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I humiliated a GB News host on live TV
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- I humiliated a GB News host on live TV
- Runtime
- 10:45
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- In a clip from today's podcast, Andy joins Seán to debrief his televised clash with Matt Goodwin last Friday over his accusations that the Gorton and Denton by-election loser used AI to research his book.
Back in the studio, Seán and Andy revisit the best moments of the debate, from Goodwin’s evasive answers to his use of ChatGPT to defend himself. Andy walks through the key accusations he raised, including claims of misrepresented statistics, questionable sourcing, and what he sees as a fundamental misunderstanding of the data underpinning Goodwin’s arguments.
And what are the ramifications for the man who envisioned himself as the successor to Nigel Farage? With his fellow GB News anchors openly laughing at him, it seems safe to say Matt Goodwin has lost the dressing room.
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- Elon Musk: The world's biggest benefits cheat | Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff interview
- Runtime
- 33:03
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Ava sits down with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff, co-authors of Muskism, to unpack the political evolution of Elon Musk, from his upbringing in apartheid South Africa to his role in the Trump administration.
Slobodian and Tarnoff argue Musk is not a lone billionaire, but an 'indicator species' for deeper shifts in global capitalism. They outline how Musk’s worldview was shaped by South Africa’s fusion of technological ambition and political control, and how that legacy echoes in his later obsession with sovereignty, vertical integration, and state power.
The interview explores Musk’s rise alongside key political moments: the Obama-era push for green industrial policy, the transformation of government contracting that enabled companies like SpaceX and Tesla to thrive, and the rise of Donald Trump. Far from being anti-state, Musk’s success is rooted in 'state symbiosis', a deep fusion between private capital and public power.
And how does ...
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- Brian Eno: The system is broken. We need a wealth tax now.
- Runtime
- 8:02
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- We caught up with Brian Eno at DiEM this week to chat about inequality, taxes, and the urgent need to rebalance the global system to save ordinary people from extinction.
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- Should artists use their platform for good?
- Runtime
- 8:47
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- After awards season, the discourse machine went into overdrive once again after artists far and wide used their few minutes at the podium or on the red carpet to share their opposition to injustices in the world.
We took to the streets to ask the British public: are they right to do so?
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- Grace Blakeley: Elites want to ruin the world. This is how we stop them
- Runtime
- 11:50
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Grace Blakeley caught up with Ava at DiEM's event Resistance Is Existence: The Fight For Our Future this week.
In a wide-ranging conversation, Grace explains her decision in joining Zack Polanski's Green Party, the economics, politics and power behind the starting and maintaining of the war in Iran, and how Britain, and other countries across the world, can disalign from American brute strength and develop a new economic model to benefit the many.
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- Yanis Varoufakis: Trump is a fascist
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Yanis Varoufakis: Trump is a fascist
- Runtime
- 14:49
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Ava caught economist Yanis Varoufakis before his conversation with Zack Polanski, Jeremy Corbyn, and Grace Blakeley at a DiEM25 event in London. The former Greek Minister of Finance offered a blistering critique of today’s political leadership across the UK, Europe, US, and beyond.
Varoufakis doesn’t hold back about Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing him of “buckling” under pressure from Donald Trump and branding him “the master of U-turns.” He argues that Britain has lost its political spine on the global stage, acting more like a subordinate than sovereign power.
On Ukraine, he offers a scathing assessment of the West's handling of the war and relations with Vladimir Putin, questioning whether they have any strategy at all. His verdict is brutal: no plan for war, no plan for peace, and total reliance on the United States.
On Iran and global tensions, he warns of deep fractures in the international order, linking them to decades of...
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- Landlord says cutting landlord's taxes will solve the housing crisis #politics
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Asking landlords how to solve the housing crisis
- Runtime
- 8:10
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- There was a convention for landlords small and large in London this week.
We went down to it and asked the landlords flocking to attend, how they became landlords, and how they would fix the housing crisis.
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- Is Kemi Badenoch getting WORSE at her job? | PMQs Fact-checked
- Runtime
- 1:03:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Laura, Seán and Andy return to react to today's bout at the despatch box, as well as questions from MPs and Nigel Farage's storm out.
