Mat and Chloe Farand from DeSmog Uk were our guests on today’s show. They have been doing some incredible reporting on the links between the US climate denial lobby and the web of pro-Brexit think tanks like the IEA and the Tax Payers Alliance. We had a really interesting chat about the reporting…
Category: Politics
Chatter Episode 46 – Andrew Lewin on Making the Case For Labour to Support a People’s Vote
Andrew Lewin, the head of Labour Remain, was our guest on today’s show. He has been campaigning to ensure that there will be a meaningful debate on the Labour Party Brexit policy at this summer’s Labour Party conference. We had a great conversation about the possibility that there could be a ‘People’s Vote’…
Chatter Episode 45 – Elaine Crory on #WeDeserveBetter and Alliance For Choice
Elaine Crory from Alliance for Choice was our guest on today’s show. She was asked by Progressive Politics Northern Ireland to be a speaker at the Belfast ‘We Deserve Better’ rally, but was asked to pull out amidst controversy surrounding what was described as ‘divisive issues’. We wanted to talk to Elaine to…
How Quantitative Easing Created £375 Billion
Have you ever wondered what happened to the £375 billion, equivalent to £6,000 for every man, woman and child in the UK, created by the bank of England electronically? Maybe you didn’t even know that the Bank of England could do this, or that they ever had. Sounds suspiciously like a magic money…
Chatter Episode 44 – Julian Jessop on What We Are Missing in Discussions About a ‘No Deal’ Brexit
Cheif Economist at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), Julian Jessop, was our guest on today’s show. The IEA have been at the centre of controversy over their proposals for a ‘no deal’ Brexit, where people have accused them of being too positive with their analysis of Britain’s prospects if we fail to…
Brexit: A Depressing State Of Affairs
The single most depressing part about being 24 and living in the UK is the utter lack of regard for the potential damage that is being done to the British economy surrounding Brexit. I’m not convinced it was a good idea even if it had been implemented perfectly, with a well thought through…
