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Martin and Steve catch up on the first few months of a Labour Government, Conference season and the surprises of the Tory leadership race.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Martin and Steve discuss the Conservative conference.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Martin and Steve discuss an uneasy Labour conference.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Martin and Steve discuss the gossip from the Libdem conference in Brighton.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Steve and Martin discuss factions in Parliament following the 'Pop Con' this week.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Martin and Steve discuss the big year ahead, and assess the starts Starmer and Sunak have made to 2024.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Sophie Stowers join the podcast to talk about how the public view immigration.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Sunder returns to the podcast to talk about his new book, ‘How to Be a Patriot’.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Councillor Stephen Penfold joined us to talk about housing and the other challenges he faces in local government.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Labour Together's Director of Research tells us where the next general election can be won and lost.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Professor Matt Goodwin joins Martin and Steve to talk about his new book Values, Voices and Virtue, its reception and the wider arguments about populism and our politics.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Martin and Steve are joined by Luke Tryl, UK Director of More in Common to talk about the state of divides in UK society, the political weather and education policy.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Professor Tim Bale on his new book about the Conservative Party由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Former No10 economic adviser Giles Wilkes joins the podcast to discuss the budget, Trussonomics, austerity, "boomsters vs doomsters" and much much more.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Elliott Goat of Undivided and Unhack joins us to discuss democracy and polarisation由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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We welcome host of the Mid Atlantic pod Roifield Brown back to the show, to discuss the fallout of the US midterm elections and what this means for US democracy and more.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Historians of the British left, Lise and Colm, join Steve and Martin to talk about New Labour’s legacy and what current politicians could learn from them.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Libdem president Mark Pack joins Steve to discuss his new book on the opinion polls and touch on the mood within the Libdems.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Martin is joined by Bim Afolami MP in his office in Parliament to discuss One Nation Conservatism and the Conservative leadership race. This podcast was recorded on Thursday 8 September, prior to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Pollster Keiran Pedley joins us to explore polling on the political centre ground由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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In this episode we are joined by Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, to discuss Gaitskell, Social Democracy and how well the UK's political parties are facing up to challenging economic times.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Cllr and former MEP Robert Evans joins the podcast to discuss the frontline of the political realignment, what it is like to be a Labour Councillor in Surrey and reflect on the reemergence of the Brexit debate.由Steve O’Neil and Martin Rogers
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Polly Mackenzie CE of the think tank Demos and former adviser to Nick Clegg joins the podcast to talk about their work on participative policy making, and what is wrong with being a partisan or a technocrat.由podnomansland
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David Taylor co-founder of the Labour Campaign for International Development joins the podcast to talk about the situation in Ukraine, wider issues in international development and debates within Labour on foreign policy including re Stop the War Coalition.由podnomansland
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Ryan Wain, of the Tony Blair Institute, joins Martin and Steve to talk about his recent work on how Labour might rebuild its electoral coalition, as well as broader questions around renewing progressive politics.由podnomansland
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Professor Bobby Duffy of Kings College London joins Martin and Steve to talk about his research on polarisation in UK politics and the role of generational divides.由podnomansland
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Labour Cllr and data analyst Christabel Cooper join Martin and Steve to talk about the prospects of the Labour party and the state of local government and politics.由podnomansland
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Professor Tim Bale on party members, switchers, and a threat to democracy由podnomansland
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Professor of politics Will Jennings joins Martin and Steve to discuss how the public think about policy, the parties and government.由podnomansland
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Former Conservative MP and minister David Gauke joins Martin and Steve to reflect on politics since the 2019 election and talk about the prospects of Labour making inroads in the Tory southern seats .由podnomansland
