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Share Politics is our flagship politics show. Each Sunday evening between 6 and 8 pm, our man in Westminster Colin Bloom pulls in guests of the highest quality. Colin is Director of Outreach in the Conservative Party, works in Westminster and every Sunday nights he opens his contacts book to gets people with influence to talk the topics of the day. You get the opportunity to ask questions live. Expect to hear Nathalie Bennett discussing the relevance of the Greens, Jeremy Corbyn on his Labour leadership soapbox, George Galloway telling us why he should be London Mayor and Colonel Bob Stewart on why the death penalty isn’t such a bad thing.
In Share Politics, journalist and commentator Mike Indian joined Simon Rose to analyse the manifestos of Britain’s three main parties and examine Emmanuel Macron’s new cabinet.
The European Central Bank will continue its quantitative easing bond-buying programme into 2018, according to ratings agency, S&P. The agency says the ECB will need to do this to combat low core inflation and credit growth.
Share Radio's Ed Bowsher was joined by Claus Vistesen, macroeconomist for Pantheon Macroeconomics who focusses on the Eurozone, to explore the issue.
As Donald Trump prepares for his presidency he has been naming officials...AND speaking out against the Central Intelligence Agency. To get reaction to the president elect's latest moves, and discover what they might mean, Colin is joined by Ross Anderson of Cambridge University.
In the modern age, globalization, together with advances in communications and transportation, has greatly increased the number of people who have the desire and the capacity to move to other places. Sunday was International Migrants Day and we've been in contact with Migrant Voice, an organisation dedicated to giving migrants worldwide a voice to express their experiences and struggles. Colin spoke with Yuliana Topazly, who moved to the UK from Russia when she was 19 and now runs her own business, and Rehab Jameel, a human rights activist, anti-FGM campaigner, and civil engineer, holding an MPhil from Cambridge in engineering for sustainable development.
This week, Yahoo revealed one of the biggest cases of computer hacking ever. It said that data from more than one billion accounts may have been hacked, and it revealed that the incident happened three years ago but has only now become clear. To discuss this Share Radio's Matthew Cook was joined by Mark James, IT Security Specialist at ESET, and Lewis Henderson, consultant at Glasswall Solutions. First broadcast: 17/12/16
An increasing number of official bodies have been describing anti-fracking campaigners as "extremists" in response to a controversial Government strategy designed to prevent people from becoming terrorists. Councils, schools and police forces have listed anti-fracking campaigns in documents about the Prevent programme, which is part of the national counter-terrorism strategy.
Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones has said she will push the Government to stop the police and local councils from using Prevent to "intimidate people who are objecting to their local water supply being threatened by the frackers" Share Radios Matthew cook spoke With Baroness Jenny Jones to find out more.
Protesters led by Peter Tatchell have disrupted a speech by Jeremy Corbyn, calling on the Labour leader to demand action to end the conflict in Syria.
Corbyn halted his speech while several protesters held up banners with slogans including: “Step up and demand action in Syria” and “End the suffering in Aleppo”.
Tatchell, a human rights campaigner who has previously supported the Labour party, shouted over the party leader to demand he do more to condemn the actions of Russia in the Syrian conflict. He told Share Radio's Colin Bloom why he felt drastic action was needed.
Net migration to the UK has recently hit the second highest level on record with many migrants coming from within the EU, this has raised questions about the governments policy after article 50 is triggered. Sara Macham discussed migration to the UK with Eros Rrodhe, senior consultant at Migrate UK
The sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia to use against Yemen, by the UK has long been a controversial one, as the UK also sends aid to Yemen. The Campaign Against Arms Trade has recently launched legal action against the UK government, to try and stop the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia. Matthew Cook spoke to Andrew Smith, from CAAT to discuss the legal case and the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
Matthew Cooks talks to Professor John Guillebaud, Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health at UCl, to talk about family planning and population growth, areas that could face tough times ahead under President-elect Donald Trump
Sara Macham, looks into Carers Rights Day, a day of meetings and events organised by Carers UK, to raise awareness for the 6.5 million people in the UK who look after others on a full or part time basis.
Rita Lobo, is joined by Steve Newcomb, from the indigenous law institute to discuss the current situation at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota. Plans to build a pipe line through the reservation have been heavily disrupted by protesters looking to protect the sacred land of the Sioux people.
The UK has just seen its second female Prime Minister and there are record number of women CEOs in business, but it seems the media's portrayal of women has a lot of catching up to do.
Little progress has been made in improving representation of women of all shapes and sizes according to a study from Dove. The study shows that three in four women and two-thirds of girls in the UK think media and advertisers set unrealistic standards of beauty while 90% of adults want to see a broader range of body shapes in advertising and the media.
Mary Glindon is the MP for Tyneside and has joined Dove in the non-profit Be Real's Body Image Pledge, which launched this week and aims at raising awareness of the issue and pressuring brands to diversify when it comes to their representation of women. She spoke to Share Radio Weekend Editor Rita Lobo, who started by asking why the media and advertising industry are so reluctant to change.
The British Indian ocean Territory Includes the small islands of Chagos- where in 1965 the british government allowed the construction of military bases for the mutual benefit of the United States and the UK, which meant forcibly evicting the island's 2,000 inhabitants. Since then Chagossians, in exile in the UK have fought for the right to return to their home country.
But it was ruled this week that Chagosians will not be allowed to return to their home in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Foreign Office minister Baroness Anelay told MPs the government had decided against resettlement on the grounds of "feasibility, defence and security interests, and the cost to the British taxpayer".
The government also confirmed the UK would allow the US to keep its military base on the largest of the Chagos islands, Diego Garcia.
The campaign fighting for the Chagossians right to their homeland continues in the UK. Jojning me are Jenny Bertrand, who is from Chagos and is a campaigner for repatriation and Philippa Gregory, novelist and patron of the Chagos Support Association.
Colin Bloom hears from Holly Powell-Jones, PHD student, who is at the demonstrations in Central London. The United for Education protest is a national demonstration organised by the National Union of Students (NUS) and University and College Union (UCU) to demand “free, accessible and quality” for all. According to the NUS, the rally is also an opportunity for students and lecturers to demonstrate their opposition to “all forms of racism and xenophobia” following Brexit. Colin also hears from Asa Bennett, from The Telegraph, who joins to offer some background on the protests.
Matthew Cook talks to Joe Dromey from the Institute for Public Policy Research to discuss its recent report which found that there's a dire need for apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds in the UK. First broadcast: 12/11/16
Colin is joined by Edward Douglas, Senior Policy and Projects Officer at Respublica, to discuss one of David Cameron's legacy projects, the Estate Regeneration Programme, and how Theresa May's government might follow through with the project. First broadcast: 12/11/16
Donald Trump had a surprise victory in the US elections earlier this week, but how did this happen and what does it mean for the country? Joining Colin to discuss this historical election are John Suarez from the Center for a Free Cuba, Robert Arnakis from the Leadership Institute and Michael Traugott from The University of Michigan. First broadcast: 12/11/16
Nick is joined by constitutional law expert Professor Ian Cram from Leeds University to discuss the ruling that MPs must vote on whether to trigger Article 50 to start the Brexit process. First broadcast: 05/11/16
According to MPs the NHS needs 3,000 more A&E doctors this winter to cope with the extra pressure, but a report by the Commons health committee says hospitals are already running close to maximum capacity. To discuss the pressures faced by the NHS, Nick is joined by Dr Jacky Davis, founding member of Keep Our NHS Public. First broadcast: 05/11/16
Matthew Cook speaks with Mark Day, head of policy at the Prison Reform Trust, about justice secretary Liz Truss's plan to recruit a further 2,500 prison officers to tackle growing levels of violence in prisons. First broadcast: 05/11/16
With only a few days left before the US takes to the polls, we look at the candidates' campaigns and where they currently stand. Colin reports from Florida with Nick Peters in the studio and the two are joined by Karin Robinson, former UK Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad, John Mappin, owner of the Camelot Castle Hotel in Tintagel and Jan Halper-Hayes, vice-president of Republicans Abroad. First broadcast: 05/11/16
Nick Peters is joined by Colin Bloom, reporting live from the US, to get the latest on the country's presidential race. First broadcast: 29/10/16
Sara Macham looks at a report released this week by the National Audit Office, which said the Department of Health has revised down its target of recovering £500 million in unpaid debt from overseas patients to £346 million. To discuss this, Sara was joined by Alex Wild of the Taxpayers' Alliance. First broadcast: 29/10/16
James Brydges reports on the Government's pledge to support a bill forcing councils in England to do more to help homeless people. First broadcast: 29/10/16
Caroline Gregory from the charity Calais Action joins Nick from the Jungle migrant camp to talk about the current situation, and this morning’s news that 1,500 children are being held in shipping containers in the camp and the growing pressure on Britain to take them. First broadcast: 29/10/16
Colin is joined by Dr John Esmond Birnie, former chief economist with PWC in Northern Ireland, about how a hard Brexit might impact the UK's only land border with the EU and relations between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
Colin is joined by Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, to discuss the impact of Brexit.
