Byline Podcast

Zarina Zabrisky reports from Mykloaiv on Vladimir Putin's 'Kholodomor' - the Russian President’s attempt to freeze Ukraine into submission.Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.Based on a report at bylinesupplement.com  Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shamima Begum – the so called Isis bride who quit her home in East London to join the Islamic State group at the age of 15 - is appealing at a Special Immigration Appeals tribunal against the decision to deprive her of British citizenship in 2019 by the then Home Secretary Savjid Javid. In the meantime, the 23-year old is living in a refugee camp in northern Syria.MI5 and the Home Office believe she remains a threat to national security, but Rabina Khan - journalist, former Special advisor to the Lib Dems in the House of Lords and author of “My Hair Is Pink Under This Veil” - tells Adrian Goldberg why she believes Shamima Begum is a victim.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This time we’re delving deep into a brilliant Byline Times exclusive revealing that a businessman with ties to Roman Abramovich and two other sanctioned Russian oligarchs had close contact with senior MP’s and peers in the Houses of Parliament. Sergey Bratukhin, known in the West as Sergey Young, was one of the founding members of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Longevity, chaired by Conservative MP Damian Green. Adrian Goldberg hears from Iain Campbell - the journalist who broke the story - and Byline Times Investigations editor Sam Bright. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg discusses disturbing new figures uncovered by Byline Times which reveal that more than 1,000 people a year are being raped or sexually assaulted on NHS premises …this can include wards, other patient areas, staff room, car parks etc.We hear from Byline Times Chief Social Affairs Reporter Sian Norris, who broke the story, and Daisy Cooper MP, the Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson who’s calling for an urgent government response to what she describes as “horrifying” statistics.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg hears from Dr Ying Miao, a senior lecturer in politics at Aston University, about the underlying reasons for China's recent protests. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adrian Goldberg reflects on The Week in Politics with Amelia Womack, former deputy leader of the Green Party and Sam Bright, Byline Times investigations editor.They discuss Cop 27, onshore wind farms, the PPE scandal and migration figures.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russia's retreat from the city of Kherson has been followed by an aerial bombardment of major Ukrainian cities targeting their energy infrastructure, and causing widespread power cuts.As Adrian Goldberg hears from Zarina Zabrisky (who somehow managed to online in Odessa) President Putin is also squeezing the gas supply to Moldova, a neighbouring country which is pro EU.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why has one of the most significant moments in modern British life – the decision to leave the EU – become almost unmentionable our political discourse? Adrian Goldberg hears from Chris Grey, the author of ‘Brexit Unfolded’.  Chris writes the ‘Brexit & Beyond’ blog and is also Emeritus Professor of Business and Management Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The men’s football World Cup is taking place in Qatar, which has been widely condemned for its treatment of migrant workers and LGBT people. But is the West guilty of hypocrisy? Dr David Wearing joins Adrian Goldberg and shares an important story about how the UK, US and other powers helped create and sustain this oil and gas state. David is an expert in UK-Gulf relations and author of Anglo Arabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to BritainProduced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Adrian Goldberg discusses Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement (aka The Budget), the return of Donald Trump, the travails of Twitter and the World Cup in Qatar.He's joined by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund Cuda from the Radicalized Pod Getting reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement and Donald Trump’s return…Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices