Net neutrality is a concept that has been central to the growth of the internet. It guarantees that all traffic will be treated equally, regardless of where it is coming from and the fact that all traffic has (in most countries across the world) been treated equally is one of the greatest strengths of the…
On today’s show, we are talking to Andrew Smith from Campaign Against Arms Trade. We wanted to talk to someone to put the UK’s impact on the global arms industry in context for us and lay out the arguments against selling arms to all corners of the globe. You can now find us on iTunes…
Welcome to another episode of Chatter, an interview podcast from The Jist with Josh Hamilton. On today’s show, we are talking to Denis Campbell, editor of UK Progressive and one of the hosts of The Three Muckrakers podcast. He is here to discuss Theresa May’s fate, the potential US-UK trade deal, Democratic Party infighting, the UK’s…
The UK Government finalised a deal last week to sell off the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to a consortium led by Australian bank, Macquarie – often called the millionaire factory because of their generous bonus and commission system. Macquarie have been involved in countless scandals regarding work practices, conflicts of interest, and purported Telecom scams…
Prior to the 2017 general election, we look very briefly at the Conservative proposals to introduce and strengthen consumer data protection online, including their manifesto pledge to give young people the right to have any information, videos, or photos from before their 18th birthday removed from social networks. The policy was announced as a part of…
Welcome to another episode of Chatter, an interview podcast from The Jist with Josh Hamilton. On today’s show we are talking to Boyd Sleator of Northern Ireland Humanists about his experience finding his way to humanism and his work with Northern Ireland Humanists. If you enjoy the show you can share us on Facebook, Twitter,…
