Byline Times Podcast

Natalie Bennett: Green Thinking

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:12:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett (aka Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle) about her new book, Green Thinking.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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How long can Keir Starmer survive as PM?

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:47:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg debates the Prime Minister's future with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

Recorded on Substack. Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Human Factor in the age of AI, Apps and Tech

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:56:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg and Byline Times editor in chief Hardeep Matharu reflect on the importance of human connection in the age of apps, AI and remote working.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Iran War - And Why The World Has Reached Fossil Fuel Tipping Point

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:59:00 -0000

Byline Times Investigations Editor Nafeez Ahmed tells Adrian Goldberg why the Iran War isn't a re-run of the 1970s oil crisis, but rather a harbinger of energy crises to come - precipitating a collapse in society, unless bold decisions are taken now.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Viktor Orban's defeat - and what comes next for the far right

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:58:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Viktor Orban's electoral defeat in Hungary and what it means for Trumpists and populists around the globe, with Dr Georgios Samaras, an expert on European politics at the School for Government and the Policy Institute in London.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham

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Trump and Iran: "Where's The Adult In The Room?"

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:04:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Alex Hall Hall - former UK ambassador to Georgia and a British diplomat in Washington DC - about the Iran War ceasefire.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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GB News, Matt Goodwin and the rise of the Populist Right

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:47:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the rise of the populist right with Labour MP Liam Byrne and David Edgar. Liam served in the Blair and Brown government’s and is now Chair of the Commons Business and Trade Select Committee, has just published his book ‘Why Populists Are Winning: and How to Beat Them’. David's “Little Black Book of the Populist Right: What it is, why it's on the march and how to stop it” written with John Bloomfield has just been republished in an updated edition via Byline Books.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Crypto, Foreign Donations - and the Threat to Democracy

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:31:00 -0000

The UK government has temporarily blocked political donations by cryptocurrency and capped donations by UK citizens living overseas at £100,000 following recommendations by senior civil servant Philip Rycroft.

Rycroft was commissioned to carry out an independent report after Reform UK MP Nathan Gill was convicted of accepting bribes to promote Russian interests.

Adrian Goldberg analyses the world of political influence with Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and cheif report Josiah Mortimer.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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"Unbelievable" Aid Cuts "Will Cost Lives"

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:49:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the giovernment's 40% cut in overseas aid with Green Party MP Ellie Chowns and Gideon Rabinowitz, Director of Policy and Advocacy at BOND, a UK-based network for international development NGOs .

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Trump's War: Chaos, Confusion And Cost

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:50:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times editor in chief Hardeep Matharu and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes about Donald Trump's war in Iran; they examine the chaos, confusion and the cost.

Plus - the Byline Times seventh anniversary and Paul Conroy RIP.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.

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Andy Street: The Conservative Alternative

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:05:00 -0000

Former West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is proposing an alternative to the populist drift of Conservatism. Along with ex Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson, he has launched Prosper a campaign group aimed at the UK's politically homeless centre and centre-right voters. Andy tells Adrian Goldberg why the Conservatives need to shift to the middle ground.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Trump, Starmer and the Coercive Relationship

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:06:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the so-called 'special relationship' between the UK and US with Scott Lucas, professor of US and international politics at UCD Clinton in Dublin and founder of EA World. Would it be more accurate, they wonder, to call it a 'coercive relationship'.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Trump, Iran and the 30 Year Plan

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:30:00 -0000

Nafeez Ahmed explains how a 30 year-old plan to redraw the Middle East drawn up by US NeoCons is now playing out in Iran. Adrian Goldberg asks the questions.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham, UK.

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"It's Illegal" - Trump's War On Iran

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:12:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the war on Iran waged by the USA and Israel with Scott Lucas, professor of US and international politics at UCD Clinton in Dublin and editor of the EA World View.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Greens Gatecrash Gorton and Denton

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:56:00 -0000

The Green Party pulled off a stunning victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election, deposing Labour who trailed in third place, with Reform UK 2nd. Adrian Goldberg discusses the result with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.

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Ukraine: Four Years After

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:50:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Zarina Zabrisky, who has covered Russia’s war in Ukraine from Odessa, Kiev and the frontline in Kherson, where she identified the ‘human safari’ drone warfare on civilians being waged by Putin’s troops. Sergiy Kashylov, a Ukrainian exiled in the UK also joins the conversation.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Daniel Rachel: Rock Music, The Swastika and Nazism

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:58:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to award winning author Daniel Rachel about his book 'This Ain' Rock n Roll - Pop Music, The Swastika and the Third Reich."

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Epstein Files: From Darkness To Light

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:44:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the Epstein Files with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and executive editor Peter Jukes to mark the latest print edition of the the paper.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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"Unlawful" Palestine Action Terror Ban

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:52:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the High Court's judgement that proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist group is "unlawful" and disproportionate. Membership or support for PA nevertheless remains illegal pending the outcome of an appeal by the Home Secretary.

Produced in Birmingham UK, by Adrian Goldberg

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From Foreign Correspondent - To Uber Driver

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:14:00 -0000

In a story reflective of our times, Steve Scherer lost his job as International Bureau Chief with Reuters News Agency in Ottawa and has been forced to take a job as an Uber driver to make ends meet. As Steve tells Adrian Goldberg, the experience has made him more appreciative of migrants in the US, who rely on his services to get them to work.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Starmer Survives - For Now

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:34:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Lord Steve McCabe, who was inside Sir Keir Starmer's crucial Parliamentary Labour Party meeting, where he saved his skin as PM. They are joined by Sebastian Salek, a Labour councillor fo Waltham Forest.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Will The Mandelson/Epstein Affair Topple Starmer?

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 22:28:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberd surveys the fallout of the Mandelson/Epstein affair with Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and political editor Adam Bienkov.

This is an edited version of a live broadcast on the Byline Supplement Substack.

Produced in Birmingham UK, by Adrian Goldberg.

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"Why I Quit Your Party - And Joined The Greens"

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:20:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Phil Burton-Cartledge, a political author and academic who is representative of what appears to be a rising trend - Your Party members who have quit to join the Greens.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Keir Starmer's Burnham 'Blunder'

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:23:00 -0000

In our latest Westminster review, Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov tells Adrian Goldberg that Sir Keir Starmer has blundered by failing to bring Great Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham into his inner circle.

PLUS debate on Reform UK's succession of former Tory MPs and new recruits and a challenge to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch from the left of her party, with the creation of the pressure group Prosper.

Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Minneapolis: "A City Under Siege by ICE"

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:54:00 -0000

As the reverberations continue in Minneapolis, following Alex Pretti's death at the hands of ICE agents, Adrian Goldberg hears from Jacob Thomas, a resident of the city, and a US Army veteran who now acts as Communications Director for pro-democracy group Common Defense.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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"Executed In The Street": The Killing of Alex Pretti

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:35:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota with Naveed Shah, a US Army veteran who served in the Iraq war and is Political Director at Common Defense, a veteran-led grassroots movement dedicated to protecting democracy and combating authoritarianism.

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The Post Office Horizon Scandal: Justice Delayed or Justice Denied?

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:14:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores the Post Office Horizon scandal with Richard Brooks of Private Eye, whose book Post Mortem is out now.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Madness of King Donald: Trump and Greenland

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:54:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Donald Trump's threat to annexe Greenland.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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A Year of Living Dangerously in Trump's America

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:13:00 -0000

Former UK ambassador and diplomat Alex Hall Hall tells Adrian Goldberg what's it's been like to live as a new US citizen in Donald Trump's United States.

Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Iran Protests: "People Do Not Want This Regime Anymore"

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:02:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets insight on the protests in Iran from activist and journalist Daniela Sepehri and Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College, Dublin and both Founder and Editor of EA WorldView.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Greenland, Denmark....And Trump

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:23:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg is joined by Sofie Pultz, a Dane based in the UK, to discuss Donald Trump's threat to Greenland. Sophie is a researcher in the International Policy team at the IPPR thinktank.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Oil and Ego: Trump's invasion of Venezuela

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:13:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the US invasion of Venezuela with Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin and both Founder and Editor of EA WorldView.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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"How To Be A Better Human" with Mike Dickson

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:02:00 -0000

Founder of the Whizz Kidz Wheelchair Charity Mike Dickson offers tips on 'How To Be. a Better Human", based on his book of the same name which is available now via Byline Books.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg; Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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Ring Out The Old: Beyond The Doom Loop

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:57:00 -0000

Byline Times editor in chief Hardeep Matharu and executive editor Peter Jukes join Adrian Goldberg to look beyond the doom loop - as per the latest Byline Times print edition - as they explore their highlights and lowlights of 2025.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The U.S. "Declares War on Europe"

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:04:00 -0000

Byline Times Investigations Editor Nafeez Ahmed discusses the United States new National Security Strategy with Adrian Goldberg. Nafeez' book, 'Alt Reich - The Network War To Destroy The West From Within' is available now via Byline Books.

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A Beginner's Guide To Russian Influence Pt 2: Trump and The US

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:56:00 -0000

As the world wakes up to Russia's hybrid war on the West, Heidi Siegmund Coda explains to Adrian Goldberg, how it has impacted Donald Trump and the United States.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Their Party: Your Party Members Speak Out

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:02:00 -0000

It's not all about Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana - Adrian Goldberg hears from two ordinary members of Your Party, Jed Thomas a 26-year old political novice from Hertfordshire and 77-year old veteran campaigner Alan Story from The Left Lane substack. Away from the rows and factionalism, what do they want from the new left wing movement?

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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A Beginners Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:42:00 -0000

Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes offers Adrian Goldberg a begiiner's guide to Russian influence on UK politics, including the Scottish independence referendum, Brexit and more.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Michael Mansfield KC: "Police should reopen Covid crime case."

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:46:00 -0000

Michael Mansfield KC tells Adrian Goldberg why he believes there's scope for the criminal prosecution of ministers for their handling of the Covid 19 pandemic.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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How To Keep Farage Out Of Downing Street

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:55:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses whether tactical voting or even a 'progressive partnership' of parties on the centre and left of UK politics could frustrate Nigel Farage's hopes of becoming PM, despite Reform's lead in the polls.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Control? Or Cruelty? Mahmood's Asylum Plan

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:06:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans for asylum seekers to the UK with Dr Sohail Jannesari, a migration and mental health researcher at King’s College London, and Lauren Starkey, an independent social worker specialising in working with refugee children and young people.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Great Global Transformation - China, Neo Liberalism and the West

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:36:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg is joined by economist Professor Branko Milanovic to talk about his new book The Great Global Transformation - National Market Liberalism In A Multipolar World. They discuss the rise of China and other countries in Asia as a result of neo-liberalism - and the populist backlash in the West that has ensued.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Trump And The Battle For The Beeb

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:35:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores what some observers are describing as an 'existential crisis' for the BBC, following its apology for editing a speech by Donald Trump on Jan 6, 2021. Trump is threatening to sue for $1bn and there are fears that a journalistic mistake is being used to by its enemies to force the Beeb to compromise its editorial integrity. Adrian is joined by former BBC journalist Patrick Howse and Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Off Colour: How The BNP's Rhetoric Went Mainstream

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:54:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses how the language of the far right British National Party have been incorporated into mainstream political discussion by members of supposedly mainstream parties. He's joined by Byline Times Chief Reporter Josiah Mason and Editor In Chief, Hardeep Matharu.

Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Former Prince Andrew: An Heir Of Entitlement

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:34:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the demotion of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with Symon Hill, who was wrongly arrested for shouting 'who elected him?' during a proclamation for King Charles.

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Trump's 'War On Drugs' - Or War On Maduro?

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:48:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the latest moves in President Trump's 'war on drugs' in Venezuela and elsewhere in Latin America, with Scott Lucas, Prof of US and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin and both Founder and Editor, EA WorldView.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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"Trump's Russia Sanctions Welcome - But More Needed"

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:18:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses President Trump's sanctions on Russia with Dr Svitlana Romanko, Ukrainian Exec. Director and Founder of Razom We Stand - and hears from Zarina Zabrisky on the front line of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kherson.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Putin and the Shadow of Nuclear War

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:27:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Harvard University Professor Serhii Plokhy about his new book, 'The Nuclear Age'. They talk about Vladimir Putin's weaponisation of nuclear power plants and discuss the realities of unilateral nuclear disarmament.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Nigel Farage's Putin Problem

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:06:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses 'Nigel Farage's Putin Problem' - the headline story in the new Byline Times newspaper. He's joined by Byline Times executive editor Hardeep Matharu and executive editor Peter Jukes.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Inside The COP Climate Summit

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:35:00 -0000

Film maker Josh Appignanesi takes us inside the COP Climate Summit in conversation with Adrian Goldberg. Josh's new film, "Colossal Wreck' about his participation in Cop 29 in Dubai last year, is being premiered at the Curzon, Soho in London on October 22, at 6.30pm.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham, UK

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Trump's Gaza Peace Plan with Alex Hall Hall

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 08:07:00 -0000

Former UK ambassador Alex Hall Hall assesses the prospects for Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan.

Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Farage "Thick As Thieves" with Reform's Russian Stooge

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 09:24:00 -0000

Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss the links between Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and the party's former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, who has admitted accepting bribes to speak up for Russia in the European parliament.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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PPE, The Pandemic and Cronyism with Russell Scott

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:25:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Russell Scott, author of 'VIP Lane – Cronysim and the Pandemic', which is out now via Byline Books. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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China vs USA: Dan Wang on the clash of superpowers

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:49:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews Dan Wang, the author of ‘Breakneck – China’s Quest to Engineer The Future’, a brilliant study of China’s emergence as a major power. They discuss the implications of this development for the United States and the UK… Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Nick Lowles: How To Defeat The Far Right

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 05:18:00 -0000

Nick Lowles from Hope Not Hate joins Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov to talk about his new book, "How To Defeat The Far Right".

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Congressman Who Took On Farage

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 07:13:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from US Congressman Jamie Raskin - a Democrat and constitutional law expert - who recently challenged Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about free speech in a Congress hearing.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Long March Against Trump

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 10:18:00 -0000

While Donald Trump is welcomed to the UK - at least by The King, the PM and senior ministers - back home in The States, hundreds of activists are marching from Philadelphia to Washington DC in protest at the slow erosion of the Constitution. Adrian Goldberg hears from two of them, MJ and Steve.

Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Palestine Action: How Activists Became 'Terrorists'

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 08:05:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores whether the proscribed organisation Palestine Action are really terrorists - or activists engaged in the great British tradition of non violent direct action. He's joined by RAF veteran Steve Masters, who was arrested at a recent Palestine Action demonstration, and Saeed Taji Farouky from Defend Our Juries who are planning further protests.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg

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Zack Polanksi: New Green Party Leader

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:50:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews new Green Party leader Zack Polanski.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, UK

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John Ashton on Quitting Labour - After 61 Years

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:46:00 -0000

The former Director of Public Health in North West England, John Ashton, explains why he's giving up his Labour membership after more than six decades.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham UK.

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Gaza Doc Vows To Return Despite Horrific 'Double Tap' Attack

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:39:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from British surgeon Dr Nick Maynard who has vowed to return to Gaza, despite an horrific Israeli 'double tap' attack on the hospital where he recently worked.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.

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Trump's Capital Offence with Alex Hall Hall

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:27:00 -0000

Former UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall shares the story of President Trump's "total assault" on Washington DC, where the National Guard has been sent onto the streets and immigration officials are terrorising diverse neighbourhoods. Alex also tells Adrian Goldberg about wider pattern of authoritarian control from the White House.

Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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The UK's Identity Crisis with Hardeep Matharu

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 10:15:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times editor in chief Hardeep Matharu about why identity matters in modern Britain.

Produced by Harvey White and Sean Byrne Roberts. Recorded at the Byline Festival at Keele University in July 2025.

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The Digital Press Barons with Kyle Taylor

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:11:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears how the Silcon Valley tech bros - Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos and Altman - are skewing the news agenda to theirown advantage. With Kyle Taylor, editor of the Little Black Book Of Press Barons.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Battle For The Soul Of "Your Party"

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:13:00 -0000

Should the fledgling and provisionally titled 'Your Party' be controlled by a centralised grouping at the top? Or should it be run by grassroots activists?

