Over The Top Under The Radar

Is there any power left in campaigning? Is university worth it? And what’s happened to the World Cup song?

Joining Carys is  Pat Younge. Pat is a former Chief Creative Officer for BBC Television production and former President/General Manager of US cable network, Travel Channel Media. Pat served on the board as Non Executive Director of ITV Studios Ltd from 2020-2024 and is the Chair of the Council of Cardiff University. He’s also one of the founding members of the Over/Under podcast.

Pat and Carys discuss how Elon Musk is using X to abuse his power, the bigger story around David Stroud and harassment law, why universities provide a societal benefit, and how Donald Trump’s immigration rules are impacting the FIFA World Cup.

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Links:

https://news.sky.com/story/the-x-effect-how-elon-musk-is-boosting-the-british-right-13464445

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/jun/02/shrinking-graduate-premium-sours-views-on-university-poll-shows

Where is the accountability for the people who wield violence on behalf of the British state? How are communities in Durham standing up to Reform? And is Peter Mandelson kind of basic?

Joining Carys is  Daniel Trilling, a journalist and author based in London. His journalism focuses on human rights and politics, particularly right-wing nationalism and migration, and has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. His new book, If We Tolerate This: How the British Establishment Made the Far Right Respectable, is available now at all good bookstores.

Daniel and Carys discuss the response to Henry Nowak’s murder, Peter Mandelson’s WhatsApps, Durham Pride, and revelations around a policymaking group involved in creating the Legacy Act.

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https://ramblingsofasikh.substack.com/p/henry-nowaks-murder-the-kirpan-the

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n11/daniel-trilling/slow-waltz

https://www.instagram.com/trillingual/

https://bsky.app/profile/trillingual.bsky.social

What has the mainstream media missed in its coverage of the updated EHRC code of practice? What conditions are needed to support different modes of justice? And how many comebacks does Tony Blair get?

Joining Carys is  Nim Ralph, a writer, trainer, facilitator with around 20 years organising in UK social movements, including trans and queer liberation, anti-racism, disability justice and environmental justice. They co-founded QTIPOC London and Purple Rain Collective and currently work at Stand.

Nim and Carys discuss single-sex spaces, Tony Blair, the need for bigger conversations around justice and accountability, and the cancellation of a Pride event in Hertfordshire.

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Action: https://www.transsolidarityalliance.com/mass-lobby-2026

• https://x.com/NMRLPH

• https://www.facebook.com/100057393311811/posts/1464710142118749/

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g958n8vyxo

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e2rj3zj02o

• https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may/26/court-of-appeal-to-review-sentences-of-teenage-boys

• https://institute.global/insights/politics-and-governance/the-labour-party-is-playing-with-fire-over-its-future-and-the-future-of-the-country

• https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/blair-and-the-billionaire/

What happened at the King’s Speech? When is a billionaire a crypto billionaire? And how hot is too hot to work?

Joining Carys is  Fatima Ibrahim, Co Executive Director at Green New Deal Rising.

Fatima and Carys discuss the Makerfield by-election, High Speed 2, maximum working temperatures, and Christopher Harborne

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We’re rising up for climate justice - GND Rising

Green New Deal Rising (@gndrising) • Instagram profile

Green New Deal Rising (@GNDRising) on X

Green New Deal Rising

UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say

Activists disrupt Priti Patel speech in protest against Rwanda refugee plan

https://www.tiktok.com/@greenpeaceuk/video/7095688352883559685

Is bloc voting a useful way to understand British politics? Should Labour and The Green Party collaborate? What’s going on on houseboat internet forums?

Joining Carys is  Nick Anstead, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE.

Nick and Carys discuss bloc voting, water companies, Zack Polanski’s council tax and local government coalitions

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https://open.substack.com/pub/channel4news/p/exclusive-how-polluting-water-companies?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

Joining Carys is  Em Hilton, a writer, organiser, strategist and co-founder of Na'amod: UK Jews against Israeli occupation and apartheid.

Em and Carys discuss antisemitism, the Met Gala, the West Bank and the Samsung family’s inheritance tax bill.

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https://www.instagram.com/naamoduk/

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Joining Carys this week is climate scientist Ella Gilbert. Ella is an expert in Antarctic climate change and a professional cloud nerd.

Together Carys and Ella discuss King Charles' visit to the US, potential AMOC collapse, what really is a 'super el nino' and Hannah Spencer calling out Westminster drinking culture.

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Show notes:
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/amoc-explainer/index.htmlhttps://www.joe.co.uk/politics/green-mp-hannah-spencer-hits-out-at-mps-for-drinking-on-the-job-in-westminster-530613

Joining Carys again this week is the Chief Executive of 38 Degrees and former political advisor to Labour and the US Democratic party, Matthew McGregor.

Together Carys and Matthew discuss the Reform UK's Danny Kruger, the upcoming world cup, US tech-firm Palantir, and yet more around the Peter Mandelson scandal on 'advanced vetting'.

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Joining Carys this week is the senior editor at Prospect magazine Alona Ferber.

Together Carys and Alona discuss the Strait of Hormuz, the crisis in Britain's maternity care, a bizarre statement from Melania Trump, and the sale of right-wing British broadsheet The Telegraph.

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Show notes:
https://thebacklash.substack.com/https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/author/5447/alona-ferberhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html

Joining Carys this week is web developer, writer and my brother, Dewi Afoko.

Together Carys and Dewi discuss Trump's erratic statements around the situation with the US-Israel war on Iran, Kanye West being barred from entering the UK and Wireless festival subsequently being cancelled, Reform UK's policy on reparations, and the scottish green candidate backing prison abolition.

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