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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April 10, 2022 London Lib Dems w/ Callum Robertson
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Callum Robertson, the Liberal Democrats candidate in Bethnal Green East about the up coming local elections, electoral fraud in Tower Hamlets, the war in Ukraine and how the Lib Dems could take more seats in the "Blue Wall" from the Conservatives.
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30min
April 07, 2022 Bury Local Elections 2022 w/ Nathan Boroda
In this episode Will is once again joined by Nathan Boroda, an old friend of the podcast and a Labour Councillor for Unsworth on Bury council to discuss the up coming local elections, the turn against the Conservatives in many Red Wall areas, the defection of Christian Wakeford from the Conservatives to Labour, what Labour aims to achieve in Bury, the end of free lateral flow tests and whether Donald Trump could return to the White House in 2024.
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27min
March 17, 2022 Polish Politics w/ Aleks Szczerbiak
In this episode Will speaks to Aleks Szczerbiak, Professor of Politics at the University of Sussex, about the Law and Justice part in Poland; Poland's relationship with Catholicism and Russia; Poland's reaction to the Ukrainian refugee crisis and the Law and Justice Party's relationship with NATO and the EU.
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33min
March 04, 2022 Rethinking Labour’s Past w/ Nathan Yeowell
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Nathan Yeowell, Director of Progressive Britain and Labour to Win, to discuss a new book which Nathan has contributed to and edited entitled Rethinking Labour's Past. They discuss some of the key figures in the history of the Labour Party such as Ramsay MacDonald, Clement Attlee and Harold Wilson and how they impacted the history of the Labour Party; Labour's relationship to the Democrats in the US and why Nathan decided to compile the book in the first place.
You can buy this excellent book from Bloomsbury here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/rethinking-labours-past-9780755640164/#:~:text=A%20captivating%2C%20kaleidoscopic%20collection%2C%20packed,future%20of%20the%20Labour%20Party. If you use the code PROGRESSIVE35 via Bloomsbury you will be able to get a 35% discount on the book.
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32min
February 26, 2022 Direct Democracy UK w/ Adam Richardson
In this episode Will speaks to Adam Richardson from Direct Democracy UK about the aims of the organization, what direct democracy is, how what Adam is advocating differs from the Swiss system, what a direct democratic system would mean for ordinary people and local government and the recent invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army. You can check out Direct Democracy UK here: https://www.directdemocracyuk.org/
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36min
February 18, 2022 The BBC: A People’s History w/ David Hendy
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by David Hendy, an academic and author, to discuss his new book The BBC: A People's History. They discuss the origins of the BBC in the wake of the First World War, the variety of content produced by the organization, its changing approach to interviewing politicians and its future. You can buy David's book at all good book shops and online.
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48min
February 11, 2022 LGBTQ+ Co-operators w/ Ashley Halstead
In this episode Will speaks to Ashley Halstead, a councillor for Cherrywood in Rushmore and the Chair and Policy officer for LGBTQ+ Co-operators, to discuss an article Ashley has written for LGBTQ+ History month and Ashley's work on a new LGBTQ+ policy document for the Co Operative Party. They also discuss the current approach to LGBTQ+ support in education, the Labour Party and the trans community and what could happen if Russia does invade Ukraine. You can read Ashley's article here https://party.coop/2022/02/01/marking-the-start-of-lgbtq-history-month/ and the LGTBQ+ Co-Operators 2021 policy document here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wnRr6B_f4B3N6HfH3L9KejG8hKeOlyzg/view
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32min
February 07, 2022 The Identity Myth w/ David Swift
In this episode of the podcast, Will speaks to academic and author David Swift about his new book "The Identity Myth" which argues that four dominate identities, those of Class, Race, Sex and Age are harming our political debate by the way they are used by political actors. Will and David discuss this as well as the nature of class now and in the past, the complexities of comparison, how age has become such a factor in political debate and the way people in nations like India and China sometimes perceive left wing Westerns. You can preorder David's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Identity-Theft-White-Anti-Racists-Better/dp/0349135363/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9223GYQAUZG&keywords=the+identity+myth&qid=1644275292&sprefix=the+identity%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-1
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45min
January 21, 2022 A Just Transition For Africa w/ Gareth Walsh
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Gareth Walsh, Energy Practise Lead for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change on a new paper Gareth has co-authored entitled A Just Transition For Africa: Championing A Fair and Prosperous Pathway to Net Zero. They discuss particulars relating to the paper such as the difference between climate mitigation and climate adaptation; the role Mozambique could play in the future of the Green energy sector; the complexities of climate finance and how the West can financially help Africa transition. You can read the paper here: https://institute.global/advisory/just-transition-africa-championing-fair-and-prosperous-pathway-net-zero
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43min
January 13, 2022 A Playbook Against Populism w/ Brett Meyer
In this episode of the podcast, Will is joined by Dr Brett Meyer, a Research Fellow at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change to discuss his new paper "A Playbook Against Populism? Populist Leadership in Decline in 2021" as well as how populism differs in different countries; the impact of Covid on populist leaders; whether or not populist leaders are better at speaking to the public than their establishment counterparts and what the next ten years might hold for populist rhetoric. You can read Brett's paper here: https://institute.global/policy/playbook-against-populism-populist-leadership-decline-2021

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37min

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