Share Weekend editor Rita Lobo spoke to Celinda about the US election - what will impact the final result, how do the mechanics of presidential elections work and how important the swing states will be on the day.
With all the Brexit coverage surrounding the fall in the pound and the UK's relationship with the continent, the issue of the UK's only land border with the EU has gone largely unreported. Matthew Cook is joined by Dr Esmond Birnie, Senior Economist at Ulster University, to discuss what this means for the state of Ireland. First broadcast: 22/10/16
Now that the dust has settled from the Brexit vote, Colin talks to entrepreneurial brothers, Ian and Nigel Baxter. They were on either side of the debate and talk to Colin now about how they think Brexit has and will continue to affect Britain. First broadcast: 22/10/16
Latest polls suggest that Hillary Clinton is pulling ahead of Donald Trump in the race for presidency and speculation is growing about what people can expect from either candidate if they successfully secure the presidency. To get the latest from the US before the election, Rita Lobo is joined by one of the Democratic Party's leading political pollsters, Celinda Lake. First broadcast: 22/10/16
Colin is joined by Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, about his stance on Brexit, why he was on the leave side and the state of Britain since the vote to leave the EU. First broadcast: 22/10/16
Colin is joined by Sir Gerald Howarth, Tory MP for Aldershot, to discuss the recent news that many MPs are in favour of bringing back the royal yacht HMS Britannia, after Britain's vote to leave the EU, claiming that it could help with trade and spreading British values. First broadcast: 15/10/16
Former mayor of London candidate and conservative MP Zac Goldsmith joins Colin to discuss the latest developments with the UK's next runway and what he thinks would be the best decision for the UK. First broadcast: 15/10/16
Colin looks at the latest from Donald Trump's election campaign. With fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and his party colleague's attempts to distance themselves from the candidate, is this the end of Mr Trump's bid for the White House? To discuss the latest developments with Colin, Coco Soodek, American business expert, lawyer and media personality, joins us. First broadcast: 15/10/16
The Government is expected to announce next week where it will build the UK's next runway. Joining Colin to get the latest developments from either side of the debate are Sally Pavey from the Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions (CAGNE) and John Stewart from the Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (HACAN). First broadcast: 15/10/16
Prime minister Teresa May has pledged an extra £33 million to combat the "inhuman underworld" that traffics people into servitude. But since the passing of the Modern Slavery Act last year, chronic weaknesses in crime recording has led to many modern slaves falling through the cracks, according to the UK's anti-slavery commissioner. Colin speaks to Ben Cooley, CEO of Hope for Justice. First broadcast: 15/10/16
Colin gets the latest on the SNP conference from Maurice Smith, Share Radio's Scotland correspondent. First broadcast: 15/10/16
Colin is joined by US-based business expert and media commentator Coco Soodek to discuss the final days of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
Colin talks to Zac Goldsmith, Conservative MP for Richmond in southwest London, about the imminent decision on airport expansion in the southeast, expected to be announced by the Government next week.
George joined Colin to discuss the Labour reshuffle and his new film, The Killings of Tony Blair. First broadcast: 08/10/16
Colin is joined by Derek Ramsamooj, political consultant for the Caribbean region, to talk about the impact of Hurricane Matthew and whether enough had been done to limit the fatalities and destruction in the region. First broadcast: 08/10/16
Colin talks to Gary Haywood, CEO of chemical company Ineos, and hears from Tony Bosworth of Friends of the Earth about the Government's decision this week to allow fracking at a site in Lancashire. First broadcast: 08/10/16
Colin talks to Fabian Hamilton, Labour MP for Leeds North East, about the changes Jeremy Corbyn made this week to his shadow cabinet. First broadcast: 08/10/16
Colin talks to James McGrory of Open Britain following Home Secretary Amber Rudd’s proposal this week that companies should declare how many foreign workers they employ. First broadcast: 08/10/16
James Bird, survivors’ support manager at NAPAC, joins Sara Macham to discuss the news this week that Ben Emmerson QC, the most senior lawyer at the historic sexual abuse inquiry, has resigned from the investigation. First broadcast: 01/10/16
Colin is joined by Amandeep Singh Bhogal Parliamentary candidate for Upper Bann and James Cleverly, Tory MP for Braintree, to discuss the Conservative Party conference starting on Sunday. First broadcast: 01/10/16
Justin Cohen, news editor at the Jewish News, joins Colin to discuss the death and legacy of Shimon Peres, former president and one of the founding fathers of Israel. First broadcast: 01/10/16
The charity Independent Age is urging the government to allow EU workers to remain in the country after Brexit, saying the strain caused by losing 80,000 EU workers would be a huge burden on the care industry. Sara Macham spoke with Simon Bottery, director of policy at Independent Age, to discuss the work they do and why we need these workers. First broadcast: 24/09/16
A debate is taking place in London to discuss how people living away from their own countries are using technology to drive business back to their home market. To discuss how businesses are increasingly transcending national borders, economist Vicky Pryce joins Colin in the studio. First broadcast: 24/09/16
Colin is joined in by Ed Rennie from Labour Future and Greg Dash from the Young Fabians to discuss the Labour conference and Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the leadership contest. First broadcast: 24/09/16
Colin is joined by Martin Cottingham, head of communications at Islamic Relief UK, to discuss the recent ceasefire in Syria and its rapid breakdown after an airstrike was launched from eastern Aleppo. First broadcast: 24/09/16
A report by the Young Women's Trust, "No Country for Young Women", reveals some alarming problems faced by people aged 18-30. To discuss the report Colin is joined by Dr Carole Easton, CEO of the Young Women's Trust. First broadcast: 24/09/16
This week saw the publication of the Boundary Commissions proposed constituency boundary reforms, outlining significant changes to size and shape of parliamentary constituencies across the UK. Many labour MP's have criticised the proposals, accusing the conservatives of using the reforms to their own advantage. Do discuss this proposal, Rita is joined by Lord Rennard, co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group. First broadcast: 17/09/16
A new neighbourhood planning bill that included plans to privatise the land registry bill, which is a public registry showing property owners in England and Wales. The plan has been dropped from the bill after receiving heavy opposition and to talk to Colin about why this is a good thing, he is joined by former leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett. First broadcast: 17/09/16
This week Theresa May, approved the plans for a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, despite the large amount of concerns being raised. To find out about the potential problems and why this is so controversial, Colin is joined by deputy editor at Utility Week. First broadcast: 17/09/16
After the news that Hillary Clinton was recently diagnosed with Pneumonia, many people are worried about the health of a potential president of the USA. To look into this latest development Robert Double is joined by Stephanie Boland from the new statesman, to discuss the implications this has for the democratic nominee. First broadcast: 17/09/16
Colin is joined by Ed Dorrell, Deputy Editor at the TES, and by Peter Prior, Chairman of Excellent Education for Everyone, to discuss the recent announcement by Theresa May to allow all schools in England to become grammar schools. First broadcast
Jason Emert, chairman of the International Young Democrat Union, joins Colin to talk about the recent developments in the US presidential election race. First broadcast: 10/09/16
Following the publication of Nick Clegg's biography, Claire Mathys, parliamentary adviser for the Liberal Democrats, joins Colin to discuss the recent developments of the Liberal Democrat party. First broadcast: 10/09/16
Sir Dermot Turing joins Matthew in the studio to talk about his new book, Alan Turing Decoded, and about the true story of the understated WW2 hero. First broadcast: 10/09/16
