In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to former Labour Leader, former Leader of the Opposition, Centre supporter and Member of the House of Lords Neil Kinnock. The discussion covered his time in politics, devolution, Proportional Representation and he discussed the famous "My Guy" music video with Tracey Ullmam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p…

In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to Yair Zivan, former advisor to Prime Minister of Israel Yair Lapid of the centrist Yesh Atid party. In this episode they discussed what centrism means and his new book “The Centre Must Hold”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to John Bowers KC and is Principal of Brasenose College at Oxford University. He speaks about standards in politics and his new book “Downward spiral, Collapsing public standards and how to restore them”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode our Director Torrin Wilkins speaks to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and Member of the House of Lords Dick Newby. He previously served as the National Secretary of the SDP. They spoke about the history of the SDP, what caused its immediate successes and how it has impacted politics today. Hosted on Acast. …

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to the Head of policy at Sustrans Tim Burns. Sustrans focuses on encouraging walking, wheeling and cycling. They own and maintain part of the National Cycle Network. They speak about creating a more accessible National Cycle Network, the impact of cuts to National Cycle Network funding and supporting move…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to former Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones. They speak about the future of devolution within the UK and whether the UK needs a written constitution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Torrin Wilkins speaks to Tracey Crouch, the MP for Chatham and Aylesford. She was Minister for Sport, Civil Society and Loneliness between 2017 and 2018. Tracey also chaired the independent Fan-Led Review of Football Governance. They spoke about football governance, fixed odds betting terminal and the recent local elections. Hosted …

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to. Will Travers who is the president of the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA and Species Survival Network. They discuss rewilding, how we can protect animals and the work being done by the Born Free Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode Torrin Wilkins spoke to former Member of Parliament and Member of the House of Lords Dick Taverne. He was also the Founder and Leader of the Democratic Labour Party and helped to create the Institute for Fiscal Studies. In this interview they discussed the history of the SDP, the formation of the Democratic Labour Party, our relatio…

In this episode Torrin Wilkins speaks to Chair of Comprehensive Future and postdoctoral research fellow Dr Nuala Burgess. She is currently at the Kings College London School of Education, Communication & Society. In this episode they discussed selection at the age of 10, the political party positions on grammar schools and how those who want a comp…

In this episode Torrin Wilkins spoke to journalist and author Mattha Busby. Mattha previously wrote 'should all drugs be legalized?' and has written for The Guardian, Vice and The Times. They discussed his new book, the drug laws we use within the UK and whether they are in need of reform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information…

In this episode Torrin Wilkins speaks to lawyer, writer and broadcaster Chris Daw KC. Chris wrote the book “Justice on Trial: Radical Solutions for a System at Breaking Point” and co-presented the TV series “Crime – Are We Tough Enough?”. He discussed about our prison system in the UK, the Norwegian prison system and reforming our drug laws. Hosted…

In this episode Torrin Wilkins spoke to former Green Party Parliamentary Candidate Mark Bray-Parry. He spoke to Torrin about the energy crisis, the energy price cap, renewable energy investment, ownership of energy companies and moving away from fossil fuels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode Torrin Wilkins spoke to Criminal Défense and Civil Rights Attorney David Rudolf. David was in the Netflix series The Staircase and was also portrayed in the HBO series The Staircase and started a law firm in 1982. They spoke about the justice system, how we can learn from the Norwegian prison system and the standard of “reasonable d…

In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to the Leader of the True and Fair Party and business owner Gina Miller. They spoke about closing tax loopholes, our relationship with the EU and Proportional Representation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to former Foreign Secretary and Member of the House of Lords David Owen. Lord Owen currently sits as an Independent Social Democrat member of the House of Lords. He previously led the Social Democratic Party and was Foreign Secretary between 1977 and 1979. They spoke about the Social Democratic Party, Propo…

