# keir (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover keir. Page: Feed: --- ## [Has the Green civil war finally begun?](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/are-the-greens-finally-at-war-with-one-another) _2026-08-19 · Coffee House Shots_ There was never an expectation that Zack Polanski's alliance between the progressive left, the ecological environmentalists, and the conservative muslim factions of the Green Party would last forever, but today it seems that the war of dissolution may have finally begun. Noa Hoffman is joined by Andrew Gilligan to discuss what has been going down inside the Greens under Polanski, and how a boiling… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a85b982b9d83ea9cc45e6a4/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=UMm8RG6Oy57MOkUs0EXuTxpwu16MdyJJtSo6CCAW1Ck) ## [No 10 North to oversee economic growth | Zelenskyy faces calls for election](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-19 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ The newly established No 10 North has had its first major development, as the prime minister has said it will take responsibility for economic growth from the Treasury. Also today, Queen Camilla speaks for the first time about the King’s cancer diagnosis, President Zelenskyy comes under pressure to hold elections, and three people die after getting into trouble in Shoreham-by-Sea. And finally, a… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/172805fb-b3de-4976-956e-98bb22e929ef.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=172805fb-b3de-4976-956e-98bb22e929ef) ## [Reform suspends Tim Montgomerie after Spectator interview](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/reform-suspends-tim-montgomerie-after-spectator-interview) _2026-08-18 · Coffee House Shots_ After saying that Zia Yusuf needed to 'become a team player' in an interview on Coffee House yesterday, Reform UK responded, and decided that they would rather Tim Montgomerie were not in their squad at all. After the story broke this morning that Montgomerie had his membership of the party suspended, Noa Hoffman is joined by Tim Shipman and James Heale to react to the latest developments on the… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a846fd639e73ea8f3db9bd4/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=SOM2nAR5vxJi2ln17iOqAelTH0wAtxdkXH_7H5pMCtI) ## [Russia: UK will pay for supporting Ukraine | FIFA sacks Infantino critic](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-18 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ Russia has threatened the UK with 'consequences' after reports British drones have been used to strike targets deep into its mainland. Moscow has accused Britain of "opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis". A new report says children referred to the government's anti-terror programme are finding "closed doors and dead ends". Plus, FIFA's chief operating officer has been sacked after… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3b650ddc-14a1-459f-bc4c-588b0bc0beb5.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=3b650ddc-14a1-459f-bc4c-588b0bc0beb5) ## [Will Andy Burnham call an early election?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/will-andy-burnham-call-an-early-election) _2026-08-18 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ It’s the question asked of all incoming mid term prime ministers - should they get their own mandate? Should they call an election during their early honeymoon? But the risks- always - are huge. To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Fringe right now - every day, including weekends -… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a831ec8ff328abd848e9367/media.mp3) ## [EXCLUSIVE | 'Zia needs to be a team player' – Tim Montgomerie](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/tim-montgomerie-zia-needs-to-be-a-team-player) _2026-08-17 · Coffee House Shots_ Reform UK's Zia Yusuf spent last week putting a few noses out of joint, not least by calling the former Conservative defence secretary, Sir Ben Wallace, a traitor, a tweet Nigel Farage took the unusual step of criticising in public and which Yusuf declined to take down. Tim Shipman and James Heale are joined by Tim Montgomerie, founder of Conservative Home and now a Reform UK member, to ask… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a8315c9c2cc087689e09e50/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=bWNplVH3VKFOLSQ3halRdntl4uVh94z3dJ_5wmcKklI) ## [Wildfires in Wales | Actress Hayden Panettiere dies](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-17 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ Huge wildfires are still burning across Wales, with the Ministry of Defence deploying military personnel to help. Reform UK says it will replace the disability payments system, PIP, if it gets into government. It is setting out its full plans to cut £50bn from the benefits bill later today. Plus, US actress Hayden Panettiere - best known for her roles in the TV series Heroes and Nashville - has… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6958b432-7dac-4835-9853-f95643b6c77d.