Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

Should we be increasing our military spending? What do we actually mean when we talk about our national security? Where does Palantir sit within the UK’s military industrial complex?

Zack Polanski talks to journalist, author and arms trade and international security expert, Anna Stavrianakis.
Bold Politics Live is at Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield on July 5th.

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How do we become more economically sustainable? What can be done to revive UK manufacturing? How do we stop the wealthy from buying power and influence? What is the UK’s economic responsibility towards the Global South?

Is this week’s episode, Zack Polanski speaks to economist and author, Thomas Piketty
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Is the media responsible for a lack of nuance in today’s public debate? Should government ministers be leaving social media platforms, or regulating them? Why are online controversies and issues often not reflective of local politics and concerns? What has been the effect of decades of fear mongering over immigration?

Is this week’s episode, Zack Polanski speaks to broadcaster, writer and campaigner, Natasha Devon.
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Will Andy Burnham represent a genuine change from Keir Starmer? How much has the hunt for the clip changed British media? Do politicians behave differently when they’re off-mic?

Is this week’s episode, Zack Polanski speaks to broadcaster and author, Iain Dale.
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Bold Politics Live is at Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield on July 5th.

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How has government policy made crossing the Channel on small boats more dangerous? What’s it like working with children in Calais? How is the treatment of migrants in Calais mirrored in the UK immigration system? And why do migrants avoid photographers and the press?

In this week’s special extra episode, Zack Polanski speaks to Lily MacTaggart, from Humans for Rights Network.

Sign the petition to call for a public inquiry into the UK’s role in border violence: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-border-violence-public-inquiry-now
Find out more about the campaign to stop border violence here: https://stopborderviolence.co.uk/home/
Donate to the campaign to stop border violence: https://chuffed.org/project/190721-stop-border-violence
Donate to grassroots organisations supporting people in Calais: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/calaisappeal

To find out more about the organisations mentioned in this episode, visit
https://www.humansforrights.org
https://www.project-play.org
https://www.calaisappeal.org

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Bold Politics Live is at Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield on July 5th.

Pre-order the new book, Hope Is Here now.

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