In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to Dr Somayeh Taheri, the CEO and Founder of UrbanChain. They spoke about how we can scale up renewables, whether nuclear power should be part of the move to net zero and how the government can encourage the use of renewables. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor spoke to Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats and Member of Parliament Wendy Chamberlain. Will spoke to Wendy Chamberlain about the justice system including reforming prisoners, policing, devolution, housing and the independence debate in Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to Co-Founder of Rebel Energy UK and Utilities Businesswoman of the Year in 2021 Penelope Hope. They discussed the energy crisis and how we move towards renewable energy sources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to Member of the Senedd and Plaid Cymru spokesperson on culture, sport and international affairs Heledd Fychan. Heledd has been the Senedd for South Wales Central region since May 2021. He discussed why local services are so important to communities, why Heledd became an MS, the argument for devolving jus…

In this episode Will speaks to both Daud Khan and James Roxborough of the Big Issues Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to Patrick English, an Associate Director in the YouGov Political and Social Research team and YouGov's spokesman on political research. They discussed the slump in Conservative party support, pacts between progressive parties, Proportional Representation, the record of centrist parties such as Change UK, g…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to Tobias Ellwood the Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East and the Chair of the Defence Select Committee. Tobias is the Member of Parliament for Bournemouth East and the Chair of the Defence Select Committee. He is also a member of the Privy Council. They discussed our relationship with the EU, the p…

In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to Stephen Kinnock the MP for Aberavon and Shadow Minister for Immigration since 2022. They discussed about his thoughts on centrism, how Labour can reconnect with voters, what rules we should have on immigration, devolution within the UK and the lessons we can learn from Denmark, especially their flexicuri…

In this interview Will Barber-Taylor talks to Chris Birks of Labour in Communications. They speak about how social media has changed political campaigning, the 1997 election and the work Labour in Communications is doing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Will Barber-Taylor speaks to Member of the House of Lords and Minister Sir David Hanson. During his time as the MP for Delyn David held a number of positions including as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony Blair, Minister of State for Justice from 2007-2009, Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 2005-2007 an…

In this episode Will speaks to Councillor Alec Sandiford the Parliamentary Candidate for Stone. They discuss why Centre opposes the abolition of Local Justice Areas, legal aid cuts, how we can create a fairer system to replace council tax, building more homes, the Rwanda plan put forwards by the government, "partygate" and Proportional Representati…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to former MP and former Liberal Democrat front bench Spokesperson Stephen Lloyd. Stephen was the MP for Eastbourne from 2010 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019. His front bench roles included Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Northern Ireland, the DWP and in the coalition government, as PPS to the Environment Secre…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to Councillor and Centre supporter James Steel. They talk about the housing crisis and how we can increase the number of houses being built. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to author, journalist and a campaigner for comprehensive education Melissa Benn. She is also part of Comprehensive Future and is the daughter of Tony Benn and Caroline Benn. Melissa discussed the school system including comprehensives, grammar schools and secondary moderns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/…

In this episode Torrin Wilkins speaks to the MP Oxford West and Abingdon Layla Moran. She is also the Shadow Liberal Democrat Foreign Secretary and International Development Spokesperson. This interview was originally recorded during the 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election. Pushkin Defyer originally recorded this interview but gave his permi…

In this episode Torrin Wilkins speaks to Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Member of Parliament Ed Davey. He was formerly the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 until 2015. In this episode Torrin speaks to Ed about his bid to be the next leader of the Liberal Democrats. It includes discussions about academic selection at t…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to Mathew Hulbert about democracy. This episode looks at how we get to a fairer voting system, whether we should have a new election if the Prime Minister steps down, a written constitution, votes at 16, and whether we need an independent complaints body for political party complaints. Hosted on Acast. Se…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to Lauren Davison about criminology and how we can improve the justice system within the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to Pushkin Defyer. They discuss the new Centre paper "A second pandemic" and how we can improve mental health services within the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to Josiah Mortimer the Co-Editor of Left Foot Forwards who works in communications for the Electoral Reform Society. They speak about voter ID, proportional representation and shortlists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.By centristpodcast

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to James Johnson, an ex pollster at number 10. They speak about how polling affects policy, how policies such as abolishing selection can be sold to voters and what it will require to implement ideas such as maglev which are seen as futuristic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

In this episode Will Barber – Taylor speaks to former Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby and Deputy Chief Executive of RenewableUK Melanie Onn. Melanie also served as the Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons from September 2015 to June 2016 and Shadow Minister for Housing from July 2017 to March 2019. In this episode Melanie speaks to W…