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Meet the women who inspired Four Weigh-Ins and a Funeral
And come and see the play in two weeks time
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You're WRONG!
Have you changed your mind yet?
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New Zeitgeist Tapes: Frank Capra Double Bill - Mr Smith Goes to Washington and Meet John Doe
This month, Steve and Emma discuss Capra's take on populism both good and bad.
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NEW House of Comments: Trump Tariff Turmoil and Labour MPs' Very Short Trip to Israel
Emma and Charlotte discuss the economy using all the best technical jargon...
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What Labour should really learn from Elon Musk
The lessons for Labour about what happens when you 'move fast and break things' can be seen more in Tesla than in the US Government.
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March 2025

The Labour Party is becoming its own opposition
How Starmer and his top team treat those who oppose and challenge them on welfare reform will have longer lasting consequences than they realise
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New House of Comments Episode: Schrodinger's Chancellor
This week Emma and Charlotte look at the politics of the Spring Statement
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New House of Comments Episode: Making Welfare, fair
In which Charlotte and I discuss the politics of welfare reform
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Announcing Four Weigh-Ins and a Funeral
Very excited to announce my latest play
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Welfare Reform: This time it's complicated
The biggest irony of welfare reform: that's it's almost always a problem of incentives
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The questions we have to ask ourselves
What should doves and pacifists be asking about the post-American century. And are we ever going to ask them?
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February 2025

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