PoliticsJOE Podcast

Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.

After Lee Anderson's comments about "Islamists" this weekend, Oli, Ava, and Ed discuss Islamophobia within the Labour Party.

Then, why the trio agree with Jacob Rees-Mogg on the citizenship status of Shamima Begum and the latest on the Speaker Lindsey Hoyle 'brouhaha'.

And, marking the two-year anniversary of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Oli interviews journalist Andy Hayward, who spent 2023 reporting from inside Russia.

You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rnFtnDa_Oo&t=72s

Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Ed Campbell

Producer: Laura Beveridge

Sting design: Chris White

Production: Seán Hickey, Shawnee Linstead, and Finley Talbot-Jones

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Britain’s nightclubs are vanishing.

In Manchester, Parklife and Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord was appointed by Andy Burnham to advise on how to save the night time economy.

In this interview, Ava spoke to him about why nighttime venues are closing, his new book Tales from the Dancefloor, and what other cities can learn from Manchester.

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In the week that saw Piers Morgan interview the Prime Minister and former Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson interview Vladimir Putin, it seems like there is no better time to ask what makes a good political interviewer and what makes a good political interviewee.

Oli sat down with Rob Burley, who worked alongside the likes of Andrew Marr and Emily Maitlis as the BBC’s editor of live political programmes, and today is the author of Why is this Lying Bastard Lying to Me: The Search for Truth on Political TV.

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Zoe Gardner is a researcher and campaigner and general expert in UK & EU refugees & migration.

With this expertise, she has supplied evidence to multiple government bills - including the Nationality and Borders bill.

Today, she debunks some of the myths pumped out by the government.

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From the Rwanda Plan to the bombardment of Gaza, the importance - and fragility - of human rights have come to the for of British politics.

Oli spoke to Labour Peer and human rights lawyer Shami Chakrabarti about the Rwanda Plan's fundamental incompatibility with human rights, why she believes Rishi Sunak is waging war on your rights, and our duty to Gaza's refugees.

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