Debated Podcast

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Debated is a British politics podcast where Will Barber Taylor speaks to guests from across the political spectrum on the issues of the day

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July 27, 2023 Rwanda and Kagame w/ Michela Wrong
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Michela Wrong, a renowned author and journalist, to discuss her recently published book Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad, about the murder of Patrick Karegeya and the regime of Rwandan President Paul Kagame. They also discuss the Rwandan Genocide and Kagame's rise to power and Britain's decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

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July 23, 2023 The Benefits System
CONTENT WARNING: This episode features reference to sexual offences which some listeners may find upsetting.

In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Lauren Davison, a member of the Young Fabians Executive and Membership Secretary for Stoke South CLP and Oliver Probert Hill, Member of the LGBTQ+ Co-operators committee and LGBTQ+ rep for Young Labour Under 19s to discuss the benefits system, why people who receive benefits are often stigmatised by the media and politicians and the Labour Party's recent decision to keep the two child benefit cap.
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36min
July 06, 2023 Digital Identity and Public Services w/ Kirsty Innes
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Kirsty Innes, the Director of Public Services Policy at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, about a new paper she has co author for the TBI called The Great Enabler: Transforming the Future of Britain’s Public Services Through Digital Identity. They discuss how digital identity could change the benefits system and healthcare, the concerns some may have over its use, whether it could be used to tackle illegal migration and how a UK digital identity might interact with digital identity services around the world. You can read the full paper here: https://www.institute.global/insights/tech-and-digitalisation/great-enabler-transforming-future-of-britains-public-services-digital-identity
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June 30, 2023 Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain w/ Richard Vinen
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Richard Vinen, Professor of History at King's College, London, about his recently published book Second City: Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain. They discuss Birmingham's origins, the role of Birmingham in the career of Joseph Chamberlain, the emergence of the city as a leading industrial power and the political state of Birmingham and the West Midlands today.
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46min
May 25, 2023 Courting India w/ Nandini Das
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Nandini Das, a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford and a Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture at Oxford, to discuss her recently published book Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire. They discuss how the book came to be written, how England was seen at the Mughal Court, the differences in religious tolerance between the Mughal Court and that of James I, how the first English ambassador Thomas Roe came to bond with the Mughal Emperor Jahangir over alcohol and the lasting legacy of Roe's time in India.
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37min
May 19, 2023 2023 Local Elections and Criminal Justice Policy w/ Lauren Davison
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Lauren Davison, the Young Fabian's Women and Equalities Officer and a former Labour Party candidate in the local elections to discuss how Labour did in Stoke where Lauren was standing, what the election campaign was like, how it will inform Labour's General Election campaign and how important social media was to the campaign. They also discuss criminal justice police, the policing of the Coronation and whether the Met Police can be trusted by the public again.
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29min
May 12, 2023 Politics, Comedy and Liv Struss w/ Nerine Skinner
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to comedian Nerine Skinner about her comedy career, how she got started, how she started making videos online, when she started making parodies of Liz Truss and her future comedy ambitions and plans.
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27min
April 28, 2023 Fair Competition for Fair Growth w/ Hugh Goulbourne
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Hugh Goulbourne to discuss the new project he is leading with Progressive Britain and Labour Renaissance, Fair Competition for Fair Growth. They discuss how the project came about, the Labour Party's relationship to SMEs and how regionalised economic planning can be linked to a wider national economic picture.
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44min
April 24, 2023 Last Trains w/ Charles Loft
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Charles Loft, author of Last Trains: Dr Beeching and the Death of Rural England, to discuss the Beeching report, its impact on the rail network in Britain, how transport has changed in the decades since and what the future of rail is. Make sure to also check out the Reimagining Government podcast which you can listen to here https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/research-and-conversations/reimagining-government-podcast. Also, please note there are some technical difficulties with Charles' audio in this episode.
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38min
April 18, 2023 It's Not About Whiteness, It's About Wealth w/ Remi Adekoya
In this episode of the podcast, Will is joined by Remi Adekoya, a lecturer in politics at the University of York to discuss his new book, It's Not About Whiteness, It's About Wealth: How The Economics of Race Really Work. They discuss how Remi came to write the book, how the media deals with race, the discrepancies in funding between western universities and those in the global south, global income and poverty and how racial inequality and financial inequality are interlinked.
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55min

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