Pocket Politics: Recent Episodes
University of Sheffield Politics Society
Welcome to the University of Sheffield Pocket Politics Podcast. We look to have friendly discussions about all things politics, from the financial sector to feminism. Who knows, we might even be joined by some special guests from time to time!
Sam, Adam, and Will bring you all the latest news and analysis from 2024's local elections. What does it mean for Labour? The Conservatives? For this year's General Election?Also in this episode... the downfall of the SNP, Humza Yousaf's resignation, and the future of Scottish independence.
In this episode of The Interview, Conservative MP Dehenna Davison discusses her journey into politics; her time as Levelling Up Minister; LGBTQ+ issues being used as a "political football"; and her advice to aspiring politicians.Davison also offers her open and honest take on the three Prime Ministers of the last five years... Is Rishi Sunak the right person to lead the party into the general election? Will Boris Johnson have a positive or negative legacy? And does she regret backing Liz Truss' leadership campaign? Listen in to find out.
Hosted by Sam Burton
This week, Sam, Adam and Will discuss MP Mark Menzies' alleged misuse of campaign funds; the Honeytrap scandal that shocked Westminster; the ongoing headache for Labour over questions about Angela Rayner’s capital gains tax; the implications and potential dangers of last weekend’s Iranian missile strike on Israel; the Cass report; and, finally, how Liz Truss' new book depicts a former PM who is totally devoid of self-awareness.
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Welcome to the University of Sheffield's Politics Society's weekly pod, released every Friday!
This week, George, Cerys & Leo discuss a potential vote of no confidence in Rishi Sunak, the government's new definition of extremism, and Vladimir Putin's 're-election'.
We also end with a, erm, interesting quiz, generated by longtime friend of the podcast Chat-GPT.
This week, Max and Sam discuss the latest political news from Westminster and Washington DC: Frank Hester's comments about MP Diane Abbott, Lee Anderson's defection to Reform UK, a potential plot to oust Rishi Sunak, the confirmation of a Biden vs Trump rematch, and legislation to ban TikTok in the US.
Welcome to the University of Sheffield's weekly politics pod, released every Friday!
This week, Max, Sam and Adam discuss George Galloway's by-election win in Rochdale and what this means for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, the question of who will succeed Mitch McConnell as the Republican Leader of the Senate, Sir Lindsay Hoyle's recent antics as House of Commons Speaker that have landed him in some hot water with the SNP and Plaid Cymru, before finally touching on what might be announced by Jeremy Hunt in next week's budget announcement.
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Welcome to the University of Sheffield's weekly politics pod, released every Friday!
Join Max, Adam, Will and Sam for a deep dive into the week's politics!
Sheffield Central's Labour MP Paul Blomfield speaks to George about his background, life before politics - including extensive work for the anti-apartheid movement - his parliamentary career, and the current state of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.
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Welcome to the University of Sheffield's weekly politics pod, released every Friday!
This week, George, Cerys & Leo discuss the year so far - 2024. On the agenda is the crisis in the Red Sea, the Republican Presidential Nomination race & Donald Trump's likely victory, Sunak's struggling Rwanda policy and the return of power sharing in Northern Ireland.
If that wasn't enough, we also deliver our predictions for 2024 - involving elections, leadership bids and wildcard guesses.
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Welcome to the University of Sheffield's weekly politics pod, released every Friday!
This week, Max, Adam, Will and Sam discuss Rishi Sunak's appearance in front of the Covid inquiry, Mark Drakeford's resignation as First Minister of Wales, the passing of the Rwanda bill and are even bold enough to offer their political predictions for 2024!
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Welcome to the University of Sheffield's weekly politics pod, released every Friday!
This week, Max and Adam discuss everyone loosing their marbles over the Elgin Marbles, the Dutch election, George Santos' antics in the US House of Representatives and the death of Henry Kissinger.
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Welcome to the University of Sheffield's weekly politics pod. Released every Friday!
This week, George, Cerys & Leo discuss the Supreme Court's verdict on the government's Rwanda scheme, Nigel Farage in the jungle, whether it's hard being a Tory at Uni and a Tory MP being convicted for racial abuse.
