Emma Burnell interviews Angela Eagle MP about her new book, The New Serfdom: The triumph of Conservative Ideas and how to defeat them. The book is a comprehensive attack on the economics and policy of Friedrich Hayek and his disciples.
Read MoreThis month, Emma and Steve discuss the recent Russell T Davis penned, real life drama A Very English Scandal. The true story of the leader of the Liberals who tried to have his ex-lover killed.
With barnstorming performances from both Hugh Grant and Ben Wishaw, this drama exposes just how far the establishment will go to protect their own.
Read MoreEmma interviews James Bloodworth about his new book Hired. James spent six months undercover in low wage Britain and writes movingly about what he found.
Read MoreIn this episode, Professor Steve Fielding and journalist Emma Burnell discuss the novel Heartland by Anthony Cartwright. Set around the 2002 world cup at a time and place of heightened racial and political tensions it tells the story of three contests playing out in the fictions Cinderheath neighbourhood of Dudley.
Read MoreIn this episode, Emma and Steve discuss The Crown - the Netflix series about the life and times of Queen Elizabeth the Second. Gloriously shot, but somewhat overstretched, this drama centres on the least interesting person in the monarchy, but does so in a way that shows the conflicts of duty and regality.
Read MoreIn this episode Mark Thompson and Emma Burnell discuss the lack of any coverage of republicanism in the wake of wall-to-wall royal wedding coverage, the opening of the Grenfell Inquiry and the resignation from the Labour Party of Ken Livingstone.
Read MoreNo Mark this week - Emma gamely tries an AV anaolgy in his place.
In the meantime Emma Burnell and Nick Denys pay tribute to Tessa Jowell, discuss the ongoing Customs Union mess and Trump's ripping up of the Iran deal.
Read MoreOn the eve of the local elections, Emma, Nick and Mark discuss the Alfie Evans case and the horrendous circus that surrounded this tragedy.
We also discuss the eventual resignation of Amber Rudd - Nick's forgotten her so quickly he calls her Amanda! Did she lie or just tell an untruth - yes, we get that semantic.
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