Dom Tristram's Soapbox

Dom Tristram's Soapbox

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Dom Tristram's Soapbox episodes

  • Equal Before The Law?

    We are not all equal before the law - the rich get punished less for breaking it. Why? And how do we fix it?



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    7 min
  • Neil Parish, Porn In Parliament, And How It Isn't News To Many

    I want you to cast your mind back about a week to when MPs and porn were in the news, particularly Neil Parish.


    But this news won't have been a surprise to anyone who knows about very recent Parliamentary history, and the fact that the Tories removed data a few years ago that very clearly showed that this was a problem. Let's talk about it.



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    7 min
  • Election results and the media's reaction
    We've had the results from the last set of local elections and they've gone really well. But how have the media been reporting what happened, and why?

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    4 min
  • Why You Must Use Your Vote Tomorrow
    There are elections for many people all around the UK tomorrow. They are important.
    But what are they for? And who can win? And who should you vote for anyway?

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    6 min
  • The Elections Bill passes, and what this means
    The government's Elections Bill passes, fundamentally changing the democratic process in the UK, disenfranchising millions of voters in order to favour the Conservatives.
    At the same time, the 'independent' body that makes sure elections are fair, the Electoral Commission, has its independence removed. Despite the limited powers the Electoral Commission has, this move to put it under government control is deeply worrying.

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    3 min
  • Lords Vote Against UK Protecting 1951 Refugee Treaty
    Last night the Lords failed to back an amendment to ensure that the government's Nationality And Borders Bill should ensure that the UK keeps its commitment to the 1951 Refugee Treaty, agreed in the aftermath of WWII to help prevent genocide.
    The amendment could have been made, but Labour whipped their Lords to abstain.
    The 1951 Refugee Convention: https://www.unhcr.org/4ca34be29.pdf
    What the Nationality and Borders Bill means for those fleeing persecution: https://togetherwithrefugees.org.uk/we-will-fight-on/

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    4 min
  • Privatising the Passport Office
    The government is threatening to privatise the Passport Office (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61233206).
    This makes no sense if efficiency or improved service is the goal. I explain why.

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    5 min
  • Greens In Office - Live Panel
    A recording from the 'Greens In Office' public event, held in Bath on the 18th November 2021.
    On the panel are:
    Molly Scott Cato, ex-MEP for the South West, and party external communications co-ordinator
    Paula O'Rourke, councillor for Clifton and leader of the Green group (the largest in England) on Bristol City Council
    Joanna Wright, Green councillor for Lambridge in Bath and NE Somerset
    Sam Ross, Chair of Farmborough parish council

    The event is chaired by Jonathan Oates.

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    1 hr 39 min
  • School Strike 4 Climate
    In the last episode Dom went to the first ‘Solidarity for Greta’ vigil in Bath which took place in October 2018. This vigil has been repeated every week with another on Saturdays, and the number of people involved has been steadily growing. Extinction Rebellion is now quite a large and dynamic movement.
    The school strikes, inspired by Greta Thunberg, have spread and now take place around the world. Today, the 15th of February, was the first nationally co-ordinated ‘School Strike 4 Climate Action’ in the UK. School children around the country walked out to take part in protests and vigils, with organisers claiming more than 10,000 took part.
    The largest protest was in London where around 3,000 children participated, with other large gatherings in Oxford, Exeter, Leeds, Brighton, Bristol, Sheffield and Glasgow.
    Being close to Bristol many children from Bath opted to attend the larger demonstration there, but a good number came to the Guildhall for a lively demonstration in the city. Dom went along to take part and talk to the people there. The show finishes with a word from Bath's MP Wera Hobhouse and Lin Patterson, Green councillor promoting the petition to the council to declare a climate emergency.

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    37 min

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