In our last episode before the summer break, Mark, Nick and Emma discuss what it means to be a Party member and why it matters to understand that. Even if you aren't one. We also talk about Brexit (inevitably) and Steve Bannon.
Emma Burnell interviews Angela Eagle MP about her new book, The New Serfdom: The triumph of Conservative Ideas and how to defeat them. The book is a comprehensive attack on the economics and policy of Friedrich Hayek and his disciples.
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Emma interviews James Bloodworth about his new book Hired. James spent six months undercover in low wage Britain and writes movingly about what he found.
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On the eve of the local elections, Emma, Nick and Mark discuss the Alfie Evans case and the horrendous circus that surrounded this tragedy.
We also discuss the eventual resignation of Amber Rudd - Nick's forgotten her so quickly he calls her Amanda! Did she lie or just tell an untruth - yes, we get that semantic.
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Feb 9, 7:30 AM
In this special episode, Emma interviews Ava Etemadzadeh - a young Labour Party activist who has been in the headlines having made a complaint against a Labour MP as part of the ongoing "Pestminster" scandal.
As the Parliamentary report into future measures to tackle abuse of staff is published we discuss if it is sufficient, what needs to be done to protect volunteers and how we can all work to change the culture of politics.
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