The Downtown Den Politics Podcast

055 | 21st October 2024

The Investment Summit, the Tory leadership debate, the budget, the US presidential election - and the absolute scandal, scandal I tell you, of England appointing a German - Yes, you heard me right - a German, to manage our national football team.
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054 | 14th October 2024

Labor government has reached the milestone of 100 days. The Tory party has reduced the number of candidates seeking its leadership to two.
Big political figure from Scotland has sadly passed away. And on the international front, wars and conflicts continue to rage.
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053 | 7th October 2024

Sue Gray has resigned as the Prime Minister's chief of staff. Will this help or hinder Keir Starmer's attempt to get a grip on his government?
The Tories held their conference in a strangely buoyant mood last week. We'll be taking a look back at what happened in Birmingham. And today, the 7th of October, marks the first anniversary of that awful terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas. As the horrific aftermath continues and escalates, we ask what can be done to bring an end to the bloody Middle East conflict.
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052 | 30th September 2024

It was the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool last week, it's the Tory Party in Birmingham this week.
What are the two main political parties up to at the moment?
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051 | 23rd September 2024

Labour has kicked off its conference in Liverpool. But instead of the joyous and celebratory mood for a party that has just won its first election in 15 years, the comrades are grumpy.
What can Keir Starmer and his team do to reset his government and move on from frocks, football and freebies?
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050 | 16th September 2024

Kamala Harris won the presidential debate last Tuesday night, but will it make any difference to the outcome of the election as news reaches us this morning of another assassination attempt on her opponent Donald Trump.
Back home, Labour prepares for its conference this coming weekend in Liverpool- let’s hope Keir Starmer has a decent suit to wear; the Tories leadership contest continues as 5 become four and the Lib Dem’s came together for their first annual jamboree since their General Election successes.
We’ll be discussing all this and more in the 50th episode of the Downtown Den Politics podcast.

049 | 9th September 2024

Labour continues to be embroiled in rows over its decision to cut winter fuel allowance to some pensioners. Will the Chancellor reconsider her controversial decision?
We're getting into conference season, with the TUC and Liberal Democrats holding their annual jamborees this week. We'll be looking ahead to those. We'll also take a glance at the latest news from the Tory leadership contest.
And we have the first, perhaps only, head to head presidential debate between Harris and Trump on Tuesday night. What is at stake for the two contenders?
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048 | 2nd September 2024

Against the backdrop of the Downing Street Rose garden, Keir Starmer made his first major speech as prime minister this week, before jetting off to Europe to begin the process of resetting our relationship with the EU. He and the government have clearly laid out the challenges the country faces. But does it have the solutions?
In Germany, the far right has secured victory in important regional elections over the weekend. What could that mean for the future of our continent?
And as Keir tells us to Look Back in Anger and Rachel tells us to Roll With It, some Oasis fans are left fuming as they face a firewall rather than a Wonderwall in their quest for concert tickets for the reunited band.
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