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=6958b432-7dac-4835-9853-f95643b6c77d) ## [One year of Polanski: more continuity than change?](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/has-zack-polanski-proven-more-continuity-than-change-for-the) _2026-08-15 · Coffee House Shots_ Almost one year on from his election as leader of the Green Party, has Zack Polanski broadened its appeal? Communications strategist and Green Party insider Russell Warfield joins Noa Hoffman to discuss his new book The Green Socialist: Zack Polanski & the Battle for Britain’s Future. In it, Warfield makes the argument that Polanski marks more of a continuum for the modern British Green Party – a… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a7ee71983128ee3d237abab/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=1z4G4GFg7aEuK2oZSBaNKxZ2l2nr_0S98DObEUC3NQI) ## [Farage beats the bin! – Clacton results unpacked](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/farage-beats-the-bin) _2026-08-14 · Coffee House Shots_ Shock horror: Nigel Farage has won the by-election in Calcton. Although you may be shocked by the scale of the victory. The Reform leader received 22,239 votes – 1,000 more than his total at the 2024 general election. His main rival, Count Binface – the ‘uniparty candidate’ as Farage says – secured a respectable 9,455 votes, a 26.7 per cent share. Turnout stood at 44.37 per cent, the… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a7ecd58049c692a6b3755ad/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=FsA5SGo1hwg9Dn5a4HuW1cto30lIXdD68AmiwVR5B9I) ## [‘This is not a war!’ – why politicians are turning on the media | with Gabriel Pogrund](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/this-is-not-a-war-why-politicians-are-turning-on-the-media-w) _2026-08-13 · Coffee House Shots_ Politicians are increasingly turning on the journalists who scrutinise them. After investigations into Nigel Farage’s finances, Reform figures have accused reporters of waging a political ‘war’ – while Arron Banks has hired private investigators to look into Times journalist Gabriel Pogrund. Is hostility towards the media becoming a feature of modern politics? And is the relationship between… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a7dc95ef8e81c4395757229/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=TFBoPqgS4VSvS1akwOyiQopcmNsPdgBpEMLEoBzec8M) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rIQ6JFt5FKY7) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Burnham urges against BBQs | Zero-hours contract ban backlash](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-13 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ Millions of people across the United Kingdom and Europe are thought to have watched yesterday’s dramatic solar eclipse - but where was best to watch it? Also today, Andy Burnham has urged shops to stop selling disposable barbecues amid the latest summer heatwave. And retailers have warned that a ban on zero-hours contracts risks inflicting a "hammer blow to young people's job prospects". Anna and… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/68b7f2d4-8f16-4e50-89f7-4cb9096257c7.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=68b7f2d4-8f16-4e50-89f7-4cb9096257c7) ## [Andy's migration muddle & can he fix the High Street?](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/andys-migration-muddle-can-he-fix-the-high-street) _2026-08-12 · Coffee House Shots_ Andy Burnham's summer bonanza continues as he announces plans to empower local councils and hopefully improve Britain's High Streets. The government wants to make it easier for councils to refuse certain types of businesses – but is the plethora of vape shops, betting shops and barbers a cause of Britain's High Street decline, or just a symptom? If there are no businesses to replace those, will… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a7c67f491cf66ecf88e5e76/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=gTl4HWUFuWlc-IRKBoCFvlIOWog2BBsvanF9MYYoYrA) ## [Best solar eclipse in decades | Asylum hotels closed](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-12 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ Britain is set for the best solar eclipse in decades tonight - so what do you need to know about it? The UK is on course to record its warmest summer on record for mean temperature, according to provisional statistics from the Met Office. Also today, Andy Burnham has suggested wealthier areas of the UK should house more asylum seekers. And Donald Trump confirms reports that he secretly left Turkey… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d813a989-874d-46ab-8c7e-19549746b66f.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=d813a989-874d-46ab-8c7e-19549746b66f) ## [Clacton by-election: what you need to know](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/clacton-by-election-what-you-need-to-know) _2026-08-11 · Coffee House Shots_ Nigel Farage is heading back to the polls in Clacton after resigning to trigger a by-election over questions surrounding his £5 million gift. With the main parties refusing to stand, Farage looks set for a comfortable victory – but will his popularity in Clacton translate to the rest of the country? And have voters simply stopped caring about the controversy? Meanwhile, Andy Burnham is facing the… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a7b18baf91cd396b37a6fb5/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=wHP6oMT15j4kdl45DrsCR3MKDY-Pkwy6Cvzsu3l7W2c) ## [Heat health alerts begin across England | Jeff Bezos consortium nears Liverpool deal](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-11 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ Andy Burnham explores different ways to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers behind bars when the early release scheme comes into effect. Amber heat-health alerts come into force across most of England as temperatures start to climb again at the start of the summer's latest heatwave. Also today, Colombia has been hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years, killing over 130 people. And finally, a… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e57fe890-f407-40a0-948d-945eacfaf86d.