PoliticsJOE Podcast

On today's podcast we're chatting about the Prime Minister's intervention over the weekend to say Brits could serve as peacekeepers in Ukraine. We also get into the meat and veg of JD Vance's speech at the Berlin Security Conference, where he suggested wokism is destroying Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In advance of their new book Get In, we were joined in studio by journalists Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire.During our conversation they lift the lid on the inner workings of Keir Starmer's government, the movers and shakers behind the scenes and whether the Prime Minister is actually in the driving seat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bonus episode, Ava reports from Loughborough, where she met Labour MP Jeevun Sandher, who's on a mission to save the pub. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kemi Badenoch once again spent 10 minutes making Keir Starmer look good at PMQs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're going deep on the Superbowl, after Kendrick Lamar took to the stage to slaughter Drake live. We chat about the politics, or lack thereof, during his set.We then get into news from the weekend which saw Labour stripping the whip from now sacked health minister Andrew Gwynne after WhatsApp messages surfaced where he took aim at an elderly constituent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The election of Donald Trump for his second term in the White House sent the world into a spiral of uncertainty since November last year, and recent weeks have proved more chaotic than anyone may have forecast.Robert D. Kaplan reckons the chaos and crisis can only deepen in the next four years.We were joined by author Robert D. Kaplan on the release of his book Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ilan Pappé is an Israeli academic, author and activist with an expertise in the history of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. He spoke to us on the day that Donald Trump announced his plans to turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another Wednesday rolls through and like clockwork MPs gather in the Commons chamber for another session of PMQs. We react to the latest.We also reflect on the comments of the American president overnight, where he expressed intentions to level Gaza and turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a Brexit bonanza on today's episode as Keir Starmer gets prime to schmooze EU leaders for closer trade arrangements with the bloc, Ava gives us the lowdown from Reform's latest rally in Kemi Badenoch's constituency, and Ed puts it all on the line for David Mitchell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inequality economist, and former City trader, Gary Stevenson swung by JOETowers to talk the failings of Rachel Reeves, the rise of the radical right, and his book The Trading Game, which is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.