It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast
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Hear from the widest range of voices in the progressive movement. Every week, host Neal Lawson, speaks with progressive thinkers, writers and politicians from the UK and beyond about current affairs and how to build the Good Society. Visit compassonline.org.uk to learn more about Compass.
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Red Herring or Red Line?: The Politics of the Rosebank and Jackdaw Oil and Gas Field Decisions
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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155. Labour Conference 2026 Preview: Under New Management
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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154. Liberalism Alive: How Does Britain Flourish Again?
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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The Young and the Damned: Are Young People Ready to be Involved in Politics?
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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The Burnham Bounce: Can You End 40 Years of Neoliberalism? with Clive Lewis MP, Sue Goss, Professor Alan Finlayson and Professor Jeremy Gilbert
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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153. Can Andy Burnham Win on Water?
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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152. Restorative Justice: The Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement Programme
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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151. A Decade of Brexit - with Stella Creasy MP
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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BONUS - Makerfield By-Election Reaction
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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How to Trust the Left on the Economy | ep. 150
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Can Pluralism Actually Work? with Mayor Helen Godwin and Tony Dyer | ep. 149
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May 31, 2026 |
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For a Gentle Revolution: In Conversation With Uffe Elbæk
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May 28, 2026 |
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What is the Soft Left? | ep. 148
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May 17, 2026 |
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Local Elections 2026 Reaction with Ethan Croft (New Statesman) and Jake Dibden (MoreinCommon UK)
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May 08, 2026 |
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2026 Local Elections Preview: We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Vote | ep. 147
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May 02, 2026 |
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A Holyrood Awakening: What Next for Scotland? | ep. 146
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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How to Save the NHS | ep. 145
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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The Poll-tergeist: Our Fragmented Politics and Labour’s ‘Progressive Defectors’ | ep. 144
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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BONUS EPISODE: Gorton & Denton Reaction with Megan Kenyon and Peter Kellner
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Is it Time for PR?: Lifting the Lid on Britain’s Pressure-Cooker Politics with Stuart Donald and Emma Harrison | ep. 143
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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A World of Trouble: Is US Hegemony Crumbling? with Mary Kaldor and Nick Dearden | ep. 142
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Starmer's Last Stand: What Next for the Labour Party? with Paula Barker MP, Clive Lewis MP, Kerry Postlewhite and Luke Hurst
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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The Greenwave with Rachel Millward | ep. 141
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Treading Caerphilly: What Does the Future Hold for Wales? with Rhun ap Iorwerth MS | ep. 140
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Political Predictions for 2026 with Dawn Butler MP | ep. 139
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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A Political Round-Up of 2025 with Emma Burnell and Gaby Hinsliff | ep. 138
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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What Next For Your Party? with Sienna Rodgers and Joe Todd
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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2025 Budget – Will They Fudge It? With Clive Lewis MP, Erin Mansell and Michael Jacobs | ep. 137
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Political Fragmentation with Jamie Driscoll | ep. 136
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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Labour's Factions: How Did Things Get Hyperfactional? with Jeremy Gilbert and Alan Finlayson
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the Crisis of British Democracy with Paul Holden
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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In Conversation with Nish Kumar | ep. 135
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Can Labour build a way out of Britain’s housing crisis? with Cllr Aydin Dikerdem and Dr Beth Stratford | ep 134
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Labour's Autumn of Discontent | ep. 133
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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The Starmer Symptom with Mark Perryman
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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In Conversation with George Monbiot | ep. 132
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The Green’s New Deal: Reaction to Zack Polanski’s Victory in the Green Party Leadership Election with Jonathan Bartley
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Will You Come to My Party: Can the Corbyn-Sultana Party Succeed? with James Meadway, Alan Finlayson and Laura Parker
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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In Conversation with Mark Drakeford | ep. 131
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Through Love or Fear: How Should Labour Govern the PLP and the Country? with John McTernan and Baroness Ruth Lister
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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In Conversation with Caroline Lucas | ep 130
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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The Future of the Lib Dems with Roz Savage MP and Cllr Carl Cashman
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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In Conversation with Hilary Cottam | ep 128
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Child Poverty, with Baroness Ruth Lister | ep. 127
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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A Decade of Radical Renewal | ep. 126
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May 17, 2025 |
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Renewal | ep. 125
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Maybe I'm Amazed - John Harris | ep. 124
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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How do we pay for it? With Erin Mansell and Stewart Lansley | ep. 123
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Has Labour outgrown net-zero? | ep 122
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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German Election Special | ep. 121
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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The French New Popular Front | ep. 120
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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119. A New Settlement for Water
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Electoral jenga, sandcastle majorities, and polling on thin ice w/ Rob Ford | ep. 118
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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BONUS: Practical Hope
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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117. The Year of Elections – 2024 Round-Up (with Anushka Asthana)
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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In Conversation: Ellie Chowns MP | ep. 116