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=e57fe890-f407-40a0-948d-945eacfaf86d) ## [What to read on our summer holidays?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/what-to-read-on-our-summer-holidays) _2026-08-11 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ At the height of summer here are some political book recommendations from the distant past. Plus: how to hold local councils and mayors to account, and can the co-operative sort out FIFA? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Fringe from this Sunday August 16th, with 14 shows, and a… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a79e3e5523b3dfcd85812e3/media.mp3) ## [What does Lowe actually want from Farage?](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/what-does-lowe-actually-want-from-farage) _2026-08-10 · Coffee House Shots_ Nigel Farage is trying to seize the summer agenda with a new crackdown on crime and immigration. Reform wants to send foreign national prisoners to countries such as El Salvador, deploy the Navy in the Channel and leave the ECHR – but how much of the plan could actually work? Meanwhile, hopes of a reconciliation between Reform and Rupert Lowe’s Restore appear to be fading. Farage has ruled out a… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a79dc5b446de273c0e89685/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=cEkpYL1GB30_XrGdUd0rX497u3kJ-xnk7tHSnl3hOXg) ## [Burnham to start national tour | Netanyahu rejects Trump's Board of Peace plan](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-10 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ Andy Burnham is set to start a national tour to hear people's concerns over the cost of living. Also today, Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a 15-point plan for Gaza by Donald Trump's Board of Peace. And finally, a suspected crime boss faces a court in Dublin after being extradited from Dubai. Anna and Rob have the day's news in just 10 minutes. [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d4db008d-898a-49c2-93dc-1cfb3d1cea46.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=d4db008d-898a-49c2-93dc-1cfb3d1cea46) ## ['The Tories remain the existential threat to Labour' – interview with Jonathan Ashworth](https://shows.acast.com/coffee-house-shots/episodes/the-tories-are-and-remain-the-existential-threat-to-labour-i) _2026-08-08 · Coffee House Shots_ Jonathan Ashworth is a former Labour MP and shadow cabinet minister. On today's podcast James Heale and Jonathan discuss Andy's first few weeks as Prime Minister, how he's changed since the Blair-Brown era, whether Burnham's promises in devolution stack up and they discuss whether Morgan McSweeney is right to change his mind on the Conservatives, rather than Reform being the greatest threat to… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68359028e1abc4be6b032cd1/e/6a76f38191f158549e7f98f0/media.mp3?tk=eyJ0ayI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJhZHMiOnRydWUsInNwb25zIjp0cnVlLCJzdGF0dXMiOiJwdWJsaWMifQ==&sig=qSYxHZLSGuR8P2P7s3bTooUWAHjCAKnmR-bm0B8TL9I) ## [Infantino fights on | Badenoch hires ex neo-Nazi](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-06 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ FIFA president Gianni Infantino is fighting to retain his position and has issued a public apology over plans to sell part of the World Cup. Tory party leader Kemi Badenoch gives an ex neo-Nazi an advisory role. And, a Cambridge professor has been forced to resign over plagiarism accusations. Plus - what three things could help keep Dementia at bay? Kamali Melbourne and Gareth Barlow have all you… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/72f7d571-1d89-416e-b951-94a67c1e9640.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=72f7d571-1d89-416e-b951-94a67c1e9640) ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lmx6N9nVn9XL) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Russia strikes Ukraine hard overnight | Miliband heads to the US](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-05 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ Kyiv has been under fire overnight, with two people confirmed dead and at least 21 injured. Also today, newly appointed Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband will make his first visit to the US to meet with Trump officials, and a SpaceX rocket is set to crash into the moon. And finally, Gianni Infantino is to face crisis talks at FIFA. Anna and Gareth have the day's news in just 10 minutes. [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/65ac096b-9627-490e-98bb-948bce4048f4.