon Nesbeth, and political commentator Suzanne Evans.  Chris had no choice but to kick off the conversation with the King’s Coronation. Our politically diverse panel argues how im...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by journalist and broadcaster, Emily Carver, Labour Councillor for Streatham, Martin Abrams, and journalist, writer, and broadcaster, Christina Patterson. The conversation kicks-off with an analysis of Dominic Raab’s resignation following the outcome of the inquiry into his bullying allegations. The panel discusse...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by journalist and author of Fake History Otto English, Labour NEC member Jess Barnard, journalist and broadcaster Reem Ibrahim, and political commentator Lee Harris. This week kicks off with a fascinating debate on the climate crisis brought to our attention by recent and ongoing protests by animal rights and clim...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by Animal Rising activist Claudia Penna Rojas, Professor of European Politics John O’Brennan, Conservative columnist and commentator Samantha Smith, and Labour Councillor Freddie Bailey. The conversation starts with John O’Brennan assessing Joe Biden’s personal and political visit to Northern Ireland, widening int...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by US and UK political commentator Edward Hardy, broadcaster Rosie Wright, co-founder of Momentum James Schneider, and regular  i newspaper columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. The conversation kicks off with a sobering analysis of Donald Trump’s trial over innumerable indictments. The panel debate whether the consider...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by political journalist and author David Osland, journalist and broadcaster Reem Ibrahim, and football journalist and broadcaster Nima Tavallaey Roodsari. The conversation kicks off with the panel debating lockdown three years on. Nima shares how Sweden handled the virus by not locking down and compares this to th...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by Labour councillor, Freddie Bailey, journalist and GB News presenter, Emily Carver, and political commentators and broadcasters, Lee Harris and Narinder Kaur. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing the Partygate inquiry with Boris Johnson’s appearance in front of the Privileges Committee. They refl...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, economist Vicky Pryce, political commentator Edward Hardy and Taiwan-based journalist James Chater. The conversation dives straight into the new UK budget statement and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. The panel speculates on whether we are on the brink of a banki...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by Jess Barnard, Chair of Young Labour and member of Labour’s NEC, Edward Hardy, UK & US political commentator and journalist, Christina Patterson, journalist, writer and broadcaster, and David C Bannerman, former Conservative MEP and Chairman of The Freedom Association. The conversation dives straight into th...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by Jean Monnet, Chair in European Integration at Maynooth University, political commentator John O’Brennan, Times Radio Presenter, Rosie Wright, political journalist, David Osland, and political commentator, Lee Harris. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing “The Lockdown Files,” revealing former Hea...

In this week’s ‘Deep Dive’ episode, host Chris Wright is joined by author and journalist Otto English to discuss his book Fake History: Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped the World.  Our conversation begins with how Britain has selectively constructed its view of Winston Churchill to the point that he is a quasi-fictional character. Otto masterfully smashes through our misconceptions about the Bat...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by the former adviser for Jeremy Corbyn, James Schneider, former UKIP party deputy chair Suzanne Evans, journalist Ryan Capperauld, and broadcaster and political commentator Narinder Kaur. The panel discusses whether Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation was caused by short-term pressures or the broader context of the fal...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by journalist, writer and broadcaster Christina Patterson, political commentator Lee Harris, Conservative Home columnist Emily Carver, and Chair of Young Labour Jess Barnard. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing Ukrainian President Zelensky’s address to the British parliament. They debate whether p...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by political commentator and Spectator columnist, Samantha Smith, Labour Councillor in Preston, Freddie Bailey, political commentator and Times Radio presenter, Rosie Wright, and Professor of European Politics, John O'Brennan. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing Deputy Prime Minister Dominic...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by broadcaster and political commentator, Narinder Kaur, broadcaster and journalist, Charlie Bayliss, football journalist and host of The Italian Football Podcast, Nima Tavallaey Roodsari, and UK & US political commentator and journalist, Edward Hardy. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing Boris...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by former UKIP deputy chair, Suzanne Evans, political commentator, Narinder Kaur, and author and journalist, David Osland. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing their ideas on how the Conservatives could try and win the next General Election and what they could be doing to prevent a Labour landslide...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by Spectator columnist and political commentator, Samantha Smith, and former London Assembly Member and political activist, Murad Qureshi. The conversation kicks off the panel discussing the mayhem in Brazil, with Bolsonaro supporters storming Congress, comparing this to the January 6th US Capitol attack. They deb...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by Podcaster, Writer, and Broadcaster Jemma Forte, Former MEP and Ex-Southampton FC Chairman Rupert Lowe, and Labour Preston Councillor Freddie Bailey.  The conversation kicks off with the panel debating the Conservative Party’s status under Rishi Sunak’s leadership – is it time for the Tories to call a general el...

This week, host Chris Wright joins political commentator, Supertanskiii and podcast host, Marina Purkiss, to discuss this year’s biggest scandals and news stories – ultimately deciding which high-profile figures have been naughty or nice. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing the year of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss – who caused the most damage in the least amount of time? They touch...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by writer and broadcaster, Christina Patterson, founder of Scientists4EU and presenter of Byline TV, Dr Mike Galsworthy, and broadcaster and journalist, Dan Hodges. The conversation kicks off with the panel debating the need for the House of Lords following the latest updates of Baroness Mone's PPE scandal –...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by former London Assembly Member and political activist, Murad Qureshi, journalist and political commentator, Emma Burnell, and football journalist and broadcaster, Nima Tavallaey Roodsari. The conversation kicks off with the panel debating whether corruption is rife in FIFA following its awarding of the world cup...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by political commentator, Marina Purkiss, author and ecosocialist organiser James Schneider, Green Party politician Larry Sanders, and political commentator Andrea Hodgkinson. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing the leak of a Swiss-model Brexit deal and debating the motivation for leaking the poss...

In this week's 'News Roundtable' episode, host Chris Wright is joined by political commentator, Tan Smith – also known as Supertanskiii, former MEP for the Brexit Party, Baroness Claire Fox, and UK and US political commentator, Edward Hardy. The conversation kicks off with the panel discussing the Autumn Statement, debating the windfall tax, and comparing whether this budget mirrors...

This week is our ‘Special Guest’ episode, where host Chris Wright brings you intimate one-to-one interviews with key people in media, business, politics, and beyond. In this episode, Chris is joined by Ron Fair, the Grammy award-winning record producer, songwriter, and A&R executive. This conversation kicks off with Ron discussing his early career in England, with Chris Wright taking the young...