

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 16, 2024 • 57min
Another round: Why elites are terrified of the working class
Grace Blakeley is a writer, commentator and economist whose new book Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom is out on the 14th March.She came by JOE Towers to chat to us about neoliberal capitalism, the destruction of working-class power and how our brains have been rewired to accept mediocrity. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 2024 • 45min
PMQs react
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcatst.Despite Oli's determination to do a Dune 2 review, Ed and Ava keep things on track, analysing this week's PMQs and the abhorrent, racist comments made by a Tory Party donor towards Diane Abbott.Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee LinsteadSubscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 20min
Lee Anderson defects to Reform
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Where's Kate Middleton? Not at Reform's press conference this morning.But Ava was, and she reports back to Ed and Oli on Lee Anderson's defection from the Conservatives. Ed also shares what he learned at Landlord Conference last week, as well as sharing his worst interaction with his own landlord. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee LinsteadSubscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 9, 2024 • 30min
Andy Burnham: Labour needs to be less London-centric
In this audio-exclusive episode of the PoliticsJOE podcast, Oli interviews Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham. They discuss the North-South divide, the failure of levelling up, and why Keir Starmer's Labour needs to be less London-centric. Andy's book Head North: A rallying cry for a more equal Britain is co-authored by Steve Rotheram and is out now. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 6, 2024 • 57min
Budget: Tories don't care about young people
Ed’s away terrorising landlords. So, Ava breaks today’s budget up with Oli, analysing how London’s become the WeWork of the UK and just who benefits from today’s announcements. Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Shawnee Linstead and Finley Talbot-JonesSubscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 2024 • 1h 6min
Ed and Nigel Farage are texting
Ed texts Nigel Farage - and he replies.And, Oli, Ava, and Ed chat George Galloway entering the commons, why Jeremy Corbyn has instructed lawyers, and their predictions for Wednesday's budget.Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Shawnee Linstead, and Finley Talbot-JonesSubscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 2, 2024 • 23min
Another Round: The truth about homophobia in football (with Rylan Clark)
Football may be known as the beautiful game, but the nation’s favourite sport has its ugly side.Oli met Rylan at West Ham’s London Stadium to discuss his new documentary with TNT sport, Rylan: Homophobia, Football and Me, out now. Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 1, 2024 • 21min
What the hell happened at the Rochdale by-election?
George Galloway stormed to victory in the Rochdale by-election with 39% of the vote, with former Labour candidate Azhar Ali coming fourth - behind an independent and the Conservative candidate.Ava Santina breaks down the winners and losers from Rochdale, and what this means for Labour's General Election Prospects.Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 28, 2024 • 41min
PMQs react
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed talk this week's Prime Minister's Questions, as well as stramashing with St Anthony. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey, Shawnee Linstead, and Finley Talbot-JonesSubscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 2024 • 1h 23min
Is the Conservative Party racist?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.After Lee Anderson's comments about "Islamists" this weekend, Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss Islamophobia within the Labour Party.Then, why the trio agree with Jacob Rees-Mogg on the citizenship status of Shamima Begum and the latest on the Speaker Lindsey Hoyle 'brouhaha'.And, marking the two-year anniversary of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Oli interviews journalist Andy Hayward, who spent 2023 reporting from inside Russia.You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rnFtnDa_Oo&t=72sPresenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed CampbellProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey, Shawnee Linstead, and Finley Talbot-JonesSubscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


