In this episode, Will Barber-Taylor speaks to Minister and Member of the House of Lords, Lord Hanson. During his time as the MP for Delyn, he held several positions, including as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony Blair, Minister of State for Justice from 2007-2009, Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 2005-2007, and Minister of State for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime, and Policing in the Home Office from 2009-2010. He is also a member of the Privy Council and received a knighthood in 2020.

Their discussion covered his time in office and a range of political issues, including how we can reform prisons, what the recent election results mean for Northern Ireland, and how we support those excluded from the income support schemes during the pandemic. Lord Hanson also looks back at the cabinet in 1997.

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In this episode, Will Barber-Taylor speaks to author, journalist, and campaigner for comprehensive education Melissa Benn. As well as being the daughter of Tony and Caroline Benn, she is also part of Comprehensive Future.

Their discussion covered the school system, including comprehensive schools, grammar schools, and secondary moderns.

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In this episode, Torrin Wilkins speaks to the Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon, Layla Moran. She is also the Shadow Liberal Democrat Foreign Secretary and International Development Spokesperson.

This interview was recorded during the 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election. Pushkin Defyer recorded this interview but gave his permission for this version of the podcast to be released.

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In this episode, Torrin Wilkins speaks to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Member of Parliament Ed Davey. He was formerly the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 until 2015.

Their discussion covered academic selection at the age of 11, academies, Brexit, electric cars and proposals for a Universal Basic Income. The interview was originally recorded during the 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election.

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In this episode, Will Barber-Taylor speaks to James Johnson, former Senior Opinion Research and Strategy Adviser to the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, and co-founder of polling firm Johnson and Lubbock Partners.

Their discussion covered high-speed rail, building support for phasing out academic selection, and polling around assisted dying.

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In this episode, Will Barber–Taylor speaks to former Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby and Deputy Chief Executive of RenewableUK, Melanie Onn. Melanie also served as the Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from September 2015 to June 2016 and Shadow Minister for Housing from July 2017 to March 2019.

Their discussion covered Melanie speaking to Will about the environment, nuclear power, Brexit, and how we tackle sexual assault.

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