It's a question which lies at the heart of Alan Story's concerns about the new left wing grouping. Alan, an activist and writer of the Left Lane substack, tells Adrian Goldberg that local organisers like him have been denied access to details of the 700,000 potential members who have so far expressed an interest in the party.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Doughnut Economics with Kate Raworth

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:41:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg to Kate Raworth about the philosophy of 'Doughnut Economics'.

Recorded at the Byline Festival at Keele University in Juky 2025 by Sean Byrne-Roberts.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Trump and The Transtlantic Rift

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 05:29:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks about the 'Transatlantic Rift' that has opened up between the US and the UK, following Donald Trump's election. His guests are Heidi Siegmund Cuda aka Bette Dangerous and former Times/Wall Street Journal commentator, Simon Nixon, now creator of 'The Wealth Of Nations' substack.

Recorded at the Byline Festival. Produced by Adrian Goldberg, Harvey White and Sean Byrne-Roberts.

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Israel, Gaza and antisemitism today

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 13:19:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Rachel Shabi about her book 'Off White - The Truth About Anti Semitism', published by One World books.

This episode was recorded at the Byline Festival in July 2025 at Keele University.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Sean Byrne-Roberts.

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Nazir Afzal: Grooming Gangs and The Problem With Men

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 05:40:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Nazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England who bought the Rochdale grooming gang to justice.

In this shorty but powerful interview, recorded at the Byline Festival at Keele University, Nazir reflects on the role of race, class and gender in creating a society where women routinely face violence.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg, Harvey White and Sean Byrne-Roberts.

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Christopher Steele: Mistrusting Trump and the USA

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:13:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks for former UK intelligence officer Christopher Steele about his 2016 dossier which suggested that Donald Trump's had close links to Russia - and that the Kremlin had 'kompromat' on the man who would become President.

They also talk about Trump's links to Jeffrey Epstein - and Russia's attempts to interfere with Brexit and the Scottish Referendum.

Recorded at the Byline Festival at Keele University. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Sean Byrne-Roberts.

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The Manosphere with James Bloodworth

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:32:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores the world of the toxic online masculinity - the "Manosphere" - with James Bloodworth, author of 'Lost Boys'.

Recorded at the Byline Festival at Keele University.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg, Harvey White and Sean Byrne-Roberts.

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Democracy for Sale with Peter Geoghegan

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 07:20:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews Peter Geoghegan from Democracy For Sale at the 2025 Byline Festival, at Keele University.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Sean Byrne-Roberts.

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My Friend Nabil in Gaza

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 04:38:00 -0000

Former British diplomat Alex Hall explains why she's launched a crowd funder for Abil, her friend in Gaza.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg

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Small Boats - And The Rising Tide Of Racism

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 05:53:00 -0000

The latest figures show that more than 19,000 migrants have arrived in the UK from France this year after crossing the channel in makeshift vessels, despite government pledges to destroy smuggling gangs and improve border security.

Cue predictable outrage from the right wing press, GB News, Nigel Farage and so on. But these negative headlines also seem to be turning the British people against all forms of migration even when new arrivals come to the country by regular means, according to a new study by Warwick University.

Adrian Goldberg hears from one of the researchers, Dr Apurav Bhatiya, an economics lecturer from Birmingham University, independent migration expert Zoe Gardner.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Keir Starmer's U Turns

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 19:27:00 -0000

Are Sir Keir Starmer’s u-turns the sign of a wea and indecisive leader or evidence of someone willing to change their mind and listen to reasoned arguments?

The Prime Minister has backtracked, to a greater or lesser degree, on cuts to winter fuel payments, whether or not to hold a national inquiry into grooming gangs, and now disability benefits.

He’s also told His biographer Tom Baldwin in The Observer that he regrets previously suggesting that Britain was at risk of becoming "an island of strangers" because of migration… a speech carrying echoes of Enoch Powell and which provides the theme for this month’s print edition of Byline Times.

In a conversation on the Byline Supplement to mark its launch, Byline times executive editor Peter Jukes was joined by editor in chief Hardeep Matharu and political edtor Adam Bienkov.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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"It's The Cost Of Living, Stupid" - Electoral Lessons For Progressives.

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:10:00 -0000

What lessons should progressive political parties who want to win elections be learning? Adrian Goldberg hears from Sam Alvis a former Labour party advisor, who worked in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow treasury team and with Ed Miliband on energy policy.

Sam recently returned from Washington, where he met with Joe Biden’s former White House staff, along with Senators and Representatives to ask what went wrong for the Democrats.

Sam has co-written a report for the Institute of Public Policy Research called "It’s The Cost Of Living, Stupid", riffing on Bill Clinton’s former mantra, and it comes as Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour government sets out a long term industrial strategy for the UK.

Produced in Birmingham UK, by Adrian Goldberg.

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Trump Attacks Iran

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 05:56:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Donald Trump's attack on Iran with Professor Scott Lucas – from the UCD Clinton Institute in Dublin and Peter Jukes, Byline Times executive editor.

This episode was produced by Adrian Goldberg has been edited from a live broadcast at bylinesupplement.com on Sunday, 22 June, 2025.

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The 'No Kings' Protest

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:13:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Hunter Dunn from the US-based 50501 anti-Trump protest movement - and one of the co-ordinators of the No Kings demonstrations across the States.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Overseas Aid Cuts 'Cost Lives'

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:51:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Adrian Lovett, the UK Executive Director of the ONE campaign which is preparing legal action against the UK government because of cuts to the international development budget. Lovett says that Sir Keir Starmer is responsible for the largest cut in aid since the 1970s - and it will cost an estinated 600,000 lives.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Drone Warfare: Russia's 'Human Safari' and Ukraine's Operation Spider's Web

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:38:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg reflects on developments on drone warfare in Ukraine with Byline Times correspondent Zarina Zabrisky.

Zarina first reported on Russia's 'human safari' attacks on civilians in Juky 2024; these have now been identified as war crimes and crimes against humanity by the UN and Human Rights Watch. Ukraine has also executed an audacious drone attack on Russian airfields, dubbed 'Operation Spider's Web'.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Ellie Chowns: Green Party Leadership Candidate

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:46:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Ellie Chowns, MP for North Herefordshire and a candidate for the Green Party leadership, in partnership with Adrian Ramsay, and in opposition to Zack Polanski.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Poland's "MAGA President"

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 08:10:00 -0000

Poland has swung to the right with the election of Karol Nawrocki as President. Nawroscki is a huge fan of Donald Trump and even flew to the White House during the election to get a thumbs up from his hero in the Oval Office.

He represents the conservative Law and Justice Party which lost power in the parliamentary elections 18 months ago to Donald Tusk’s more liberal Civic Platform. Tusk was previously president of the European Council, and had pledged to remove political influence from the judiciary and liberalise Poland’s strict abortion laws.

Now though, he could find his legislation vetoed by Nawrocki, who also opposes EU policies on climate change and migration.

Adrian Goldberg is joined by Bartosz Rydlinski, a political scientist based in Warsaw, and Anna Alboth, a Polish journalist currently living in Berlin.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Broken News: Mic Wright On The Media

Thu, 29 May 2025 08:01:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Mic Wright, Byline Times columnist and author of “Breaking – How The Media Works, When It Doesn’t And Why It Matters.”

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg

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Gaza: Is It Time To Stop Arming Israel?

Sat, 24 May 2025 10:39:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg asks whether the UK government should stop arming Israel in view of the ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid in Gaza, and the continued bombing of the Palestinian people. His guest is Hannah Weisfeld, Executive Director and founder of Yachad, a British Jewish organisation whose primary mission is to empower British Jews to support a political resolution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldber.

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Starmer's EU Re-Set: Bold Step Forward or Brexit Betrayal?

Wed, 21 May 2025 06:26:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg reviews Sir Keir Starmer's EU re-set deal with Mike Buckley, Director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations and the Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.

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Zack Polanski - one to one with Green Party leadership contender

Sat, 17 May 2025 06:35:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews Green Party leadership contender Zack Polanski.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Was This Starmer's Enoch Powell Moment?

Tue, 13 May 2025 19:17:00 -0000

Was Keir Starmer’s speech unveiling new measures reduce immigration his 'Enoch Powell' moment?

Most people would acknowledge that it’s not intrinsically racist to discuss the scale of migration to the UK and have measures in place to regulate it. But as the Prime Minister laid out his plans in Downing Street this week, the language around it was horrifying to some Labour supporters.

At the same time as saying that he celebrated diversity, Starmer said that UK risks, “becoming an island of strangers, not a nation that walks forward together”. As backbench MP Zarah Sultana pointed out, this echoed the infamous 'Rivers of Blood’ speech made by Enoch Powell in 1968.

Sultana – currently suspended from the Labour whip - said that Starmer’s words “add to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk."

Adrian Goldberg is joined in conversation by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

This is the edited version of a live broadcast on BylineSupplement.com

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Deal or No Deal? Trump's UK Tariffs

Fri, 09 May 2025 23:03:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores Donald Trump's tariff deal with the UK in the company of Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes, and Peter Geoghan from Democracy For Sale.

Originally broadcast on Bylinesupplement.com

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian. Goldberg.

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Polls and Politainment: The Rise of Reform UK

Mon, 05 May 2025 07:32:00 -0000

What lies behind the success of Reform UK in the local council elections in England and their parliamentary by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.

Adrian Goldberg is joined in discussion by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg ahd Harvey White in Birmingham.

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Clive Lewis MP: On Trump, Starmer and Blair

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:58:00 -0000

Backbench Labour MP Clive Lewis talks to Adrian Goldberg about Labour leader Keir Starmer's negotiating stance with to Donald Trump over NATO and tariffs, and former Prime Minister Tony Blair's intervention on Net Zero.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Simmer Of Discontent

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:06:00 -0000

This episode marks the release of a new print edition of the Byline Times, called 'The Simmer of Discontent' which examines how and the fuel for last year’s riots is still simmering.

Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and co-founder Peter Jukes are joined in conversation with veteran political commentator Peter Oborne, once of the Daily Mail and The Telegraph who draws parallels between the turbulent times we're living through and the 1920s.

There's also a no-holds barred discussion about the state of British journalism.

Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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50501 - The US Resistance Movement

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:39:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Hunter Dunn, National Press Co-Ordinator with 50501 – the grassroots US resistance movement to Donald Trump.

It started with a thread on the social media site Reddit, and has already spawned significant protests.

An estimated 5 million people turned out to demonstrate in towns and cities across the States on April 5 under the 50501 banner; millions more showed up on Easter Saturday, the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, key moments in the American revolution.

One feature of the protests is that activists are mobilising around issues that are relevant to their local area…as well as opposing the Trump administration’s flagrant disregard for the constitutional norms of the USA.

The name 50501 stands for 50 states 50 protests 1 movement

One feature of the protests is that activists are mobilising around issues that are relevant to their local area…as well as the Trump administration’s flagrant disregard for the constitutional norms of the USA.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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U.S. Democracy 'Is On Life Support'

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:45:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the Kilmer Abrego-Garcia case with David Greenwald, founder of the US-based Vanguard News Group.

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War Minus The Shooting: How Trump's Tariffs Have Destabilised The World

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:59:00 -0000

Reflections on how Donald Trump's tariffs have destabilised the world economic and geopolitical order with host Adrian Goldberg, former UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall and economic commentator Simon Nixon.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Trump's Tariffs, British Cars and the ZEV Mandate

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:00:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the UK's response to Trump's tariffs on the British car making industry, and Sir Keir Starmer's weakening of the ZEV Mandate, designed to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Tackling Trump's Tariffs

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 06:53:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses President Trump's imposition of tariffs on America's trading partners. With Scott Lucas, a professor of US international politics at UCD Clinton in Dublin, and Jen Hassum, executive director of the Broadbent Institute.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Trump And The Threat To Democracy.

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:21:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears why Donald Trump represents a threat to democracy, with Jay Rosen, a Professor of Journalism at New York University. This episode is an edited version of an interview which first appeared on the Byline Podcast in July 2024. It is, as it were, a warning from history.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Labour's 'War On Welfare'

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:05:00 -0000

Has Labour declared war on welfare?

The party was traditionally seen as a friend of the dispossessed, the downtrodden and the disabled, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking to reduce the benefits bill by almost £5 billion pounds through changes revealed in her spring statement as well as previously announced adjustments to eligibility for the Personal Independence Payment.

Official estimates forecast that, as a result, more than 3 million families will lose an average of £1700 a year by 2030

Another 3.8 million families will gain from changes to the system but only by an average of £420 a year

The government says it will provide an additional £1billion to support people with health conditions into work.

Adrian Goldberg discusses the cuts with disabled activist Ellen Clifford, author of The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe and Anna Landre, a wheelchair user who helped shape reform of the disability benefits system in her native USA.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Trump's 'Amerexit'

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:15:00 -0000

Is the US engaging in its own self destructive version of the UK's decision to quit the European Union, by withdrawing from a central role in global affairs?

Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes is joined by the magazine's editor-in-chief Hardeep Matharu and regular contributor Otto English.

Introduced by Adrian Goldberg.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg, Harvey White and Phil Driscoll.

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Geordie Score: A Saudi Sportwashing Victory

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 07:57:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the consequences of Saudi-owned Newcastle United's Carabao Cup Final victory with John Hird and Peter Sagar of NUFC Fans Against Sportwashing.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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Keir Starmer - Benefits Harmer?

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:27:54 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Labour's proposed welfare cuts with Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov and Tom Pollard, head of social policy at the New Economics Foundation. Tom is a former senior mental health policy advisor to the DWP, and is a part time mental health social worker.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 07:43:13 -0000

Liverpool was once the UK's primary port of Empire but has now outlived its original purpose and like many post industrial towns in the UK is struggling for a new identity. Adrian Goldberg talks to Sam Wetherell about his new history, 'Liverpool And The Unmaking of Britain' which offers a perspective on the city as a symbol of both obsolescence and regeneration. Sam's book is a kind of love letter, exploring how Merseyside was abandoned by the capital – and by capital - when it was deemed surplus to requirements. And never mind the people left behind....

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Kherson, Kursk and Krasnov

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:07:44 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Zarina Zabrisky, a Byline Times reporter on the frontline of Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression in Kherson.

Zarina details the impact of the withdrawal of US intelligence, especially in the Kursk region, parts of which Ukraine had seized in a counter offensive; and she also tells us about claims made by former KGB agent that Donald Trump was recruited as a Russian spy in 1987.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Donald Trump's Theatre of Cruelty

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 07:07:44 -0000

President Trump's treatment of his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy is increasingly looking less like international diploamacy and more like performative cruelty. But why? Adrrian Goldberg introduces a conversation between Byline Times Executive Editor Peter Jukes and Editor in Chief Hardeep Matharu.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg, Harvey White and Phil Driscoll.

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Starmer and Trump - A Special Relationship?

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:42:20 -0000

Can UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer really be the bridge across the Atlantic to Donald Trump, an American president seemingly hell bent on destroying the NATO alliance…?

Adrian Goldberg discusses whether the two leaders have a special relationship - and whether that can help Ukraine - with former UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall.

Produced in Birmingham UK, by Adrian Goldberg.

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What next for Germany?

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 09:49:10 -0000

Adrian Goldberg asks 'what's next for Germany?' after an election which saw the centre-right Union alliance between the conservative CDU and the CSU takes 28% of the vote.

The CDU’s leader Friedrich Merz is in pole position to form the next government and become Chancellor but the far right AfD came second with 20% of the votes and polled especially strongly in the east of the country. Merz has talked about the need for Germany to wean itself off dependence on the US for defence.

Adrian is joined by Helena Marschall, an activist with Berlin-based environmental pressure group Fridays for Future, and Jonathan Barth is a co-founder and Senior Fellow of ZOE Institute for Future-Fit economies.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Ash Sarkar - 'Minority Rule'

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:32:45 -0000

Social media phenomenon and left wing polemicist Ash Sarkar talks to Adrian Goldberg about her new book 'Minority Rule – Adventures In The Culture Wars' published by Bloomsbury.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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"Where Is Trump's Empathy for Ukraine?"