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Welcome to the University of Sheffield's weekly politics pod. Released every Friday!This week, Max, Will, Adam and Sam talk reshuffle! Suella out, Dave in. What does the return of ex-PM Cameron mean for Rishi Sunak's government, will it help the Tory Party in the next election and is Suella Braverman's sacking one scandal too far to win over the electorate next year? They also touch on the shadow cabinet resignations over the Israel/Gaza ceasefire vote, & what this means for Keir Starmer. Enjoy!
READING WEEK SPECIAL EPISODE
Pint Size has given in to a bit of jingoism for reading week - Rule Britannia, God Save the King, etc. - as we're giving you an episode entirely focused on the news from the past week in British politics!
This week, Max, Adam and Will discuss Boris Johnson's GB News exploits and the latest from the Covid-19 enquiry!
Enjoy!
READING WEEK SPECIAL EPISODEThis week, thing's are a little different. No, Cerys, George & Leo haven't left - unfortunately for our ratings and ailing relationship with Ofcom, they're still your hosts.The difference is that we're giving you TWO Pint Size pods. One hosted by Cerys, George and Leo on purely Global news, and another, hosted by Max, Adam and Will on British current affairs. So, welcome to Pint Size Global! The infamous trio discuss the new Speaker of the House of Representatives in the US, the situation with military aid and the Russia/Ukraine war, the conflict in Sudan and the South Korean military's rules on homosexuality. Enjoy!
Welcome to the University of Sheffield's weekly politics pod. Released every Friday, we'll be discussing the week's news in politics from the UK and around the world!This week George, Cerys and Leo discuss, well, a lot! In running order:-Labour's double by-election win-Greta Thunberg's arrest in London & Just Stop Oil's recent targeting of British Universities-The cuts to South Yorkshire's Zoom card scheme for young people's discounted travel-Oxford Uni introducing a foundation year programme-The Argentinian Presidential Election's first round results Hope you enjoy!
Welcome to the Politic's Society's weekly Politics pod. Released every Friday, we'll be discussing the week's news in politics from the UK and around the world!
This week it's the turn of Max, Adam and Sam to host. They discuss the biggest news from Labour conference, as well as dealing with the two global elections of the week - Poland and New Zealand.
Hope you enjoy!
Two guests, two proud Yorkshiremen. The Interview is off to a start worthy of God's own county.
This episode, it's the turn of former Leader of the Liberal Democrats Vince Cable to discuss his politics, career and background.
Unsurprisingly for a man raised by a Conservative supporting family, who cut his teeth as a Labour Councillor in 1980's Glasgow and served as a minister in the nation's only post-war coalition government, there's a lot to cover.
He's been at the centre of the last two decades of British politics, and his insights on Brexit, the EU referendum and Starmer's Labour are not to be missed.
Hosted by George Devo
PS: This interview was recorded remotely with issues regarding poor signal on either side. Apologies for any effect this has had on audio quality.
Welcome to the University of Sheffield's newest weekly politics pod!We'll aim to keep you informed, entertained and, most importantly, awake as you sit back and take in the past week's biggest news in the UK and around the world. This week, George & Cerys tackle Tory conference, the chaos in America's house of representatives, the conflict between Israel and Hamas and, finally, the Parisian bed bug pandemic... it's been a quiet one... If you enjoy the pod, then please share with family and friends and follow the politics society on our social media - every little helps!
As The Interview begins its life as the home of the long-form interview in Sheffield's podcast scene, there could be no better inaugural guest than a true political giant of the Steel City, David Blunkett. A major figure in the last few decades of British politics, David discussed with George his working class background and tough childhood, as well as touching on his route into, and career within, local and national politics. Hosted by George Devo
Join Emily and Resh in conversation with Remi Edwards as they discuss her research on worker relations in the global economy, her field trips to Costa Rica and Florida, her typical day as a PhD student and advice to those who are considering a PhD.
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Thomas Hobbes was a highly influential political philosopher who is most famous for his 1651 publication, Leviathan. Join Resh and Joe in the first episode of Pocket Profiles as they quickly narrate his life and simplify (by quite a lot!) Leviathan down to its fundamentals.
With a political career spanning 28 years, Labour peer Lord David Blunkett joins Annabel and Joe in conversation on how to successfully do the art of politics, and if today's leading politicians have lost the art… Join us for an episode filled with intriguing debate and gems of wisdom from Lord Blunkett.