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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US Election Special | ep. 115
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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The impact of wealth inequality | ep 114
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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In Conversation with Sam Freedman | ep. 113
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Live from Labour Conference | ep. 112
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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A New Settlement for a Better Society | ep. 111
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Power to the People w/ Danny Sriskandarajah | ep. 110
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Election Results Special w/ John Harris and Laura Parker | ep. 109
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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How will populism shape the next parliament w/ Jon Bloomfield | ep. 108
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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General Election Special | ep. 107
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Local Elections w/ Ben Walker and Alison Lowe | ep. 106
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May 20, 2024 |
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AI and Democracy | ep 105
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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The Trade Union campaign for PR w/ Lynn Henderson and Nancy Platts | ep. 104
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The role and opportunities for a democratic movement in Scotland | ep. 103
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Citizens' Assemblies | ep. 102
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Small Parties, Big Ideas | ep. 101
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Radical Pragmatism | ep. 100
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Fighting fracking, factionalism, and Jeremy Hunt | ep. 99
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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New Media | ep.98
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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The Big Fat Podcast of the Year 2023 with Ayesha Hazarika and Andrew Grice | ep. 97
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Land Ownership and the Commons | ep. 96
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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In Conversation with Areeba Hamid, co-Director of Greenpeace UK
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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In Conversation: Clare Short | ep. 94
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Live from Labour Conference 2023 | ep. 92
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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New Zealand: The Route to PR | ep. 91
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The Threat of the Far Right | ep. 90
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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In Conversation with Oliver Burkeman | ep. 90
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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In Conversation: Daniel Chandler | ep. 89
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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In Conversation: Dr Julia Grace Patterson | ep. 88
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Coalitions in a Time of Chaos, with Vince Cable | ep. 87
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Community Power | ep. 86
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May 30, 2023 |
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Local Elections Wash Up | Ep. 85
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May 10, 2023 |
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3 Years of Starmer | Ep. 84
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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The Power of Protest | Ep. 83
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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In Conversation with Zack Polanski | Ep. 82
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Voting Justice, Social Justice | Ep. 81
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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The Definite Left | Ep. 80
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Hegemony Now | Ep.79
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Universal Worker Dignity | Ep. 78
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Changing the Voting System | Ep. 77
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Win As One | Ep. 76
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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BONUS: All In with Lisa Nandy
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Live with Local Groups, Cumbria | Ep. 75
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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BONUS: The Scavenger Mindset with Clare Richmond
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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BONUS: The US midterms elections special
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Climate, climate, climate: with George Monbiot and Hannah Martin | Ep.74
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Tackling the Cost of Living in Buckinghamshire | Ep.73
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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The cost of living is costing our democracy | Ep. 72
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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BONUS: Lessons from the Teal Independents
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Live from Labour Conference: Win as One - Changing Politics to Change Society | Ep.71
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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BONUS: Is Socialism Possible in Britain? - In Conversation with Andrew Murray
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The new Prime Minister - In conversation with Ken Spours and Gaby Hinsliff | Ep.70
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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BONUS: “What’s the point of this, Miss?” What’s gone wrong with education and how we can fix it
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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In Conversation with Stella Creasy | Ep.69
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Another World is Possible with Geoff Mulgan | Ep.68
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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The Welsh Basic Income pilot - The What, How and Why with Jonathan Williams | Ep.67
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Trialling a 4-Day Week | Ep. 66
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Fixing Westminster | Ep. 65
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Local Elections Special | Ep. 64
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May 31, 2022 |
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The Future We Want #5: Poetry, Protest and Performance with Tishani Doshi
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May 24, 2022 |
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Election Special: France Decides with Rim-Sarah Alouane and Philippe Marlière | Ep.63
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May 02, 2022 |
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Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century - In Conversation with Helen Thompson | Ep. 62
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Democrats in Power: What's Been Won and What's Up Next | Ep.61
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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The Future We Want #5: Communities and Public Services with Professor Donna Hall
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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The Future We Want #4: Hopes and Failures of Social Housing with John Harris
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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The War in Ukraine with Luke Cooper and Citizens not Consumers with Jon Alexander and Sue Goss | Ep.60
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Making Democracy Work with Polly Mackenzie | Ep.59
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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In Conversation with Tommy Sheppard MP | Ep.58
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Lessons from '97, in association with Social Liberal Forum | Ep.57
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Preparing for Minority Government, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung | Ep.56