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:35:13 -0000

On the third anniversary of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, Adrian Goldberg talks to Ukrainian opposition MP Inna Sovsun.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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American Gangster: Trump's First Month

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:17 -0000

Byline Times editor in chief Hardeep Matharu and executive editor Peter Jukes assess Trump's first month in power.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll.

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Ukraine and Trump’s New World Order

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:57:43 -0000

As this podcast was recorded, European heads of state were holding an emergency summit in Paris having been blindsided by President Trump’s apparent willingness to enter negotiations with Putin about the future of Ukraine without President Zelensky.

The US has indicated that any military assistance it does give to Kyiv will be dependent on access to its mineral deposits, but Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ruled out the country’s NATO membership,

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK is willing to commit troops to a peace keeping force if a settlement can be reached, but there’s a bigger picture at play here…the reshaping of the world in accordance with the dictates of MAGA.

Trump and his accomplices see a world in which major powers operate spheres of influence – so that the Americas belong to the US and Eastern Europe is Russia’s...the people of Taiwan must be feeling very twitchy right now.

As for Europe, the President has made it clear that we’ll have to make a far greater contribution to our defence – at the same time as hobbling our economy with tariffs.

When it comes to freedom, is seems that America is no longer the Great Protector. Instead it’s the Great Protectionist.

Adrian Goldberg gets a view from Byline Times reporter Zarina Zabrisky in Odesa.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Vote Labour, Get....Reform????

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:12:27 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Kolbassia Haoussou, from Freedom From Torture - a former refugee - about government guidance stating that any asylum seeker who arrives in the UK on a 'dangerous journey', will be denied citizenship.

That's despite the fact that Britain is a signatory to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, which says asylum seekers and refugees should not be penalised for illegal entry to a country.

This is the latest move from Labour to show that it's being tough on migration.

The Home Office recently released photos of migrants being forced on deportation flights, some in handcuffs and waist restraints; it also published footage of enforcement raids which were part of a crackdown on illegal workers.

Facebook Ads placed by Labour boasting about some of these measures have used Reform UK's colours, not the party’s traditional red… so is Keir Starmer cosplaying Nigel Farage? If you vote Labour, are you actually getting Reform instead?

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Trump's Trade Wars

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:07:47 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets a view from Canada and Mexico as President Trump announces swingeing tarrifs on the import of steel and aluminium from his nearest neighbours. We hear from Alex Gonzalez Ormerod, a political analyst at The Mexico Political Economist and Jen Hassum, is Executive Director at the Broadbent Institute, a progressive Canadian think tank.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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Trump's Second Coming

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:05:17 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks about the early weeks of Donald Trump's second coming as US President.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Putin, Big Tech and Defending Democracy

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:26:15 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks Putin, Big Tech and Defending Democracy with Jana Zikmundova, Belgium’s ambassador to Ukraine between 2011 and 2014, and now an activist with the NGO Defend Democracy. Jana grew up in Czechoslovakia, and as a 12 year old, saw Russian tanks invade her homeland.

Produced in Brmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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From Murdoch To Musk

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 17:59:53 -0000

Byline Times co founder Peter Jukes and Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu chart changes in the media landscape from Murdoch to Musk.

Introduced by Adrian Goldberg. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll.

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SLAPPed Down - how a sanctioned warlord sued for libel

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:57:53 -0000

Is there no end in sight for the London’s title as the libel capital of the world? Adrian Goldberg hears from Peter Geoghean who runs the Democracy for Sale substack about 'the craziest defamation case' he’s ever worked on. It’s ended with Solicitors Regulation Authority deciding to take no action a law firm who pursued the investigative website Bellingcat on behalf of a sanctioned Russian warlord.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White,

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A SLAPP In The Face For Free Speech

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:50:10 -0000

We mark Press Freedom Day by celebrating the Anti-Slapp campaign, which is aimed at protecting journalists who want to expose wrongdoing.

A SLAPP is a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation – a legal case brought, usually by the rich and powerful to intimidate those who want to question their behaviour into silence.

Famous examples include the fomerChelsea owner and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich who took action against Catherine Belton and her publisher Harper Collins over claims made in Belton’s book ‘Putin’s People’: and attempts by lawyers working for the then Chancellor Nadim Zahawi to gag tax lawyer and journalist Dan Neidle who’d been investigating his.finances.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Susan Coughtrie, co chair of the Anti Slapp coalition and Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana, CEO of the press regulator Impress.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

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Trump and the Tech Bros

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 17:06:25 -0000

This time, the chance for a long listen, with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Byline times co-founder Peter Jukes, reflecting on the inauguration of Donald Trump and the farewell address of Joe Biden, the outgoing US president. Biden warned of the dangers of a 'tech industrial complex' taking over the States.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll.

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Murdoch's Phone Hacking Shame

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:03:35 -0000

Rupert Murdoch has been shamed after his News Group Newspapers admitted to illegal activity for the first time as it settled a phone hacking case brought by Prince Harry.

NGN made a “full and unequivocal” apology to the Prince after acknowledging that private investigators employed by The Sun used unlawful methods to gather information about him.

NGN also said sorry for its intrusion into the private life of Harry’s mum, Diana Princess of Wales and is thought to have paid in the region of £10 million pounds to settle the case.

They also settled with former Labour Deputy leader Tom Watson.

Byline Podcast editor talks to investigative journalist Dan Evans, who in a previous journalistic life, worked for the News Of The World. Dan is a phone hacking whistleblower and has given evidence in the litigation against NGN.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Israel/Gaza Ceasefire - What Next?

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:10:57 -0000

Following a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, Adrian Goldberg discusses the prospects for peace in the Middle East, with Hannah Weisfeld, director of Yachad, a British-Jewish organisation which promotes a negotiated settlement to the conflict.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.

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Is Musk Setting UK Politics Agenda?

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 06:43:44 -0000

Is Elon Musk Musk Setting The Agenda For UK Politics? Adrian Goldberg's Westminster Review talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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How Russia Tamed The Blogosphere - With Help From UK Influencers

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:59:45 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Steve Lacey, once of Conservative Friends of Russia, and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes about their contribution to the hit podcast 'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring' - with specific reference to how the Kremlin used British influencers to gain insights into the new world of the blogosphere in the 2010s.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham.

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Rachel Reeves: Room For Manoeuvre

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:06:19 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Rachel Reeves' room for manoeuvre in a time of turbulence on the international money markets with Devika Dutt, an economist at Kings College, London.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Trump Declares War - On His Allies!

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 09:25:54 -0000

President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he would be willing to use force to occupy Greenland and the Panama Canal to protect US strategic interests - and that Canada should be annexed by the United States. Can he be serious? Adrian Goldberg is joined by former senior UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Musk and Trump Declare War On Starmer

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:23:40 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores attacks on Sir Keir Starmer by Elon Musk and US president elect Donald Trump.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The 'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring' Episode

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 07:41:38 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the hit podcast Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring with two of its creators, Sergei Cristo - who blew the whistle on attempted Russian influence on the Conservative Party - and Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg Harvey White.

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Musk, Farage and Buying Influence in UK Politics

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:43:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores the implications of Elon Musk's reported interest in making a $100m donation to Nigel Farage's reform Party, with Carum Basra, Deputy Director for Engagement of Unchecked UK and Tom Brake , a former Lib Dem MP who is now director of Unlock Democracy .

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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"Uncertain and Unfair" - The Ukraine Visa Extension Scheme

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:09:45 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the UK government's Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme, which offers Ukrainians fleeing the war a further 18 months extension their visas. Adrian is joined by Natalia Kogut, originally from Ukraine but now living in Birmingham and Simone Schehtman founder of Birmingham For Ukraine, who has launched a petition calling for the government revise the rules of the scheme.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Alt Reich: The Network War To Destroy The West From Within

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:59:53 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Dr Nafeez Ahmed, author of Alt Reich: The Network War To Destroy The West From Within, available from Byline Books.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Crisis in Georgia

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 19:29:13 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the crisis in Georgia with the UK's former Ambassador to the country, Alex Hall Hall.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg/We Bring Audio for Byline Audio.

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The Trapped: Social Housing In Crisis

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 07:46:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to ITV correspondent Daniel Hewitt, whose new podcast series The Trapped highlights failures in social housing; and campaigning human rights lawyer Christian Weaver.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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A Dead Cat on Your Table

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 23:02:46 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews Peter York about his new book 'A Dead Cat on Your Table - A New Guide To Culture Wars and How Not To Lose Them'. Illustrator Martin Rowson joins in too.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

WARNING: CONTAINS LANGUAGE SOME LISTENERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE

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Cop 29 Cop Out

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:24:54 -0000

This time was the Cop 29 climate summit a cop out? Adrian Goldberg hears from Patience Nabukalu, a climate and environmental activist from Uganda, and Mark Maslin, a Professor of Earth System Science at University College, London, who were both at the summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Lessons of Trump's Victory

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:32:52 -0000

What lessons can progressives learn from Donald Trump's latest election victory? Adrian Goldberg hears from Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg/We Bring Audio for Byline Audio.

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Donald Trump "The Quasi Messiah"

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:08:54 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Dr Matthew Taylor, author of The Violent Take It By Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, UK

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The X Xodus

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:56:20 -0000

Why are so many people quitting the social media X, formerly known as Twitter. Adrian Goldberg is joined by Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times; Heidi Siegmund Cuda, Byline Times US correspondent and producer of the RADICALIZED Truth Survives podcast; and Bruce Daisley, one European vice president of Twitter, now host of the Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat podcast.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White by We Bring Audio.

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Joe Walsh on Trump's Election

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:21:26 -0000

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election success, many people are still trying to work out how a convicted felon and serial bankrupt accused of inciting an insurrection could have won the race to the White House. Trump didn’t just edge a victory over Kamala Harris – he won decisively. Is democracy now under threat in a country which has long stood as a beacon of freedom?

Adrian Goldberg goes looking for answers with Joe Walsh, host of the Social Contract podcast, and a former Republican congressmen who once supported the President-elect. Walsh now describes him as "a danger to democracy".

Porduced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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US Election 24: Trump Election Reaction

Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:56:11 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Donald Trump's defeat of Kamala Harris, from the Capitol building in Washington DC, with Heidi Siegmund Cuda in California, and Peter Jukes in London.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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US Election 24: The Unapologetic Jan Sixther

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:11:40 -0000

Adrian Goldberg visits the nightly vigil at DC Jail in Washington in support of those imprisoned for their role in the January 6th insurrection. Brandon Fellows - who received a three year sentence for obstruction - tells Adrian that he still wants to the see the overthrow of democratic government.

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US Election 24: The Women's March and McLean Polling Station

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:58:58 -0000

Adrian Goldberg visits a polling booth open for early voting at McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia; and the Women's March in Washington DC.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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US Election 24: Media 'Sanewashing' Trump

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews former Washington Times reporter Tom Carter in the shadow of The Capitol building, where Tom describes the 'sanewashing' on Donald Trump by the US media.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg/We Bring Audio for Byline Audio,

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US Election 24: Live From Washington DC

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:13:32 -0000

Adrian Goldberg reports on the US election from The Capitol, in Washington DC, with Peter Jukes in London.

Originally broadcast on Byline Radio via X Spaces.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Trump, Maga and the 'F' Word

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 09:13:00 -0000

Can Donald Trump and the MAGA project be fairly described as "fascist?' Adrian Goldberg talks to Heidi Siegmund Cuda, an Emmy-award winning investigative reporter, filmmaker, and bestselling author.

Heidi writes about American politics, culture, and Russian active measures at her Bette Dangerous substack magazine and is a political columnist and US correspondent for Byline Supplement and Byline Times. Her column Hot Type appears weekly in Byline Supplement. She is the co-host and producer of RADICALIZED Truth Survives podcast, an investigative show about disinformation and radicalization.

LINKS: https://www.bettedangerous.com https://www.bylinesupplement.com https://youtube.com/@radicalizedpod

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. A We Bring Audio production for Byline Audio.

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Justice For Jamal Khashoggi

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:20:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the battle to secure justice for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi with his widow Hanan El Atr Khashoggi and her lawyer Randa Fahmy.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Press Pack Turns On Starmer

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 23:49:10 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes about Sir Keir Starmer's relationship with the press.

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Badenoch v Jenrick: Tories Tacking Right

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 04:37:49 -0000

Adrian Goldberg assesses the final candidates for the Conservative Party election, Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, and investigative reporter Olly Haynes.

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Netanyahu, Biden...and Kamala Harris

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 07:42:52 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to former UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall about suggestions that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is "running rings" around Joe Biden, and whether that could affect Kamala Harris' hopes of reaching the White House Alex is now a US citizen, and canvassing for Harris in the US election.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio

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Israel's Voices of Peace

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:20:55 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to two Jewish peace activists, Uri Weltman, the National Field Organiser of Standing Together, a grassroots movement mobilising both Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel; and Eran Nissan, CEO of Mehazkim a progressive digital movement in Israel.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham for Byline Audio,

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Physician Associates: The Emily Chesterton Story

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 07:47:26 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores the ongoing row about Physician Associates - healthcare professionals who might see patients in hospitals or at a GP's surgery, but who aren’t full qualified doctors. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges said there should be a review into the safety and usefulness of both Physician Associates and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) amid fears that they are sometimes performing tasks outside their capabilities.

Marion Chesterton from Greater Manchester shares the story of her daughter Emily, who died after being misdiagnosed in November 2022.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline Audio.

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Iran and Israel: Islamic Republic vs Jewish State

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 21:43:41 -0000

In a speech to the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iranian proxies for attacking his country. Iran doesn’t recognise Israel’s right to exist, and wants to eradicate it as a Jewish state. The Tehran government has provided arms, training and funding to both Hamas in Gaza, and Hezbollah in Lebanon. But what is its practical end game?

Adrian Goldberg talks toJames M Dorsey, who write The Turbulent World substack, and is an adjunct senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore.

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Kherson, Sumy and Russia's Hybrid War

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:04:49 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Zarina Zabrisky in Ukraine about Russia's hybrid war.

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Fuel, Freebies and Fallouts...Starmer's Early Months

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:23:00 -0000

Less than three months into his Premiership, Keir Starmer is having to face up to the realities of life inside the pressure cooker of Number 10. How well is he doing? There’s a been a mini rebellion by backbench MPs over the decision to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners; meanwhile the PM is seen to be living the high life at the expense of wealthy donors; and now there's mutiny amongst his senior team, who've leaked that special advisor Sue Gray is paid more than Starmer himself.

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Steve McCabe, a Labour MP for 27 years, before he stepped down at the last election.

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Israel/Gaza - 'Into The Abyss'

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:15:13 -0000

As we approach the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel, Adrian Goldberg assess the prospects for peace in the Middle East. His guests are Robin Barnwell, director of ITVX documentary 'Into The Abyss', and former UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham, for Byline Audio.

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Starmer's NHS Reforms: Kill Or Cure?

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 05:57:57 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Keir Starmer's NHS reforms with Chris Thomas, who heads up the Commission on Health and Prosperity for the IPPR think tank; Dr John Puntis, co chair of the campaign group Keep Our NHS Public, and Matthew Hulbert from Leicestershire who lost his mum to sepsis in 2022 after she had to wait 11 hours for an ambulance.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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Tenet, Doppelganger, and Vatnik Soup

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 16:47:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg investigates Russia’s attempts to influence Western democracy using disinformation, covert media campaigns and troll farms, with Pekka Kallioniemi, author of Vatnik Soup - originally a Twitter thread, now a book - and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes.

The discussion covers Tenet, the Tennessee based company linked to right wing influencers, which according to the US Justice Department received nearly $10 million dollars from RT to promote pro-Kremlin propaganda.

The Justice Department also seized more than 30 website domains which it says were cloning reputable news sites, such as the Washington Post, and diverting readers to fake news sites instead.

Produced for Byline Audio in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Beyond Grenfell: How Many More Avoidable Tragedies?

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:39:29 -0000

The final report into the Grenfell Tragedy revealed that all 72 deaths were avoidable. Successive governments ignored warnings about the safety of tower block cladding, while the Department for Communities and Local government had embraced deregulation that weakened protections for residents.