Formerly an official at the U.S. National Security Council, Fiona Hill has been at the centre of international political decision making since 1991. As Deputy Assistant to President Trump, she was even a witness at his first impeachment trial in 2019. Highlights of her career have included work as an intelligence analyst under George W. Bush and Barak Obama, her appointment as senior director for European and Russian affairs under President Trump, and now being interviewed by Pocket Politics' very own Charlie Scott-Jones.
Discussing her recent book "There is Nothing For You Here", the pair delve into economic decline across 20th and 21st century Britain, the loss of opportunity as a result of this, how to combat the problems the UK faces and even a bit of U.S. democracy for good measure! We hope you thoroughly enjoy it!
In our second episode of the semester, podcast contributor Charlie speaks with The Right Honourable Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, about Adam Smith. Jesse Norman is the author of 'Adam Smith: What He Thought, and Why It Matters' (2018), and together they explore the life and thought of Adam Smith, the significance of his work, and the variety of ways in which he may have been misinterpreted.
DISCLAIMER: Any views or opinions expressed on the Pocket Politics Podcast are solely representative of the views/opinions of the individual(s) featured on the episode in question. They are not the views or opinions of The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Students' Union, The University of Sheffield Politics Society (PolSoc), or the Pocket Politics Podcast itself.
This week, Alex is joined by Liam and Pete to discuss the recent takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. Interpreting this event as an example of 'sportswashing', our contributors then go in-depth to discuss what sportwashing is - and the possible implications of sportswashing for fans.
DISCLAIMER: Any views or opinions expressed on the Pocket Politics Podcast are solely representative of the views/opinions of the individual(s) featured on the episode in question. They are not the views or opinions of The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Students' Union, The University of Sheffield Politics Society (PolSoc), or the Pocket Politics Podcast itself.
Rhi meets with Leo and Harry to discuss the media coverage of the Yemen Crisis in this semester's final episode of the Pocket Politics Podcast. As always, all opinions expressed within this podcast do not represent the views of the Pocket Politics Podcast, Sheffield University Politics Society (PolSoc), Sheffield Students' Union, The University of Sheffield or the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield.
The Episode 5 arrives as an epilogue to our previous episode, in which we had a pre-analysis of the Hartlepool By-Elections. Now that the results have been out, we present you the insights of the results discussed by the usual Rhi, Charlie, Alex, and Leo. We are also featuring our returning Hartlepool constituent Jade, and another informative voice, Bradley, as the our valuable guest speakers. As always, the views voiced in the PocketPolitics Podcast are only the views of the individual participants. They are not the views of The University of Sheffield Politics Society, the Pocket Politics Podcast, Sheffield Students' Union or The University of Sheffield.
In Episode 4 of the Pocket Politics Podcast, Fred, Rhi and Charlie, joined by special guest and Hartlepool constituent Jade, discuss the upcoming Hartlepool by-election. As always, the views voiced in the Pocket Politics Podcast are only the views of the individual participants. They are not the views of The University of Sheffield Politics Society, the Pocket Politics Podcast, Sheffield Students' Union or The University of Sheffield.
Pocket Politics presents the second in our two part special on street harassment and gender-based violence. Our female panel are back! And this time we’ve brought in some of the boys of Pocket Politics (it’s Joe, Charlie, Fred, Leo and Fergus, if you’re curious!) to chat about how men can change the narrative of harassment of women.
In light of the heart-breaking news of the death of Sarah Everard 2 weeks ago, Pocket Politics presents the first in our two part special: talking all things street harassment and gender-based violence. This episode, Rhiannon is chatting to 3 prominent Sheffield Uni Feminists: Lily, the women’s officer at the SU, Catherine from the Fem Soc and Evie at Our Bodies Our Streets about their personal experience and the work they’re doing to combat violence against women.
For the PocketPolitics' maiden voyage we dive into the Budget of March 2021: the contents, the media reaction, and the political fallout. Our host Rhiannon McQuone is joined by Alex Gavin, Thomas Culshaw, Liam Fitzpatrick, and Harry McKenna to take you through the fuss on the Sunak's plan for the coming year.