Taking a deep dive into climate breakdown. With interviews from activists, scientists, politicians on how we can push for a green and just world. Looking at the latest developments in Manchester's and the North's climate movement.
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Howdy, it's been a while! Ads gets Andrew and Sean back on the podcast to discuss all things Green Party, Burnham and the rising threat of fascism. What's is it like running as a Green in local elections? Should Socialist back Burnham to see off threats from Reform? Should the Green Party always consider itself in the gravity of Labour? and what is Sean having for tea? Listen on to find out!…
This week Andrew and Lucy are joined by Chris Saltmarsh( @Chris_Saltmarsh), CEC candiate for Yorkshire in Your Party. Chris was one of the original founders of Labour for a Green New Deal and in someways responsible for this podcast even existing. If that isn't worth a vote I don't know what is.... Andrew, Lucy and Chris discuss how Chris's view of climate politics has changed since the heady days…
The Green Party of England and Wales has emerged as a contender for national power since Zack Polanski took over the leadership back in August. He talks the good talk about being an eco-populist and certainly knows how to get a message to people in a fractured media world. But surely he can't do it all by himself? Who else is burning the torch for eco-socialism in the greens? This week Ads and…
Andrew and Lucy are joined by Dr Gareth Fearn to discuss the climate impacts of Rachel Reeves budget announcements last week. Why can’t this government put forward a positive vision of the country? Are energy bills actually going to come down by £150? why the changes to the motorbility scheme are BS. Shout outs Village Green's in Prestwich Manchester Urban Diggers Support the show
Over the weekend the GND Media team ran a radio station at The World Transformed festival, taking place in Hulme this year. Shout out to Josh, Becky, Stephen, Matthew, Mikki, Fitzroy and Barney! XR not only brought climate issues into the mainstream, they also changed how people protested. However, since COVID XR's civil disobedience style protests have waned and protests in general seem to have…
This panel was recorded live at the World Transformed Festival 2025, in Hulme Manchester. The climate crisis continues to rage despite its disappearance from public discourse and the collapse of the climate movement. We desperately need a new socialist climate politics, but what role does ‘Your Party’ play in its development and delivery? Should we prioritise contesting elections or building…
Over the weekend the GND Media team ran a radio station at The World Transformed festival, taking place in Hulme this year. Shout out to Josh, Becky, Stephen, Matthew, Mikki, Fitzroy and Barney! We grabbed 15 minutes with the new leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski. We asked him how its going being shot into the limelight, the differences bewteen the Greens and Your Party, and what's it like…
One thing you can say about the Labour Party, is that they stuck by their promise to renationalise the rail system. Or did they? To discuss everything that's right and wrong about Britain's railways Andrew is joined by Gareth Dennis. Gareth is a rail engineer and author of HOW THE RAILWAYS WILL FIX THE FUTURE., and Hosts @Railnatter on Youtube. They discuss Zack Polanski's landmark win for the…
This week Andrew and Lucy are reviewing Now, the People! Revolution in the Twenty-First Century by the french politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon. They discuss Melenchon's idea of "the People" how climate change is sown into this book and if Melenchon’s focus on population levels is necessary for his analysis. and we ask Is melenchon a degrowther? Links Get a copy of Now! the People! Revolution in the…
We are back! It's been a while and well.. everything is kinda getting a bit shit. We have breached 1.5C, the Labour Party are spent and its not rained in England for two bloody months. Andrew and Lucy got together to discuss all the big events over the last six months and reflect on the local election results in England. We also covered Zack Polanski's leadership bid for the Green Party and if…