Our friend and tortoise shack member, Dr Rory Hearne, has announced that he's seeking to run for the Soc Dems in the upcoming European Elections. So you know we were going to sit down and ask him all about it.

We discuss his reasons for getting into party politics, the type of tradeoffs that might be required of him, the values that he wants to put at the heart of his campaign and the future of Reboot Republic. 

Personally, cards on the table, Rory is a friend and I am in no doubt that he's an asset to the Soc Dems and potentially the EP.  Do listen and let me know your thoughts.