20 Years for What?

In this episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt, Callum Roper and Oli Walwyn discuss the end product of COP26, what’s gone well, and what could have been better – (just how ****** are we?). We also discuss the ‘levelling up’ agenda in the midst of controversy about the cancellation of the eastern leg of HS2 – where the north has been shafted yet again.

In this episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt, Callum Roper and Oli Walwyn discuss the first week of COP26 in Glasgow and whether there is cause for optimism. We also discuss the ongoing corruption scandal in the Tory party and whether MPs can justify lucrative second jobs.

In this sombre episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt, and Oli Walwyn discuss the killing of MP David Amess, the discussion around MP security, and what implications this might have on our democratic system.

This episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt, Callum Roper and Oli Walwyn discuss what happened at Labour Conference 2021 including leadership rule changes, policies, motions and the Leader’s Speech.

Ahead of Labour Conference, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt and Oli Walwyn discuss what can be expected and policy hopes, at what has been described as make or break for Starmer’s leadership. We also discuss the announcement of Aukus, stronger posturing against China from the West and whether it is significant in shaping future relations.

In this episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt and Oli Walwyn discuss the controversial funding for social care plan set out by the Tories, and also give an update on Covid and what might be in store for the UK this winter.

In this episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt, Callum Roper and Oli Walwyn discuss the end of Extinction Rebellion’s latest protest directed at the finance sector in London with hundreds of arrests, and the future of work as a trial of a 4-day working week in Scotland will soon launch.

In this episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt and Oli Walwyn discuss the results of the Unite Leadership Election and what Sharon Graham’s win means for one of Britain’s biggest unions. We also discuss Brexit and increasingly visible signs of supply chain issues in the UK and a distinct lack of HGV drivers.

In this episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt, Callum Roper and Oli Walwyn discuss the huge topics of the U.S withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years and want it means for the people of the country, and U.S imperialism, and the impending climate crisis following the IPCC’s most stark-worded report to date amid the upcoming COP26 being hosted in Glasgow in November.

In this episode, Bradley Allsop, Calum Watt, Callum Roper and Oli Walwyn discuss the Batley and Spen Byelection with a very close Labour victory, the latest updates on Covid-19 while approaching ‘freedom day’, the resignation of Matt Hancock and appointment of Sajid Javid and what implications are for the NHS, and finally a discussion on Unite ballots dropping and the future of the largest trade union in the UK.