In this episode Emma Burnell interviews pollster and focus group guru Deborah Mattinson about her latest book Beyond the Red Wall.  The book looks at the kinds of voters that Labour lost from what were once its heartlands - what their passions, angers and expectations are.  Deborah's book is available here: https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/beyond-the-red-wall

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Beyond the Red Wall - Interview with Deborah Mattinson

In this episode, Emma Burnell speaks to Margaret Bolton from the Local Trust about how their Big Local projects are adapting to the 'new normal'. She also highlights their big idea of a Community Wealth Fund.

The Local Trust and the Virus

In this episode, Emma talks to Chris Clarke, author of Warring Fictions - left populism and its defining myths. 

Warring Fictions

In this fascinating episode Emma Burnell talks to author Margaret Heffernan about her book Uncharted - How to Map the Future together, The book looks at the prediction business and how to really plan for an unpredictable future. The book is available here https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Uncharted/Margaret-Heffernan/9781471179785  and examples of Emma's journalism can be found here https://www.politicalhuman.com/journalism

Uncharted - With author Margaret Heffernan

In this special episode, Emma Burnell interviews David Swift, author of A Left For Itself: Left wing hobbyists and performative radicialism.  You can find the book here: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/left-for-itself

A Left for Itself - Interview with David Swift

Emma Burnell and Professor Tim Bale meet over a (noisy) coffee to discuss his book Footsoldiers - about who joins a political party and why. 

Foot Soldiers - Interview with Professor Tim Bale

In this one-off special, Emma Burnell talks to David Hirsh, Sociology lecturer at Goldsmiths University and author of Contemporary Left Antisemitism. They discuss how antisemitism has been mainstreamed within some areas of the left and how it is an essential part of anti-democratic thinking. The book can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Contemporary-Left-Antisemitism-David-Hirsh/dp/1138235318

Contemporary Left Antisemitism

In this one-off episode, Emma talks to Charlotte Henry - author of new book Not Buying It - the Facts Behind Fake News about - well Fake News. But also liberal centrism as default, whether all propaganda is bad propaganda and how to understand structural biases without conspiratorial thinking.  

Not Buying It

Emma interviews Iain Overton, journalist, writer and Director of [Action on Armed Violence](https://aoav.org.uk/) about his new book [The Price of Paradise: How the Suicide bomber shaped the modern age.](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DNH7CP8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)

The Price of Paradise: Interview with Iain Overton

On 28th March, Emma took part in a Tortoise Media 'Think-in' - an event where panel and audience alike discuss a topic together. This topic was originally "Should Theresa May resign" but events overtook us so it became "Who should replace Theresa May?". This is that discussion.

Who Will Replace Theresa May?

In this one-off special, Emma Burnell interviews Nick Silver, founder of Radix and author of new book _A Guide to New Political Movements: How to do politics in the 21st century. _ They discuss the 'radical centre', leadership, ideology and what it takes to succeed in modern politics.

How to set up a new political party

EMERGENCY PODCAST! Emma and Mark are back back back! To discuss the breakaway of the Independent Groups of 7 former Labour MPs.

Funny Tinge

In their last podcast for a while, Emma, Nick and Mark look back over the madness that has been politics in 2018 and forward to much more and possibly worse in 2019! Happy New Year!

2018 - That Was The Year That Was

This week, Mark and Nick discuss conspiracy theories, Brexit and its ever shifting goalposts. Deal or no deal?

Junkers for goalsposts

In this special episode hosted by Duncan Robinson of the Economist, podcast regular Nick Denys debates the future of the Tory Party and Conservative thought with Rebecca Lowe - Director of Freer.

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