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,…
Category: UK
UK Green Investment Bank Sold To A Scandal Ridden Australian Bank
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…
The Data Protection Bill Explained
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…
Chatter Episode 2 – Niall Bakewell on the DUP “Dark Money” Scandal and Transparency in Politics
Hello and welcome to Chatter, a podcast from thejist.co.uk. Today on the show we are talking to Niall Bakewell from Friends of the Earth. We delve pretty deeply into transparency in politics and political donations and the DUP Dark Money scandal. If you enjoy the show you can share us on Facebook, Twitter,…
Putting The Student Debt “Lie” In Context
Over the past week the Tories have been hammering Labour for their apparent U-turn on student debt. Whilst we are all about making sure politicians are held to account over misleading statements and rhetoric, the “outrage” over the decision seems to be coming exclusively from the media and Conservative HQ, not from Labour…
Cabinet Collective Responsibility Is Dissolving
Cabinet Collective Responsibility is the idea that government ministers all publicly support whatever decisions are made by the cabinet, it provides a united front and paints the image of a strong and stable government – one without internal factions and rivalries. Whatever your personal objections you are expected as a Cabinet minister to…