Kemi Badenoch came out swinging, taking aim at Keir Starmer over his refusal to approve new North Sea oil and gas licences. She argued the government is jeopardising UK energy security and accused the Prime Minister of ducking the decision, as well as claiming he was under the yoke of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.
Starmer hit back as ever by leaning on the legal process, insisting the decision sits with the relevant Secretary of State, and doubled down on Labour’s shift toward renewables.
Away from the headline clash, things got stranger. Nigel Farage dramatically stormed out of the chamber mid-session (though, as the trio point out, you'd have missed it if MPs hadn’t tried to make two points of order).
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- Nigel Farage and Reform STORM OUT of PMQs
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- BEST BITS: Nigel Farage and Reform STORM OUT of PMQs as Starmer rinses Council mismanagement
- Runtime
- 14:17
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Nigel Farage and his lackies left the Commons in a huff this afternoon when Keir Starmer hung the Reform party out to dry over their repeated mismanagement of the councils they lead across the country. #pmqs
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- Keir Starmer believes in NOTHING
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- HIGHLIGHTS: Keir Starmer makes Kemi Badenoch look silly at PMQs
- Runtime
- 10:49
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash once again in the Commons.
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- Just Donald Trump pretending the Iran War is going to plan
- Runtime
- 12:07
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Not only are all the senior leadership in Iran gone, according to Trump, but they're somehow able to negotiate a nuclear deal from beyond the grave.
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- Asking students if they'd fight in Iran
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- MPs grill Silicon Valley bosses in Technology Committee hearing
- Runtime
- 24:35
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- MPs had senior members of some of the world's largest tech platforms in front of the Science and Technology Committee today, and they had their feet held to the fire on a whole range of topics.
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- MP grills social media bosses over AI deepfake scandal
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- 1:11
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Big Tech bosses RINSED by MP victim of AI Deepfake scandal
- Runtime
- 15:51
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Tory MP George Freeman was at the centre of a misinformation storm when a deepfake of him claiming to defect to Reform UK spread far and wide across social media platforms.
At the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee he had executives from TikTok, Google, Meta, and X in front of him, and grilled them on their platforms' attitude to deepfakes and misinformation undermining democracy.
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- "Dumb" Trump is useful idiot in Israel's Iran War
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Donald Trump's Iran war is DOOMED to fail | Daniel Levy interview
- Runtime
- 37:22
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Daniel Levy is an expert in Israeli geopolitics and the President of the U.S./Middle East Project.
He spoke to us about the unfolding situation in Iran and how Benjamin Netanyahu continues to drag an unsuspecting Donald Trump deeper into an unwinnable war.
Subscribe to Daniel's Substack: https://substack.com/@daniellevy2
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- Keir Starmer LOSES HIS RAG at Tory MP in Select Committee
- Runtime
- 10:19
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Keir Starmer faced off with MPs at the Liaison Committee, where Bernard Jenkin took the PM to task on the UK's readiness for war.
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- GB News host writes book full of AI Slop, says journalist
- Runtime
- 26:11
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Andy's been looking into Matthew Goodwin's new book over the weekend, and has some hefty claims about its author.
Fresh off his defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Goodwin’s new release is put under the microscope, with Andy and Ava digging into a series of claims that simply don’t hold up. From questionable statistics about English language use in schools to references that appear to trace back to ChatGPT, the pair expose what is at the very least a lack of academic rigour.
Is this just careless scholarship, or something more concerning? Andy suggests it may be a case of AI “hallucinations” making their way into published work, and points out that even basic fact-checking seems to have been skipped.
The pair also highlight multiple misquotes, including a completely fabricated quote from Cicero. From Roger Scruton to Hayek, the pattern repeats.
How deep do the falsehoods go?
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- Labour tried to ruin me for exposing Keir Starmer | Paul Holden interview
- Runtime
- 1:37:00
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Paul Holden is an investigative journalist and author of The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney, and the crisis of British Democracy.
He came by the PoliticsJOE studio to chat to us about his book, which has become essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of the chaos surrounding Keir Starmer's time in charge of the country.
He sits down with Ava to speak about the slow drip of news stories that have in one way or another began in his investigations, what will bring the downfall of Keir Starmer's regime, and the players within the operation that tried to end his career.
