The Ballot Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Ballot Podcast
Welcome to The Ballot! This series of podcasts is aimed at teaching listeners about politics while discussing the most important topics of today. Have no idea what Brexit is? Don't know the difference between a local and general election? Don't know two things about a trade war? Well then you've come to the right place! Learn as you listen and in you'll go away from each episode will a better understanding of world politics. Episodes presented by Lewis McParlane and Andrew Reynolds.
In this episode we take a look at the Conservative party leadership race which has seen a large number of candidates cut down to the final two competitors consisting of Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson. We analyse both men and where they stand on a variety of subjects ranging from health to Brexit.
The past three months have been some of the most turbulent in recent political history as the UK have tossed and turned over their Brexit deal. There seems to be little to no agreement amongst the parties and even within parties which has lead the whole situation to get a bit confusing. Don't worry though because this episode takes us through that tricky period, explaining the ins and outs of each vote and what the future could hold.
We take a look back on 2018 to finish off the year with all the biggest stories examined with a look on how these will evolve over the coming twelve months.
Lewis McParlane and Andrew Reynolds discuss President Trump's second year in the Whitehouse, the US' relationship with Russia and of course Brexit.
Theresa May experienced another setback in her Brexit plan last week which has caused many people to ask for a People's Vote but what would this actually mean and what effect would it have? All this is explained in this episode plus a look forward to what might be the main talking points of each party's conference.
You may have heard all over the news about Trump getting involved in "trade wars" all over the world and how he has had such a great effect on the world of trade during his time in office but what does this all actually mean? In this episode we go into detail about trade wars and tariffs and explain what it all means for the countries involved!
NATO is the world's largest military pact which some of the most powerful countries in the world part of it... but what actually is it? In this episode we look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in detail and explain its history, controversy with President Trump and what happened at the most recent meeting of the countries' leaders!
In this opening episode we discuss all the goings on with the recent calamity within the government. We explain all the resignations and the reasoning behind them before going on to analyse each of the potential Brexit outcomes as well as something called the 1922 Committee.