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Listen to Huw Evans talk about what it was really like to be a special advisor in Downing Street during the Blair years, what the Members of the Blair Cabinet were really like and how this experience set him up to move into business where he delivered real change in the insurance industry.

BIOG: Huw served as a special advisor to the Prime Minister, Tony Blair and the Home Secretary, David Blunkett between 2001-2006, before working for RBS as a senior manager in its Group Strategy function between 2006-8. He was also Director General of the ABI from February 2015 to December 2021 before becoming a partner at KPMG

Listen to Josh Lincoln, CEO of the High Performance Podcast, which has over 10 million listens across all platforms per quarter, give advice to me regarding how to podcast and engage with our guests!

The High Performance podcast is hosted by former BT Sport and BBC presenter Jake Humphrey and Professor Damian Hughes and uncovers the secrets of high performance by interviewing those sports people that are truly at the top of their game.

Listen to Simon Copeland talk about mixing with Royal Wedding Dress Designers and give an insiders view of the fashion industry and fashion shows.

BIOG: Simon Copeland has been designing elegantly glamorous clothes for a loyal and discerning list of private clients for over 25 years. Specialising in the Couture end of the market, he works closely with his clients to ensure that the pieces he makes translated into a truly bespoke result.

Listen to Hannah discuss the intersections of disability, chronic illness, sex and trauma as well as the economic impact of VAWG.

BIOG: Hannah is an award-nominated freelance feature journalist and creative who travels full-time as a digital nomad. She specialises in covering sex, relationships, health, and travel, with a focus on the intersections of disability, trauma, chronic illness, underreported conditions, LGBTQ+ issues, and mental health. Hannah is most passionate about shining a spotlight on underreported subject areas, like the economic impact of violence against women and girls on survivors. If it makes people uncomfortable, Hannah will start the conversation!

Interview with Lord Attlee about being the grandson of Clement Attlee, coming back from Iraq to find out there were no weapons of mass destruction, prison reform and the changes being made to the House of Lords by the Labour Government.

BIOG: Steeped in politics from a young age due to his Grandfather being the one and only Clement Attlee, Lord Attlee has been a hereditary member of the House of Lords since 1992. Before he took the title though, he made it his business to have a professional career and went into business in the field of commercial vehicle recovery and repair in order to ensure that any future political endeavours were grounded in operational experience. He also has military experience served in Bosnia, the Gulf War and Rwanda which he has used to great effect in creating effective solutions to problems like prison reform.

Listen to Michael Fabricant talk about his experiences of corruption & how they shaped his political beliefs before he went into Parliament, what he learned whilst in the Whips Office, his feelings about John Bercow and the future of the Labour party.

BIOG: A well-known politician and broadcaster, he was the MP for Mid Staffordshire from 1992 before it was renamed Litchfield in 1997. During his time in Parliament he held numerous positions in both opposition and govt including time as a shadow trade minister drawing on his experience selling radio and tv studio systems abroad and a senior whip when he was responsible for ensuring govt legislation passed under the leadership of David Cameron. Over his years as an MP his majority increased election on election to a whopping 23,638 in 2019. In July 2024 he left Parliament alongside 250 others in the Labour landslide.

Listen to Elaine talk about the impact of climate change on our rail system, the need of the Govt to truly understand the supply chain and how they can work together to deal with the issue of VAWG on trains.

BIOG: As the CEO of the Rail Forum she is responsible engaging with political decision makers on all issues affecting the rail industry and received an OBE in the June 2024 honours list as recognition of her work in highlighting the importance of the rail supply chain to UK plc.

In this episode listen to Baroness Randerson talk about the upcoming nationalisation of the railways, how this will mean safety for women on trains needs to therefore be dealt with by the Govt now and new and exciting amendments to legislation that she helped trailblaze to make the railways better for disabled travellers.

BIOG: Baroness Randerson was a Member of the House of Lords having previously been elected as Assembly Member for Cardiff Central in 1999 beating future First Minister Mark Drakeford. During her time on the Welsh Assembly she spent time as the Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language, Minister for Health and also spent time as acting Deputy First Minister during the Liberal Democrat/Labour Partnership Government from 2000 to 2003. This means that she was the first female Welsh Liberal Democrat to hold ministerial office at Westminster and the first Welsh Liberal to hold a ministerial post since Gwilym Lloyd George in 1945.

New Government, new focus needed on special educational needs. Listen to Dhruv talk about how the needs of SEND learners must be addressed through a fully equitable and funded education system that provides them with the support they need to succeed.

BIOG: Dhruv is one of the FT's Top 100 BAME Leaders in Technology having created an online and blended learning portal that allows all children, even the most disenfranchised to succeed

Live at Labour Party Conference, listen to the raw reactions of Ministers, MPs, a Local Council Cabinet Member and an activist new to party conference for the first time!