Matthew Cook is joined by Andrew Neilson from The Howard League for Penal Reform to talk through the current developments within the penal system and why he thinks Liz Truss has put the breaks on the prison reform agenda. First broadcast: 10/09/16
It's been ten weeks since the vote to leave the EU and Prime Minister, Theresa May is sticking with her line that brexit means brexit. To talk about the current situation Colin is joined by James Cleverly, MP for Braintree. First broadcast: 03/09/16
José Carlos Aleluia, a Brazilian Congressman joins Colin today to look at the recent impeachment of former president Dilma Rousseff and what this means for the country. First broadcast: 03/09/16
In the run up to yet more Southern Railway strikes, co-owner group Go-Ahead announced this year's profits, sparking outrage among commuters who can't understand how such a poor service providing company can make a profit. To find out more about the current situation, and learn what the government plans on spending the £20 million emergency fund on, Share Radio's Fiona Norman talks to Peter Kyle, MP for Hove and Portslade, whose been tackling the situation. First broadcast: 03/09/16
Junior doctors have grabbed the headlines again after announcing more strikes. To discuss the reasons behind this new strike and what it means for the NHS, Colin is joined by Katherine Murphy, Chief Executive of the Patients' Association, and Dr Animesh Singh, a junior doctor working in west London. First broadcast: 03/09/16
Peter Welby, from the Centre on Religion & Geopolitics at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation joins Colin, to talk about a new report titled "A War of Keywords", which looks at radicalization, globalization and what part the internet plays. First broadcast: 27/08/16
Dr Eric Watts, Chair for Doctors for the NHS, joins Colin to discuss the proposed changes being made to the NHS due to funding problems and what this means for the general public. First broadcast: 27/08/16
Natasha Clark, from The Times red box, joins Colin to talk about the recent news within the Labour party and specifically where both Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith stand within the party. First broadcast: 27/08/16
Coco Soodek, business expert, lawyer, author and media commentator joins Colin to talk about the current state of the US general election. First broadcast: 20/08/16
Colin is joined by Professor Richard English, Director of the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence and Paul Rogers Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford university to talk about Owen Smiths comments about peace talks with ISIS and whether or not this is a possibility. First broadcast: 20/08/16
Colin is joined by Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty International's Syria Campaign manager to discuss the recent report published by them, talking about the torture of thousands of Syrian civilians not supporting Assad's regime. First broadcast: 20/08/16
Colin is talking to Joss Sheldon who in his own words is an "Joss Sheldon is a scruffy nomad, an unshaven layabout, and a good for nothing hobo" to discuss his new book, "Occupied" First broadcast: 20/08/16
Six years on from the first Hinkley Point C proposals and the project is now mired in controversy – there have been suggestions of illicit transfers, Beijing-backed slush funds and stolen nuclear technology. Rita Lobo catches up with Jane Gray, deputy editor of Utility Week, for her perspective on the issue and what it all means for the future of the plant. First broadcast: 13/08/16
A report by the Women and Equalities Committee this week found that Muslim women are are three times more likely to be unemployed than women generally. To look at the reasons why, and at the report's findings in more detail, Colin Bloom spoke to Maria Miller MP, chair of the committee, and Nazmin Akthar, vice chairman of the Muslim Women's Network. First broadcast: 13/08/16
Greg Dash Deputy Editor for Anticipations and Alex Deane, a Public Affairs consultant join Colin to discuss David Cameron's resignation honours list and the controversy that is surrounding it. First broadcast: 06/08/16
To discuss Theresa May's plans for the UK's industrial sector, Colin is joined by Mark Littlewood, Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs and financial journalist, Phillip Waller. First broadcast: 06/08/16
With the Edinburgh Fringe underway, Geoff Norcott an openly conservative comedian joins Colin to discuss his show and why he is on the political right wing, whilst still being in a dominantly left wing profession. First broadcast: 06/08/16
Owen Smith and Jeremy Corbyn recently classed at the labour leadership dabate in Cardiff. To get the latest on all the leadership campaigns, Colin is joined by Stephanie Boland from The New Statesman. First broadcast: 06/08/16
Theresa May has recently announced her new economy and industrial strategy committee and to help us understand what this is all about Matthew Cook talks to Ashwin Kumar from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. First broadcast: 06/08/16
Colin is joined by Raffaello Pantucci, Director for International Security Studies at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, to discuss the "lone wolf" acts of terrorism that have recently been occurring across Europe. First broadcast: 30/07/16
Colin is joined in the studio by Gavin Haynes, Politics Reporter for VICE News, Tim Roca, Labour Councillor for Harrow Road and Ed Rennie, blue labour blogger, to discuss the current state of the Labour party and the leadership race. First broadcast: 30/07/16
Colin is joined by Stephanie Steward, a UK based American and member of London for Hillary, and Michael Paarlberg, Ph.D candidate at Georgetown University's Department of Government, to discuss Hillary Clinton securing the democratic nomination: First broadcast: 30/07/16
Joining Colin is Jenny White, Professor at Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies, to discuss the current political state of the country after the recent attempted military coup. First broadcast: 30/07/16
Michael Chessum from the New Statesman discuss his position on Owen Smith's bid to become Labour leader, whether he has a chance of succeeding Jeremy Corbyn and the current state of the Labour party. First broadcast: 23/07/16
To discuss the recent unemployment figures, Matthew Cook talks to David Freeman, from the Office of National Statistics about how these figures are calculated and what they mean. First broadcast: 23/07/16
To discuss Owen Smith's Labour leadership bid and why he is hoping for his success, Nick Smith, Labour MP for Blaenau Gwent joins Matthew Cook to talk about why he thinks he is the best bet for Labour's future. First broadcast: 23/07/16
It has been announced by new Prime Minister Theresa May that officially leaving the EU won't happen until next year. To get the latest on the time frame of Britain s exit and how negotiations are going to take place, Matthew Cook talks to Catherine Barnard,Professor of European Union Law at Cambridge University. First broadcast: 23/07/16
Unemployment figures in the UK have hit a surprising low in the wake of brexit despite warnings from the remain camp saying that unemployment was more likely to go up if we leave. Howard Mustoe, BBC business correspondent joins Matthew Cook to talk about the recent figures. First broadcast: 23/07/16
After the recent terror attacks in Nice, France has declared three days of mourning, To find out about the current state of the country, Matthew Cook talks to Sophie Pornschlegel from Polis 180 and Colin talks to Camino Mortera-Martinez, Research fellow and Brussels representative at the Centre for European Reform. First broadcast: 16/07/16
Ed Rennie and Jeffrey Ringel, director of the Soufan group join Colin to talk about the recent attempted military coup in Turkey and what it means for the country. First broadcast: 16/07/16
Recently questions have been raised about Jeremy Corbyn's ability to lead the Labour Party, with Labour members Angela Eagle and Owen Smith standing to take over as leader. To find out the latest on the Labour leadership contest, Matthew Cook talks to Fabian Hamilton, MP for Leeds North East. First broadcast: 16/07/16
Adam Barnett from left wing political blog, Left Foot Forwards, joins Matthew to discuss what they think about the current state of the labour party and the leadership crisis it is currently facing. First broadcast: 16/07/16
With the announcement of Theresa May becoming the new Prime Minister, Colin looks into what her first decisions have been in regard to the cabinet. Joining Colin is Daniel Kawczynski, conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham. First broadcast: 16/07/16
