Political Pill: Recent Episodes

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Hosted by Will Nsieyanji (from Crisis Talk), Political pill is your prescribed dose of British Politics. We will together go through the specifics of all the fancy government policies, updates in current news and actually discuss the ways politicians affect our lives. Knowledge is power they say so subscribe and swallow your pill.

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Hello Political Pill Poppers today we discussed capitalism.

Sources:

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2015/06/basics.htm

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/capitalism.asp

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/5002/economics/pros-and-cons-of-capitalism/

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Hello Political Pill Poppers, this episode is a bit of a history lesson of how women were able to become the boss's they are today.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism_in_United_Kingdom

http://www.bl.uk/womens-rights#

https://www.citywomen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/gender-equality-timeline.pdf

https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the-role-of-british-women-in-the-twentieth-century/suffragettes/#:~:text=The%20Suffragettes%20wanted%20the%20right,its%20inclusion%20in%20Fawcett's%20title.

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Hello Political Pill Poppers, today I explained what a dictatorship and evaluated it as a political system. 

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/dictatorship

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-dictatorship.html

https://www.sociologygroup.com/dictatorship-meaning-advantages-disadvantages/

https://connectusfund.org/list-of-7-main-pros-and-cons-of-dictatorships

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Hello Political Pill Poppers, in this episode I evaluated democracy. 

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/democracy

https://www.coe.int/en/web/compass/democracy

https://environmental-conscience.com/democracy-pros-cons/

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Hello Political Pill Poppers, today we went through what identity politics is and some of the advantages and disadvantages of it.

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Sources:

https://www.vox.com/identities/2016/12/2/13718770/identity-politics

https://www.theweek.co.uk/104473/what-is-identity-politics

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/identity-politics-how-lgbt-race-religion-social-background-football-team-a8419036.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_politics#:~:text=In%20this%20context%2C%20identity%20politics,solely%20around%20status%20quo%20belief  

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Hello political pill poppers, today's episode we explained what parliament's role is in government. 

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https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/

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This was a special episode of political pill featuring a Newcastle University student who is currently running a political candidate for Editor of the Courier and he gave us insights into what it is like to run a political campaign. 

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Hello Political Pill Poppers, in today's episode we went through the US airstrikes in Syria, Shamima Begum's citizenship appeal, the Uighur people in China and finally the bill which helps out the LGBT community.

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Sources:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56205056

https://news.sky.com/story/shamima-begum-is-bride-to-find-out-whether-she-can-return-to-the-uk-to-fight-citizenship-decision-12229127

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9302709/Shamima-Begum-21-return-UK-fight-British-citizenship.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-uighur-group-oppression-labour-camps-us-sanctions-human-rights-abuse-a9634396.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/25/us-house-equality-act-lgbtq-americans-discrimination

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Hello Political Pill Poppers, in today's episode we went through the origins of the conservative party, , the standout prime ministers and dived into the corruption claims they have been facing recently.

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https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/covid-ppe-contract-johnson-audit-report-b1749301.html

https://time.com/4403622/david-cameron-leadership-legacy/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbGhvVGzYsI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAwJkwTwUWA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ANwCYl4rI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIlaLbCMa3U

https://bylinetimes.com/2020/11/20/serco-lands-place-7-5-billion-government-contract-provide-employment-services/

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Hello Political Pill Poppers Gang!

Today's episode we rounded up the Princess Latifah kidnapping, UK sanctioning Myanmar, Protestors getting arrested in Belarus and The conflicts between Facebook and Australia.

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Sources:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7899910/who-princess-latifa-dubai-where-missing/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56075528

https://news.sky.com/story/princess-latifa-dubais-missing-princess-reveals-moment-she-knew-her-escape-had-failed-12221131#:~:text=New%20details%20of%20the%20forcible,attempted%20to%20flee%20in%202018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBrgzG_SGU0&t=33s

https://news.sky.com/story/myanmar-coup-uk-sanctions-three-generals-for-human-rights-violations-12221871

https://news.sky.com/story/belarus-journalists-jailed-for-two-years-for-live-streaming-protest-12221838

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56107028

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Hello Political Pill Poppers, in today's episode I covered the origins of the Labour Party, the political impact they have made, the drawbacks and finally the present day situation. 

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)#Origins_and_the_Independent_Labour_Party_(1860%E2%80%931900)

https://labour.org.uk/about/labours-legacy/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z83ggk7/revision/9

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/13/five-reasons-why-labour-lost-the-election

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I rounded up this week's news and covered the EU's difficulties with the Covid-19 vaccine, the oldest woman in Europe and the disputes between the Indian Government and Twitter.

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Sources:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/10/ursula-von-der-leyen-admits-errors-in-eu-covid-vaccine-rollout

https://www.euronews.com/2021/02/11/covid-19-vaccinations-in-europe-which-countries-are-leading-the-way

https://sciencebusiness.net/news/eus-lead-covid-19-vaccines-negotiator-defends-contracts

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/27/eu-covid-vaccine-row-astrazeneca-european-commission

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/11/foie-gras-baked-alaska-birthday-feast-117-year-old-nun-survived/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/technology/twitter-vs-india.html

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Topic: today I dissected the history of the UK and the EU. 

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https://www.history.com/news/the-history-behind-brexit

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/25/article-50-brexit-debate-britain-eu

https://apnews.com/article/563aa3d5a3f5485893b1e50cd8089f74

https://www.cer.eu/brexit-timeline

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/31/from-leave-vote-to-last-ditch-deal-a-big-brexit-timeline

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Pilot episode: I discussed the UK's mix and match vaccine trial, the political situation of Myanmar and why the farmers in India are protesting. 

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Sources: 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-than-10-million-people-receive-first-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine-in-uk

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-55924433

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-volunteer-recruitment-begins-for-study-that-will-mix-and-match-vaccines-12207762

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55923486

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55902070

https://www.euronews.com/living/2021/02/03/what-are-the-indian-farmer-strikes-and-how-is-rihanna-involved

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Stay tuned folks we have plenty of episodes on the way.