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Steve is joined by Roiflield Brown to talk about President Biden’s first 100 days in office. We cover approval ratings, the stimulus package, Mexico border and police reform — and go on to talk about the GOP and the difference between local government in the US and UK. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash…
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IPPR Executive Director Carys Roberts joins Martin and Steve to talk about the future of capitalism, the green revolution, economic justice and more.由podnomansland
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Martin and Steve welcome Prof John Denham back to the podcast to discuss the recent controversies around Labour’s attempts to be more patriotic in the context of debates about Keir Starmer’s leadership. We also cover how the politics of England fit into this debate.由podnomansland
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Science writer Tom Chivers joins Martin and Steve to talk about covering the scientific twists and turns of the pandemic and what impact it has had on how the media and wider society think about science.由podnomansland
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Akash Paun, of the Institute for Government, joins the podcast to talk about devolution in England and the other nations of the UK. We also touch on the shocking events in Washington DC and review a harrowing year.由podnomansland
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Martin and Steve are joined by Professor Jonathan Portes, of UK in a Changing Europe, to discuss the economic fallout post-pandemic, look at the chances of a last-minute Brexit deal and discuss what the consequences of deal or no deal might be.由podnomansland
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With the moderate politics on the line in the US election, we talk to Lord Finkelstein on his new book ‘Everything in Moderation’. We cover what it means to be a moderate, including in relation to Brexit, culture wars and more. We also look at the US election and the recent EHRC report into antisemitism in the Labour Party.…
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Former Labour MP and Minister the Rt Hon Caroline Flint joins Martin and Steve to talk about the future of Labour and much more. Caroline tells us why she is a ‘Labour moderate’ and why she voted for Theresa May’s Brexit deal. We discuss the political split between towns and cities, as well as the link between climate change and economic renewal — …
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Dr Cory Clark and Dr Bo Winegard join Martin and Steve to discuss the politics of science. We talk about politics in academia and 'cancel culture' and how politicians are using science on issues such as Covid and Climate Change. Photo by Michael Longmire on Unsplash.由podnomansland
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Matt Singh of Numbercrucher joins Martin and Steve to talk about where we are with political strategy, polling and more in both the UK and the US. We cover Labour and Conservative strategies, the role Brexit and culture wars are playing and Extinction Rebellion. We also explore how certain (or not) Biden is to win the Whitehouse.…
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Helen Belcher joins Martin and Steve to discuss current debates around gender identity, correct some misconceptions and understand how it has played into political narratives. We also touch on Helen’s Libdem candidacy and the future of the party under Ed Davey.由podnomansland
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Martin and Steve give a short reaction to the election of Ed Davey as Liberal Democrat leader and pontificate about what the party might stand for in the 2020 political landscape.由podnomansland
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Martin and Steve welcome Sir Norman Lamb to the podcast. We look back on Remainers’ failure to compromise on Brexit and the future of the LibDems: how they get cut through and Norman’s advice for the new leader. Photo by Habib Ayoade on Unsplash.由podnomansland
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Martin and Steve welcome David Goodhart to talk about his work recent work on ‘anywheres’ and ‘somewheres’ and how it helps explain the new landscape of British politics. We touch on immigration, BLM and more.由podnomansland
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Former DFID Special Adviser Laura Round joins Martin and Steve to discuss the thinking behind the merger of DFID and the Foreign Office and what Global Britain means.由podnomansland
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Martin and Steve welcome Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future, to discuss the debate about British history in the wake of the BLM protests, and how identity politics is playing out in Britain. Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash.由podnomansland
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Martin and Steve welcome Roifield Brown back to the podcast to discuss the Black Lives Matter protests in the UK and US, the prospect of police reform in the US and race and politics more broadly.由podnomansland
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Former Number 10 pollster James Johnson joins Martin and Steve to discuss changing public views around the lockdown, the Government's performance, Labour and Brexit.由podnomansland
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Turi Munthe of the newly founded Parlia.com joins the podcast to reflect on political polarisation since 2016 and how it is starting to play out in the debate about ending the lockdown.由podnomansland
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Martin and Steve welcome former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Professor John Denham to talk about patriotism, national identity and how we can create a shared national story after the Covid-19 crisis. We also touch on Labour’s problems with English identity and the arguments for a progressive patriotism.…
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