After a recent vote by junior doctors over the new contract offered by the government was rejected by a 58% majority, which continues the ongoing battle between health secretary Jeremy Hunt and the junior doctors. Joining Rita Lobo in the studio is Dr Dagon Lonsdale, who is giving us the latest in the current campaign to get a fair deal. First broadcast: 09/07/16
In the wake of the Chilcot report being published, many people are saying that the inquiry confirms what they have been saying for years, that the war was rushed and unjust. George Galloway, former Respect MP for Bradford West who was vocally against the war during his time as a Labour MP, joins Rita Lobo to discuss the recently published report. First broadcast: 09/07/16
Rita Lobo talks to our man in Westminster, Colin Bloom and Stephen Double, conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay, about the current state of the conservative party, the race for party leadership after David Cameron's announcement that he will be stepping down and who they think will be the front runners. First Broadcast: 02/07/16
Following the EU referendum result, Matthew Cook looks to find out what is in store for Britain's business future and to try and look into both the positives and negatives of the decision. To help him go through all the facts, Matthew is joined by Howard Mustoe, business reporter at the BBC. /First Broadcast: 02/07/16
To much surprise, Michael Gove has recently come out saying that he will be standing for leadership of the Conservative party, despite ruling himself out earlier. Rita Lobo is joined by Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, to find out why he is backing Gove. First Broadcast: 03/07/16
In the wake of Britain voting to leave the EU, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing a vote of no confidence. To look at what is currently happening within the Labour party, Rita Lobo is joined by Asa Bennett, from The Telegraph, and Harry Carr, from Sky News. First Broadcast: 02/07/16
Colin is joined by Jon Ariztimuño, a political reporter from antena 3, to discuss the latest news in Spain, regarding the very soon to be held Spanish Election. First Broadcast: 25/06/16
Colin is finding out about all the latest news in US politics and the US take on Brexit with Jan Halper-Hayes from Republics overseas
Following the results of the EU referendum, Colin talks to Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, Raoul Ruparel, Co-Director of Open Europe, Dr Peter Catterall, reader in history, sociology and criminology from the university of Westminster and Kelvin Hopkins MP for Luton North, to discuss the result and what happens next for Britain. First Broadcast: 25/06/16
The EU referendum vote is going ahead this Thursday and many people still aren't sure which side to vote for. To get the latest news on the referendum, Colin is joined by 2 academics, Dr Richard Barbrook, Senior Lecturer at Westminister University and Dr Peter Catterall who was Director of the Institute of Contemporary British History. First Broadcast: 18/06/16
Turkey has just missed a deadline that would allow their citizens visa free travel throughout most of Europe in exchange for taking back migrants from Greece and Italy. To find out about why this deadline was missed, Rita Lobo talked to Alexandra Stiglmayer from the European Stability Initiative. First Broadcast: 18/06/16
In the wake of the fatal attack on Jo Cox, MP for Batley and Spen, Rita Lobo looks at fascist terrorism growing within the UK. To discuss this issue Rita is joined by Adam Ramsay, co-editor of openDemocracy UK. First Broadcast: 18/06/16
It's been less than a year since the last Spanish general elections, but Spain is once again holding elections for who will lead the country. To find out why this is happening so soon, Colin is joined by José Ramón García Hernández MP for Ávila to find out the latest in Spanish politics. First Broadcast: 18/06/16
Last week English and Russian football fans turned violent at the Euros in France and Russia are facing a potential disqualification if behaviour like this continues. To find out what is causing the return of football hooliganism, Sara Hussein talked to Clifford Stott, Professor of Social Psychology from Keele university. First Broadcast: 18/06/16
After the recent attack on Jo Cox MP for Batley and Spen, Fiona Norman looks into if we are offering enough protection and security for our members of parliament. In order to take a look at this issue, David Lowe a terrorism expert and lecturer in law at John Moores university. First Broadcast: 18/06/16
Tom Johnson, director at Trajectory, recently wrote the report "How European Are We?". He joins Colin today to discuss the report and whether or not it's findings should influence our vote on Thursday the 23rd. First Broadcast: 18/06/16
Kate Andrews from Republicans overseas joins Colin to give us the latest on the current political landscape in the USA. First Broadcast: 11/06/16
Sadiq Khan made a promise to freeze prices for London transport for the next few years, but has recently announced that this does not cover monthly or weekly travel passes and contactless payments. To discuss this Colin is joined by Adam Bienkov from politics.co.uk. First Broadcast: 11/06/16
With the EU referendum fast approaching it has been pointed out that women's voices have been drowned out in comparison to male opinions on the issue. To discuss this, Colin is joined by freelance journalist Olivia Marks. First Broadcast: 11/06/16
The Austrian right-wing political party FPO are contesting the results of the latest Presidential election, after Alexander Van der Bellen was sworn into office with a majority of less than 1%. To find out about what's going on in Austria right now, Colin is joined by Heather Grabbe, Director of the Open Society European Policy Institute. First Broadcast: 11/06/16
Kam Gill from the TUC joins Matthew Cook to talk about the recent ridiculing by the TUC's General Secretary, Frances O'Grady, of senior brexit campaigners claiming to represent working people. First Broadcast: 04/06/16
With the EU referendum fast approaching, both sides of the debate are becoming increasingly more vocal, trying to persuade voters to join their side. Matthew Cook, talked to Charlie Cooper, Whitehall Correspondent for The Independent earlier to find out the latest. First Broadcast: 04/06/16
Next week the communications data bill or "snoopers charter" will be debated in the house of commons, even after many concerns by the intelligence and security committee and backbenchers from all three major parties. To discuss this bill and its implications, Colin is joined by Daniel Nesbitt from Big Brother Watch. First Broadcast: 04/06/16
Last night saw the brexit debate with Michael Gove. During the debate a question by Andrew Carnegie, a small business man sparked a social media frenzy. To discuss the debate and whats happened since, Colin is joined by Andrew Carnegie. First Broadcast: 04/06/16
Research from the ONS and jobsite, Indeed, shows that the UK is the number 1 place in Europe that people from other parts of Europe are looking for work. To help find out what that means for people in the UK Rita Lobo talks to Mariano Mamertino, from Indeed to discuss the research. First Broadcast: 28/05/16
With less then a month to go before the UK votes on their status within Europe Matthew Cook looks to find out the latest news. Chris Carter from the Get Britain Out campaign joins Matthew in the studio to get his take on the current state of the campaign. First Broadcast: 28/05/16
Plans have been announced to scrap the bursary for students on health degrees causing many to question if this is a good idea. Unison have conducted research showing how this will ultimately lead to around 2000 less people a year studying to become health professionals costing the NHS more in the long run. Fiona Norman spoke to Gail Adams from unison about what this means. First Broadcast: 28/05/16
Dorothy Sang from Save The Children joins Fiona Norman to talk about what is expected to come in the next few months regarding the migrant crisis. With winter behind us, many more migrants are expected to be attempting to come over to Europe, but is it really safer now in the Summer months. First Broadcast: 28/05/16
New reforms will allow some prisons to set their own budgets and rules. Matthew Cook talks to Andrew Neilson Director of Campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reforms, to find out if this will help the prison system or if it's ignoring the problems that need attention. First Broadcast: 21/05/16
Colin is joined by Guy Taylor, trade campaigner at Global Justice Now to find out what TTIP has to do with the NHS. First Broadcast: 21/05/16
Reports show that the government's manifesto target to close the employment gap between disabled and non disabled people by 2020 is 'years behind schedule'. Fiona Norman spoke to Florence Bates from the TUC to find out what this means for disabled people.