This comes after the Hillsborough Tragedy, the infected blood scandal, Windrush, and the the Post Office Horizon fiasco, which all led to official apologies. How can we prevent similar stories in future? Adrian Goldberg talks to Michael Mansfield KC a barrister who represented families at the Grenfell Inquiry and most of the victims of the Hillsborough Inquests.

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Pornhub: The Take Down

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:46:32 -0000

Laila Mickelwait tells Adrian Goldberg how her campaign against sex trafficking and child abuse led to the world's most popular porn site Pornhub taking down more than 80% of its content. Laila's book 'Takedown' is available now.

Produced in Birmingham for Byline Audio by Adrian Goldberg.

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Awaab's Law and The Right To Protest

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 06:32:57 -0000

Adrian Goldberg meets barrister Christian Weaver, the face of 'The Law in 60 Seconds’ on You Tube. Christian has a new book out called ‘Your Right To Protest. Understand It. Use It’, a guide to making your voice heard without breaking the law.

Christian was the barrister in the case of Awaab Ishak, the two year old boy who died as the result of a mould infestation at his family’s council flat in Rochdale…a case which led to a change in the law.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline Audio.

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Things Can Only Get...Worse??? Starmer's Austerity 2.0

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:04:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Sir Keir Starmer's 'Things Can Only Get Worse (In The Short Term)' speech with Byline Times chief reporter Josiah Mortimer and Danisha Kazi, head of economics at Positive Money.

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Slow News Day - Curbing Killer Cars

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 06:58:07 -0000

New Transport Secretary Louse Haigh has announced that local councils will be given back the right to select 20 mph zones and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, after the previous Conservative government threatened to give that power to the Department for Transport.

Adrian Goldberg discusses the implications with Jon Burke, who introduced LTNs in the London borough of Hackney, and Izzy Romilly from the climate action charity Possible.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline Audio.

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Ukraine Turns The Tables on Putin

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:59:25 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Zarina Zabrisky and Peter Jukes in Odesa about Ukraine's surprise incursion into Russia, which has turned the tables on President Putin.

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Matt Forde: Riots, Cancer and Me

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 06:27:08 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to political satirist and comedian Matt Forde at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio.

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Putin's Killer Drones 'Targeting Civilians'

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:44:00 -0000

Zarina Zabrisky, reporting from Kherson in Ukraine, tells Adrian Goldberg how drones, once used to for surveillance, are now being used to hunt down and target civilians in Ukraine.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline Audio.

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Corinne Fowler: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 20:25:45 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets out and about to the Cotswolds with Corinne Fowler, author of "Our Island Stories: Country Walks Through Colonial Britain" and Professor of Colonialism and Heritage at Leicester University.

They visit Sezincote, a remarkable country house that - unusually - gives a visual nod to the Imperial plunder which helped fund its construction. Corinne explains that although much of our rural landscape was fashioned by Empire, the source of that wealth was often hidden.

She also talks candidly about coming under attack from the right wing press after writing a report for the National Trust about the link between historic houses, and colonialism and slavery.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline Audio.

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Nigel Farage and The Far Right's Southport Shame

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:43:36 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets reaction to the Southport riots with Joe Mulhall, director of research at Hope Not Hate, the anti fascist organisation, and Dr Bethany Usher author of 'Journalism And Crime' and senior lecturer in journalism at Newcastle University.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio.

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Paris 2024: Olympic Winners And Losers

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:51:42 -0000

Adrian Goldberg presents an alternative perspective on the Paris Olympics, with French journalist Jade Lindgaard, author of 'Paris 2024: Une Ville Face a la Violence Olympique' and Andrew Simms, from Cool Down, The Sport For Climate Network whose book Sporting Tales is out now.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White for Byline Audio.

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Rachel Reeves: Austerity or Prosperity

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:08:38 -0000

Rachel Reeves has told the House of Commons in her first major speech as Chancellor that the Conservatives covered up the full extent of the UK’s budget deficit and that since taking office, Labour has discovered a £22 billion black hole in the nation’s finances. She says some unfunded projects will be scrapped altogether, including a road tunnel under Stonehenge; while millions of pensioners will miss out on winter fuel payments which are to become means tested.

Teachers and NHS workers are to receive a 5.5% pay rise; prison and police officer will get an uplift too, while junior doctors have been offered a backdated 22% increase which is – according to Reeves’ predecessor Jeremy Hunt – one of the reasons for the budget gap that she has discovered.

Is Reeves paving the way for prosperity? Or austerity? Adrian Goldberg hears from Dr Lydia Prieg, Head of Economics at the New Economics Foundation; and Pranesh Narayanan, a research fellow at the IPPR think tank.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio.

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Jen Stout: 'Night Train To Odesa'

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:14:23 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Jen Stout, author of 'Night Train To Odesa - Covering The Cost of Russia's War'

Recorded at the Byline Festival in Dartington. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll. Brought to you by Byline Audio.

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Can Kamala Harris Beat Trump?

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:56:52 -0000

Former Washington based UK diplomat Alex Hall Hall gives her assessment of Kamala Harris's presidential chances following Joe Biden's decision to stand down. Alex, now a writer for Byline Times and co host of the Disorder podcast, talks to Adrian Goldberg.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio.

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Chris Packham on Just Stop Oil Convictions

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:45:39 -0000

Chris Packham - environmentalist, broadcaster and activist - gives his verdict on the convictions of five non-violent Just Stop Oil protestors who have collectively been sentenced to 21 years in jail.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Audio.

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Does The NHS Need More Than More Money?

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:57:00 -0000

Th e latest figures show that 7.6 million people have been waiting more than a year for hospital treatment and new Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the NHS is 'broken'. He’s launched a 'warts and all' investigation headed up by Lord Ara Darzi – an independent peer and surgeon…

As we’ve discussed numerous times on this podcast, the funding provided for the Health Service by the Conservative government since 2010 has fallen well below what was needed to keep pace with an ageing population but Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned there aren’t huge pots of money to available to magic up an instant cure.

So what can be done. Adrian Goldberg hears from John Ashton, a doctor and for 13 years the director of public health for NW England; and Lord Victor Adebowale chair of the NHS confederation but speaking here in a personal ca[acity.

Recorded for Byline Audio at Dartington Hall at the Byline Festival. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll.

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The Rise of the Populist Right

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:17:25 -0000

Jon Bloomfield and David Edgar talk to Adrian Goldberg about their latest release for Byline Books, The Little Black Book Of The Populist Right.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Brought to you by Byline Audio.

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What If Trump Wins Again?

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:44:40 -0000

What are the potential consequences of a second Trump presidency? Adrian Goldberg to Jay Rosen, professor of politics at New York University.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll. Brought to you by Byline Audio.

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The Biden Question

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 06:52:17 -0000

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.

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Labour's Minorities Report

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:37:20 -0000

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

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France and the Far Right

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:09:57 -0000

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.

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Donald Trump and the Supreme Court 'Coup'

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 04:47:00 -0000

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.

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Election 24: Would PR Make For Better Politics?

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:09:34 -0000

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.

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Windrush: The Need For Reconciliation

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 07:13:58 -0000

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.

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Peter Jukes: Five Questions for Nigel Farage

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:57:00 -0000

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.

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FIFA Risks Saudi World Cup Own Goal

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 06:46:14 -0000

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.

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Tufton Street, The Tories - And How To Buy Influence

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:38:34 -0000

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.

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Europe's March To The Far Right

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:58:51 -0000

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.

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Election 24: Farage and the Brexit Elephant In The Room

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:17:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Nigel Farage's decision to stand as a candidate in Clacton; and the 'elephant in the room' of Brexit. His guests are Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov; Peter Corr from the National Rejoin March; and Dr Mark Goodwin a politics lecturer at Coventry University.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio.

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India's Election; A Pushback Against Populism

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 06:39:08 -0000

Adrian Goldberg assesses India's 2024 Election results with Amogh Dhar Sharma, a lecturer at Oxford University and author of The Backstage of Democracy: India's Election Campaigns and the People Who Manage Them

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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War On Democracy: The US Far Right

Fri, 31 May 2024 06:11:12 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to investigative journalist Mike Wendling about his new book Day of Reckoning: How the Far Right Declared War on Democracy.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio.

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Putin - And the Impossible Price of Peace

Mon, 27 May 2024 06:03:02 -0000

How serious is Russia about peace in Ukraine; and what price would the Ukrainian people be willing to pay to end the invasion of their sovereign territory?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times reporter Zarina Zabrisky, who in the last week has been to been Lviv, Odesa, Kyiv, and Chernihiv.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Election 24: Will 'The Sun' Shine On Starmer?

Thu, 23 May 2024 16:50:01 -0000

Will Rupert Murdoch's 'Sun' newspaper give its backing to Rish Sunak's Labour Party?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Brian Cathcart former professor of journalism at Kingston University and one of the founders of the Hacked Off campaign, and Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times.

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What The Heck Is Byline Audio

Tue, 21 May 2024 21:11:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg delves into the new world of Byline Audio, with Peter Jukes, Joanna Scanlan, Otto English, John Mitchinson.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times.

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'Draconian and Dangerous'

Fri, 17 May 2024 06:29:00 -0000

"Extreme protest groups" should be subject to strict new laws according to the government’s independent advisor on political violence Lord Walney. This would include organisations like Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action whose members are willing to break the law to get their point across.

They might have restrictions placed on their ability to fundraise or assemble, according to extracts of a new report by Walney leaked to the press.

But is this an appropriate way to deal with protests that may be disruptive, but which are essentially non violent?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Gail Bradbrook is one of the founders of Exrtinction rebellion, who been found guilty of criminal damage as a result of her protests against HS2 and Barclays; and Francesca Cociani, a senior associate at Hodge Jones & Allan, who regularly represents protestors in court.

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Georgia Protests: An Explainer

Tue, 14 May 2024 09:53:26 -0000

The former Soviet state of Georgia has been rocked by protests in the capital Tbilisi over a proposed law which critics say is a cover for increasing Russia’s hold on the country.

Russia already occupies around 20% of Georgian territory following its invasion in 2008, and the ruling Georgian Dream party is now trying to force media outlets and NGOs who receive funding from abroad to register as “an organisation serving the interests of a foreign power”.

UK foreign secretary David Cameron says the legislation is “Kremlin inspired” – a view backed by an estimated 200,000 demonstrators who have faced riot police using tear gas, stun grenades and water canon.

Georgia only secured its independence in 1991 and opinion polls suggest around 80% of the population is in favour of joining the European Union but the EU says if this law is passed there’ be no hope of that.

Alex Scrivener is the executive director of the Democratic Security Institute, a pro-democracy thinktank based in Tbilisi.

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Natalie Elphicke, Labour and The Press

Mon, 13 May 2024 18:11:04 -0000

Natalie Elphicke is the one time Tory MP who crossed the floor of the House of Commons recently to join the backbenches on Keir Starmer’s side, prompting more than a few raised eyebrows among her new colleagues.

The Dover MP was seen as being on the right of the party – she has backed strionger rules on migtation, and opposed a climate change test for new oil and gas licenses.

So what message does it send that she’s now been embraced by a party that still clings to the notion that it’s left wing.

There’s another curious aspect to the story too…the Sunday Times has alleged that in July 2020 Elphicke tried to persuade former Justice Secretary Robert Buckland to change the judge who was due to try her husband Charlie Elphicke’s case for sexual assault.

Buckland is said to have immediately rejected the idea and Natalie Elphicke denies the claim. But isn’t it convenient for the Conservatives that this story didn’t appear for for four years but then popped out into the open blinking in the harsh glare of publicity the moment she switched to Labour?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov and Mic Wright.

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Rafah Attack: US Pauses Israel Bomb Exports

Thu, 09 May 2024 06:35:36 -0000

Does the US decision to pause a bomb shipment to Israel because of concerns over its incursion into Rafah mark a U-turn in Washington's stance on the war in Gaza?

A US spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Israel hasn’t “fully addressed” its concerns over the needs of around 1 million civilians sheltering in Gaza’s southernmost city.

Many people have fled there because of Israel’s assault on other parts of the country, which it launched in retaliation for the October 7 attacks, in which 1200 people died. Around 35,000 Palestinians are thought to have lost their lives in the conflict.

David Wearing is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex and an expert on UK foreign relations in the Middle East.

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Labour Holds London, Gains West Midlands

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:06:30 -0000

In this second podcast about England's local election results Adrian Goldberg reflects on success for Labour in the mayoral elections. They held London despite some forecasts to the contrary and secured the West Midlands, where Richard Parker won the vote after a partial recount to see off the incumbent Andy Street.

Adrian is joined by Byline Times founder and executive editor Peter Jukes and Cllr Steve Evans – Deputy Leader of Wolverhampton City Council where Labour strengthened its grip on the local authority, winning 17 of 20 seats up for grabs.

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Tories Walloped But Gaza Drains Labour

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:01:04 -0000

Adrian Goldberg assesses England's local election results with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and former Labour councillor Shaista Aziz.

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How The Far Right Exploits Abuse

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:49:29 -0000

Andrew Kersley and Hardeep Matharu explore how ow the far right exploits victims of child sexual exploitation as featured in the latest print edition of Byline Times.

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"Cruel Measures" - Rwanda, Small Boats and Migration

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:41:50 -0000

After five more people died in the Channel attempting to cross to the UK – one of them a seven year old girl – Adrian Goldberg asks if the government’s Rwanda scheme is a humane response, and whether it will be effective.

Rishi Sunak made it an article of faith to push the Rwanda Bill through parliament despite previous objections by the European Court of Human Rights .

Migrants who arrive in the UK by boat will henceforth risk being sent to the East African state to have their asylum claims processed and even if they are successful, they won’t be allowed to return to the UK. 52,000 people are currently eligible for deportation under the plan, but more legal challenges can be expected.

Leila Zadeh is Executive Director of Rainbow Migration and Amreen Quereshi is a Research Fellow at the IPPR.

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Angela Rayner, Mark Menzies - A Tale of Two "Scandals'

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:37:13 -0000

Two MP's, Angela Rayner and Mark Menzies are embroiled in what the tabloids like to call a 'scandal'. Both deny any wrong doing.

But what unites these stories - and what divides them?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and John McTernan, Tony Blair’s director of political operations at Downing Street between 2005 and 2007.

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Goldberg Investigates: IPP Jail Sentences

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:57:51 -0000

Adrian Goldberg investigates Imprisonment for Public Protection jail sentences and the licensing conditions that are attached to them.

He's joined by Ishuba Salmon, who was spent 17 years in jail on IPP sentences; Emma McClure from SL5 legal who represented Matthew Price; and Donna Mooney from campaign group UngrIPP.

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How Brexit 'Wrecked The Stock Market'

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:39:09 -0000

"How Brexit Wrecked The Stock Market" is the startling title of new blog by Simon Nixon, one time chief leader writer for the Times and former chief European commentator on the Wall Street journal.

His Substack "The Wealth of Nations" is a must read for anyone interested in the workings of the UK economy.

Simon is not kneejerk 'Remoaner'. He has recently been critical of the workings of the EU single market, for example, and his analysis of the impact of Brexit on the City of London is both thoughtful and disturbing for anyone concerned about Britain’s long term well-being.

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Kids Care Home Kerching!

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:12:00 -0000

Amalfi Midco - parent company of the UK’s largest children's care Home provider Care Tech – has published annual accounts showing that it charged local authorities £575 million but spent £136 million of that on what it describes as ‘financial expenses’.

This means at more than £1 in every £5 provided by Councils for looked after youngsters goes to servicing debts, and other finance charges.

Adrian Goldberh talks to Martin Barrow, a journalist specialising in the care system, and Carolyne Willow founder director of Article 39 which fights for children's rights in institutional settings.

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Will Hutton: 'This Time No Mistakes'

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:45:47 -0000

Former "Observer" Editor in Chief Will Hutton talks to Adrian Goldberg about his new book "This Time No Mistakes - How To Remake Britain" (Bloomsbury) which calls for an alliance on the progressive left.

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"Not In Our Name": Jews Speak Out on Gaza

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 21:43:21 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from UK-based Jews saying “not in my name” in reaction to Israel’s attack on Gaza. This time – the Jews saying “not in my name” in reaction to Israel’s attack on Gaza.

Emily Hilton is the UK Director of Diapora Alliance and co founder of Na'aamod: British Jews Against Occupation. Uri Agnon is an Israeli theatre maker and activist, originally from Jerusalem, now living in London.

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Affluence and Effluence: England's Failing Water System

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:00:57 -0000

New official figures have revealed record sewage spills in in England’s rivers and seas…3.6 million hours of waste dumped in 2023 compared to 1.75 million hours the year before.

Sewage works are sometimes overloaded during heavy downpours meaning waste sometimes legally flows out untreated but these occasions should be kept to a minimum.

This all begs questions about the regulation our privatised water companies who paid out £1.4 billion to shareholders last year, but are now seeking an additional £10bn from customers to deal with sewage.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Charles Watson, founder of the charity River Action and Johnbosco Nwogbo, from the anti privatisation campaign group We Own It.

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Poor Show: Britain's Rising Levels Of Poverty

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 14:52:40 -0000

New UK government figures have revealed the sharpest increase in absolute poverty in the UK for more than 30 years.

According to official statistics, 600,000 extra people came into this category last year. Rising energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are partly to blame, but that doesn’t tell the whole story.

According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation the trend has been getting worse for decades. Their most recent report published in January outlined how current levels of poverty are around 50% higher than they were in the 1970s – before Margaret Thatcher came to powe.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Joe Elliott, analysis manager at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Jospeh Howes, from Chief Exec of Buttle UK, which provides grants for children and young people in crisis. He is also Chair of the End Child Poverty Coalition.

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Tragedy Chanting - And The 'Othering' Of Liverpool

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:07:47 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores the wider meaning of 'tragedy chanting' aimed at supporters of Liverpool FC. He's joined by writer Tony Evans, who survived the the Hillsborough tragedy in 1989.

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Ukraine Dispatch: A Near Miss In Kherson.

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:13:11 -0000

The apartment where Byline Times correspondent Zarina Zabrisky and war photographer Paul Conroy are living in Kherson has come under attack from Russian rockets.

Adrian Goldberg gets their responses to a lucky miss.

There's also an update on Odessa from Zarina while Paul assesses the state of international backing for Ukraine.

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"Vulture Capitalism"

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:03:35 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews Grace Blakeley about her new book 'Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom". (Bloomsbury)

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The Bannonisation of British Politics

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:22:38 -0000

Steve Bannon – former Chief strategist to Donald Trump - recently shared a platform with Liz Truss in which he called Tommy Robinson a 'hero'. Truss appeared to agree.

This was at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland and in an article you can read now at Byline Times.com Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes has sounded a warning about the emergence of a darker, dangerous form of right wing conservatism.

He shares his thoughts with Adrian Goldberg.

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"NHS privatisation is bad for your health"

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 20:28:53 -0000

New findings from a team at Oxford University suggest that privatisation bad for your health.

Researchers looked at 13 long-term studies from well-off countries including the UK to examine what happened ‘before’ and ‘after’ public health provision was outsourced.

Their conclusion: Increases in privatisation generally corresponded with worse quality of care.

Adrian Goldberg talks to one of the researchers Ben Goodair, and Cat Hobbs, Director of the campaign group We Own It.

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Small Earthquake in Rochdale; George Galloway's by election victory

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:53:41 -0000

George Galloway has won victory in the traditionally safe Labour seat of Rochdale by election, after standing on a platform opposing Keir Starmer's stance on Gaza. Does Gallwoway’s victory - as he suggests - reflect a shift in the tectonic plates of British politics? Or is it just a one off caused in part at least by Labour decision to disown its own candidate Azhar Ali after made anti semitic remarks.

Adrian Goldberg talks to Jon Tonge is a professor of politics at Liverpool University.

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On Mainstreaming Islamophobia

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 23:19:08 -0000

Has Islamophobia been mainstreamed? It certainly looks like it.

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman recently wrote in the Telegraph that Islamists are “bullying Britain into submission", while ex Tory party Chairman Lee Anderson told GB News that Islamists had "got control" of London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Tory MP Paul Scully has also weighed in claimed that Tower Hamlets in London and Sparkhill in Birmingham which both have large Muslim populations are no go areas.

Adrian Goldberg hears from with Amna Abdullatif, an independent councillor in Manchester, and Raheel Mohammed founder and director of Maslaha, a charity that tackles inequalities and discriminations faced by Muslim communities.

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Ukraine Full Scale Invasion: 2nd Anniversary Special

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 23:28:37 -0000

This is special episode to mark the second anniversary of invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Russia had already annexed Crimea in 2014, and separatists backed by Moscow also sparked fighting in Ukraine’s Donbas region in the same year. The world mostly looked the other way, until Russia launched a full scale invasion of its neighbour two years ago on the false pretext that it was seeking to deNazify Ukraine.

Since then more than 42,000 Ukrainian troops are thought to have been killed and 11,000 civilians. Russia’s losses are thought to exceed 150,000 soldiers.

Reporter Zarina Zabrisky, who’s been covering the conflict from Ukraine for the Byline Times, has been talking to politicians, military experts, artists and 'ordinary' people to get a sense of how Ukraine is dealing with the conflict. The episode is narrated by her colleague, the war photographer Paul Conroy.

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Why Is It So Hard To Call For A Gaza Ceasefire?

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:45:40 -0000

Tens of thousands of Palestinians – many of them non combatants - have been killed since October 7th when Hamas launched a series of co-ordinated incursions into Israel. 1200 Israelis – most of them civilians - were slaughtered - and more than 100 hostages taken at the time are still in captivity.

Israel’s response – designed it says to free the hostages and destroy Hamas – has led to the deaths of more than 29,000 people. 85% of the population of Gaza has been displaced. Critics like South Africa have accused Israel of genocide – a claim being tested in the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

The latest flashpoint is Rafah on the border with Egypt where more than a million Palestinians have fled in the hope of finding safety, only to learn that Israel will launch a ground offensive if the remaining hostages aren’t freed by March 10th – the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

Meanwhile in debating the issue, the UK parliament has been caught up in procedural rows that seem to make a mockery of the very serious issue at stake. So why is it so hard to just call for a ceasefire?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Shaista Aziz once a Labour councillor in Oxford who quit over Keir Starmer’s support of the Israeli government’s stance and Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

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Citizen's Assemblies: Restoring A Democratic Deficit

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:55:13 -0000

Are Citizens Assemblies the way to make up the so-called "democratic deficit" which leaves many people estranged from parliament?

Sue Gray the former senior civil servant who reported on Partygate during Boris Johnson’s time as Prime Minister seems to think so. In her first interview as chief of staff to Keir Starmer, she revealed that plans are being drawn up to bypass Whitehall and involve the public directly in decision making.

Citizens assembles are credited with building consensus in Ireland for allowing gay marriage and ending the ban on abortion. But what exactly are they? How do they work? And will they undermine the role of MPs?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Sarah Castell, CEO of the Involve Foundation, which aims to put people at the heart of decision making and Rebecca Willis is a Professor of energy and climate governance at Lancaster University who was behind the Climate Assembly which worked with the UK parliament in 2020.

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Tories Trounced Twice: Sunak's By Election Blues

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 15:24:45 -0000

As the Tories are trounced in two by elections is there any way back for Rishi Sunak?

Labour overturned Peter Bone’s 18,000 majority in the Northamptonshire seat of Wellingborough – a “catastrophically bad” defeat according to Gavin Barwell, an ex Conservative MP and Theresa May’s former chief of staff.

Labour also overcame an 11,000 majority in Kingswood in South Gloucesteshire.
This is obviously great news for Keir Starmer; but Reform UK, the party that grew from the ashes of UKIP came third in both by elections offering a threat to the Tories on the right.

Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Jon Tonge, professor of politics at Liverpool University.

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Votewatch: Protecting Democracy

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:42:04 -0000

Introducing Vote Watch, a new Byline Times campaign to ensure that the upcoming UK general election is both free and fair. We want to hold political parties of all stripes to account by making sure that rules around voting and donations are observed; and to identify those trying to unduly influence the outcome of the ballot, whether through bots on social media, artificial intelligence or supposed grass roots campaigns that are in fact a front for one undeclared interest or another.

It's an issue which has been brought into sharp focus recently by changes to rules around voting eligibility and election finance, which led the Labour MP Dawn Butler to say she fears the Conservatives are trying to steal the next election.

A new strategy document set out for the The Electoral Commission has also roused fears that ministers might be leaning on this supposedly independent voting watchdog.

We want you to act as our eyes and ears in the months ahead, and there’s a crowdfunder too, so that you can help support our work. You can also email votewatch24@bylinetimes.com

Adrian Goldberg hears from Byline Times chief reporter Josiah Mortimer and Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu.

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Sunak's Trans Gaffe; Starmer's Green U Turn

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 06:40:17 -0000

The two likeliest contenders to be the next UK Prime Minister have both come under pressure in recent days...

PM Rishi Sunak mocked Kier Starmer's stance on trans women, even though the mother of murdered transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was in the Visitors Gallery of the House of Commons; meanwhile Starmer himself, the Leader of the Opposition, has been criticised for u-turning on Labour's Green Prosperity Plan.

Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov assesses the performance of two leaders under pressure with Adrian Goldberg.

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Towards A Palestinian State

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:36:43 -0000

Foreign secretary Lord Cameron has said rather than waiting for a successful outcome of peace talks in the Middle East the UK would consider the idea of Palestinian state during negotiations.

It’s a subtle but important shift in emphasis in the government's position – the idea, said Cameron, is to give the Palestinian people “a political horizon”. In other words, a route to statehood a without having to resort to violence.

The initiative been welcomed by the Palestinian mission in London, but rejected by the Israeli government.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Hannah Weisfeld, Executive Director of Yachad, an organisation whose primary mission is to empower British Jews to support a political resolution to the Israeli Palestinian conflict.

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Chained By Debt

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:02:14 -0000

Twenty five years after an amazing demonstration of people power in Birmingham which led to the cancellation of billions of dollars worth of debt in the developing world, Adrian Goldberg asks - is it time for a repeat performance?

Adrian hears from Ruth Stephens who devised a Human Chain which attracted 70,000 participants at a G8 summit in 1998, attended by Tony Blair and President Clinton. Plus Heidi Chow from Debt Justice and Precious Kalombwana in Zambia.

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Sunak v Starmer

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:27:32 -0000

Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov assesses how the two likeliest rivals to become PM are measuring up in the polls.

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Is The UK Sliding Into War?

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:42:57 -0000

Is Britain sliding to war in the Middle East?

The RAF has once again taken part in US led attacks on military sites in Yemen from where Houthi fighters have been targeting cargo vessels in the Red Sea - one of the world’s most important commercial shipping routes. This followed similar action on the 11 January.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak insists the UK’s military action amounts to nothing more than self defence; and that its unconnected to the conflict between Israel and Gaza. But is that how it will be seen in Yemen itself and more widely in the Middle East? If the Houthi’s step up their attacks is there a risk of further escalation, perhaps involving the Houthi’s backers Iran, and their rivals Saudi Arabia.

Adrian Goldberg hears from David Wearing, an expert on UK foreign relations in the Middle East and Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex.

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"Doctors On The Cheap?"

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:29:00 -0000

Is the NHS putting patients at risk by expanding the role of medical professionals who aren’t qualified as doctors?

Physician Associates have been around in the Health Service for a couple of decades now and there are plans to more than double their numbers in an attempt to plug gaps in the workforce.

They don’t have a medical degrees and while they must complete a two year training course, there are concerns that physician associates don’t meet the ‘gold standard’ of a qualified medic.

In one tragic case, Emily Chesterton died in 2022 when a physician associate at her GP surgery in London misdiagnosed a fatal blood clot as first a sprain, then anxiety.

This week, MP’s have been discussing whether to bring Physician Associates and Anaesthetist Associates under the regulation of the General Medical Council.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Dr Matt Kneale, co chair of the Doctors Association, a lobbying group which describes itself as 'the voice of frontline doctors'.

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James O'Brien Interview

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:17:22 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews best selling author and LBC radio host James O'Brien about his latest book, 'How They Broke Britain'.

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Inside Gaza's Al Aqsa Hospital

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:13:55 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets a view from inside Gaza’s Al Aqsa Hospital which is caught in the crossfire of war.

British surgeon Dr Nick Maynard has just returned to the UK after spending two weeks as clinical lead at the hospital for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians.

MAP is helping victims of Israel's bombardment of Gaza, which followed the massacre and hostage taking of Israelis by Hamas on October 7.

The death toll on both sides is grim. 1,200 Israelis died on October 7; 23,000 Palestinians have been killed in the counter offensive, which Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau said was aimed at destroying “Hamas’s governing and military capabilities and to bring the hostages home”.

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Austerity Kills; A Matter of Life and Death

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 08:50:02 -0000

This time – shocking new evidence that austerity kills, featuring Professor Sir Michael Marmot, who leads the Institute for Health Equity at University College, London.

Tough constraints on public spending were imposed by the coalition government in 2010 in the wake of the banking crisis, and continued for the rest of the decade.

The IHE found that between 2011 and 2019 more than a million people in England had shorter lives than those who lived in the most affluent areas; and fewer years of healthy living.

Around 148,000 of the excess fatalities appear to have been 'additional' deaths linked to austerity.

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Piers Morgan and the Press 'Protection Racket'

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:24:59 -0000

The phone hacking scandal was part of the origin story of Byline Times, prompting founding editor Peter Jukes to switch careers from playwriting to journalism.

In the latest episode of the Byline Times podcast he joins Adrian Goldberg and Byline Times Chief Reporter Josiah Mortimer to reflect on Prince Harry's recent court victory against Mirror Group Newspapers.

In his verdict, the judge Mr Justice Fancourt, described phone hacking across the Mirror group as "widespread and habitual". This was during a period when Piers Morgan - who has always denied phone hacking - was a senior figure in the organisation.

Peter Jukes suggests that rather than holding the powerful to account, parts of the British press have run a 'protection racket', using their power to threaten politicians who don't bend to their will.

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Michelle Mone, PPE, and Covid Bungs

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:36:04 -0000

This time, a look in the Byline Times "year view mirror" as we explore the latest aspects the perennially unravelling Covid scandal.
These include the belated admission by Baroness Michelle Mone that her family trust was a beneficiary of PPE Medpro, a company which provided millions of pounds worth of unusable protective equipment to the NHS.
Adrian Goldberg is joined by Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times, and Josiah Mortimer, chief reporter of Byline Times.

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The Great Post Office Scandal: The Unanswered Questions

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 19:06:43 -0000

Investigative journalist Nick Wallis Shares insights from his book, The Great Post Office Scandal.

Nick will be on tour in the UK during 2024, sharing his story.

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Conflict in Kherson...and Russia's Hybrid Warfare

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 22:51:00 -0000

This time, Adrian Goldberg hears from Kherson, on the front line of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. His guests are photo journalist Paul Conroy, and Zarina Zabrisky, an expert in the Kremlin's hybrid warfare.

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Migration: Rhetoric vs Reality

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:39:05 -0000

The government has made a shibboleth of cutting down the numbers of people coming into the UK. As far back as 2010 the then Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to reduce net migration below 100,000 but that target has never been met - not even during the pandemic. Recently updated figures from the Office of National Statistics showed that last year net migration reached a record 745,000. The gap between rhetoric and reality could hardly be more stark.

Now Home Secretary James Cleverley has declared that "enough is enough" and introduced a Five Point Plan to reduce net migration by 300,000. But will it work? Or do we need to rethink how we respond to new arrivals who want to make their home in the UK?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Zoe Gardener an independent reseracher and campaigner on migrant rights.

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Artificial Intelligence - Friend or Foe?

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:41:18 -0000

What is Artificial Intelligence? And is it our our friend or foe?
Elon Musk recently claimed that AI would eliminate the need for human jobs in the future; which is great if you’re a billionaire like him, but doesn’t explain how the rest of us would earn enough to live. This poses big questions about who controls the technology – and what their plans are for the rest of us.