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- Asking British students if they'd fight in Iran
- Runtime
- 8:01
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- As Keir Starmer continues to hold his ground against Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's continued attacks on Iran, and the latter's on Lebanon, we went down to Goldsmiths to ask students whether they'd pull on the fatigues if his majesty required them to do so.
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- Donald Trump embarrasses himself in front of Japan's PM in Oval Office disaster
- Runtime
- 10:32
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The king of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.
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- Title
- Britain's Electoral System Is Broken. Here's Why.
- Runtime
- 21:41
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Laura sits down with Lena Swedlow, Deputy Director of Compass, for a deep dive into one of the great questions in British politics: is the electoral system fundamentally broken?
Drawing on Compass’s latest research, Lena argues that first-past-the-post hasn’t just shaped election outcomes, but actively shaped the country. From entrenched inequality to the rise of Reform UK and the Brexit vote, the pair explore how Britain’s political system may have created the very instability it now struggles to contain.
The discussion unpacks why decades of two-party dominance left many voters feeling ignored, particularly in so-called “safe seats,” and how that democratic disillusionment has driven shocks in recent years. Lena explains how economic decline, lack of representation, and a narrow focus on swing voters have combined to produce a system where millions feel their votes simply don’t matter.
Laura and Lena also challenge common narratives ...
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- Labour MP GRILLS Minister over water privatisation in Select Committee
- Runtime
- 18:20
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Friendly fire from Barry Gardiner when the Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds came to the Environmental Audit Committee. Gardiner held the minister to account over the government's apparent reluctance to take water companies into public ownership
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- Is Angela Rayner about to topple Keir Starmer? | PMQs Analysis
- Runtime
- 41:21
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Laura and Seán are back to react to another fiery PMQs. Despite mentions of Iran and the Mandelson files, today's real headline comes from outside the Commons: Angela Rayner’s speech at a Momentum event last night which loomed large over today's session.
She warned that this Labour government is “running out of time” and criticised policies like Shabana Mahmood's immigration reforms. Badenoch wasted no time putting it to the Prime Minister at the despatch box.
Badenoch also pressed Starmer on whether he personally spoke to Peter Mandelson before his appointment, with the PM giving rather evasive answers. Starmer hit back hard, accusing both the Conservatives and Reform of reckless positioning and calling out Nigel Farage directly for his u-turns on the matter.
We also hear from Liberal Democrat MP and friend of the channel Martin Wrigley, who raised serious questions about AI, data sovereignty, and the UK’s reliance on big tech.
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- HIGHLIGHTS: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash at PMQs
- Runtime
- 9:13
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Keir Starmer seems ready to dine out on his Iran position for a few more weeks anyway.
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- Title
- How the manosphere preys on vulnerable men
- Runtime
- 0:47
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Everything Louis Theroux got wrong about the manosphere | James Bloodworth interview
- Runtime
- 24:57
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Last week, Netflix dropped Louis Theroux's exploration of the manosphere. But, some watchers of the patriarchal online world were left unimpressed. James Bloodworth, who embedded himself in the manosphere for his book Lost Boys, was "underwhelmed". He tells PoliticsJOE why.
In his documentary, Theroux meets several prominent manosphere figures, including HSTikkyTokky and Jay Waller, who argue that modern society disadvantages men and that women hold too much power in relationships. Mixing self-help advice, fitness and financial motivation with messages that critics say are misogynistic or manipulative, Theroux questions their beliefs, challenges their claims about masculinity and dating, and explores how their upbringings may have led them to their views on gender.
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- Green Party's Hannah Spencer has right-wingers fuming
- Runtime
- 8:05
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- In a clip from today's podcast, Ava, Seán and Andy discuss the online backlash that followed Green MP Hannah Spencer’s maiden speech in the House of Commons.
Spencer’s speech wasn't materially different from other maiden speeches, but instead of focusing on what she said, much of the reaction on social media fixated on what she wore.
The trio break down how Spencer’s perfectly appropriate outfit, a colourful combination of trousers, shirt and waistcoat, became the target of sexist commentary. Users criticised the “loudness” of her clothes, and one user even used AI to generate an image of how she would look in a more traditional outfit.
