Debated Podcast

Nov 26 2024 207 ep. 34 mins 45
Debated Podcast artwork

Debated is a British politics podcast where Will Barber Taylor speaks to guests from across the political spectrum on the issues of the day
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  Government
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


The Mind of the Minister w/ Tom Brown

Nov 26 2024 35 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Tom Brown, author of The Mind of the Minister, a new book detailing how civil servants deal with politicians, why the relationship has deteriorated in the past decade, how it can be fixed and how the civil service works with government ministers to deliver policies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2024 US Presidential Election w/ William Kedjanyi

Oct 28 2024 42 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will is once again joined by William Kedjanyi, the Head of Political Content & sports previewer for Star Sports Betting to discuss the 2024 Presidential election, what the result might be, what the polls and betting markets are predicting, the stand out moments of the campaign, the impact of the VP picks and which senate races to focus on. Hosted

Labour and the Liberal Democrats w/ David Laws

Sep 17 2024 34 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by David Laws, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil from 2001 to 2015 to discuss his new book Serpents, Goats and Turkeys: A Century of Liberal–Labour Relations. They discuss the original 1903 Liberal - Labour pact, known as the MacDonald/Gladstone pact, why the Liberals failed to make gains in 194

Labour Back In Government w/ Sean Woodcock MP

Jul 12 2024 17 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Sean Woodcock, the newly elected MP for Banbury, to discuss the election campaign, what he hopes to achieve as the Member of Parliament for Banbury, his hopes for the new Labour government and the impact the new government is already making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Vote? w/ Jo Phillips + David Seymour

Jul 03 2024 41 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Jo Phillips and David Seymour, authors of Why Vote How to make your voice heard in a world of broken politics about the book, the electoral system, why young people might be disengaged from politics, the past 14 years of Conservative government, Brexit and Covid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keir Hardie and Christianity w/ Daniel Smith-Christopher

Jun 26 2024 29 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Daniel Smith-Christopher, Professor of Theology at Loyola Marymount College and author of Keir Hardie, the Bible, and Christian Socialism to discuss Keir Hardie's Christian faith, what Christian Socialism meant to the Labour Party and how Hardie's religious beliefs intermingled with his progressive politics. Hosted on Acast. See aca

Quiet Enjoyment w/ Wes Kussmaul

Feb 20 2024 29 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Wes Kussmaul about his book Quiet Enjoyment, the founding of his company Delphi, AI and its influence on the world around us, PKIs and internet security and the media's perception of technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1922 Committee w/ Lord Norton

Feb 15 2024 47 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Philip Norton, Lord Norton of Louth, to discuss his recently published book on the 1922 Committee - The 1922 Committee: Power Behind The Scenes. They discuss how the committee was formed, its influence on the Conservative Party, the importance of its Chairman and Executive, the relationship it had with David Cameron and Margaret That

A Century of Labour w/ Jon Cruddas MP

Feb 01 2024 51 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will is joined by Jon Cruddas, the Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham and the author of A Century of Labour. They discuss the Labour Party's relationship to Ramsay MacDonald, Labour in the 1950s and 60s and the USSR, Keir Starmer's place in the ideological traditions of the Labour Party, the Attlee government's agenda and the mythologising of politica

Labour Takes Power w/ Denis MacShane

Jan 23 2024 39 mins  
In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Denis MacShane, former Labour MP for Rotherham from 1994 - 2012 and Minister of State for Europe from 2002 to 2005 about his recently published diaries Labour Takes Power: The Denis MacShane Diaries 1997 - 2001. They discuss Denis' time working with Robin Cook, the preparedness of new Labour ministers at the start of the 97 Parliament,