Byline Podcast

Should Joe Biden stay as the Democrat’s presidential candidate? Or should he go - leaving the way open for Kamala Harris to stand for the White House? Several senior Democrats have suggested he should step down following a stumbling appearance on a recent TV head to head with Donald Trump, but Biden himself insists that he’s the man for the job and he’s carrying on. Is that the right decision? Adrian Goldberg aught up with US born playwright and commentator Bonnie Greer – who now lives in the UK – at the Byline Festival at Dartington Hall in Devon. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former BBC and LBC presenter Sangita Myska tells Adrian Goldberg why many voters from minority ethnic backgrounds have reservations about Keir Starmer. Edited by Phil Driscoll. Recorded at the Byline Festival at Dartington Hall, Devon.Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll for Byline Audio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After the first round of voting in the parliamentary poll the clear winner with 33% of the votes was Marine Le Pen’s far right RN Party. They are the successor to the Front Nationale created by Jean Marie Le Pen, Marine’s Dad who famously declared that the holocaust was a 'detail' of history. The RN were hoping to install their candidate Jordan Bardella as prime Minister, but ahead of the second round of voting more than 200 opposition candidates have quit allowing for an anti RN coalition. Will that be enough to keep them out of office…and how did it even get this far? Adrian Goldberg hears from Assa Samake Roman, a French journalist based in Edinburgh and Olly Haynes a freelance specialising in France. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Brought to you by Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was the Supreme Court verdict which ruled that Donald Trump had immunity from prosecution the result of a Supreme Court 'coup'? Heidi Siegmund Cuda and Tom Carter make the case that right wing Catholic activist Leonard Leo has 'captured' the US judiciary in pursuit of an economically liberal, socially conservative agenda.Presented by Adrian Goldberg.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Brought to you by Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Kier Starmer’s landslide dilemma – if Labour wins an outright majority on the 2024 election, as the polls predict, does their leader accept this as a gift from the gods and take advantage of our first past the post system? Or does he take the opportunity to reshape politics once and for all by introducing proportional representation, to ensure there are no wasted votes?Adrian Goldberg talks to Shaun Roberts from Unlock Democracy.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In reaction to the Windrush Scandal, the Inspector of Constabulary Wendy Williams in 2020 made 30 recommendations to remedy the situation. These were accepted by then Home Secretary Priti Patel, but her successor Suella Braverman then rowed back on three of the recommendations. These called for a Migrants' Commissioner; tougher powers for the Independent of Chief Inspector of Borders; and to hold reconciliation events,The government has now lost a court case and been told to re-instate the first two of those recommendations, but not the third. Adrian Goldberg hears from Windrush survivor Glenda Caesar; Timi Okuwa,CEO of the Black Equity Organisation which helped bring the court case; and Bishop Desmond Jaddoo from the Windrush National Organisation. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Byline Times executive editor poses five question for Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is football’s world governing body FIFA about to score a own goal as it assess the contenders for two forthcoming World Cups? The 2034 tournament looks set forSaudi Arabia, a country with an appalling human right record. Spain, Portugal and Morrocco are bidding for 2030.Adrian Goldberg hears from Steve Cockburn who’s just compiled a major report on both proposals for Amnesty International, and Lina Al Halthloul, a Saudi exile from campaigning Saudi human rights group ALQST. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg talks to Peter Geoghan about his revelations exposing the influence of Tufton Street think tanks on the Conservative Party and British Politics. Adam Bienkov adds details of his exclusive report about one Tory donor Lord Bamford, and his company JCB.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the EU elections, voters in France, Germany and Italy have shown an increasing appetite for populist anti-immigrant parties. The French president Emmanuelle Macron has reacted by calling a snap parliamentary election after his party was beaten into second place in the EU poll by Marine le Pen’s National Rally. In Germany, the Social Democrats, the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz were pushed into third place by the nationalist AfD. The result still leaves the EU parliament dominated by traditional centre right and centre left parties but for how long will that remain the case?  And what do these results tells us more broadly about the appeal of the far right in Europe.Adrian Goldberg talks to Seema Syeda is a Marseille-based researcher working on European politics for UK-based campaign group Another Europe Is Possible; and Linda Kalcher, the Executive Director of a pan-European think tank Strategic Perspectives who is based in Belgium.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices