The Social Review

To discuss the government's new anti-obesity campaign, Jasper talks to TSR writer Liam Stewart about his essay on the measures for the website. They discuss their personal histories with food and weight, the socio-economic complexity of obesity, how bodies are socially judged, the internal tensions on the left between individual and collective responsibility of weight, and much more (CN: food, eating, eating disorders, weight). Fill in our Listeners' Consultation! https://forms.gle/tDeWq5dNSJ1PDokAA

Jasper meets Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite (Lecturer in 20th Century British History at UCL and Co-Editor of Renewal: A Journal for Social Democracy) to chat about how old ideologies and orthodoxies continue to shape the Conservative Party, continued narratives of the undeserving poor, who gets to define what is political and what is not, the increasing complexity of class strata and much more.

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Jasper chats to Ana Oppenheim (Labour activist, Momentum NCG member) about Poland's presidential election result: how did the far-right Andrzej Duda win again? What is the state of the left in Polish politics? And is this a sign that global illiberal populism still has some fight left in it? Fill in our listeners' consultation! https://forms.gle/UqvB7d7hneQdSRTY9

Jasper and Morgan talk to Sam Goodman, Senior Political Advisor to Hong Kong Watch, to discuss China's imposition of a National Security Law on the territory - what it means for human rights, how the UK should respond, possible futures, and how much responsibility the rest of the world bears for China's actions.

Jasper and Wrenna sit down with Cathy Rowland, Headteacher of Dobcroft Infants School (and Wrenna's mum), to discuss life on the ground in schools right now, how the Department of Education has handled the crisis, the long and short-term impacts of school closures, keeping children safe online in lockdown, and much more.

Jasper meets singer/songwriter Jermain Jackman, and Labour activists Jake Cable and Amen Tesfay, to discuss the 1987 Caucus, a new movement to enhance the representation and power of black men within Labour. They discuss racism in Labour, changing public perceptions of racism, how the Conservative Party may be trying to appeal to black voters, and much more. Theme composed by Katrina Toner. Jermain's LabourList article, outlining the principles and policies of the 1987 Caucus: https://labourlist.org/2020/04/black-men-in-labour-are-marginalised-sidelined-and-ignored-that-must-change/

In light of the murder of George Floyd, Jasper speaks to Richie Floyd, an organiser for the Democratic Socialists of America in Florida, to discuss the protests in the USA, abolishing the police, the intersection of racism and capitalism, and much more.

Our new theme was composed by Katrina Toner: https://soundcloud.com/user-197477190

One year on from the launch of The Social Review Podcast, Jasper looks back at the transformations and changes in British politics, what lessons we can learn, and what the future - uncertain as it is - may hold.

Jasper sits down with Robert Verkaik, journalist and author of 'Posh Boys: How the English Public Schools Ruin Britain,' discussing the history of private education, how it could be dissolved and what could replace it. Plus, Jasper chats to Callum O'Dwyer about his journey in suffering from Covid-19.

Jasper and Morgan sit down with A.M. Gittlitz, author of 'I Want To Believe: Posadism, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism,' to discuss the life and afterlife of Posadas, UFology, and the history of revolutionary socialism and cosmism. Plus, in a new series on life in lockdown, Jasper chats to Kirsten Kurt-Elli about her work running a food bank and a baby bank.

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