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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The Big Fat Pod of the Year 2021 | Ep.55
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Progressive Alliances Everywhere: In conversation with Anthony Slaughter, Lucy Nethsingha and Peter Marland | Ep.54
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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In Conversation with Ece Temelkuran, in association with Social Liberal Forum | Ep.53
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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BONUS: In Conversation with First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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What Now for Labour and PR? | Ep.52
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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Germany at the Traffic Lights with John Kampfner and Michèle Auga | Ep.51
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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The Future We Want #3: The Future of Work with Jon Cruddas
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Tomorrow's Communities | Ep.50
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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The Future We Want #2: The Climate Crisis with Andrew Simms
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Progressive Alliance: Will Labour Accept Sharing Power to Win? Live from Labour Conference | Ep.49
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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The Future We Want: The Poverty Pandemic with Dawn Butler
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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BONUS: How to Stop Fascism with Paul Mason
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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BONUS: Paint your town Red! Conversation with Matt Brown and Rhian E.Jones
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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The Future of the Greens with Jonathan Bartley | Ep.48
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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From the Soft Left to Left Patriotism with John Denham | Ep.47
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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BONUS: Decision Time for Deutschland, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Big Ideas Before Their Time with Anna Coote | Ep.46
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Brexit: Five Years Later | Ep.45
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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Johnson and Gramsci: Tackling the Tories Today | Ep.44
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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The Dignity of Labour with Jon Cruddas | Ep.43
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May 27, 2021 |
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Election Special | Ep.42
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May 15, 2021 |
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In Conversation with Mandu Reid | Ep.41
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May 01, 2021 |
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In Conversation with Vince Cable | Ep.40
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Starmer's First Year with Paul Mason | Ep.39
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Out of the Ordinary with Marc Stears, Jon Cruddas, Sue Goss and John Harris | Ep.38
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Belonging, Place and the Nation with Clive Lewis, Francesca Klug and Stuart White | Ep.37
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Progressive Alliance: The Reunion | Ep.36
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Re-imagining Democracy with Peter MacFadyen and Indra Adnan | Ep.35
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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The Year Ahead with Yasmin Khan and Tom Clark | Ep.34
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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The future of the Left in Europe with Yanis Varoufakis | Ep.33
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Feminism and Refugee Women with Natasha Walter | Ep.32
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Inequality with Danny Dorling | Ep.31
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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BONUS: American democracy: Where do we go from here? Election special | Ep.31
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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Build Back Better: HOW? 4 Big Ideas | Ep.30
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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What’s next for the Scottish Labour Party? With Gerry Hassan | Ep.29
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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What we need to do differently with Ed Miliband | Ep.28
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Towards a new politics of Care | Ep.27
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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The Why, What and How of Proportional Representation | Ep.26
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Building a progressive future with Matthew Taylor | Ep.25
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Lessons from Corbyn | Ep.24
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Basic Income - How do we get it? With Ronnie Cowan SNP MP | Ep.23
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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What is Basic Income? with Cleo Goodman and Jessie Golem | Ep.22
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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The future of Green politics in the UK | Ep.21
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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The Scotland problem with Robin McAlpine | Ep.20
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Race, power and politics in the UK and US, with Clive Lewis, Dawn Butler and Kimberly Jones | Ep.19
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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A lifetime of activism and LGBTQIA+ politics with Peter Tatchell | Ep.18
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Garden Mind with Sue Goss | Ep.17
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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North-South Inequality - with Andy Burnham | Ep.16
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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#BuildBackBetter: what does it mean? - with NEF Chief Exec Miatta Fahnbulleh | Ep. 15
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Epochal change - with openDemocracy co-founder Anthony Barnett | Ep. 14
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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A Labour of Learning - with Lisa Nandy Labour MP | Ep.13
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Communities and Councils - with Mike Wilson and Steve Reed Labour MP | Ep.12
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Justice, Leadership & Identity - with David Lammy MP | Ep.11
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Universal Basic Income - with Professor Guy Standing | Ep.10
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May 28, 2020 |
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'Left Unity' Book Launch - with Clive Lewis, Paul Mason and Molly Scott Cato | Ep.9
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May 21, 2020 |
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The Challenge of Collaborative Politics - with Layla Moran Lib Dem MP | Ep.8
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May 14, 2020 |
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Imagining a Bold Future - with Caroline Lucas Green MP | Ep.7
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May 07, 2020 |
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Designing a Better Britain - with Hilary Cottam | Ep.6
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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What the Crisis says about Britain - with the Guardian's John Harris | Ep.5
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Pandemics do discriminate - with Ruth Lister | Ep.4
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Labour's new leadership and the (post-pandemic) Good Society - with John Cruddas Labour MP | Ep.3
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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The Ethics and Emotions of the Coronavirus Emergency | Ep.2
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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It's Bloody Complicated - with Clive Lewis Labour MP | Ep.1
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Mar 09, 2020 |