Will AI liberate us from the drudgery of boring admin jobs – or become a tool to control us? There are even doomsday scenarios in which the robots turn on humans – their creators – and then destroy us. Could science fiction become science fact? Adrian Goldberg hears from Kyle Taylor, author of the Byline Times Little Black Book of Artificial Intelligence.

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Palantir and the NHS

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:37:02 -0000

US data firm Palantir Technologies Inc has won a £480 million contract (along with professional services firm Accenture) to handle the new Federated Data Platform for the Health Service.
On the face of it this looks like a positive for patients. The new Platform is designed to facilitate information sharing among hospital trusts and other parts of the NHS, enabling them to communicate more efficiently. No more having to repeat your past medical history every time you see a doctor.But Palantir’s involvement has caused real concern. The company has worked with the CIA and other intelligence agencies and what critics describe as mass surveiilance programmes. Its Trump supporting co founder Peter Thiel has been an outspoken critic of the NHS, suggesting that British Taxpayers have fallen to ‘Stockholm syndrome’.
Adrian Goldberg hears from Max Colbert, who has chronicled Palantir for Byline Times, Dr Jeni Tennision, Executive Director of Connected by Data and Hope Worsdale, a spokesperson for Just Treatment,

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Return Of The Cam

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:34:21 -0000

Unelected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has given the plum job of Foreign Secretary to the equally unelected former PM David Cameron, who has been fast tracked into the House Of Lords after giving up his parliamentary seat.

Adrian Goldberg gets reaction from Jessie Joe Jacobs, Director of the Democracy Network, a group representing 800+ organisations seeking to renew UK politics and David Wearing, a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex and an expert on UK foreign relations in the Middle East.

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Spotify Discord: Big Tech vs Small Independents?

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:15:48 -0000

Streaming giant Spotify is coming in for flak over proposals to cut revenue for small independent artists. The idea is that Is that tracks which would otherwise account for the lowest 0.5% of royalty payments will be demonetised.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Skepwax Records co-founder Amelia Fletcher who has played in a host of well loved indie bands including Talulah Gosh and Heavenly. Amelia is also an economics Professor with expertise in competition policy at UAE.

Adrian also hears from one of Spotify’s satisfied cutomers, Jack Clothier co founder of indie label Alcopop Records.

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Sportwashing...And Then Some

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:38:24 -0000

As the UK government announces plans for an independent football regulator, how well governed and regulated is sport internationally?

In this episode we look specifically at how Saudi Arabia is extending its global geopolitical reach through football, golf, F1 and esports, despite its well documented human rights abuses.

The repressive regime of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - or MBS - has effectively been guaranteed the right to host the 2034 soccer World Cup after its only rival Australia dropped out.

This fits with Saudi Arabia’s plan to 'sportswash' its reputation - and exercise political power, too.

Adrian Goldberg is joined by Stanis Elsborg who’s been investigating the Riyadh government for Play The Game an organisation based at Danish Institute for Sports Studies.

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Ukraine War Diary

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 17:31:55 -0000

Byline Times contributor Zarina Zabrisky presents her Ukraine war diary - a series of dispatches from Kherson and beyond.

There's an account of life under fire in Kherson with war photographer Paul Conroy.

Zarina also discusses Russia’s nuclear blackmail and meets Yaroslava Antipina aka @strategywoman – a Ukrainian using the power of social media to show the beauty of her war torn country.

There are reflections, too, on the rise of anti-semitism in Russia in the wake of the fighting in Israel and Gaza, with Vyacheslav Likhechev a former Fellow at UN Human Rights.

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A Royal Exclusive as Byline Times Hits The News Stands

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:14:34 -0000

After four years, the Byline Times has finally hit the UK's news stands and has secured an exclusive royal story to mark its arrival.

Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and executive editor Peter Jukes explain why it's so important to extend the availability of the newspaper, while talking us through the connections between King Charles, Dan Wootton, Prince Harry and press freedom.

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"Violence Breeds Violence"

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:07:36 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from UK medics calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel has launched the onslaught in the territory, in retaliation for horrific attacks by Hamas in which more than 1400 people were killed. More than 200 hostages were taken.

More than 4300 people have since died in Gaza, many of them civilians, as a result of aerial strikes, which are thought to be the prelude of a ground invasion.

Humanitarian Aid has been allowed into the territory after several days of siege and the International Committee of the Red Cross is now asking for medical personal and surgical teams to be allowed in.

Adrian is joined by Dr Omar Abdel-Mannan who has made several visits to Gaza and the West Bank and Dr Deborah Harrington a Consultant Obstetrician based in Oxford who has been travelling to Gaza since 2017.

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Israel and Gaza: One Man's Quest For Peace

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:52:03 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Udi Goren, whose cousin Tal Haimi was kidnapped by Hamas after a terrorist attack on the kibbutz where he lived on the day the war broke out.

Hamas committed terrible atrocities, including the slaughter of unarmed young people attending a music festival; but more than 3,700 people have died as a result of Israel’s retaliation. Palestinians argue the bombing and siege of Gaza is a war crime, because it is a collective punishment upon a civilian population.

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Care Leavers Homeless Crisis

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 06:10:54 -0000

This time…new figures showing a sharp rise in the number of care leavers facing homelessness. The figures come from the government’s annual Statutory Homelessness in England report

They show that 3,710 care leavers were either homeless or under threat of homelessness for the year 2022/23. That represents a rise of 33 per cent since 2018.

To find out what lies behind the statistics and what we need to do about it, Adrian Goldberg is joined by Sophie Shasby, a recent care leaver; Katharine Sacks-Jones, CEO of Become, the national charity for children in care and care leavers; and journalist Martin Barrow, who is also an experienced foster carer.

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Brexit's Blurred Lines

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 07:17:39 -0000

Alexandra Hall Hall is the 'undiplomatic diplomat.' She was Britain’s Ambassador to Georgia, and later lead envoy for Brexit at the British embassy in Washington but she quit that joh in 2019 in protest at having to be the bearer of messages that she says were untrue.

Alex tells Adrian Goldberg that she thinks Brexit is only half the story. Democracy itself at risk, she warns; and not only in the UK.

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Kherson: The Destruction Of A City

Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:01:14 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears about the destruction of the Ukrainian city of Khersona city from Zarina Zabrisky, one of only two foreign journalists in the area, alongside war photograoher Paul Conroy.

You can also hear Zarina on the Russia Ukraine War News podcast.

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Taking Over The Asylum?

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:39:52 -0000

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has questioned whether the United Nations’ 1951 Refugee Convention is fit for our modern age. She told a meeting of the right wing American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC that "we now live in a completely different time" from when the convention was signed.

Ms Braverman said, "we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if in effect, simply being gay, or a woman, and fearful of discrimination in your country of origin is sufficient to qualify for protection."

Adrian Goldberg discusses her speech with Leila Zadeh, executive director of the charity Rainbow Migration, and Natasha Tsangarides of Freedom From Torture.

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Hard To Swallow? Farming, Food and Brexit

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:23:12 -0000

The UK government has once again postponed border checks for food being imported to the UK from the EU, because it would increase inflation. That’s the fifth time the deadline has been put back.

But British food exporters have faced additional checks when they sell their goods into Europe – putting them at a competitive disadvantage. Is this the 'Brexit dividend' promised by the Leave campaign.

Keir Starmer has said that if Labour gets into power, he wants to renegotiate the UK's trade deal with the EU, but a return to the single market is not on the cards.

Meanwhile, a post Brexit trade agreement with Australia has left many farmers fearful for the future. Cheaper meat imports may be good for the consumer, but flying in food from the far side of the world is hardly compatible with our Net Zero commitment, and will do nothing to improve our food security.

So how should those who make and trade our food deal with the post Brexit landscape?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Liz Webster, founder of Save British Farming, and Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, representing businesses who get your food from A to B.

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Voter ID: Democracy Under Pressure

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 07:47:22 -0000

Most people in the UK would take pride in the fact that whatever your political persuasion you can take part in free and fair elections. But two new reports suggest that this right isn’t always all it seems.

The Electoral Commission – the government’s own watchdog – has warned that hundreds of thousands of people could be excluded from voting the next time the country goes to the polls because of new laws on voter ID. 4% of those who didn’t vote in the local council elections in May told the Commission that ID was an issue for them, and that figure rose for those who were from minority backgrounds, younger voters and people with disabilities.

And when we do vote? Well a new report by Institute For Government and the Bennett Institute For Public Policy concludes that many people feel disempowered, not least because our first past the post system means that many who vote for smaller parties can feel their vote has been wasted.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, Dr Jess Garland, Director of Research and Policy for the Electoral Reform Society Shaun Roberts, Director of Campaigns, at Unlock Democracy.

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Pitch Battle - Saudi Sportswashing and Newcastle United

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 10:30:00 -0000

On the weekend that this podcast is released, Saudi Arabia will be playing two international football matches at Newcastle United’s St James Park, against Costa Rica and South Korea - but the results won’t really matter, and not just because the games are friendlies.

Critics say that whatever the final scores, the despotic regime of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) will already have won, simply by virtue of being allowed to host such prestigious games at a venerated English football stadium.

The Saudi Public Investment Fund bought Newcastle in 2021, which many observers regarded as a classic case of "sportswashing"; a regime notorious for human rights abuses seeking to create a more positive image for itself. The staging of these friendlies is being seen as another step towards the 'normalisation' of a state renowned for its human rights abuses.

Ahead of the Saudi friendlies, Adrian Goldberg travelled to St James Park to meet John Hird, a lifelong Newcastle United fan and founder of NUFC Against Sportswashing, and Lina Al Hathloul, from Saudi human rights organisation ALQST.

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ULEZ Expansion

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0000

London is about to have the world’s largest pollution charging area, as the capital’s outer suburbs are added to the inner city Ultra Low Emission Zone - ULEZ. Drivers of vehicles that don’t meet emissions standards will be charged £12.50 a day – with motorists facing the threat of a £180 fine if they don’t comply.

ULEZ expansion was widely regarded as a key factor in the Conservatives holding onto Boris Johnson’s old Uxbridge seat in a recent by election; and unlike in other English cities the government is refusing to fund a scrappage scheme for non compliant cars. That's led to claims by London Mayor Sadiq Khan that they are weaponising air pollution.

Adrian Goldberg hears from mum of two Parisa Wright from Bromley, the founder of the charity Greener and Cleaner; and Oli Lord, Head of Strategy at Clean Cities Campaign UK.

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The Life And Death Of Yevgeny Prigozhin

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 17:02:52 -0000

The life and death of Yevgeny Prigozhin tells us much about modern Russia. After spending years in prison, he launched a business career in St Petersburg in the 1990s, supported by former KGB agent Vladimir Putin.

Prigozhin became the figurehead of the Wagner mercenary group, whose troops supported the regular Russian army in Ukraine before launching a short-lived rebellion against Putin, now his country's President.

The cause of crash in which he died is still unknown, but it conforms with a familiar pattern of those who’ve crossed Putin.

Adrian Goldberg talks to reporter Zarine Zabrisky in Odessa, Ukraine about Prighozin's rise - and demise.

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Detained - For Helping Migrants In Distress

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 05:46:18 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Nathan Akehurst a British volunteer, working on a search and rescue boat in the Mediterranean. The vessel - the Sea Eye IV - has been impounded by the Italian authorities after saving 114 migrants who'd been drifting for days without food, fuel, and water.

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From Trump to "Woke"

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 05:48:40 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from former US congressman Joe Walsh, once a member of the low tax, socially conservative Tea Party faction of the Republican party, who supported Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016. Joe has since been on a remarkable political journey that led him to challenging Trump for the 2020 presidential nomination.

He now calls himself 'woke' and is on a mission to heal the divides caused by populism through his White Flag podcast. He warns that the US needs "marriage therapy" to avoid a violent divorce.

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Ukraine's 'Silent Genocide'

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:47:40 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Byline Times writer Iain Overton, freshly returned from Ukraine, about how Russia’s invasion has led to a plummeting birth rate. This is perhaps understandable at a time of war, but many Ukrainians see it in the context of attempts to downplay their culture, destroy their history and erase their language.

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Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 20:27:14 -0000

Journalist Daniel Knowles talks about his new book 'Carmageddon - How Cars Make Life Worse and What To Do About It'.

Daniel tells Adrian Goldberg that, “car manufacturers are really not much different to the oil industry or big tobacco”.

He explores the racialised road building helped segregate the US, discusses how UK cities were rebuilt around after the Second World War in ways that militated against pedestrians; and looks at the urban areas pointing the way to a car free future.

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Fair Game Football

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:31:43 -0000

As we stand on the brink of a new football season, is there an alternative to the global financial and political interests now dominating the national sport?

There are clubs like Newcastle United which are owned by the oil state of Saudi Arabia – keen to greenwash its reputation and desperate to promote its sporting credentials rather than discuss its human rights abuses. Or Manchester United – leveraged to the hilt by US owners The Glazer family, who have somehow managed to get ordinary supporters to pay the interest costs on their investment. The Glazers, already billionaires, now stand to benefit from an auction between rival bidders for their club.

Lower down the divisions, directors with eyes on the financial prize of a place in the Premier League are taking huge financial risks – so much so that since the League was created in 1992, 64 clubs have gone into administration. Some such as Bury and Macclesfield folder altogether.

The government is promising an independent regulator to curb the worst excesses of the sport, but is there another way of running footbsll altogether?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Niall Couper, CEO of Fair Game, which wants to reward clubs who are run sustainably.

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Heatwaves, Damp Squibs and the Climate Crisis

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:40:51 -0000

As Mediterranean countries grapple with an unprecedented heatwave, the UK is dealing with April showers in July. It seems that we’re now starting to experience the extreme andf unpredictable weather, climate scientists have long predicted. Is it too late to act – and what can we as individuals do.

Adrian Goldberg is joined by Erika Coppola, a climate scientist working at the Abdus Salam International Centre in Trieste Italy – she’s been lead author on reports for the IPCC - and Gareth Redmond King, international lead at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, a non-profit that supports informed debate on energy and climate issues.

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Murdoch Most Foul

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:06:37 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses The Sun's headline grabbing and untrue Huw Edwards story and reflects on what it tells us about Rupert Murdoch's media empire, with Nathan Sparkes, CEO of Hacked Of and Francesca Cociani, an Associate at Hodge Jones Allen solicitors.

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What's The Real Migrant Crisis?

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 06:19:00 -0000

What is the REAL migrant boat crisis?

The British media seem obsessed with small boats crossing the Channel, but there's been far less coverage of the vessels carrying hundreds of migrants from West Africa which have gone missing en route to the Canary Islands. They were seeking the relative safety of Europe, after fleeing instability in Senegal.

A fleet of three boats set sail a fortnight ago on the treacherous journey of more than 1,000 miles from the port of Kafountine. One has been rescued by the Spanish coastguard, but at the time of writing, two are still missing, the fate of their occupants unknown.

This follows the tragedy off the coast of Greece just a few weeks ago. The final death toll in that tragic incident hasn't yet been confirmed, but it’s thought that more than 500 migrants drowned.

The British governmen has made it a defining mission to stop the small boats in the English channel, where 27 people died when an inflatable dinghy capsized in November 2021. The Illegal Migration Bill currently going through parliament will make it illegal to seek asylum to the UK if you've arrived by sea.

Despite the risk and the rhetoric, more than 12,000 people have arrived in the UK so far this year on small boats – a year on year reduction of just 7%.

Adrian Goldberg discusses the issue with Zoe Gardener, migration policy expert.

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NHS at 75: Public Health v Private Wealth?

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:20:03 -0000

The NHS is 75, but it's birthday that comes with warnings that the institution – like many of the people it serves – is showing signs of ageing badly.

The Health Service is arguably a victim of its own success with people genera living longer than in previous generations, but with conditions that require long term care – including dementia, diabetes and heart disease.

A combination of austerity and the pandemic has left waiting lists for non-emergency operations at record levels – so too is health inequality, which means that a men in parts of Blackpool die on average 17 years earlier than their counterparts in posh areas of London.

Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair is calling for an expanded role for the private sector in a new paper for his think tank.

Adrian Goldberg discusses this with Chris Thomas Head of the Commission on Health and Prosperity at the IPPR think tank and Dr Andrew Meyerson, an A&E doctor in East London.