Ava, Seán and Andy explore the irony of these criticisms, especially given Spencer's threatening encounter with anti-trans activists last week who claim to defend women’s rights. They also discuss the broader pattern of attacks Spencer has faced since running for office, from mockery of her previous w...
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- Hollywood actors absolutely HAMMER Donald Trump at the Oscars
- Runtime
- 8:26
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Actors from across the globe turned out for Hollywood's event of the year on Sunday night, and the proceedings seemed to revolve around the US President.
Actors, directors and presenters each took their turn to call out Donald Trump's policies keeping world peace and civic harmony out of reach. Whether it was ICE raids, the war in Iran, the Epstein Files, or the treatment of the Palestinians, Trump took the brunt of it all.
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- My £800,000 London flat is collapsing around me
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Keir Starmer GRILLED over Peter Mandelson and Iran in Downing Street briefing
- Runtime
- 12:23
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Keir Starmer was outlining the UK's response to the worsening situation in the Strait of Hormuz when lobby journalists pressed the PM on last week's release of the Mandelson files, and the UK's slow response to Donald Trump's call for assistance in the war with Iran.
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- My £800,000 London flat is falling apart | Rent Seeking #7
- Runtime
- 11:31
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Keir Starmer promised 1.5 million new homes, but in his own constituency they are falling down. An under-regulated new-build market is leaving buyers in unsafe, worthless properties - and warranty providers aren’t paying out. A 2024 Competition and Markets Authority report found at least 16 faults per new-build property and called for government accountability. Consequently, in Britain today, you have more consumer rights when you buy a toaster than a house.
53 Agar Grove is a housing block in Camden that was deemed ‘not fit for purpose’, less than 6 years after completion (built in 2018).
In March 2022, a structural engineer expressed serious concerns about the extent of structurally significant, built in, inherent defects (including mould, leaking pipes, cracks in walls, rotting structural frames) and concluded the building was not fit for purpose.
Dan Bruce, who spent his life savings on an £800,000 flat, has been left with an un...
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- Britain needs radical change | Liam Byrne interview
- Runtime
- 28:25
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Liam Byrne is a Labour MP and the chair of the Commons Business and Trade Committee. He came by the studio to speak to Ava about his new book, Why Populists are Winning.
In a wide ranging conversation, Liam and Ava break down Labour's victories and losses in the last 18 months, how operators on the left and right have capitalised on the actions of the government, and how the government come back from a slew of bad results at the polls.
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- Republican Senator SLATES Keir Starmer over Iran
- Runtime
- 13:44
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- In a fiery speech, Republican Senator John Kennedy launched a blistering attack on Keir Starmer over Britain's stance on the escalating conflict with Iran.
Kennedy criticised the Prime Minister's initial decision not to allow the US to use British military bases for the first wave of strikes on Iran, claiming that despite having the same intelligence as Washington, the UK government said American forces could use "none, zero, nada" of its bases when the operation began.
Kennedy repeatedly accuses Starmer of weak leadership, saying the UK was "founded by geniuses, but at the moment is being run by idiots". He also mocks the PM for offering advice to Donald Trump about how to conduct the war, which he compares to “seeking the advice of a nun about sex”.
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- Rachel Reeves grilled by MPs on Student Loan repayments scandal in Select Committee
- Runtime
- 8:50
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Rachel Reeves was in front of the Treasury Select Committee this week answering questions on the Spring Statement.
Towards the end of the session, the Chancellor faced questions from her own backbenchers on the government's handling of the extortionate loan repayments levelled on graduates, and how Labour will tackle the plummeting living standards of young people.
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- Asking Brits if Donald Trump is a warmonger
- Runtime
- 10:18
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- After the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize decided to set his sights on regime change in the Middle East, we took to the streets to ask Brits if they feel safe with Donald Trump in the White House.
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- Brits in Benidorm aren't happy Churchill's being taken off banknotes
- Runtime
- 5:02
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Plans made public by the Bank of England this week showed historical figures being kicked off Britain's banknotes in favour of the animals that make up the country's wildlife.
We took to the streets of Benidorm to speak to Brits there, and asked them what they made of the decision.
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- New Green MP Hannah Spencer gives first speech in Parliament
- Runtime
- 8:03
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Hannah Spencer is the new Green MP for Parliament, beating Reform and Labour to the post. Storming to victory, Spencer gave credence to the left, socialist green vote.
