In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Joney Faragher, Leader of the Manx Labour Party about the up coming general election on the Isle of Man, the political system and structure of governance on the Isle of Man, the issues the Manx Labour Party will be debating during the General Election, climate change on the Isle of Man and the impact of Coronavirus on the Isle. 

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In this episode Will is joined by a panel of guests to discuss Keir Starmer's first year as Leader of the Labour Party. The panel are: Lauren Davison former co host of the Left Whingers Podcast, founder of the Young Fabians Criminal Justice Network, Justice Reform Co Chair of Open Labour, Young Fabian Society's Disability Advocacy Group's Information Officer, Centre Think Tank's Justice Spokesperson and Potteries Young Labour's Membership Officer; Amen Tesfay Queen Mary University London's Labour Society Co Chair, Open Labour's BAME Rep and a current candidate for Young Labour's BAME Officer; George Fairhurst Chair of Yorkshire and Humberside Young Fabians' Chair, Membership Officer for Open Labour in West Yorkshire and Presenter of Red Rose Reporting; Amy Dyer Chair of Young Fabians Education Network, Chair of Manchester University Labour Society, Policy Officer for Young Fabians International Network and Co Secretary of Labour Doorstep. In this second part the panel discuss Black Lives Matter and the Labour Party, Transphobia in the Labour Party, policing and Labour, has it changed under Keir Starmer, the so called Flag Gate and Patriotism and where the panel think and hope Labour under Starmer will go in the next few years. This episode also features a trailer for the Politics of Sound's episode April with Dalia Gerbrial - make sure to check the Politics of Sound podcast out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/politics-of-sound/id1463362456 

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In this episode Will is joined by a panel of guests to discuss Keir Starmer's first year as Leader of the Labour Party. The panel are: Lauren Davison former co host of the Left Whingers Podcast, founder of the Young Fabians Criminal Justice Network, Justice Reform Co Chair of Open Labour, Young Fabian Society's Disability Advocacy Group's Information Officer, Centre Think Tank's Justice Spokesperson and Potteries Young Labour's Membership Officer; Amen Tesfay Queen Mary University London's Labour Society Co Chair, Open Labour's BAME Rep and a current candidate for Young Labour's BAME Officer; George Fairhurst Chair of Yorkshire and Humberside Young Fabians' Chair, Membership Officer for Open Labour in West Yorkshire and Presenter of Red Rose Reporting; Amy Dyer Chair of Young Fabians Education Network, Chair of Manchester University Labour Society, Policy Officer for Young Fabians International Network and Co Secretary of Labour Doorstep. In this first part the panel discuss the 2019 Labour Leadership election, how Keir Starmer has handled Prime Minister's Questions, Keir's personality and whether he is ruthless enough, how he's dealt with the COVID 19 Pandemic and his Shadow Cabinet. The second part will be released soon. This episode also features a trailer for the Politics of Sound's episode April with Dalia Gerbrial - make sure to check the Politics of Sound podcast out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/politics-of-sound/id1463362456 

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In this episode we speak to William Clouston, Leader of the Social Democratic Party aka the SDP, about the Hartlepool by election, the impact of Brexit and Coronavirus, deindustrialisation in areas like Hartlepool, the SDP's platform for the by election and the SDP's stance on gay marriage and abortion. 

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In this episode Will speaks to Michael Mullaney and Adam Robertson from the Blue Collar Liberal group about how best to attract working class people to the Liberal Democrats, why many don't feel represented by the party, the impact of Brexit and the Coronavirus Pandemic, the recent Police and Crime bill, the up coming by election in Hartlepool and what policies the Lib Dems should pursue at the 2024 UK General Election. If you enjoyed the featured trailer for the Politics of Sound podcast make sure to check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/politics-of-sound/id1463362456

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In this episode we speak to SNP candidate for the Holyrood seat of Aberdeenshire West, Fergus Mutch, about why he's campaigning for an independent Scotland to rejoin the EU, the impact and lasting changes Coronavirus will make to Aberdeenshire West, land inequality in Scotland, the environmental impact of Scottish farming and whether he thinks Nicola Sturgeon has become a liability or not to the SNP. You can listen to the Politics of Sound episode with Laurence Fox as advertised in this episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/politics-of-sound-25-laurence-fox-reclaim-party/id1463362456?i=1000511141480 

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In this episode Will is joined by Ian Mulheirn, the Executive Director for UK Policy and Chief Economist at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, to discuss a new paper published by the institute "Lockdown Lessons: Five Steps That Should Guide The UK's New Roadmap." They discuss the plan, how the government has responded to the pandemic, how things could be done differently, whether the March budget will impact restrictions and the comparison between the UK's vaccination programme and the EU's. This episode also includes an exclusive trailer for the Politics of Sound's March episode with Laurence Fox. You can read the Institute's plan here: https://institute.global/policy/lockdown-lessons-five-steps-should-guide-uks-new-roadmap and listen to the Politics of Sound Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/politics-of-sound/id1463362456 

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In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Tom Harris, former Labour MP for Glasgow Cathcart (2001 - 2005) and Glasgow South (2005 - 2015); Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (2006 - 2008) ; Shadow Minister for the Environment (2012 - 2013) and host of the excellent new podcast Tom Harris: The Imposter. They discus Tom Harris: The Imposter, Neil Kinnock's time as leader of the Labour Party, why the SNP have grown since the 1980s, why people feel like imposters in political parties and which Doctor Who episodes Tom would take with him to a desert island. You can listen to Tom Harris: The Imposter here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tom-harris-the-imposter/id1550508639 and if you want to get a free month of Podbean on us use this link for standard accounts https://www.podbean.com/DebatedPodcast and this link for business accounts https://www.podbean.com/pro/DebatedPodcast. 

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In this episode Will is joined by Barry Black, the Labour Party's candidate for the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen Central to discuss Labour's campaign in the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary Elections, how the SNP have handled education and the pandemic, how Keir Starmer can make a stronger impact on the Scottish electorate, the role of Brexit and Scottish Independence in the election and how important green energy is to Scotland's future. Apologies that Will's audio in this episode is not of the best quality. 

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In this episode Will is joined by Liberal Democrat councillor and creator and host of the Lib Dem Podcast John Potter to discuss the podcast, his perception of the government's handling of the COVID 19 pandemic, how he thinks the Lib Dems will do in the 2021 Scottish and Welsh parliamentary elections and the future of the Liberal Democrats.  

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