the common good: Recent Episodes
David Clensey
I talk to politics teacher Frank Hardee about why May's Brexit deal is so unpopular, what the PM may achieve by postponing the vote at the last minute and returning to Europe, and what happens next.
I talk to Professor Danny Dorling of Oxford University about his new book – Peak Inequality: Britain’s ticking timebomb. Have we reached peak inequality? And just how equal should we be?
This is the second of two podcasts with Martyn Rush, Labour candidate for Barton and Sandhills in the Oxford City Council election on 3 May 2018. We discuss housing and homelessness, Martyn's vision for democratic community organising, and the wider role that Oxford University could play in the community.
This is the first of two podcasts with Martyn Rush, Labour candidate for Barton and Sandhills in the Oxford City Council election on 3 May 2018. We discuss Martyn's political perspective and the government's austerity approach to local government.
This is the second of two podcasts with Tim Patmore, Conservative candidate for the Barton and Sandhills ward in the Oxford City Council election on 3 May 2018. In this episode, we discuss the issues facing the ward and how these could be tackled, new local government models for Oxfordshire, and the longstanding issue of housing in the city.
This is the first of two podcasts with Tim Patmore, Conservative candidate for Barton and Sandhills in the Oxford City Council election on 3 May 2018. In this episode, we discuss Tim's background in politics and the current central government approach to local government, including the recent collapse of the Conservative controlled Northamptonshire County Council.