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"My Extinction" - The Movie

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:01:39 -0000

"My Extinction" is a new documentary by award winning film maker Josh Appignanensi about his conversion to climate activism and the battle against climate denialism.

Adrian Goldberg hears from both Josh and Peter Pomerantsev, author of This Is Not Propaganda, a book about disinformation and the denial of objective truth.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Boris Johnson and The Lebedevs

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:55:28 -0000

This time, a new twist Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs…a long running story which has featured extensively in the Byline Times and here on the podcast…

Alexanxder Lebdev is a former senior KGB spy and businessman; Evgeny his son owns the Evening Standard and is an investor in The Independent…Boris Johnson is friends with both men, and as Foreign Secretary attended their 'X Rated parties' in Italy without his security officers who were left at home.

Documentary maker Mark Alden and Tortoise journalist Paul Caruana Galizia now say they have independently verified long standing claims that Evgeny was given a place in the House of Lords against MI5 advice to Johnson after he became Prime Minister.

Adrian Goldberg examines the implications of the saga for British democracy and press freedom with Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and political editor Adam Bienkov.

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Windrush 75: On Racism and Reparations

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:21:41 -0000

In June 1948, the HMT Empire Windrush set sail from Jamaica carrying 802 people to Tilbury In Essex. Along with their suitcases they carried dreams of a better life in the 'Mother Country.'

It wasn’t the first migrant ship from the Caribbean to arrive in the UK but it was the largest and most famous – a former troopship which gave its name to a generation of willing workers coming to a country looking to rebuild itself after World War Two.

Between 1948 and 1971 more than half a million people arrived – but the reception they received wasn’t always friendly; they faced endemic racism and in recent years, the ‘hostile environment’ created by then Home Secretary Theresa May

Adrian Goldberg discusses the 75th anniversary of the start of the 'Windrush' era with two second generation descendants - Dr Wanda Wyporska, CEO of the Black Equity organisation and anti-racism campaigner Maurice McLeod.

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From Colour Bars to Desi Pubs

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:08:47 -0000

Desi pubs are Indian owned drinking establishments in the UK and they tell two very different but inter-related stories about this country.

One is a story of segregation that most British people would rather forget; the other is a story of communities growing together through a shared love of food and beer.

David Jesudason, author of "Desi Pubs, A Guide to British Indian Pubs Food and Culture" reflects on both elements in conversation with Adrian Goldberg.

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Protest - and a Police State?

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:31:05 -0000

Has Britain officially become a police state? That might seem like an over-egged question, but thanks to legislation introduced by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the authorities will now have the power to restrict any protest that could cause a “more than minor hindrance or delay” - and its the police who'll be able to define precisely what that means.

As if that wasn't serious enough, the mechanism by which the law was passed also has troubling implications for our liberties.

A first attempt to introduce the proposal was rejected by the House of Lords, but the government reintroduced it as "secondary legislation" which, according to constitutional convention, can't be blocked by the upper chamber. But was this use of parliamentary procedure itself an abuse of process?

Katy Watts, a lawyer with Liberty tells Adrian Goldberg why the civil rights group is taking the government to court over the issue.

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The Prince and The Press

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:03:06 -0000

The Duke of Sussex aka Prince Harry is taking the media to task over intrusion into his private life which he claims crossed a line into illegality; He believes that Mirror Group Newspapers – publishers of the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Mirror and The People published details about his private life that could only have been obtained by hacking or other unlawful means; MGN is contesting the claim.

More than 100 people in total are involved in the High Court action; Harry’s is just one of four representative cases being heard.

He also has cases pending against the Sun and the Daily Mail’s Publishers – and in his statement to the court, he launched a broader attack on the press, warning that “democracy fails when your press fails to scrutinse and hold the government accountable, and instead choose to get into bed with them so they can ensure the status quo”.

That could almost be a mission statement for the Byline Times which grew out our executive editor Peter Jukes’ desire to tell the truth about the phone hacking scandal. Adrian Goldberg talks to Peter, and Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu who published an editorial applauding Harry for using his privileged position to speak out.

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What's Appening To The Covid Inquiry?

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:12:59 -0000

The secrets and silence of the state. Adrian Goldberg explores the government's reluctance to release What's App messages in defiance of the Covid Inquiry Chair Baroness Hallett, with Iain Overton and Josiah Mortimer.

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"Kids As Commodities"

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:05:07 -0000

Is It time to stop treating kids in care as commodities?

In this episode, Adrian Goldberg examines the outsourcing of children’s homes to private companies. The evidence suggests that profit making firms in the sector generally provide a worse service than local authority providers; and are more likely to move youngsters away from their families and community networks.

Adrian's guests are Dr Anders Bach-Mortenson from Oxford University’s Department For Social Policy and Intervention and journalist Martin Barrow, who runs the Week In Care mailing list, and is a foster carer himself.

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NHS Waiting Times - Time For A Change?

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 06:03:00 -0000

More than 7 million patients are on waiting lists for non emergency operations – the highest number since record began 16 years ago.

The government’s solution involves telling GP’s to give a range of options to anyone referred for treatment.

Choices might include travelling further for healthcare or going private - but is this the only way forward? Or is there an alternative?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Chris Thomas from the left leaning think tank the IPPR. Chrisheads up their Commission on Health and Prosperity and wrote a book about how to save the NHS called The Five Health Frontiers – A New Radical Blueprint.

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'Eastern Front - Terror and Torture in Ukraine'

Sat, 27 May 2023 10:54:26 -0000

John Sweeney discuss his new movie for Byline TV, 'Eastern Front - Terror and Torture in Ukraine'.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Money Rebellion

Tue, 23 May 2023 13:45:19 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Gail Bradbrook - co-founder of Extinction Rebellion and its offshoot Money Rebellion - about the wave disruptive actions against banks and financial institutions accused of funding the climate crisis.

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Zelensky Returns To The UK

Tue, 16 May 2023 06:52:06 -0000

Rishi Sunak has pledged more help for Ukraine as President Zelenksy visits the UK. But can President Putin be defeated?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Zarina Zabrisky who has spent the last year covering the war from Odessa.

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The Andy Street Interview

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 07:46:29 -0000

West Midlands elected Mayor Andy Street in conversation with Adrian Goldberg.

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LTNs, 15 Minute Cities - And A Global Conspiracy

Sat, 11 Mar 2023 07:31:09 -0000

When mundane traffic calming measures become a magnet for outlandish conspiracy theories, you know you’re living in truly bizarre times – but that’s precisely where we are now with Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (aka LTNs) and 15 Minute Cities.

Adrian Goldberg talks to Otto English.

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Trans Rights - and Wrongs: The Closure of GIDS

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 06:58:59 -0000

The author of an acclaimed new book about Britain’s most prominent gender identity clinic has told Byline she regards her work as an investigation into flawed healthcare – not an attack on Trans rights.

‘Time To Think’ by Hannah Barnes delves deep into the closure of the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) in London.

Adrian Goldberg hears Hannah; and also from Tyler, a young Trans man, who started using puberty blockers prescribed by GIDS at the age of 15, and who ranks himself as a ‘satisfied customer., as well as Tyler's Mum Jo.

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Football Governance: The White Paper

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:34:41 -0000

Adrian Goldberg explores the White Paper on the governance of football with Daniel Storey of the I newspaper; and Niall Couper CEO of Fair Game.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Sportwashing 1 Human Rights 0

Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:53:20 -0000

This time Adrian Goldberg reflects on Newcastle United’s hopes of winning their first major domestic trophy in 68 years when they play Manchester United in the Carabao Cup Final.

The Geordies – or the Toon as their known to their fans – have had a dramatic upturn in their fortunes since being bought by the Saudi Public Investment Fund in October 2021.

On Tyneside the Saudis have – generally – been warmly embraced despite their government's dismal human rights record. John Hird of No Saudi Toon is an exception, though, and has delivered a letter to the club asking manager Eddie Howe to speak up for the brother of a Saudi Arabian activist who faces the threat of execution.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Ukraine: A Grim 'Anniversary'

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 07:37:05 -0000

This time we're fusing the personal and the political with Inna Sovsun Deputy Leader of Ukraine's opposition Holos Party.

Inna, the former Deputy Minister of Education and Science, joins Adrian Goldberg from Kyiv.

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Ukraine: One Year On From The Russian Invasion

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 07:50:16 -0000

Adrian Goldberg marks the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Zarina Zabrisky, a correspondent for the Byline Times in Kyiv and Denys Ghanza, a member of President Zelensky’s Youth Advisory Council.

First broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio

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Knowsley, The Far Right...

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 07:01:57 -0000

Knowsley is the suburb of Merseyside where a recent anti refugee protest turned into a riot outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Amid violent scenes a police van was set on fire and 15 arrests made. This follows the firebombing last October of a processing centre for migrants in Dover.

Back in 2016, the MP Jo Cox was murdered by Thomas Mair to advance the cause of white supremacism; while in 2019 neo Nazi Jack Renshaw was jailed for life for plotting to kill another MP Rosie Cooper – Renshaw, was a former member of the BNP and the now banned terrorist organisation National Action.

Despite these and other incidents a review of the government’s anti terror Programme Prevent by William Shawcross suggested that too much emphasis was being placed on radicalisation by the far right…not enough on Islamist extremism. His findings have been accepted by the Home Office.

Does he have a point? Or is Shawcross in danger of downplaying one risk, while exaggerating another.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Labour MP Afzal Khan, Professor John Holmwood a sociologist from Nottingham University and in a moment Zoe Gardener a long time migration rights campaigner.

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The Steve Rotherham Interview

Sat, 11 Feb 2023 08:23:41 -0000

In the first of a series of interviews with England's directly elected Mayors, Adrian Goldberg meets Steve Rotherham - Mayor of the Liverpool City Region.

They discuss Jeremy Corbyn (for whom Rotherham was a parliamentary aide) as well as levelling up and devolution for the English regions.

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Windrush: The Trauma Continues

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 09:01:00 -0000

The government has reneged on three promises it made to post-war migrants from the Caribbean - the so-called Windrush generation named after the first boat from the West Indies to arrive in 1948 when the so called 'Mother Country' was desperate for labour.

Many of these hard working people and their decendants fell foul of the government’s “hostile environment." Some were deported from the country they called home, lost their job, or were even deported.

When the scandal came to light in 2018 the government promised to compensate victims but Home Secretary Suella Braverman has now u-turned on pledges to establish a migrants’ commissioner, increase powers of the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, and hold reconciliation events.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Glenda Casear and Jacqueline McKenzie, Head of Migration Law at Leigh Day solicitors.

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Troubles Amnesty "Is UK State Cover Up"

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 07:47:15 -0000

Families of victims killed in the Northern Ireland conflict are warning that a proposed murder amnesty is being driven by the British state’s desire to cover up its own historical misdemeanours.

The plan to end prosecutions for deaths, torture and other serious crimes related to The Troubles was announced by Boris Johnson in the run up to the 2019 General Election and a Bill is currently being steered through the House of Lords after passing its Commons stages.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Billy McManus who argues that the new law would allow the killers of his father William to evade justice; and Julie Hambleton, whose sister Maxine was among 21 revellers killed in the Birmingham Pub Bombings in 1974.

PLUS Grainne Teggart, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for Northern Ireland.

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Russia's "Rolling War Against The West"

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 06:48:59 -0000

President Putin invaded Ukraine nearly 12 months ago, causing death and destruction to his neighbour, but the Byline Times has been reporting for years about a broader conflict inspired by The Kremlin – an information war designed to undermine democracy.

Adrian Goldberg hears more from Kier Giles, author of Russia’s War On Everybody; Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes, and from Heidi Cuda from the Radicalized Pod, who’s been writing about all this on our newest platform Byline Supplement.com

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Mouldy Flat 'Made My Lung Collapse'

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:44:55 -0000

Mould and damp have long been a concern for many social housing tenants, and the death two-year old Awaab Ishak in Rochdale provided incontrovertible evidence (if any were needed) that it could be fatal.

The toddler's inquest ruled last November that he died "as a result of a severe respiratory condition caused due to prolonged exposure to mould in his home environment"

That set Byline Times’ own Sian Norris on a mission to establish how many others could be at risk, and her findings - though incomplete because of the weakness of Freedom Of Information laws - were damning. She found that thousands of families - including those with children - were at risk.

Host Adrian Goldberg hears from Sian, and Michelle - a tenant in Bristol - who says that exposure to mould caused her lung to collapse.

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Prince Harry's 'Spare'

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 07:40:45 -0000

Prince Harry’s book Spare has sold 1.4 million copies across all formats in the UK, the United States and Canada – so what does it tell us about the UK and our place in the world? And what does it say about monarchy and the media?

Adrian Goldberg is joined by journalist and comedian Ava Vidal, journalist, US based royal commentator RS Locke and media pundit Mic Wright.

Originally broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio

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The NHS In Crisis - Cause And Effect

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:20:32 -0000

The latest Byline Times podcast explores the crisis in the NHS and the factors which lie behind it.

We’ve got a Health Service which (in England at least) is riven by industrial disputes, involving nurses and ambulance drivers - with action pending by junior doctors.

Ambulance response times are the worst on record; more than half of patients attending A&E departments are waiting four hours or more to be seen – another historical low – and although waiting lists for routine surgery have improved slightly, they are still the second worst on record.

Byline Times has been covering the crisis in detail and host Adrian Goldberg hears from our Investigations Editor Sam Bright and David Oliver, an NHS consultant.

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Reaction to Harry: The Interview

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:25:07 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets instant reaction to ITV's 'Harry: The Interview' with US based royal commentator RS Locke, comedian and journalist Ava Vidal and media pundit Mic Wright.

This is an edited version of a broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 8 January, 2023 - hence the slightly 'lo-fi' quality.

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Extinction Rebellion: What Next?

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 07:13:12 -0000

What’s next for Extinction Rebellion? The environmental protest group sent out a press release at the start of the year headlined “We Quit” – which might lead you think that, well, they were giving up.

Not quite…but they are shifting away from the kind mass public disruption that made their name in the first place.

XR came to prominence after blockading major sites in London during 2018 and 2019, but have, arguably, now been eclipsed by other direct action groups such as Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain.

So is Extinction Rebellion facing extinction itself?

Adrian Goldberg hears from one of the organisation’s co founders Clare Farrell.

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Harry and Meghan Netflix Review: Vol 2

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 06:51:11 -0000

In this episode of the Byline Times podcast, Adrian Goldberg discusses Episodes 4-6 (ie Volume Two) of the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary series.

Adrian's guests are US-based royal commentator RS Locke and media pundit Mic Wright.

This episode was first aired @bylineradio on 18 December 2022.

The broadcast was via Twitter Spaces, so the quality might be rather lo-fi in parts.

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Trump, Truss and Twitter - The Year In Politics

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:48:20 -0000

Trump, Truss and Twitter - we review The Year In Politics on both sides of the Atlantic with Byline Times editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund from the Radicalized Pod. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.

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Harry and Meghan Netflix Review: Vol 1

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 07:01:52 -0000

In this episode of the Byline Times podcast, Adrian Goldberg discusses Episodes 1-3 (ie Volume One) of the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary series.

Adrian's guests are comedian and journalist Ava Vidal; US-based royal commentator RS Locke; and media pundit Mic Wright.

This episode was first aired @bylineradio on 14 December 2022.

The recording was via Twitter Spaces, so the quality might be rather lo-fi in parts.

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Christmas in Ukraine

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 09:44:42 -0000

Zarina Zabrisky reports on Christmas in Ukraine after a tumultuous year of resistance to Putin's aggression.

Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.

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Is It Time To Tune Out Of Spotify?

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:46:13 -0000

is it time to tune out of Spotify?

Spotify is regarded as indispensable to many musicians with emerging artists often regarding it as valuable source of exposure - but it’s also been accused of being tightfisted when it comes to awarding royalties.

Last year it paid out more than $7bn US – around £5.7 bn – with more than 1,000 artists earning in excess of $1million each.

Sounds impressive doesn’t it? But more than half that $7billion – $4 billion - went to major record labels.

There’ve also been complaints that Spotify’s podcasts allow for the spread of misinformation with Neil Young pulling his new music earlier this year after a Joe Rogan episode that question the safety of Covid vaccines.

