The Bylines Network Podcast

April is Autism Awareness Month!!

To commemorate, Ronnie of Bylines Scotland Podcast fame, speaks to three mothers who are all parents to autistic children.

They speak about the struggles their children have coping with their conditions, what EMPOWER seeks to do and how the group has helped them.

Thanks once again to Ronnie for another excellent episode.

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This time on Bylines Reports, our host across the border in Scotland, Ronnie Barbour, comes to us from Embankment, interviewing a group called Patriotic Millionaires.

Patroitic Millionaires are a group of British Millionaires who are advocating for higher taxes on the wealthy, to help out struggling services and economy.

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In the month of February, Germany has a new Chancellor in the shape of Friedrich Merz. Immediately after the election results were confirmed, he set about making his feelings known about the direction Europe needs to head. Could he be Europe's new leader, following the vacuum left behind by his CDU predecessor?

Where our hosts clash is over the dicussion of polls. There has been a trend of Reform UK leapfrogging both the Tories and Labour to take a lead. Is it time to start worrying? Is there any reliance behind polls anymore? Or should we stop worrying and learn to love the bomb?

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We welcome you to a brand new mini series, Bylines Reports, where one of our journalists from across the Network, brings you a special episode, whether it's an interview with a political figure, or an audio version of their articles. We'll deliver it right to your ears to enjoy.

Today, Ginny Smith from Sussex Bylines interviews Alastair Campbell, who worked with Tony Blair between 1997-2003. In this interview, they discuss Starmer's visit to America, the Rise of Nigel Farage, the fall of Local Journalism, and much, much more.

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Happy New Year Listeners.

With a new year, brings new change, new leaders and new relationships. And we, at the Bylines Network, are no different.

This month's episode, we're speaking to the Network's brand new Managing Director, Ben Dickenson.

We ask about what drew him to the Network, what his plans are and what he sees as the Network's role in an ever increasingly dishonest world.

Join Julian and Chris on the first of may episodes of the Bylines Network, bringing you news in your local area, written by people in your local area.

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Another year has been and gone, at last.

And while there were plenty of news stories from the last 12 months, it's very hard to remember the good news stories as those aren't thhe ones people click on.

So, in our end of year round up, our hosts look at good news stories from 2024, highlight some of the ones that made us feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Happy New Year everyone, here's to 2025 and all it shall bring.

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Our two stories of the month are election related

First we look at the Tory Leadership Election, which was won by Right Wing Kemi Badenoch. Our hosts look at her record and what it could mean for the next 4 years or even if she will last that long.

But it is the election of the United States of America that draws our attention for most of this episode. Julian and Chris discuss the result, what went wrong and what the next 4 years could mean for both Europe and the American People.

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Last year, there was uproar as Bannau Brycheiniog National Park decided to use its Welsh name on all its advertising.

A few weeks ago, one of our hosts noticed similar headlines as there was discussion about whether to change the official name of Wales to Cymru.

So, to counteract those headlines, Chris and Julian invited Gwern Gwynfil of Bylines Cymru to talk about the history of what Tolkien called "the senior language of the men of Britain", the efforts made to save it and why changing its name to Cymru is not that big a deal.

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Back from recess, much like our MPs, and we are thankful nothing controverisal that warrented discussion happened since then.

All the major parties have had their conferences and all gave off different vibes as they all look to the future and what the next steps are.

The first bills will be passing through parliment as well, by the reports, the Renter's Bill and Better Bus Bill will be amongst the first.

Here's all our thoughts on all of that and more in this month's episode.

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Back to our regularly scheduled episodes now, we take a look at the new King's Speech, the first made by a new party in power since 2010.

In it, 40 bills were announced, 35 new laws and 5 new draft laws, showing Labour's proirities in getting the ball rolling when it comes to the task his party now has.

Julian and Chris go over the highlights of these new laws, what they liked, what they didn't like and what was missing.

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