Kate Andrews from Republicans overseas, joins Colin to talk about the current state of the Republican party. First Broadcast: 21/05/16
A deal has finally being agreed upon with junior doctors. Matthew Cook talks to Charlie Cooper Whitehall Correspondent for The Independent, to find out what has been agreed upon and what this means for the NHS. First Broadcast: 21/05/16
A staggering £15 billion pounds of welfare support went unclaimed last year, and on Wednesday, Turn2Us released research stating that nearly half of all low income households in the UK are missing out on claiming this vital welfare support. Fiona Norman spoke to Adam Lake, Head of Communications at the charity Turn2Us to find out more about their research and latest campaign. First Broadcast 14/05/16
Turkey has stated that recent talks with the visa- free travel deal is at a deadlock. Comments from Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir expressed an impasse over aspects of EU's deal with Turkey. With the recent resignation of Turkey's Prime Minster, and the ever powerful Turkish President holding prime position, Matthew Cook spoke with Mehul Srivastava, the FT's Turkey correspondent to find out more.
On Thursday, IPSA published its latest report into MP's expenses. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) was created by Parliament in the wake of the MPs’ expenses scandal. Recent debate is calling for reform and transparency. Matthew Cook spoke with Dafydd Llewellyn, Managing Director SMB Concur, the leading provider of spend management solutions and services in the world.
Thirteen years of leftist rule in Brazil, which once seemed to promise both strong economic growth and greater equality, came to an ignominious end with President Dilma Rousseff's suspension from office Thursday. To find out more about the possible impeachment and the next six months in Brazil, Weekend Editor Rita Lobo spoke to Forbes' Kenneth Rapoza. First Broadcast 14/05/16.
On Thursday, David Cameron announced a global plan to help recover stolen assets during the global anti-corruption summit, held in London. Colin Bloom speaks to Barry Johnston, Head of Advocacy at ActionAid to find out more about the summit. First Broadcast 14/05/16.
As the EU debate rumbles on, with both parties bandying around so many facts, how do we know if we're being told the truth? Will Moy, Director of Full Facts, an independent fact checking organisation, joins Colin Bloom to discuss how they're separating referendum fact from fiction.
After months of negotiations between Jeremy Hunt and Junior Doctors, some hope appears to be arising. Colin talks to Dr Zoe Harris, GP and commentator on healthcare at the Huffington Post, about the latest news with the Junior Doctors contracts issue. First Broadcast: 07/05/16
To get the latest news regarding the potential buying of Tata Steel by Excalibur, Matthew Cook talks to Stephen Kinnock, MP for Aberavon, First Broadcast: 07/05/16
Murdo Fraser Conservative MSP for Mid-Scotland & Fife, talks to Colin about the recent Elections in Scotland. First Broadcast: 07/05/16
Adam Bienkov, Deputy editor for Politics.co.uk talks to Colin about the London Mayoral election results, First Broadcast: 07/05/16
Austria recently introduced a new law giving border guards the power to turn away migrants, saying that they had no choice unless the rest of Europe starts pulling their weight. Matthew Cook talked to Patrick Kingsley, to find out about Austria's concerns. First Broadcast: 30/04/16
Earlier this week, Lord Alf Dubs called for a change to the Immigration Bill in the House of Commons that would allow the UK to give sanctuary to 3000 lone child refugees. MPs voted against amendments to the Bill, which has been sent back to the House of Commons by the House of Lords. Fiona Norman spoke with Dorothy Sang of Save the Children to find out more about the bill, the child refugee problem and Save the Children's campaign, 3000 Children. First Broadcast 30/04/16
27 years after the Hillsborough disaster, a new inquest has found that the 96 people who died, were unlawfully killed. Matthew cook talks to Lizzie Dearden from the Independent and Kenny Derbyshire Chairman of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign, to find out more. First Broadcast: 30/04/16
With the Mayoral election fast approaching, Colin finds out all the latest news with John Rentoul, Chief Political Commentator for The Independent, as the candidates make their final pushes for votes. First Broadcast: 30/04/16
Matthew Cook talks to Severin Carrell, Scotland editor for The Guardian about the new SNP manifesto. First Broadcast: 23/04/16
President Obama's statement on Brexit has caused much backlash within the vote leave camp. Colin talks to Ed Rennie, political researcher about how this has affected the brexit campaigns. First Broadcast: 23/04/16
With the Mayoral campaigns coming to a close, news has come to light of major fallacies in both the front runners arguments. Matthew Cook talks to Stephen Bush from the New Statesman to find out more. First Broadcast: 23/04/16
Sir Gerald Howarth, MP for Aldershot joins Colin to talk about the claims that the 2% GDP spent on the military, being met by creative accounting. First Broadcast: 23/04/16
Laura McInerney, Editor for Schools Week Magazine, joins Colin to talk about the chancellors plan to change all schools to academy's within six years. First Broadcast: 16/04/16
Rita Lobo and Matthew Cox investigate the latest news from RBS with Jenny Campbell CEO and Owner of YourCash Europe and Paul Sedgwick From Frank Investments, discussing the recent announcement that they will be axing around 600 jobs. First Broadcast: 16/04/16
Matthew Cook, talks to Fabian Hamilton, Labour MP for Leeds North East, about Brexit and the current Labour party's stance on the EU and the party members different reactions to the current party stance. First Broadcast: 16/04/16
Daniel Mahoney, from the centre for policy studies joins Colin on Share Politics to discuss a recent report published by the centre for policy studies about the current housing crisis and the plans that Mayoral candidates Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith are proposing. First Broadcast: 16/04/16
George Galloway, Leader of the Respect Party, joins Colin in the studio to talk about the Mayoral campaign, what his policies are and his stance on the EU. First Broadcast: 16/04/16
James Quarmby from, Stephenson Harwood joins Colin to talk about the recent Panama papers leak that has implicated the Prime Minister. First Broadcast: 09/04/16
Patrick Kingsley, The Guardians migration correspondent, joins Matthew Cook to talk about the new EU migration deal and how some migrants may have been falsely turned away, First Broadcast: 09/04/16
Peggy Grande, former executive assistant for Ronald Reagan joins Colin in the studio to talk discuss all the latest news in American politics. First Broadcast: 09/04/16
Matthew Cook talks to Stephen Kinnock, Labour MP for Aberavon, about talks he held with Liberty House, who are potentially interested in purchasing Tata Steel. First Broadcast: 09/04/16
Political Points of Order with Fiona Norman, going over this week in politics. First Broadcast: 09/04/16
Dr Dagen Lonsdale joins Colin to get the latest on the junior doctors contract news and about the biggest strike in NHS history set to go ahead. First Broadcast:09/04/16
Colin Bloom is joined by BBC business reporter Howard Mustoe and former Executive Assistant to Ronald Reagan, Peggy Grande to go through the weeks papers. First Broadcast: 09/04/16
Robert Oxley from the Vote Leave campaign, joins Matthew Cook on Share Politics to discuss his views on the new national minimum wage. First Broadcast: 02/04/16
Political Points of Order with Matthew Cook, going over the week in politics. First Broadcast 02/04/16
The future for the UK steel market is looking very uncertain and Share Politics looks into what is currently happening within the industry. First Broadcast: 02/04/16
With the knowledge that David Cameron intends to step down as leader of the Conservative party at the end of the current term, Colin tries to find out who the most likely candidate is to take over as leader with John Rentoul, Chief Political Commentator at The Independent. First Broadcast: 02/04/16
Brexit is still strong in the headlines, focusing this week on how it will affect the young, the steel industry and fish. To find out the latest in the Brexit debate, Matthew Cook talks to Ian Silvera from The International Business Times. First Broadcast: 02/04/16
Donald Trump has made the headlines again this week with a story about his campaign manager allegedly assaulting a female journalist and also with his statement on abortions. Colin talks to Kate Andrews City AM's american correspondent, to find out more about Trumps current campaign state. First Broadcast: 02/04/16
Political Points of Order with Matthew Cook, going over the week in politics. First Broadcast 26/03/16
The recent closing down of Longannet power station in Fife, means the end for coal power generation in Scotland and the loss of 236 jobs. To discuss the impact of this Gregor Watt, is joined by Council Leader David Ross. First Broadcast: 26/03/16
Billy Bambrough, deputy news editor from City AM, joins Matthew Cook to talk about the current battle between the FBI and Apple, over whether they should be given help with hacking a terrorists iPhone. First Broadcast: 26/03/16
Colin talks to Phillip Blond, founder of ResPublica to discuss Iain Duncan Smiths, surprise resignation . First Broadcast: 19/03/16
