In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Michael Mullaney, leader of the Liberal Democrats on Leicestershire County Council and Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024 about British By-Elections 1769–2025: The 88 By-Election Campaigns That Shaped Our Politics a book he has contributed a chapter to. They discuss the Workington by election of 1976, the significance of by elections, why the Liberal Democrats and other third parties have been so successful at winning them and how turnout can often dictate the result. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Eclipsing the West w/ Sir Vince Cable
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by the former Leader of the Liberal Democrats and former Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Sir Vince Cable to discuss his new book Eclipsing the West: China, India and the forging of a new world. They discuss how the economies of China and India have increased, their relationships with the UK, the amount of centralisation in their countries as compared to the UK and what China and India's increasing dominance means for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Harvey Moon, B'Stard and Mosley w/ Marks and Gran
In this episode Will is joined by the legendary script writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran to discuss three of their TV series - Shine on Harvey Moon, The New Statesman and Mosley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Swoon w/ Bea Martinez-Gatell
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Bea Martinez-Gatell, author of Swoon: Fangirls, Their Idols and the Counterculture of Female Lust – From Byron to the Beatles about how she came to write the book, the emergence of fan girls, why she chose the subjects for each chapter of the book, the connection between fangirls and the media's representation of women, how interlinked fangirls were to broader social and political changes for women's rights in the 19th and 20th centuries and how comparable fangirls and the perception of them in the media in the past is to the fangirls of today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What went wrong with Britain? w/ Daniela Tepe
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Dr Daniela Tepe, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool and editor of a forthcoming collection of essays called "What went wrong with Britain?: An audit of Tory failure" The discuss how the book was developed, the Conservative Party's relationship to the NHS and race, the Conservative Party's perception of the public and the impact of Brexit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Debated is a British politics podcast where Will Barber Taylor speaks to guests from across the political spectrum on the issues of the day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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