Adrian Goldberg explores the latest political stories from Westminster and the world.
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Adrian Goldberg's Talk Show. Does what it says on the tin.
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Adrian Goldberg founded Britain's first national football fanzine Off The Ball in 1985. Now he's back with a fan's eye view of the modern game. There'll be a film documentary too, so stay tuned.
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Adrian Goldberg presents cutting edge investigative journalism, as well as taking on listeners' campaigns and consumer issues
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Adrian Goldberg interviews famous Midlanders asking what part the region played in their success. Made in the Midlands is a podcast which investigates the cultural foundations of the UK’s most populous region. More than ten million people call middle England their home yet it’s a part of Britain which often seems little understood by our fellow Brits. Northerners are sure we’re southerners. Southerners are equally sure we’re northerners. Made in the Midlands is a chance to set the record str ...
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Former Washington based UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall gives her assessment of Kamala Harris's presidential chances following Joe Biden's decision to stand down. Alex, now a writer for Byline Times and co host of the Disorder podcast, talks to Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices.…
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Chris Packham on Just Stop Oil Convictions
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Chris Packham - environmentalist, broadcaster and activist - gives his verdict on the convictions of five non-violent Just Stop Oil protestors who have collectively been sentenced to 21 years in jail. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Th e latest figures show that 7.6 million people have been waiting more than a year for hospital treatment and new Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the NHS is 'broken'. He’s launched a 'warts and all' investigation headed up by Lord Ara Darzi – an independent peer and surgeon… As we’ve discussed numerous times on this podcast, the funding pr…
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Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar talk to Adrian Goldberg about their latest release for Byline Books, The Little Black Book Of The Populist Right. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Brought to you by Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adrian Goldberg
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What are the potential consequences of a second Trump presidency? Adrian Goldberg to Jay Rosen, professor of politics at New York University. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll. Brought to you by Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adrian Goldberg
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Should Joe Biden stay as the Democrat’s presidential candidate? Or should he go - leaving the way open for Kamala Harris to stand for the White House? Several senior Democrats have suggested he should step down following a stumbling appearance on a recent TV head to head with Donald Trump, but Biden himself insists that he’s the man for the job and…
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Former BBC and LBC presenter Sangita Myska tells Adrian Goldberg why many voters from minority ethnic backgrounds have reservations about Keir Starmer. Edited by Phil Driscoll. Recorded at the Byline Festival at Dartington Hall, Devon. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll for Byline Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…
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After the first round of voting in the parliamentary poll the clear winner with 33% of the votes was Marine Le Pen’s far right RN Party. They are the successor to the Front Nationale created by Jean Marie Le Pen, Marine’s Dad who famously declared that the holocaust was a 'detail' of history. The RN were hoping to install their candidate Jordan Bar…
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Donald Trump and the Supreme Court 'Coup'
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Was the Supreme Court verdict which ruled that Donald Trump had immunity from prosecution the result of a Supreme Court 'coup'? Heidi Siegmund Cuda and Tom Carter make the case that right wing Catholic activist Leonard Leo has 'captured' the US judiciary in pursuit of an economically liberal, socially conservative agenda. Presented by Adrian Goldbe…
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Election 24: Would PR Make For Better Politics?
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It's Kier Starmer’s landslide dilemma – if Labour wins an outright majority on the 2024 election, as the polls predict, does their leader accept this as a gift from the gods and take advantage of our first past the post system? Or does he take the opportunity to reshape politics once and for all by introducing proportional representation, to ensure…
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In reaction to the Windrush Scandal, the Inspector of Constabulary Wendy Williams in 2020 made 30 recommendations to remedy the situation. These were accepted by then Home Secretary Priti Patel, but her successor Suella Braverman then rowed back on three of the recommendations. These called for a Migrants' Commissioner; tougher powers for the Indep…
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Peter Jukes: Five Questions for Nigel Farage
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Byline Times executive editor poses five question for Reform Party leader Nigel Farage. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adrian Goldberg
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Is football’s world governing body FIFA about to score a own goal as it assess the contenders for two forthcoming World Cups? The 2034 tournament looks set forSaudi Arabia, a country with an appalling human right record. Spain, Portugal and Morrocco are bidding for 2030. Adrian Goldberg hears from Steve Cockburn who’s just compiled a major report o…
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Tufton Street, The Tories - And How To Buy Influence
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Adrian Goldberg talks to Peter Geoghan about his revelations exposing the influence of Tufton Street think tanks on the Conservative Party and British Politics. Adam Bienkov adds details of his exclusive report about one Tory donor Lord Bamford, and his company JCB. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Ti…
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In the EU elections, voters in France, Germany and Italy have shown an increasing appetite for populist anti-immigrant parties. The French president Emmanuelle Macron has reacted by calling a snap parliamentary election after his party was beaten into second place in the EU poll by Marine le Pen’s National Rally. In Germany, the Social Democrats, t…
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Election 24: Farage and the Brexit Elephant In The Room
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Adrian Goldberg discusses Nigel Farage's decision to stand as a candidate in Clacton; and the 'elephant in the room' of Brexit. His guests are Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov; Peter Corr from the National Rejoin March; and Dr Mark Goodwin a politics lecturer at Coventry University. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by sub…
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India's Election; A Pushback Against Populism
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Adrian Goldberg assesses India's 2024 Election results with Amogh Dhar Sharma, a lecturer at Oxford University and author of The Backstage of Democracy: India's Election Campaigns and the People Who Manage Them Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Bylinea…
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Adrian Goldberg talks to investigative journalist Mike Wendling about his new book Day of Reckoning: How the Far Right Declared War on Democracy. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Putin - And the Impossible Price of Peace
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How serious is Russia about peace in Ukraine; and what price would the Ukrainian people be willing to pay to end the invasion of their sovereign territory? Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times reporter Zarina Zabrisky, who in the last week has been to been Lviv, Odesa, Kyiv, and Chernihiv. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subsc…
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Election 24: Will 'The Sun' Shine On Starmer?
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Will Rupert Murdoch's 'Sun' newspaper give its backing to Rish Sunak's Labour Party? Adrian Goldberg talks to Brian Cathcart former professor of journalism at Kingston University and one of the founders of the Hacked Off campaign, and Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to t…
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Adrian Goldberg delves into the new world of Byline Audio, with Peter Jukes, Joanna Scanlan, Otto English, John Mitchinson. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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"Extreme protest groups" should be subject to strict new laws according to the government’s independent advisor on political violence Lord Walney. This would include organisations like Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action whose members are willing to break the law to get their point across. They might have restrictions placed on their ability to fund…
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The former Soviet state of Georgia has been rocked by protests in the capital Tbilisi over a proposed law which critics say is a cover for increasing Russia’s hold on the country. Russia already occupies around 20% of Georgian territory following its invasion in 2008, and the ruling Georgian Dream party is now trying to force media outlets and NGOs…
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Natalie Elphicke is the one time Tory MP who crossed the floor of the House of Commons recently to join the backbenches on Keir Starmer’s side, prompting more than a few raised eyebrows among her new colleagues. The Dover MP was seen as being on the right of the party – she has backed strionger rules on migtation, and opposed a climate change test …
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Rafah Attack: US Pauses Israel Bomb Exports
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Does the US decision to pause a bomb shipment to Israel because of concerns over its incursion into Rafah mark a U-turn in Washington's stance on the war in Gaza? A US spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Israel hasn’t “fully addressed” its concerns over the needs of around 1 million civilians sheltering in Gaza’s southernmost c…
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