Debated Podcast

In this episode of the podcast Will is once again joined by Chris Clarke to discuss a new piece he's written called The Two Deprivations, looking at wealth inequality across the UK and which political parties are gaining support from people suffering different types of deprivation. They discuss the Gorton and Denton by election, which inspired the piece, how Labour should tackle the new political climate and what the impact will be on the future of British politics.

In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Stella Tsantekidou, a commentator, columnist for Labour List and one of Restoration's candidates for the NEC elections to discuss why she wanted to run to be elected to the NEC, what Restoration would aim to do if they were able to successfully elect candidates to the NEC and what Stella believes needs to change within the Labour Party.

In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Glen O'Hara, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Politics at Oxford Brookes University and author of "New Labour, New Britain? How the Blair governments reshaped the country" to discuss the book, why Glen decided to write it now, Blair's domestic policy and the family centred nature of much of his domestic policy and Blair's legacy as a leader and Prime Minister. "New Labour, New Britain? How the Blair governments reshaped the country" is available to buy from all good bookshops and online retailers.

In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Chris Clarke, author of The Dark Knight and the Puppet Master, about a new paper he's written entitled "Putting Down the Vase" in which Chris argues that Labour needs to change its approach a year after winning the 2024 general election. They discuss how the ming vase strategy has played its part in how Labour governs, how the rules for established parties are different from those for smaller parties, the role of social media in how MPs operate and how migration has become a lightning rod for political debate.

In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Michael Mullaney, leader of the Liberal Democrats on Leicestershire County Council and Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024 about British By-Elections 1769–2025: The 88 By-Election Campaigns That Shaped Our Politics a book he has contributed a chapter to. They discuss the Workington by election of 1976, the significance of by elections, why the Liberal Democrats and other third parties have been so successful at winning them and how turnout can often dictate the result.

In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by the former Leader of the Liberal Democrats and former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Sir Vince Cable to discuss his new book Eclipsing the West: China, India and the forging of a new world. They discuss how the economies of China and India have increased, their relationships with the UK, the amount of centralisation in their countries as compared to the UK and what China and India's increasing dominance means for the future.

In this episode Will is joined by the legendary script writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran to discuss three of their TV series - Shine on Harvey Moon, The New Statesman and Mosley.

In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Bea Martinez-Gatell, author of Swoon: Fangirls, Their Idols and the Counterculture of Female Lust – From Byron to the Beatles about how she came to write the book, the emergence of fan girls, why she chose the subjects for each chapter of the book, the connection between fangirls and the media's representation of women, how interlinked fangirls were to broader social and political changes for women's rights in the 19th and 20th centuries and how comparable fangirls and the perception of them in the media in the past is to the fangirls of today. 

In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Dr Daniela Tepe, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool and editor of a forthcoming collection of essays called "What went wrong with Britain?: An audit of Tory failure" The discuss how the book was developed, the Conservative Party's relationship to the NHS and race, the Conservative Party's perception of the public and the impact of Brexit.