Veterans In Politics Podcast

Oct 09 2024 93 ep. 34 mins 7
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Veterans In Politics is a set of interviews that sets out to explore how the military community can help make our politics a better place. We sit down with individuals from across the world of politics, sharing secrets, giving tips and advice and inspiring the next generation. Veterans In Politics podcast's mission is to inspire, enable and empower the Armed Forces community to stand up and serve again!

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Danny Kinahan- The FORMER Veterans' Commissioner for Northern Ireland

Oct 09 2024 42 mins  
Send us a textNote- this was recorded prior to Danny's resignation.Danny Kinahan, is the first Veterans Commissioner for Northern Ireland and was appointed to this role by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in September 2020, as a result of the New Decade New Approach political agreement.He's a former Army officer, MLA and Member of Parliament.In this episode, our host Jon

Col (Retd) James Phillips- The Veterans' Commissioner for Wales

Oct 02 2024 60 mins  
Send us a textColonel (Retd) James Phillips is the first veterans commissioner for Wales.James, who lives in Pembrokeshire, left the Army after serving 33 years, including in Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and the Balkans.He believes Wales has a "long tradition of service and sacrifice".His appointment means Wales joins Northern Ireland and Scotland in having a dedicated commi

Cllr Daniel McBirnie- The Bomb Disposal Officer in local politics

Sep 25 2024 34 mins  
Send us a textDaniel McBirnie is a Saffron Walden councillor and resident. He has fought developers and won concessions for local people and is a former Army Lieutenant Colonel who’s provided MoD briefings to the government on Covid and Mental Health.Daniel began his military career at the Army's 6th Form College, Welbeck, which is sadly no longer open. He went on to a full caree

Cllr Rich Potter - the Invictus Games athlete taking on the World's toughest trek

Sep 19 2024 35 mins  
Send us a textHailing from the West of Ireland, Rich’s vibrant childhood was filled with sports and weekend fun with his grandparents. After an ankle injury and subsequent loss of his left leg due to sepsis, Rich found a new path in athletics and indoor rowing. His resilience shone at the 2023 Invictus Games, where he claimed gold in the 100m, silver in table tennis, and bronze i

The Rt Hon James Cleverly TD VR MP - Conservative Leadership contender exclusive

Sep 13 2024 29 mins  
Send us a textWe return this week during Season 10 of the podcast to the Conservative Leadership race with former Secretary of State, Rt Hon James Cleverly MP. Our host Jonny Ball first met James back in the Noughties when they were both active in London Party Politics. Since then, James has gone on to great things, but in this episode, Jonny recalls an early moment from a Party Co

The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat MBE VR MP - Exclusive interview with Conservative Leadership contender

Sep 06 2024 32 mins  
Send us a textWe kick off season 10 of the Veterans In Politics Podcast with Conservative Leadership hopeful, Tom Tugendhat! This is a fantastic start to the season, and you wont be surprised to learn that our host Jonny and Tom (whom share the same cap badge from their time in the army) talk about leadership... a lot!Tom was Minister of State (Minister for Security) between 6 Sept

Cllr Gareth Staples-Jones- the Army Reservist on why young people should be in politics

May 08 2024 40 mins  
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Jim Shannon MP - Parliament's most prolific debater

Apr 10 2024 24 mins  
Send us a textJim was first elected to Ards Borough Council in 1985 and served as Mayor in 1991/92.He was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue in 1996 until it completed its work in 1998. He was then subsequently elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly representing Strangford.Within the NI Assembly Jim served on both the Public Accounts Committe

Kate Ironside - 'Behind the Politics' with the political journalist turned Uni lecturer

Apr 03 2024 50 mins  
Send us a textThis week we are back with our 'Behind the Politics' segment, speaking to those behind the scenes, turning our attention to the world of journalism. Our guest is from The University of Northampton, Kate Ironside.Kate is a former political journalist, with 26 years experience in industry. She worked for the Reading Evening Post, Central Press, the Daily Express, Wester

Tom Blenkinsop - The MP who joined the Army Reserves

Mar 27 2024 29 mins  
Send us a textTom Blenkinsop was born in Middlesbrough, brought-up in Marton and graduated from Teesside University with a BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and the University of Warwick with an MA in Continental philosophy.Tom joined the Army Reserve in 2017 in the Royal Military Police in which he still serves today, and was an MP whilst training to be an RMP, something