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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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New Transport Secretary Louse Haigh has announced that local councils will be given back the right to select 20 mph zones and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, after the previous Conservative government threatened to give that power to the Department for Transport. Adrian Goldberg discusses the implications with Jon Burke, who introduced LTNs in the Lond…
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Zarina Zabrisky, reporting from Kherson in Ukraine, tells Adrian Goldberg how drones, once used to for surveillance, are now being used to hunt down and target civilians in Ukraine. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Adrian Goldberg gets out and about to the Cotswolds with Corinne Fowler, author of "Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain" and Professor of Colonialism and Heritage at Leicester University. They visit Sezincote, a remarkable country house that - unusually - gives a visual nod to the Imperial plunder which helped fund its constr…
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Adrian Goldberg gets reaction to the Southport riots with Joe Mulhall, director of research at Hope Not Hate, the anti fascist organisation, and Dr Bethany Usher author of 'Journalism And Crime' and senior lecturer in journalism at Newcastle University. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi…
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Adrian Goldberg presents an alternative perspective on the Paris Olympics, with French journalist Jade Lindgaard, author of 'Paris 2024: Une Ville Face a la Violence Olympique' and Andrew Simms, from Cool Down, The Sport For Climate Network whose book Sporting Tales is out now. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline A…
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Rachel Reeves has told the House of Commons in her first major speech as Chancellor that the Conservatives covered up the full extent of the UK’s budget deficit and that since taking office, Labour has discovered a £22 billion black hole in the nation’s finances. She says some unfunded projects will be scrapped altogether, including a road tunnel u…
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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 - 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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