Colin Bloom is joined by Rita Lobo, to discuss the corruption charges facing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. First Broadcast: 19/03/16
After the announcement of the new budget Fiona Norman spoke to Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, about how this budget will effect the UK. First Broadcast: 19/03/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ben Mallett chief of staff for conservative candidate for Mayor of London, Zac goldsmith, about the mayoral election. First Broadcast: 12/03/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Dominic Grieve, QC MP, about the new deal with Turkey, helping to halt the flow of migrants into the EU. First Broadcast: 12/03/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Jason Emert, Chairman of the International Young Democrat Union, about the current state of the US elections. First Broadcast: 12/03/16
Share Politics with Matthew Cook, talking to nurse and vlogger, Jacqui Berry, about the recent junior doctors strike. First Broadcast: 12/03/16
Political Points of Order with Matthew Cook, going over this week in politics. First Broadcast: 12/03/16
Share Politics with Rita Lobo, talking to José Carlos Aleluia, Brazilian Congressman, about the accusations of bribery and corruption within the state oil company Petrobras. First Broadcast: 05/03/16
Share Politics with Matthew Cook, talking to Andy Pike, about the "northern powerhouse" and whether it will improve the divide between the north and south or leave some of the more disadvantaged cities behind. First Broadcast: 05/03/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ibrahim Sorie, president of the Sierra Leone Bar Association, about post Ebola life in Sierra Leone. First Broadcast: 05/03/16
Share Politics with Frey Lindsay, talking to Boris Cheshirkov, Lesbos spokesman for the UNHCR, about the impending humanitarian crisis warned by the organisation, as the tensions on the Macedonian, Greek border increase. First Broadcast: 05/03/16
Political Points of Order with Matthew Cook, Going over the week in politics. First Broadcast: 05/03/16
Share Politics with Fiona Norman, talking to Dominic Ponsford, editor at Press Gazette, about the freedom of information act and what it means to the public after the news that following a review, no changes will be made to the act. First Broadcast: 05/03/16
Fiona Norman speaks to Rosamund McNeil about the UK’s teacher ‘brain drain’. She says teachers tend to go abroad for better career prospects and leaving England with a teacher shortage. Rosamund says some of the reasons include pay, support and respect and work-load level. She said teachers don’t feel respected or understood by OFSTED and the government. There is a great deal of new changes within the government and teachers cannot keep up. Teachers want to teach, not ‘sinking’ in ‘pointless bureaucracy’. Teaching is not at the same pay level as other careers such as medicine and law. First Broadcast 28/02/16.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom. @CAGNE_GATWICK speak to @Mattcook118 on showing their support for the #Heathrow13 this week after avoiding prison.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, discuss with @shabinaribena89 the latest news from the #YL16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Mike Shields, former Chief of Staff for the RNC about the current political climate in the USA. First Broadcast 21/02/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe, about the role UKIP are playing in the EU referendum, up to the 23rd June when the public take to the polls to vote. First Broadcast 21/02/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Victoria Moffett from the National Housing Federation about the housing crisis and the need for homes for the more vulnerable.
Political Points of Order with Matthew Cook, going over the week in politics. First Broadcast 21/02/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, chairing a head-to-head debate with Ian Baxter from the "vote stay" camp and Nigel Baxter from the "vote leave" camp, who are talking about the benefits of either leaving or staying part of the EU. First Broadcast 21/02/16
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party, and Gary Haywood, CEO of INEOS Shale, go head to head in a debate on fracking in the UK, chaired by Share Politics presenter, Colin Bloom.
Share Politics with Fiona Norman, talking to Junior Doctor, Dagan Lonsdale, about the recent strike on Wednesday. First Broadcast 14/02/16
Share Politics with Rita Lobo, catching up with Zac Goldsmith on the campaign trail and finding out the key things he hopes to achieve if he is successful in his bid to be London's next Mayer. First Broadcast 14/02/16
Political Points of Order with Matthew Cook, going over the week in politics. First Broadcast 14/02/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Harmit Kambo, from Privacy International about the draft investigatory bill. First Broadcast 14/02/16
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ibrahim Mohamoud, head of communications at CAGE, about the recent leaked information, published by CAGE, detailing the training materials for the government Preventing Violent Extremism program.
One hour special of Political Points of Order with Matthew Cook, going through this week in politics.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, in the studio with conservative MP for The Wrekin, Mark Pritchard, about why he thinks the EU and the UK are better together.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Jocky McLean from think tank Politeia, about the Think Tanks debate about the "British Bill of Rights" and what we can expect from the bill when it finally does emerge.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Stefan Stern, director of the High Pay Centre, about the tax paid by Google to the UK and whether or not this was a success for the UK government.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to, Alasdair Roxburgh, Head of Humanitarian and Conflict Campaigns for Save The Children UK, about the UK home office announcement that we will be taking in more child refugees from Syria and the dangers faced by unaccompanied minors fleeing from conflict zones.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ibrahim Mohamoud from CAGE, about whether the UK's anti-extremism measures are working or have gone too far.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Areeq Chowdhury, founder of WebRoots Democracy, an organisation campaigning for online voting in UK elections.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, chairing a head to head debate between Democrats Abroad, represented by UK chair Robert Ravelli, and the independent organisation Republicans Overseas, represented by UK vice-president William Lowery.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Krish Kandiah, founder of Home For Good, a charity that looks to find a home for every child who needs one.
Share Politics with Richard Marriage, talking to Peter Mwaniki from from Westminster Night Shelter and Alastair Murray from Housing Justice, to discuss Homeless Sunday, the work that's being done to help those living on the streets and how people can get involved.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Percy Barnevik, Co-Founder of Hand In Hand International, about the work they are doing, helping to create jobs in some of the worlds poorest communities and how this could also help to alleviate the current refugee crisis.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Jayne Ozanne, a leading openly gay evangelical and member of the General Synod, about The Anglican Church's move to suspend the US Episcopal Church for a period of 3 years over performing same-sex marriages and how this is affecting the LGBTI community and their view of the Anglican church.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ali Plummer, Living Seas Officer at the Wildlife Trust, about the 23 new marine conservation zones proposed by the government earlier today.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Dr Zoe Norris, NHS GP and healthcare commentator, about the junior doctors strike, and the issues at the heart of the debate.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Kirsty McNeill, Campaigns Director at Save the Children UK, about the recent report published by the International Development Committee, which recommends resettling an additional 3,000 lone refugee children in the UK.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Jan Halper-Hayes, chairwoman of the UK chapter of Republicans Overseas, to find out the latest on US politics.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to John Mortimer, Leader of A Better Britain Unionist Party, the party and what they hope to bring to Scottish Politics.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, chairing a head to head debate between Chris Muspratt, Research Executive for Get Britain Out and James McGrory, Chief Campaign Spokesman, Britain Stronger in Europe, discussing whether or not the UK should stay within the EU.
Share Politics with @colin_bloom, talking to @yaskastraskas and @chrisjfinnigan about the atmosphere around #SpanishElections, the historic significance and the likely outcome. #20D
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Peter Welby, editorial manager for the Centre on Religion & Geopolitics at the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, about a recent report published called "Inside the Jihadi Mind".
