In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by David from Labour Beyond Cities to discuss why he decided to set up Labour Beyond Cities, the Labour Party's relationship with the North of England versus London, Labour 2015 election campaign, how the Labour Party could connect its activists better and Labour's future approach to areas that has felt neglected by the party.

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In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Joe Shepherd, founder of the United Rural Democrats, about the 2022 Mid Term Elections in the United States and the Democrats victories in them, the recent Georgia Senate run off between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker, President Biden's potential run for re election in 2024, whether or not Donald Trump's conspiracy theories have damaged the Republican party and a US perspective on the recent political crisis in the UK.

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In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by the CEO of the ETOA and Chair of the European Tourism Alliance in the UK, Tom Jenkins, to discuss the work of the ETOA, the impact of changes to travel for young people post Brexit, climate change and tourism, English language schools in the UK and how tourism can continue with the threat of climate change looming over us all.

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In this episode of the podcast, Will is joined by Heather Wetzel, the Vice Chair of the Labour Land Campaign, to discuss what the Labour Land Campaign is, what Land Value Tax is, how the energy crisis could impact renewable energy in the UK, Keir Hardie and his respect for Henry George and the impact of holiday homes on people across the UK.

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In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Sebastian Salek, a former journalist and Labour councillor, to discuss his campaign to become Labour's candidate for Gloucester at the next election including what his priorities will be as a candidate, what he thinks Labour should be focussing on at the next election and what he believes Gloucester needs.

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In this episode, recorded before Liz Truss' fall from power, Will speaks to comedian Jake Yapp about comedy and politics, if it has become easier to parody the Prime Minister and what the relationship between politics and comedy is.

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In this episode Will speaks to Stewart Lansley, visiting fellow in the School of Policy Studies at the University of Bristol, council member of the Progressive Economy Forum and author of The Richer, The Poorer: How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor, a 200 year History, to discuss a new pamphlet he has written for The Fabian Society, The Equality Question. They discuss how inequality has not been tackled by government, how the Attlee government stands out as compared with others on inequality and the (outgoing) Prime Minister, Liz Truss' economic policies A copy of Stewart's recent book can be found here: Policy Press | The Richer, The Poorer - How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor. A 200-Year History, By Stewart Lansley (bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

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In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Nick Thomas Symonds, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade, MP for Torfaen and author of the new book Harold Wilson: The Winner. They discuss Wilson's life, his upbringing, his career at Oxford, his time as a minister under Attlee, his periods as Prime Minister and Wilson's legacy.

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In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Marie Hill, a Labour Party member, former council candidate and commentator about her election campaign, her new Youtube channel, what Labour's focus should be during the current Conservative Leadership election and during the next election and why she got involved in politics. You can subscribe to Marie's Youtube channel here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmWjTrJihKeEqkUHjevehKg and her Wordpress blog here https://mariehillwords.wordpress.com/

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In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Jonn Elledge to discuss a new book he has co authored with Tom Phillips, Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories and How Not To Fall For Them. They discuss how the book came about, the presentation of modern conspiracy theories, the different types of conspiracy theories that exist, why we are shocked that politicians use them and how they are often more popular during times of crisis. Some names are beeped out of this episode for reasons of privacy.

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