Pod Save the UK

Red Rebellion, Just Stop Locking Up Activists And How To Fix Our Broken NHS With Clare Farrell And Victor Adebowale

Jul 25, 2024

Clare Farrell discusses landmark sentencing of Just Stop Oil protesters due to anti-protest legislation. Victor Adebowale talks NHS finances and staff support. Labour Party division post-election rebellion is also explored.

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Quick takeaways

Labour Party division sparked by the Red Rebels suspension over benefits cap vote.

Legal and ethical concerns raised by the record sentencing of Just Stop Oil activists.

NHS faces unprecedented challenges requiring increased funding and strategic improvements to alleviate strain on staff and services.

Deep dives

Impact of Government Actions on Labour Rebels

The podcast episode discusses the suspension of seven left-wing Labour MPs, known as the Red Rebels, for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap issue. The government easily passed the bill despite their rebellion. The policy caps benefits for families with three or more children, affecting nearly three million children. The suspension of MPs creates a chilling effect, discouraging further dissent within the Labour Party.

Intro

2min

Labour Rebels Suspended Over Two-Child Benefit Cap

7min

Sentencing of M25 Protesters and Implications on Democracy

19min

Challenges and Solutions in the NHS

18min

Healthcare System Challenges and Potential Solutions

7min

Discussion on Skepticism, Healthcare Efficiency, Political Violence, and Riot in Leeds

2min

Inappropriate Language and Leadership Analysis

8min

Banter about Scripted Lines and Call to Action for Listener Interaction

2min

Promoting Live Show, Acknowledgements, and Advertisements for Tree Top and US Cellular Prepaid

2min

Three weeks haven’t yet passed since the election, but Keir Starmer’s Government has faced its first rebellion. The response to seven Labour MPs breaking rank over the Government’s stance on the two child benefit cap was swift and fierce, leading to the whip being removed and anger inside and outside the party. Nish and Coco ask if Starmer has only stoked further division within the party.

Clare Farrell drops in to discuss the landmark sentencing of five Just Stop Oil protesters and how the previous government’s draconian anti-protest legislation led to this moment.

Later, chair of the NHS Federation Victor Adebowale joins Nish and Coco to discuss the National Audit Office’s recent findings into the state of NHS finances and what can be done to fix the service, while taking the pressure off of near-breaking point staff.

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Guests:

Clare Farrell, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion

Lord Victor Adebowale, Chair of the NHS Confederation

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