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Chris Gee, Senior Campaigns Manager at WWF-UK, about the recent announcement allowing licences for fracking in national parks and protected areas in the UK.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Tadeusz Stenzel, Chair of Trustees at the Federation of Poles in Great Britain about David Camerons attempts to negotiate changes to benefits for migrants as a condition of Britain’s continued membership of the EU
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to journalist Martin Walker, about the popular rise of far-right French political party Front National
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to John Stewart, Chair of Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise, about David Cameron postponing the decision on Heathrow’s third runway until the summer and if he might go back on his “no ifs, no buts” promise from 2009.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to James Cleverly, Conservative MP for Braintree, about the recent vote over air strikes in Syria.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Emma Rees from campaign group Momentum, giving the left-wing take on the Oldham West and Royton by-election
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Jan Halper-Hayes, chairwoman of Republicans Overseas and Ed Rennie, Political consultant and strategist, about the current political situation in the U.S. and Donald Trump’s continued success as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential candidacy.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe giving his perspective on the Oldham West and Royton by-election which took place this week.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Colonel Bob Stewart, Member of the Conservative Party for Beckenham, about why he believes targeted air strikes on Syria are necessary and warranted.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to John Rentoul, Chief political commentator for The Independent on Sunday, about why he believes that George Osborne is turning into Gordon Brown.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Mark Dayan, Nuffield Trust public affairs officer, about what the Autumn Statement means for healthcare funding.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Natalie Bennett, about the UN climate change conference in Paris and the future of the Green Party.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Murdo Fraser, Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, about whether or not the case for Scottish independence is dead.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Emma McClarkin, MEP for the East Midlands region for the Conservative Party and Beatrice Rios, freelance reporter based in Brussels, about the current situation in Brussels.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Chris Hobbs, former police officer, about the possible cuts to the police budget and what the impact of those cuts might be on the country’s ability to deal with a terrorist attack.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Vincenzo Scarpetta, policy analysist at Open Europe, about the recent forced resignation of Portuguese Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Harmit Kambo, campaigns director at Privacy International, about the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill proposed by Theresa May.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to James Schneider, activist and spokesperson for momentum, about the momentum campaign.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Mayuri Parmar from the UK Welcomes Modi organising committee and Steven from Christian Solidarity Worldwide, about President Modis visit and the controversy surrounding him.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Sam Slota-Newton from Warchild, about the work they do protecting children affected by conflict.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Mark Farmaner, Director of Burma Campaign UK, about about the historic elections in Burma today.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ryan Bourne, Director for Public Policy at the Institute for Economic Affairs, about the launch of the Institute for Economic Affairs biggest ever research project: The Paragon Initiative
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Leonid Gozman, president of the all-Russian movement Union of Right Forces, who supports the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the cessation of support to the separatists.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to pro-Palestinian activists from the Dignity Day protests that took place outside no. 10, Downing Street today, about their cause and what they are campaigning for.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Steven Woolfe, MEP for UKIP, about a recent letter to The Sunday Times warning that that billions of pounds in trade deals and millions of jobs are at risk if Britain leaves the EU.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Sir Gerald Howarth, Conservative MP and former Minister for Defence, who is proposing the UK spend 2% of its budget on defence.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Andy Greene from the Disabled People Against Cuts campaign group, about the UN inquiry into Britain’s suspected violations of disabled people’s rights.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ben Rogers, human rights activist, focused on Asia, about President Xi Jinping’s state visit.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Gavin Oldham, Chairman of the Share Centre, about the Step Ladder of Achievement.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Phillip Blond, director of ResPublica, about charter cities, helping to solve the refugee crisis.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, about the letter written to David Cameran by the Bishops of Britain about the refugee crisis.
Share Politics with @Colin_bloom, talking to @Rachel_shares, Chair of the Newham Green Party, about the wilson doctrine and MPs privacy.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Yotam Polizer, Asia Regional Director from IsraAID, an Israeli disaster relief organisation, about the Syrian refugee crisis.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Johnny Luk, Chief Executive for NACUE and Adam Barnett, staff writer for Left Foot Forward, about the Chinese state visit
Points of Order with Matthew Cook on Share Politics going over the highlights of this week in politics.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Andrew Sentence, Senior economic adviser at PwC and former MPC member, about the falling rate of home ownership in the UK and what the government should be doing to tackle this issue.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ed Rennie and Dr. Eliza Filby, about the Prime Ministers speech and the Labour and Conservative party conferences.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Rt Hon Dominic Grieve QC, about the bombing in Turkey and what it means so close to the crucial elections.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Mike Shields, President of the Congressional Leadership Fund, about what's happening in American politics.
Points of Order with Matthew Cook on Share Politics going over the highlights of this week in politics.
SharePolitics with Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom reporting from #Manchester for the #ConservativePartyConference #CPC15 speaking to #protesters outside the conference about why they are #protesting.
Points of Order with Matthew Cook on Share Politics going over the highlights of this week in politics.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Stephen Bush, form the New Statesman, about the closure of the Redcar Teesside Steelworks
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ian Baxter, entrepreneur and founder of Baxter Freight, about what he discribes Jeremy Corbyns war on business.
Share Politics with Fiona Norman, talking to Pete Jefferys, Senior Policy Officer at Shelter UK, about the right to buy scheme.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Adam Barnett, live from the Labour party conference, about the current mood and developments,
Share Politics withColin Bloom, talking to Katie Harrison, Head of Communication at Tear Fund, about the influx of cash to the aid budget to tackle the refugee crisis
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to David Coburn, getting the latest information and developments from the UKIP Party conference
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Macer Gifford, who gave up a high-flying City job to fight ISIS and is now bringing back the knowledge he learned on the front lines to the UK government to improve its plan to tackle Islamic State.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Dr. Catherine Haddon, of the Institute for Government, about gender imbalance in politics.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Solomon Yue, Vice Chairman and CEO at Republicans Overseas, about the Republican Party. the latest news and developments and the front-runners for the Republican presidential candidacy.
Share Politics with @Colin_Bloom, discussing the current climate in #Athens as Greeks head to the polls for the #GreekElections, with @Telegraph's Peter Foster @pmdfoster. #ekloge2015_round2
On #SharePolitics @Colin_Bloom discusses the upcoming #tradeunion reform bill with BBC business reporter Howard Mustoe @MustReadMustoe
Points of Order with Matthew Cook on Share Politics, going over the highlights of this week in politics.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Wangu Kanja from the Wangu Kanja Foundation, Girish Menon, Chief Executive of ActionAid and Patty Whaley, Trustee from ActionAid, about Action Aid's Fearless Women Campaign to help end violence against women and girls.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Dr Evan Harris, Liberal Democrat politician, about the recent Right To Die bill.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Adam Barnett, Staff writer for Left Foot Forward, David Stoker, founding member of Left Unity, Daniella Lock, Student for Corbyn and Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, about Jeremy Corbyn winning the Labour leader election and the future of the party and its supporters.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Krish Kandiah, founder of Homes For Good, about housing Syrian refugees and how ordinary people can help out.
Share Politics Colin Bloom, talking to Areeb Ullah, freelance journalist, about the recent petition to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to London.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Roy Perry from the local government association, about free schools and the problems councils may face with delayed openings.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Steven Woolfe, UKIP spokesman on immigration and financial affairs and MEP for north west England, about Net Migration.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Louis Reynolds, Researcher for the Citizenship Programme at the think tank Demos, about integration and immigration to the UK.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Jessica Abrams, about the current teacher Shortage and school crisis.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, discussing the recent trend towards young people joining the campaign for Jeremy Corbyn becoming the new Labour leader.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Lazarus Yeghnazar, Executive director and founder of 222 ministries, about the British and Iranian embassies reopening in each others countries.
Share Politics with @Colin_bloom talking to Joseph Allchin, freelance journalist based in Dhaka, about the recent Bangladesh blogger deaths.
Share Politics Colin Bloom, talking to Baroness Meacher, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group, about the decriminalisation of drugs.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Dr Catherine Hakim, about the recent report published by the IEA about idea of legalising prostitution.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Leonard Doyle, Head of Media & Communications at the International Organisation for Migration, about the current waves of migrants coming to Europe.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Caroline Fiennes, founder and director or Giving Evidence, about the recent events surrounding the charity, Kids Company.