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=65ac096b-9627-490e-98bb-948bce4048f4) ## [PM changes early prison release scheme | France hits back at Reform UK](https://cheat-sheet.captivate.fm) _2026-08-04 · Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost_ People jailed for rape, serious child sex offences and grooming will be excluded from the upcoming early release scheme. Also today, Trump warns Iran this is its “last chance” to make a deal, France responds to Reform UK’s small boats plan, and two people have died from "explosive diarrhoea" in the United States. And finally, negotiations for Barbie 2 stall. Anna and Gareth have the day's news in… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/75ffeb45-1878-45dd-b67d-e4adc747b203.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=d3074eb3-6f6d-4d58-bad4-065308c6eddf&aw_0_1st.episodeid=75ffeb45-1878-45dd-b67d-e4adc747b203) ## [The right is split three ways. What are the consequences?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/the-right-is-split-three-ways-what-are-the-consequences) _2026-08-04 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ In the recent Greater Manchester mayoral contest the Conservatives finished behind Reform UK and Restore Britain. The right are split three ways for the first time in British political history, where usually the left vote fractures fatally. What are the implications as Andy Burnham makes his early moves? Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival from Sunday 16th of August with a… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a70a19dc41b8c1d3014c04d/media.mp3) ## [Can Andy Burnham deliver a National Care Service?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/can-andy-burnham-deliver-a-national-care-service) _2026-07-28 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ A whole series of prime ministers have promised a National Care service, but none have delivered. Can Andy Burnham? Plus brilliant questions in our never-ending debate on the opening of the Burnham era and the political drama in France. Rock & Roll Politics is live at the Edinburgh Festival from Sunday 16th of August with a different show each day. Tickets are available here. Subscribe to Patreon… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a673b89cc8464e5cd7e2e0a/media.mp3) ## [Are we going back to the 1970s?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/are-we-going-back-to-the-1970s) _2026-07-24 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ Less than a week since Andy Burnham has become Prime Minister, the Greek chorus of commentators have warned that Britain is ‘going back to the 1970s’. But what do they mean, and does it make any sense? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Subscribe to Patreon here for exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, plus the regular… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a62241a562e3ad886f05585/media.mp3) ## [Will Andy Burnham’s new cabinet deliver the biggest change in 40 years?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/will-andy-burnhams-new-cabinet-deliver-the-biggest-change-in) _2026-07-21 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ Andy Burnham has promised the biggest change in 40 years. Is his new cabinet ready to deliver - and does he know how to bring about the change he seeks? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com Subscribe to Patreon here for exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, plus the regular podcast a day early and ad-free. Rock N Roll… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a5f8130f41ee74e3304c550/media.mp3) ## [Was Keir Starmer more of a change-maker than he seemed?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/was-keir-starmer-more-of-a-change-maker-than-he-seemed) _2026-07-17 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ Keir Starmer takes a bow amidst much talk that he lacked a mission and sense of governing purpose… but what happens if we follow the policy trail rather than all the noise around his leadership? In some respects he was more boldly radical than Tony Blair in his first two years as prime minister. To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a58f6e0f782764c4cf91b98/media.mp3) ## [What are the lessons in the fall and rise of Louise Haigh?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/what-are-the-lessons-in-the-fall-and-rise-of-louise-haigh) _2026-07-14 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ Louise Haigh is a key figure in Andy Burnham’s team and will be back in the cabinet next week when Burnham becomes Prime Minister - a remarkable comeback given she was sacked as Transport Secretary only months after taking up the post. Haigh was widely admired during her brief period in the job but was targeted by Number 10. Now those who targeted her are gone, and she is at the centre of the new… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a54fd007987e974eae5cddb/media.mp3) ## [The end of triangulation?](https://nocows.substack.com/p/the-end-of-triangulation) _2026-07-13 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Christabel Cooper, the author of ThinkLabour’s latest research report into who Labour is for, joins the herd to look at the party's electoral challenges and what Andy Burnham should do differently [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206887697/3ab18eb1a52f6d9b7fd9a807e3984ae6.mp3) ## [Will a contest against Binface make Farage more prime-ministerial?