Pod’s Own Country: The Yorkshire Post’s Political Podcast

Pod’s Own Country: The Yorkshire Post’s Political Podcast

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Pod’s Own Country: The Yorkshire Post’s Political Podcast episodes

  • 31: Britain's best political cartoons
    The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Geri Scott is joined by  Britain's leading authority on political cartoons Dr Tim Benson and the YP's own - and only remaining regional - cartoonist Graeme Bandeira to talk about the impact of political cartoons on Westminster, and why they might be a dying art. 

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    33 min
  • 32: Deal or no deal as post-Brexit trade talks go to the wire
    The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Geri Scott is joined by Professor Anand Menon, director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative and Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London. While Political Editor Rob Parsons chats with Kirklees local democracy report Tony Earnshaw.

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    54 min
  • 30: A new Tory HQ in the North
    The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Geri Scott chats with Conservative Party co-chairman Amanda Milling about the new HQ the party is opening in Leeds, while Political Editor Rob Parsons speaks to Sheffield report Molly Williams to find out what is going on in the steel city.

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    42 min
  • 29: The Yorkshireman who wrote Theresa May's 2018 Conservative conference speech
    This week, with Conservative Party Conference approaching, The Yorkshire Post's Political Editor Rob Parsons speaks to the man who wrote Theresa May's speech as leader to conference in 2018. Keelan Carr tells us about what he was trying to achieve with the speech and the career path that led him from Wakefield to Downing Street.

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    35 min
  • 28: Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen
    The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Geri Scott is joined by Tees Valley mayor Ben Houcen, while Political Editor Rob Parsons chats with David Spereall about the latest news from Wakefield. 

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    43 min
  • 27: Freshers' week, but not as you know it
    The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Geri Scott speaks to Yorkshire Universities executive director Peter O'Brien on the impact Covid-19 has had on the region's institutions, and how they can help in the pandemic recovery.

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    25 min
  • 24: Waspi women fighting for their pensions
    The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Geri Scott is joined by three Waspi campaigners, Jan Egan, Dena Hunt, and Melanie Ndzinga, to speak about their campaign, while Politcal Editor Rob Parsons chats with Local Democracy Reporter for York, Chloe Laversuch.

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    52 min
  • 23: What is a 'left-behind' neighbourhood?
    The Yorkshire Post's Westminster Correspondent Geri Scott is joined by the chief executive of the charity Local Trust, and Rother Valley Conservative MP Alex Stafford, to discuss a new cross-party group set up to tackle the issues faced by so-called left behind neighbourhoods.Editor: Dave ClayArtwork: Graeme BandeiraMusic: Joseph McDade

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    26 min

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