Share Politics with @Colin_Bloom talking to Andrew Wileman and Aidan McQuade about the new anti-slavery legislation.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Jill Rutter from Left Foot Forward about the recent migrant crisis in Calais.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Dr Abigail McKnight, Senior Research Fellow from LSE, about her report on the middle class helping their children to acquire and secure better paying jobs.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Nathan Akehurst, from RS21, about Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Leadership.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Betsy Dillner, Director at Generation Rent, about the current housing market and the recent trend towards renting over buying.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Becky Francis, Professor of Education and Social Justice at Kings College London about the Sutton Trust report and the academisation of schools.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Josiah Mortimer, Communications Officer at the Electoral Reforms Society, about the recent accusation of vote rigging in the labour party.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Matt Dathan, online Political Reporter at the Independent, about the 10% pay rise for MPs.
Share Politics with @Colin_Bloom talking to Caroline Molloy @carolinejmolloy from Our NHS @OurNHS_od about the Government proposed inquiry into funding for the NHS and debate over whether the NHS should be funded by user charges and insurance, not taxation, announced by Lord David Prior.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford about the budget.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Andy Greene from Disabled People Against Cuts, about the budget and its effects on disabled people.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to James Bloodworth about Jeremy Corbyn's recent surge in popularity.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Andy Silvester from, the Tax Payers Allience, about Inheritance tax and the Budget.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Jason Iliou, Editor of Athens Views about the Greek referendum.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Alisa Murphy from Life Size Media, and Jean Leston from Operation Noah, about climate change.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Sally Hitchiner and Colin Coward about the LGBT pride marches and the LGBT movement.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Bob Neill, MP for Bromley & Chislehurst and Chairman of the Justice Select Committee, about the Lord Jenner Case.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to David Fagleman, Project Manager for the Prosperity Programme at Think Tank Respublica, about Respublica’s report on the housing crisis.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to George Galloway, from the #RespectParty, about his bid to become #LondonMayor
SharePolitics with Colin Bloom talking to Natalie Bennett, leader of the #GreenParty, about what's next for the Party and who will be running for leader.
SharePolitics with Colin Bloom talking to Colonel Bob Stewart, about the UK being underpowered in #military strength.
SharePolitics with Colin Bloom talking with MP for Islington North #JeremyCorbyn, about his #Campaign for #LabourLeader and who is going to be the next #Leader.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Claire Mathys, Director of the Lib Dem Christian forum, about the Lib Dem leadership campaign and how the party is going to re-invent itself after the general election
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Daniel Kawczynski and Steve Baker Conservative MP for Wycombe, about the conservative for Britain group.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Daniel Kawczynski about the foreign select committee and his bid to become chair.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking with James Cleverly about the new government and his first few weeks in parliament.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking with Juliet Davenport from Good Energy about whether the government is doing enough to be green.
Green #shareradio #sharepolitics
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Ivan Massow, a potential conservative candidate for the mayor of London.
sharepolitics #london
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Barry Johnston from Action Aid about the recent marriage referendum in Ireland.
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Citizens UK is a coalition of organizations working together to make a change. We explore the topic of community organising.
Share Politics with, talking with Christian Solidarity Worldwide about the recent earthquake in Nepal.
Share Politics with talking to Paul Twivy, author of "be your own politician", as well as co-founder of many social action campaigns. We will be discussing the new book as well as Paul Twivys career.
Share Politics with talking to Bob Neill, the conservative Vice Chairman with responsibility for housing and local government and conservative candidate for Bromley and Chislehurst, about the high wages earned by many Chief Executives of charitable organisations.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom, joined in the studio by Beatrice Timpson, a political commentator and lobbyist for media intelligence partners based in Westminster, to discuss the weeks headlines.
Share Politics with Colin Bloom talking to Edwin Morgan from the Institute of Directors and Nick Davies founder of Neighbourly.com about the Tory Policy to allow employees 3 days off a year to volunteer.
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Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Col Bob Stewart MP for Beckenham about Russia, Trident and the defence budget.
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Share Politics with Colin Bloom, talking to Gavin Oldham from the Share Centre, about the Tory Policy to sell of Lloyds shares at a discount.
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@Colin_Bloom on Share Politics talking to @Andrew_ComRes from ComRes, the leading research consultancy specialising in Corporate Reputation, Public Policy and Communications about Polls and the roll they play in elections.
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Share Politics with @Colin_Bloom, talking to @edrennie77 from ResPublica, Jan Halper-Hayes from Republicans Overseas @UKGOP and @SabrinaSiddiqui the political reporter for The Guardian in the US, all about the US elections and Hillary Clinton.
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Share Politics with Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom talking to Ian Baxter @IanBaxter66 and Gerrard Miles about the PM saying he wouldn't stand for a third term.
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Share Politics on Share Radio with Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom talking to Sunder Katwala @sundersays from British Future, a Think Tank working with ethnic minority groups and how they engage with public life. #shareradiouk #britishfuture #sharepolitics
Share Politics with Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom talking to Ben Cooley @BenCooley from a modern day slavery charity, Hope for Justice.
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Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom talking to the Deputy Chairman of UKIP Neil Hamilton @NeilUKIP on Share Politics.
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Share Politics on Share Radio with Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom talking with John Mills about his new book discussing britians economical problems . #shareradiouk #sharepolitics
Share Politics on Share Radio with Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom talking to Yiftah Curiel @yiftahc spokesman from the Israeli embassy in the UK, talking about the recent elections in Israel.
Share Politics on Share Radio with Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom, Tim Montgomerie@montie and Julien Ide, discussing all things politics going on in the past week. #Shareradiouk #Sharepolitics
Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom on Share Politics talks to Sheldon Thomas @SheldonThomas3 a motivational speaker to discuss what the government can do to help solve the problems with gang culture. #shareradiouk #sharepolitics #gangsline
Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom talks with David Lammy @DavidLammy on Share Politics about his mayoral candidacy. #shareradiouk #sharepolitics #davidlammy
Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom on Share Politics talks to Sir Gerald Howarth @geraldhowarth about defence spending. #shareradiouk #sharepolitics
Colin Bloom @Colin_Bloom on Share Politics talks to hopeful mayoral candidate Ivan Massow @IvanMassow. #shareradiouk #sharepolitics #IvanMassow
Anna Firth, Conservative candidate for Erith & Thamesmead talks with Colin Bloom about International Woman's Day
Share Politics with @Colin_Bloom looks at the situations in #Ukraine and #Russia with Dr Igor Sutyagin from RUSI, an independent think-tank engaged in cutting edge defence and security research, and Daragh McDowell, an expert in the politics of the former Soviet Union and journalist for @WPReview on @ShareRadioUK #SharePolitics
Share Politics @Colin_Bloom discusses the #ShareCentre's survey of investor pre-election attitudes with the CEO Richard Stone @rwstone1 #SharePolitics #ShareCentre #ShareRadioUK
Share Politics with @Colin_Bloom discusses #pegida and the @ukrespectparty TV debates with @georgegalloway and looks at the #newspapers with guests @SyedKamall and @BeatriceTimpson on @ShareRadioUK #sharepolitics
Share Politics #newspaper review with @Colin_Bloom discusses the #political #headlines with @SyedKamall and @BeatriceTimpson on @ShareRadioUK #sharepolitics
SharePolitics @Colin_Bloom talks about the parliamentary report that UK teenage boys are more likely to have a smart phone than a dad in the house with guests @BeatriceTimpson from @MarriageF and Marianne Miles from @OnlyDads #relationships #marriagetax #CentreforSocialJustice
Green Party Leader @natalieben talks to @Colin_Bloom on @ShareRadioUK about the TV debates and @TheGreenParty economic policies #sharepolitics
Charlie Mullins from Pimlico Pumblers talked about his OBE with Colin bloom on #sharepolitics
A highlight from ShareRadio's Flagship politics show Share Politics with Colin Bloom. Last week we had Scottish UKIP MEP David Coburn calling for 'trimming the fat off education'. #shareradiouk #Davidcoburn #somelikeitrita
Highlight of Share Politics on Share Radio with Colin Bloom Interviewing David Coburn UKIP MEP #sharepolitics #shareradiouk #ukip
A clip from Shareradio's political flagship show 'Share Politics' with Colin Bloom interviewing leader of the Green Party Natalie Bennett.