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/will-a-contest-against-binface-make-farage-more-prime-minist) _2026-07-10 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ Farage faces Count Binface in his latest campaign. As a potential prime minister, isn’t there a better use of his time? Plus, Bridget Phillipson on how education can be an instrument of freedom, and the challenges of devolution. Subscribe to Patreon here for exclusive extra content and bonus episodes, plus the regular podcast a day early and ad-free. Rock & Roll Politics is live at Kings Place in… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a4fb0902b60482dd2553f7d/media.mp3) ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7SLWfrqhTtKb) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [How much trouble is Nigel Farage in?](https://shows.acast.com/rock-roll-politics-with-steve-richards/episodes/how-much-trouble-is-nigel-farage-in) _2026-07-07 · Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards_ The Reform leader is facing more allegations about donations made before he was an MP. Can he lead a ‘people’s revolt’ when stories erupt around him that suggest he is far removed from ‘the people’? To join in the never-ending debate in the Rock & Roll Politics co-operative, email steveric14@icloud.com • Special offer! Get 20% off any vehicle history check at carVertical.com/steve20 Subscribe to… [Listen](https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69c2c5dafce4b829c58d1726/e/6a4ba2fa1e8214612a2bdfaa/media.mp3) ## [A new political economy?](https://nocows.substack.com/p/a-new-political-economy) _2026-07-06 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Mark McVitie unpacks his widely discussed paper An Honest Day and asks one of the defining questions facing British politics: why does it no longer feel like hard work and contribution are rewarded? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205639994/bf8fbafda11ef6fa3db24b072e45b296.mp3) ## [Britain's energy reality](https://nocows.substack.com/p/britains-energy-reality) _2026-06-16 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Former Downing Street advisor Nick Butler joins the herd to look at the dilemma on energy facing Britain [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202252059/c1a166798c01c76973f13fe10a22c012.mp3) ## [Time for nation building?](https://nocows.substack.com/p/time-for-nation-building) _2026-06-04 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Public First's Jeegar Kakkad joins the herd to challenge the assumption that Britain can meet growing security threats without making difficult political and economic choices [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200657110/84e1e5cad03f5dccd7fad249adff5fcc.mp3) ## [19th Century institutions, 21st Century problems](https://nocows.substack.com/p/19th-century-institutions-21st-century) _2026-05-14 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Labour's Stella Creasy and Conservative Damian Hinds join the herd to explain more about their recent St Antony’s College, Oxford fellowship looking at how to take forward Britain's political system [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197763914/ae76cb6d418921c0135984458c61083c.mp3) ## [Reshaping the state needs a real plan](https://nocows.substack.com/p/reshaping-the-state-needs-a-real) _2026-03-23 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Sam Freedman joins the herd to set out why the left must continue to slay the belief that putting well-intentioned, progressive people in charge will automatically make the state function effectively [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191885652/26a8e10b1817384702e5d4703c54f372.mp3) ## [Let's not go backwards on education](https://nocows.substack.com/p/lets-not-go-backwards-on-education) _2026-03-08 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Pod listeners and education experts Kristopher Boulton and Daisy Christodoulou set out why we must avoid falling into a progressive education trap when thinking about the future of the classroom [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190277619/5f448833e8143ee5e1cfefa44a991fef.mp3) ## [Dump Trump](https://nocows.substack.com/p/dump-trump) _2026-02-07 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ US think-tank Third Way's Josh Freed joins the herd to lay out why Keir Starmer needs to slay the sacred cow that the only way to save UK-US relations is to keep up the bromance with President Trump [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187197820/b9492c5e907264520bd8a0b67557c222.mp3) ## [Oh baby](https://nocows.substack.com/p/oh-baby) _2026-01-23 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Pod regular Anna McShane says the left must engage in one of the biggest issues facing the human race - declining birth rates and talk about how we support families [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/185555101/5ae7a47744f28fc406d2076980571dfa.mp3) ## [Why Europe](https://nocows.substack.com/p/why-europe) _2026-01-08 · No Sacred Cows · No Sacred Cows_ Keir Starmer biographer Tom Baldwin lays out why it's time for the centre-left to get over its timidity on Brexit and offer something to a huge portion of Labour's vote currently looking elsewhere [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/183891211/6bd368b7e01046c8eb1cb01c74cae360.mp3)