

PoliticsJOE Podcast
PoliticsJOE
This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 4, 2025 • 45min
Go to the pub or watch Babestation? (with Jimmy Mac)
Pub enthusiast and impresario Jimmy Mac joins Oli and Ed to talk pubs, Britain's drinking culture, and the night-time economy. From such discussions the great question arises: Would you rather go to the pub or watch Babestation?Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 3, 2025 • 50min
PMQs live reaction (with James Schneider and Zoe Gardner)
Yes, PMQs is back. With controversy swirling around Labour's immigration policy and the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Ava is joined by former advisor to Jeremy Corbyn James Schneider and immigration campaigner Zoe Gardner.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 2, 2025 • 44min
Labour move right on immigration
In the Commons yesterday Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that Labour would be closing family asylum routes until reforms take place. Seán and Laura are here to talk about it, and how anti-immigration rhetoric connects the right across the Irish sea.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 1, 2025 • 1h 15min
Silicon Valley is taking over Britain (Dudes Rock)
It's Monday. Recess is over. Ed returns. He joins Seán to recap the Old Firm, dive into immigration protests across the globe, and cover news from Coventry as their council signs a long-term deal with US AI firm Palantir to aid their children's services.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 29, 2025 • 35min
Britain is becoming a pariah state | Sacha Deshmukh interview
Sacha Deshmukh is the Chief Executive of Amnesty UK. He came by the studio to speak to us about Amnesty's decision to issue an Urgent Action against the UK government for their crackdown on free speech, seen most recently at pro-Palestine Action demonstrations in London.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 28, 2025 • 42min
Are the Libs losing the podcast war?
Friend of the podcast Adam Friedland interviewed prominent pro-Israel democrat Ritchie Torres, and Oli and Seán are here to explain why it's an example of everything wrong with the political class and their media strategy.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 27, 2025 • 59min
Reform want a deal with the Taliban
Ed returns to the podcast as a citizen, joining Oli and Ava to discuss Reform's new migration plan. Announced yesterday by Nigel and Zia, the plan would see returns deals made with all willing countries (including Taliban-controlled Afghanistan). Also Taylor Swift got engaged.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 26, 2025 • 47min
Is the St. George's Cross racist?
English and British flags are popping up all over the country. Seán, an Irishman, and Laura, a Scot, discuss who's flying these flags, why, and what they have to do with the far right.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 23, 2025 • 16min
I am witnessing a man-made famine in Gaza. Israel must be stopped
Tess Ingram is UNICEF's spokesperson in Gaza. She spoke to us following the IPC report declaring famine in Gaza City.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 21, 2025 • 43min
Why the Epping hotel anger is misplaced (with Jovan Owusu-Nepaul)
Former Labour candidate for Clacton, activist, and podcaster Jovan Owusu-Nepaul joins Ava and Laura at JOETowers to break down the fallout over the injunction barring Epping's Bell Hotel from housing asylum seekers, as well as who you should really be angry with.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


