

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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Mar 1, 2025 • 46min
Another Round: Why the right wins elections
Michael Chessum swung by JOETowers to discuss how to build a new Left in the wake of the fall of the Corbyn project. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 28, 2025 • 23min
The left-wing threat to Reform
David Littlefair of Blue Collar Parliament joined us in the studio to outline his campaign's goal to secure greater working-class representation in Westminster.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 27, 2025 • 35min
The Tates escape Romania, and will Labour lose a seat to Reform?
Today Laura and Seán react to news that Andrew and Tristan Tate are on a plane from Romania to America, despite still facing charges in Romania and the UK.We also get into Laura's trip to Runcorn on Wednesday, where she spoke to the constituents of now convicted Mike Amesbury and how they'd vote in a potential by-election.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 2025 • 52min
PMQs reaction with Milo Edwards
Today we are joined by comedian and podcaster Milo Edwards to break down arguably the best PMQs since Kemi Badenoch started asking the questions.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 2025 • 19min
Starmer cuts foreign aid
Ava and Laura react to Starmer's surprise announcement in parliament today that he would be cutting foreign aid to fund defence. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 2025 • 37min
Macron schools Trump on Ukraine, and Sam Fender talks about working-class men
Today we're reacting to the French President's trip to the White House on Monday where he made Donald Trump look quite silly in front of journalists on Ukraine. We also react to Sam Fender's Sunday Times interview, and his comments on privilege and white working-class men.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 24, 2025 • 33min
Are the Nazis back in Germany?
Today we're reacting to the news overnight where the AfD had the far-right's biggest win in Germany since World War Two. We break down what it could mean for Keir Starmer, and wider European politics.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2025 • 19min
Another round: How the far-right are taking over German politics
George Hancorn is a digital reporter with ITV News, and he joined us to talk about his new documentary Young, German, and Voting far-right.As Germany prepares to head to the polls on Sunday, we discuss how the AfD have managed to mobilise German youth for right-wing politics, and what the phenomenon could mean for the rest of Europe.Watch the documentary here: https://www.itv.com/watch/news/young-...Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 21, 2025 • 52min
The Ash Sarkar interview: Why woke is dead
We had the pleasure to be joined in the studio by journalist and author Ash Sarkar before the release of her new book Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War.During a wide ranging conversation we get into Keir Starmer's grip on power, the rise of the right and the death of identity politics.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 20, 2025 • 40min
Trump doubles down on Ukraine, and Nigel Farage meets the doctor
Today we're chatting about Donald Trump's continued antagonism towards Ukraine after claiming that Zelenskyy was a dictator in a speech on Wednesday.Then, we catch up with Seán, who was at Jordan Peterson's right wing jamboree in the ExCel centre, the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


