Share
PoliticsJOE Podcast
Report: Britain's Stinkiest City
Talks to end the Birmingham bin strikes collapsed this week.
No deal was reached between Birmingham council and Unite union and the all-out strike entered its fifth week.
There’s warnings of a public health emergency. Bin bags line the street, mountains of rubbish pile up in alleys, and an influx of rats is plaguing the city. And, Unite’s General Secretary Sharon Graham has warned bin strikes could spread to other local authorities as cash strapped councils make further cuts.
The dispute began when the effective bankruptcy of Birmingham council triggered their decision to remove Waste Recycling and Collection Officers, a safety role it says does not exist at other authorities.
Last month, I went to Birmingham to speak to striking bin workers, and some local residents, whose voices you’re about to hear.
More episodes
View all episodes
How to fix the UK's broken planning system with Labour's Chris Hinchliff
17:21|Labour MP Chris Hinchliff swung by JOE Towers to run us through his proposals to overhaul Britain's planning system.PMQs Analysis with Paul Chowdhry
45:29|Today we're getting into the meat and veg of PMQs with comedian Paul Chowdhry after Keir Starmer faced aggro from within the Labour ranks over his "island of strangers" comments at his migration policy announcement on Monday.EXPLAINED: Keir Starmer's pivot to the right on immigration
20:36|As the Labour government look to take pages out of Reform and the Tories' book on immigration, we take a deep dive on what the move means for Keir Starmer's party.Another Round: Why the right abandoned neoliberalism with Quinn Slobodian
46:58|Ed sits down with historian Quinn Slobodian on the release of his new book Hayek's Bastards: The Neoliberal Roots of the Populist Right.In this conversation, we get into the history of the populist right, its origins in the dismantling of the state, and the contradictions at the heart of its modern rise.