No Holds Barred Pod

Sal and Don chatted through the worrying rise in online hate that is now spilling out into the real world.Have we reached the event horizon? Should the government be doing much, much more?Let us know what you think. 🤔

We chatted about the Green Party’s vote over the weekend. They passed a motion that Zionism is Racism.

Clearly this is a contentious issue for many, but should it be? Sal and Don talked it through in a calm and measured manner that may hopefully bring some clarity.

Is it antisemitic? Do most people understand that vote, or that it clearly defined which form of Zionism they referred to?

Let us know what you think below. 👇

It’s all about Burnham this week — his debut conference speech has been lauded as the greatest of all time by some in the media — we have slightly differing opinions. There were glaring omissions and some crucial context. Sal and Don covered it all.

We also got into the bizarre story of RAF Fairford and the weird transition from Labour peer to Palantir fluffer by Tom Watson.

Strong language. Politics unpacked. Every week.

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Don’s 𝕏 Exclusive Article is here: https://x.com/donmcgowan/status/2104991905977118755  

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod

Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ 

Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered

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Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 for our theme tune.

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We talked in depth  about the far-right and there ongoing control over the police and lifeboat services in the UK. Ofcom fail at many hurdles including GB News again. Trump’s war is really hitting home now and Palantir again.

Strong language. Politics unpacked. Every week.

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Don’s West England Bylines Article: https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/summer-sea-change-burnhams-u-turns-on-devolution-defence-donations/ 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod

Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ 

Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered

Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com 

Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 for our theme tune.

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Labour has spent the week dealing with the much publicised Local Government Reorganisation … by scraping it. Potentially costing local councils millions. They green lit a tourist tax for mayors but less than half the country have them.

Reform spokesperson, Aaron Banks was forced to delete an extremely racist 𝕏 post.

Trump’s war of choice is back on and he’s lying about 9/11.

We covered the Assisted Dying Bill also in a busy episode of your favourite politics podcast.

Strong language. Politics unpacked. Every week.

No Holds Barred Links

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Don’s West England Bylines Article: https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/regulators-who-watches-the-watchers/ 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod

Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ 

Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered

Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com 

Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 for our theme tune.

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We recorded this episode before the news of the Reform corruption scandal erupted. Check back later for our special episode on that.

Reform Roundup included many, many lies and faux pas, Jenrick being an idiot and Yusuf being a massive racist.

Burnham has been busy backtracking and making claims over things he didn’t do. 

America is in BIG trouble in the Middle East. 

Strong language. Politics unpacked. Every week.

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Don’s Burnham Article: Summer Sea-Change - Playground Politics with Don McGowan 

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Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ 

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Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 for our theme tune.

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We're back with a new episode of Discussions with our special guest, James Koppert.

James was our very first Discussions guest and as an expert in ADHD, we wanted to chat to him again, especially after the very disturbing and disingenuous Channel 4 documentary last week.

Listen to James explain ADHD is a physical condition and the ramifications of our entire mental health system is broken. Those with ADHD could present a danger to the status quo in some instances and we talked it through.

As with last time, we learned a lot from James but we addressed the ludicrous Channel 4 propaganda.

James’s Links

Fortean News Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HeN2ZlxWMExKfkzsX4a6Q?si=d2d24e5c0e824297 

Koppert ADHD: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dVcI4NQ6Vu9ryV7p4ZMyT?si=5f88ef7cb3fa40e8 

No Holds Barred Links

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Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ 

Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered

Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com 

Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 for our theme tune.Contact us here:

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We're back with a new episode of Discussions with our special guest, Professor Louise Raw.

Louise is a fantastically interesting historian, anti-fascist campaigner and author, and it was a real pleasure to have her in the studio for a wide-ranging chat.

We discussed all sorts from, depravity in society, the far-right, Louise’s history work and the joy of the Tate’s arrest. Louise wrote about the start of the modern Labour movement back in the Victorian era with the working-class match women of the Bryant and May factory.

How is the rise of fascism being allowed to take seat in the USA?

Louise's links

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Htyps2Seu/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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No Holds Barred Links

Our website: https://noholdsbarredpod.com

Buy some merch here: https://noholdsbarredpod.com/merch/

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube 

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod

Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ 

Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered

Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com 

Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 for our theme tune.

Contact us here:

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Reform are busy making hay while the other parties are on their holidays so it's been a very busy week in Reform UK World.Zia Yusuf went rogue and sacked Tim Montgomerie, he made up some odd polling about himself and gave himself a new nickname 'Lethal Electoral Threat' … which went down well! 😂Lee Anderson and Suella Braverman made rare appearances and Nigel is clearly on his hols.

TRIGGER WARNING — This episode contains a discussion about the tragic story of Jason Arday and references to suicide. Please skip the section if this may affect you. Minutes 32:53–45:38.

We also chatted Burnham’s latest pub bore chat and Angela Rayner’s pub bore chat. We missed out John Healy’s pub bore chat, though.

Reform are in dire straits, and we’re very much here for it. And we chatted about something that is very much a looming disaster for the country — water. From data centres to bill hikes and now possibly surge pricing on hot days, things are in a bad shape.

Strong language. Politics unpacked. Every week.

No Holds Barred Links

Our website: https://noholdsbarredpod.com

Buy some merch here: https://noholdsbarredpod.com/merch/

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube 

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Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod

Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ 

Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered

Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com 

Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 for our theme tune.

Contact us here:

𝕏 — @NoHoldsPod

𝔼 — [email protected]