SDPtalk

Sep 22 2024 57 ep. 30 mins 18
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Join SDP leader William Clouston in a series of cultural and political conversations with politicians, academics, authors, and public intellectuals.

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#57 – SDPtalk with Nigel Biggar

Sep 22 2024 47 mins  
Britain’s colonial past – a moral reckoning In this episode of SDPtalk, William Clouston is joined by Nigel Biggar, former Regius Professor Emeritus of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford, and author of several books including the Sunday Times bestseller, Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. As calls for ‘decolonisation’ echo through our institutions and our

#56 – SDPtalk with Garett Jones

Mar 24 2024 54 mins  
The Culture Transplant - is diversity really our strength? In this episode of SDPtalk, William Clouston is joined by Garett Jones, professor of economics at George Mason University and author of three books known as the Singapore Trilogy. In his latest book The Culture Transplant, Garett demonstrates that immigrants retain the socio-economic norms of their mother country across mul

#55 – The Best is Rod Liddle - Revolution!

Dec 26 2023 35 mins  
Elections across the world are increasingly being won by parties described as ‘populist’, but what does the term actually mean? According to our national broadcaster, it means “far right-wing, neo-fascist, xenophobic, racist, anti-Islamist…(the list goes on)”. But they would say that, wouldn’t they? Parties described as ‘populist’ may be economically left-leaning, r

#54 – SDPtalk with Rakib Ehsan

Dec 10 2023 50 mins  
What the Left gets wrong about ethnic minorities In this episode of SDPtalk, William Clouston is joined by writer and research analyst Rakib Ehsan, who specialises in matters of social cohesion, race relations and public security. In his new book Beyond Grievance: what the Left gets wrong about ethnic minorities, Rakib highlights the growing tensions between the liberal-Left cosmop

#53 – Wednesday Night Fightback 26: Solving the UK housing crisis

Dec 06 2023 14 mins  
In this episode, Michael Taylor and William Clouston discuss how the SDP would tackle the UK’s housing crisis. The shortage of affordable homes is the largest domestic problem facing the UK. It entrenches immobility between generations and between regions, stifles everyone’s potential and cuts the productivity of the entire country. The SDP have a suite of policies to tackle th

#52 – William Clouston's keynote address at the 2023 SDP Conference

Oct 21 2023 31 mins  
Keynote address delivered by Party Leader William Clouston at the SDP Conference on 14th October 2023 in London. The full transcript of the speech can be found here: https://sdp.org.uk/sdptalk/william-cloustons-speech-at-the-sdp-conference-church-house-westminster-saturday-14th-october-2023/ Learn more about the SDP at: https://sdp.org.uk/ The opening and closing music for SDP Tal

#51 – UK Housing Crisis - Causes and Solutions

Oct 08 2023 107 mins  
William Clouston, Liam Halligan, Kristian Niemietz and Charlotte Gill discuss "The UK housing crisis - causes and solutions" in a debate organised by the SDP and held in London on 19th September. Learn more about the SDP at: https://sdp.org.uk/ The opening and closing music for SDP Talks is "Prelude in C (BWV 846)" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed un

#50 – SDPtalk with Laura Dodsworth

Sep 24 2023 48 mins  
In this episode of SDPtalk, William Clouston is joined by photographer, artist and author Laura Dodsworth. We are constantly bombarded with attempts to influence our behaviour, our speech and even our thoughts. Some are overt and transparent, such as advertisements which seek to persuade you to buy their product instead of a competitor’s. Others are more insidious, such as the �

#49 – Wednesday Night Fightback 25: Is China in a debt crisis?

Sep 06 2023 8 mins  
In this episode, Michael Taylor and William Clouston discuss the Chinese economy. After decades of spectacularly rapid growth to become the world’s second largest economy, China now seems to be faltering. Local government debt has risen sharply due to over-investment in infrastructure, while income from land sales and land taxes has plummeted. Large corporations are defaulting o

#48 – Wednesday Night Fightback 24: Of the people, by the people, for the people?

Aug 30 2023 6 mins  
In this episode, Michael Taylor and William Clouston discuss whether our leaders are acting in citizens’ interests. Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address concluded with the resolve that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” This should be the crucial test of any government’s actions but is clearly a far cry from what we