Jasper sits down with Jonn Elledge, freelance journalist and former Assistant Editor of The New Statesman, to chat about all sorts: HS2, the British state, political short-termism, Rory Stewart and more. iTunes Link
William meets Maxximilion Seijo from the Money on the Left Podcast to talk about their work, how Labour can reconfigure its economic policies, Modern Monetary Theory and how to integrate left discourse with a refreshed point of view on money and finance. iTunes Link
Joe sits down with the Shadow Health Secretary, Jon Ashworth, to talk about the Labour leadership contest, his work in the Shadow Cabinet, what went wrong in the election, the future challenges facing politics, Mark Fisher, and what the most punk rock thing he’s ever done is. iTunes
Jasper sits down with Morgan and Kirsten Kurt-Elli to discuss Ireland’s recent general election. Is the Sinn Fein surge a result of political rehabilitation or changes in the Irish electorate? Why did Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael fail? And are female leaders the key to electoral success for left-wing parties? iTunes Link
Morgan & David sit down with Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Minister for the Treasury, to talk tax: how the tax code can be reformed, how Labour should market its tax policies, why she’s backing Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership, and the most punk rock thing she’s ever done. iTunes Link
The Social Review’s Open Labour Conference delegation (Pete, Joe, Morgan and Sean) sit down with Open Labour Committee members (Tom, Anisha, Michael and Rachael) and friend of the podcast Sarisha as they break down their reactions and thoughts on last week’s leadership hustings over a pint! Some of the audio wasn’t usable but this is what we could save! iTunes
This week, Jasper sits down again with Steve Lapsley of Open Labour’s NEC to preview their winter conference on Sunday, January 26th, discussing their Labour leadership hustings and the fallout from the general election. iTunes Link The Social Review is pleased to be the official media partner of Open Labour’s hustings in Nottingham on January 26th, an event sponsored by the Electoral…
It’s the night before Christmas, and Jasper, sick of Labour losing yet another election, joins the Conservative Party. However, at home, he is visited by Joe, the King of Soft Left Twitter, who sends him three groups of ghosts from the past, present and future of British and global politics in an effort to change his ways. Will Jasper come back to…