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- Going deep on the Mandelson files
- Runtime
- 21:46
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Following the Humble Address that forced the government to publish internal material surrounding Peter Mandelson’s appointment and dismissal as UK ambassador to the United States, the first tranche of files has finally dropped and Ava and Laura are here to break them down.
The most shocking headline? A £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout to Mandelson after he was removed from the role. The files show Mandelson initially pushed for far more, reportedly seeking a payout equivalent to the remainder of his four-year contract (roughly half a million pounds
0 before negotiations settled at the £75k figure.
The files also shed new light on the vetting process behind Mandelson’s controversial appointment, including due diligence warnings about his past ministerial resignations and the political risks of appointing him. They also reference previously reported links between Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein that were flagged internally before the appointment went ahe...
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- Bernie Sanders destroys AI billionaires in powerful Senate speech
- Runtime
- 11:43
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- In a powerful speech delivered on the Senate floor in late February, Senator Bernie Sanders warns that the United States is dangerously unprepared for the coming AI revolution. He raises urgent questions about who is driving the rapid development of artificial intelligence and robotics, and who ultimately benefits.
According to Sanders, the scale, speed, and scope of this technological transformation will surpass anything humanity has experienced before. He points to experts who suggest the AI revolution may be ten times larger than the Industrial Revolution and unfolding ten times faster, creating the potential for massive disruption across the economy, the workforce, and society.
He argues that Congress is far behind where it needs to be. As AI systems become more capable at an accelerating pace, lawmakers are yet to seriously grapple with the consequences for workers, wages, and economic inequality. Without thoughtful policy and oversight, Sanders warns tha...
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- Starmer humiliates Badenoch over Iran warmongering | PMQs Analysis
- Runtime
- 34:30
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Another Wednesday, another blockbuster PMQs. Kemi Badenoch's enthusiasm for entering the war with Iran last week has aged poorly, and the Prime Minister wasted no time reminding her of the fact.
After spending last week's PMQs pushing the government to join the initial US-Israeli strikes, the Leader of the Opposition appeared to row back on those comments. Keir Starmer replied by accusing Badenoch of the mother of all U-turns. He said that whether to send the country to war was one of the most serious decisions a Prime Minister could ever have to make, and took aim at Nigel Farage too for Reform's inconsistent line on the conflict.
Badenoch attempted to steer the conversation back to the cost of living, hammering the government over fuel duty and the rising price of petrol, but to little avail.
Laura and Seán break the whole thing down.
An earlier version of this podcast stated that Trident needs the approval of the US before launch....
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- MPs demand answers from govt as Mandelson Files are FINALLY released
- Runtime
- 13:14
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- As the Mandelson Files were released to the public on Wednesday, MPs took the opportunity to demand answers from the government on what Keir Starmer knew about Peter Mandelson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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- HIGHLIGHTS: Keir Starmer SLATES Kemi Badenoch for Iran War U-turn at PMQs
- Runtime
- 12:01
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Pretty tough to pretend you weren't baying for blood in the Middle East just seven days ago when it was televised and beamed across the nation. Kemi Badenoch spent PMQs today pretending she wasn't asking for RAF involvement in Iran just last week.
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- Ash Sarkar: Political elites are detached from economic reality
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
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- Brewdog founder leaves workers with nothing
- Runtime
- 16:47
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- In a clip from today's podcast, Laura and Seán dig into the fallout after hundreds of BrewDog staff reportedly discovered that they'd lost their jobs on a short Teams call, with little warning and no consultation. With redundancy pay and unpaid wages now expected to be covered by the government’s insolvency scheme, the pair ask a difficult question: how did a company once valued at around £1 billion end up here, and why is the taxpayer footing the bill?
Laura and Seán detail how the brand built a supposedly rebellious, anti-corporate identity while raising money from more than 200,000 small investors through its “Equity Punks” scheme. Many of those early supporters bought into the project, but with the firm reportedly sold for a fraction of its former valuation, those investors will be walking away with nothing. Meanwhile, James Watt himself cashed out tens of millions of pounds in shares.
The pair discuss the collapse of that brands like Brewdog in a...