Adrian Goldberg hears fromRob Pursey who runs the independent record label Skepwax and Mark Christopher Lee who tries to game Spotify’s algorithms with his band the Pocket Gods by releasing tracks of just over 30 seconds duration.

Spotify's Loud And Clear statement is here.

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The Week In Politics - Strikes and Deadly Channel Crossings

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 21:30:48 -0000

Adrian Goldberg reviews The Week In Politics with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Andrew Gimson, contributing editor to Conservative Home and author of Boris Johnson, The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at Number 10.

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"Derailed" - The Crisis in Britain's Railways

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:04:16 -0000

Members of the RMT union have brought trains to a virtual standstill in many parts of the UK, but even without that few people would deny that the network is in a mess, with frequent delays and cancellations.

Despite that, a poorly performing rail operator like Avanti West Coast could afford to pay shareholders £11.5m dividends according to their last accounts.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Tom Haines Doran author of Derailed: How to fix Britain's broken railways

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Elon Musk's Twitter Info War

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:49:37 -0000

What exactly is Elon Musk up to with Twitter?

Since buying the social media platform for $44billion dollars in October, the US billionaire has given an amnesty to users who’d previously been banned; he’s overseen the departure of thousands of staff; he’s dissolved the Trust and Safety Council; and he’s abandoned Twitter’s Covid disinformation policy. He tweeted that "the bird has been freed" but there's evidence that it's advertisers and users who've taken flight.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Heidi Cuda of the Byline Supplement and the Radicalized Pod as well as Byline Times Executive Editor Peter Jukes.

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Harry, Meghan, The Monarchy and The Media

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 19:37:34 -0000

This time Harry, Meghan, The Monarchy and the Media …like every other commentator at the point at which this podcast is being recorded we haven’t actually seen the Netflix series about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle but we have witnessed the ferocious howls of outrage from the tabloids who the Duke and Duchess of Sussex clearly have in their sights.

Adrian Goldberg gets reaction from US-based freelance writer and royal commentator RS Locke; plus UK comedian and journalist Avva Vidal.

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Putin's Kholodomor: The Ultimate Cold War

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:24:50 -0000

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

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"Why I Believe Shamima Begum Is A Victim"

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:50:00 -0000

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.

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The Russia Man

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 08:11:49 -0000

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.

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Sex Assaults On The Wards; An NHS Scandal

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 22:23:28 -0000

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.

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Covid: China's Great Equaliser

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:38:38 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Dr Ying Miao, a senior lecturer in politics at Aston University, about the underlying reasons for China's recent protests.

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The Week In Politics - Cop 27 and Migration Figures

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 18:07:30 -0000

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.

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Putin's Power Games

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:03:14 -0000

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.

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Lady Chatterley's Brexit

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:01:40 -0000

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.

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The Qatar World Cup - and The West's Hypocrisy

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 12:00:32 -0000

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 Britain

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The Week In Politics - Budget Review and Trump returns

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:32:54 -0000

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…

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Budget 2022 Analysis

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:50:32 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement…a budget which the Chancellor says promises sustainability, growth and public services. in his words, it's designed to counter “a recession made by Russia with a recovery made in Britain…”

His opposite number Rachel Reeves for Labour condemned what she called his "Bobby Ewing strategy” which conveniently forgets that the Conservatives have been in power for the last dozen years. It hadn’t been a dream she said but “the everyday nightmare of Tory Britain."

Adrian's guests are Julia Chukwuma, Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, Dr Phil White from Patriotic Millionaires and

Sam Bright investigations editor of Byline Times.

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The Cost Of Living Crisis

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:42:45 -0000

Prices have gone up 11.1% in the year to October with basics like milk, pasta and butter driving the rising cost of living. Who’s to blame? And what can we do about it?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Lucy Antal from Feedback, a campaign group that seeks to improve food security and organises mass public feasts using food that would otherwise have gone to waste; plus James Meadway, a former Treasury official and now the director of the Progressive Economy Forum

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UK's Migrant Crossing Deal with France

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:10:10 -0000

The UK government has signed a new deal with France to reduce the number of asylum seekers and refugees crossing the Channel in small boats.

More than 40,000 would be migrants have arrived in Britain so far this year, including 1,800 this weekend alone.

The deal will see the UK’s annual payment to France rise from £55million to £63milion, helping the French authorities to increase the number of officers patrolling the coast 300 – a rise of around 40%.

British officers will also be stationed in French border control rooms and share live intelligence.

Will it work? And should the UK be doing more to help desperate people fleeing war and persecution?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Kolbassia Haoussou who has lived experience of being trafficked into the UK after being tortured for political activism in his home country of Chad. Kollbassia founded Survivors Speak Out and is part of the Freedom From Torture campaign group.

We also hear from Steve Valdez Symonds from Amnesty International.

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The Week In Politics - the US Mid Terms and UK Recession

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:52:11 -0000

Adrian Goldberg reflects on seven days when former Health Secretary Matt Hancock entered the creepy crawly world of the 'I’m A Celebrity' jungle and tarantula loving minister Gavin Williamson found that victims of bullying bite back in the Westminster jungle.

It was also the week when the Bank Of England warned that the UK was entering the longest recession this century, and nurses voted to strike.

Meanwhile in the US, voters went to the polls for the mid term elections.

We hear from Sam Bright, Byline Times investigations editor and author of 'Fortress London - Why We Need To Save The Country From Its Capital' and Heidi Siegmund Cuda from the Radicalized Pod.

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Elon Musk, Democracy and Twitter

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:19:57 -0000

Twitter's former European Vice President Bruce Daisley reflects on the company's takeover by Elon Musk, the difficulty of moderating social media platforms, and the challenge to democracy when diverse voices are frightened off by trolls.

Bruce also talks about his book 'Fortitude - Unlocking The Secrets Of Inner Strength'.

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Peter Tatchell: Qatar, Trans Rights and Me

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:24:10 -0000

Civil rights activist Peter Tatchell talks to Adrian Goldberg about his protests in Qatar ahead of the World Cup, and reveals how his stance on trans rights has cost him friendships.

There's also a new documentary on Netflix, called 'Hating Peter Tatchell', chronicling the highlights of his career as a protestor.

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Austerity and the Manchester Arena Bombing

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:19:23 -0000

Did Austerity cause the Manchester Arena Attack in 2017, in which 22 people died? No, of course not. That responsibility rests with the bomber Salman Abedi, who also lost his life in the atrocity.

But did Auserity weaken the ability of the police in Greater Manchester (and other major urban areas) to respond to terrorism?

The Chair of the Inquiry into the bombing, Sir John Saunders says in his Report , "the cuts did have a significant impact on the ability of GMP [Greater Manchester Police] to provide an adequate public service in certain respects".

Adrian Goldberg discusses this with John Cooper KC, a barrister at 25 Bedford Row, who represented 12 of the 22 victims' families including that of John Atkinson, who the Report suggests would have survived with prompter intervention.

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The Week In Politics - I'm A Nonentity, Get Me Out Of Here

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 07:35:41 -0000

In the spotlight this week - the Cop 27 Climate Conference, the “migrant crisis", Matt Hancock’s appearance on I’m A Celebrity and the ongoing impasse in the Northern Ireland Executive.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Stephen Farry, previously a Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive and now MP for North Down, plus the Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov…

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COP 27 - THE HEAT IS ON

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:11:51 -0000

The Secretary-General of the UN Antionio Guterres has said the COP 27 Conference must deliver a “down-payment” on climate solutions that match the scale of the problem of global warming.

Ahead of the Conference, UNESCO has warned that around a third of the glaciers at its World Heritage Sites are expected to disappear in the next three decades including the ice cap at Mt Kilimanjaro.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Amelia Womack, former deputy leader of the Green Party. and Dr Ella Gilbert from the British Antarctic Survey, who are both in Egypt for Cop 27.

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What's Wrong With Our Asylum System?

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:57:12 -0000

We have a Home Secretary in Suella Braverman who describes people who are mostly fleeing war, persecution, hunger and torture as an “invasion”; dangerous overcrowding at the Manston Processing Centre in Kent: and a backlog of 100,000 asylum cases.

So what's wrong with the UK's asylum system?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Sile Reynolds, Head of Asylum Advocacy at Freedom From Torture, and Amreen Qureshi, a research fellow with a focus on migration at the IPR think tank.

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The Week In Politics - Sunak's First Week

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:45:54 -0000

In the week that Rishi Sunak became PM, we assess what his new Cabinet tells us about the direction of his government; plus his decision to shun the Cop 27 climate summit in Egypt; and the ongoing stalemate in Northern Ireland’s Assembly at Stormont.

Host Adrian Goldberg is by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and investigations editor Sam Bright.

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Abuse Law Flaw

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:38:53 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears a dismayed reaction to the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - or IICSA.

The Inquiry was commissioned by Theresa May in 2014 after the Jimmy Saville scandal and was designed to investigate the systemic failures that allow abuse to happen and then be covered up - especially in institutions such as schools, the NHS and the BBC.

One if its key recommendations is for a law on Mandatory Reporting of abuse but Tom Perry from Mandate Now – who has been of the most ardent supporters of legislation like this - is not happy.

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Sunak as PM; why this ISN'T Britain's 'Obama Moment'

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 05:36:37 -0000

We all remember what a breakthrough it represented when an African American became US president – so why isn't Richie Sunaks's elevation to Prime Minister being greeted with similar enthusiasm?

He is, after all, a Hindu whose parents came from East Africa, and he's of Punjabi Indian descent.

For members of his own community, this IS a comparable milestone.

Sanjay Chandarana, President of the Southampton temple founded by Sunak’s grandfather said: “It’s like for the UK, it’s the Barack Obama moment, where a non-white person becomes Prime Minister for the first time, also a person from Indian origin and Hindu which is another dimension and everyone is very proud.”

Others are not convinced. Adrian Goldberg hears from Michael Bankole, a politics lecturer at Royal Holloway in London who has extensively researched race and representation in politics…

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The Week In Politics - Life After Liz

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 20:09:28 -0000

What a week it’s been with the resignation of Liz Truss, the mooted return of Boris Johnson to frontline politics and the Third Reading of the Public Order Bill.

Adrian Goldberg gets reaction from Labour MP Jess Phillips, the Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, along with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

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Lizz Truss Quits Pt 2 - What Next?

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:22:00 -0000

What next for the Conservative Party party and more importantly the country after Liz Truss's resignation as PM?

There are strong indications tonight that Boris Johnson wants to make a comeback just 6 weeks after leaving office in shame – though under new rules drawn up by the Conservative 1922 Committee, he’ll need to win the support of at least 100 Tory MPs to enter the race.

What is this all doing for the UK’s reputation abroad.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Byline Times Executive Editor and co founder Peter Jukes, and former senior British diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall.

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Liz Truss Quits Pt 1 - Instant Reaction

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 15:54:03 -0000

That Liz Truss resignation - as it happened on Byline Radio.

Adrian Goldberg takes the news from Downing Street, then reaction from Byline Times Executive Editor Peter Jukes, Political Editor Adam Bienkov and Chief European and Social Affairs Reporter Sian Norris. Plus callers to @bylineradio

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Austerity 2 - The Sequel

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:17:20 -0000

With new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt talking of deep spending cuts, what impact will that have on on a society where many people are still reeling from the impact of the first wave of Austerity unleashed by David Cameron and George Osborne in 2010?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Byline Times Chief European and Social Affairs reporter Norris.

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The Week In Politics - Last Chancellor Saloon?

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:42:12 -0000

Are the Conservatives drinking in "last Chancellor saloon" after replacing Kwasi Karteng with Jeremy Hunt?

Adrian Goldberg takes soundings on a momentous week in politics from long serving Labour backbencher Steve McCabe and Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.

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Jan 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:51:35 -0000

All the latest from Heidi Siegmund Cuda the January 6th Hearings in Washington DC – which has sensationally voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump – this means he will be legally compelled to give evidence.

Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.

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Liz Truss and the UK's Financial Crisis

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:28:02 -0000

How did the UK’s financial crisis begin? How can do to solve it? And what does it mean for Liz Truss and her Chancellor Kwasi Karteng?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Danisha Kazi, senior economist at Positive Money and Sam Bright, from Byline Times and author of Fortress London – Why We Need To Save The Country From Its Capital.

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Putin's Revenge?

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 19:34:24 -0000

After the bombing of the Kerch Bridge which links Russia to Crimea, President Putin has commissioned missile assaults on major Ukrainian cities including the capital Kiev, as well as Zaphorizhia and Lviv.

Putin has explicitly linked his latest round of death and destruction with the attack on the bridge, which is both strategically and symbolically important linking, as it does, Russia to a region of Ukraine it annexed in 2014.

But where he stop? And how are ordinary Ukrainians facing up to this latest assault.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Zarina Zabrisky, a regular Byline Times contributor in Odessa, and Yehven Petrov in Kiev. Yehven is Secretary General of the Public Diplomacy Platform which promotes engagement with civil society.

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Truss "Goes Trump" Over Jerusalem

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:43:04 -0000

Is Liz Truss about to go full Trump by relocating the UK Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem? If so, it's a decision which would be loaded with political signifigance.

The PM told her Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid at the UN summit in New York last month that a move was under consideration.

The proposal has been condemned both nationally and internationally with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby warning that it could damage peace prospects.

Adrian Goldberg hears from former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall – her 30 years in The Foreign Office included heading the Middle East Peace Process Section. She was also head of the UK’s Human Rights Department and advised the US State Department on Human Rights and Democracy in the Middle East.

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The Week In Politics - Tory Party Conference

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 18:12:09 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears reflections on the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham from Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, and Sir John Curtice, politics professor at the University of Strathclyde and senior research fellow at both Nat Cen Social Research and The UK in A Changing Europe.

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Hedging Their Bets?

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 16:40:29 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Hardeep Matharu and Peter Jukes about the hedge fund managers who have donated thousands of pounds to the likes of Boris Johnson, other Conservative MPs and the Tory party generally, and questions whether those who stand to personally benefit from what the government does should be in any position to wield influence inside Number 10 or Number 11 Downing Street.

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Iran - A History of Protest

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:57:49 -0000

Dozens of people have died in street protests in Iran following the death in police custody of 22 year old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for allegedly violating the law that requires women to cover their hair with a hijab - or headscaf.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Nasrin Parvaz, a women's rights activist forced to flee Iran in 1993 after being imprisoned and tortured so badly that she developed a brain tumour.

She’s detailed her experiences in a book called One Woman’s Struggle In Iran – A Prison Memoir.

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Russia's 'Annexation' - Ukraine's Fightback

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:28:51 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Zarina Zabrisky in Odessa about Vladmir Putin’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine - and what that means for the war.

Russia recently held fake 'referendums' in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - areas it has seized in the south and east of the country - seeking to justify its invasion.

Ukraine has already retaliated on the battlefield winning back the strategically important city of Lyman in the Donetsk region; and there are reports that Kherson is in the process of being reclaimed.

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The Week In Politics - Trussed Up In Tufton Street

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:59:58 -0000

What a week it’s been. The Bank of England was forced into a £65bn intervention to head off a pensions crisis triggered by new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s Financial Statement which proposed a 5p in the pound cut in the top rate of income tax, funded by massive borrowing.

The markets were spooked, and a round of local radio interviews with Liz Truss to retrieve the situation was generally regarded as being not so much a car crash as a multi vehicle pile up. Meanwhile, off the back of a Party Conference that proposed a publicly owned green energy company, Labour has amassed a 33 point lead in the polls.

Adrian Goldberg hears analysis from Sam Bright, Byline Times Investigations Editor and author of Fortress London; Why We Need To Save The Country from its capital and Adam Bienkov Byline Times Westminster correspondent.

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UK Financial Crisis - Bank Intervenes

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:05:53 -0000

The UK is in the grip of a full blown financial crisis, with the Bank of England forced to make an emergency intervention because of “material risk to UK financial stability”.

This in the aftermath of Kwasi Kwarteng’s Financial Statement which slashed taxes for high earners, and earned an unprecedented rebuke from the Washington-based International Monetary Fund who said that the government’s economic policy would undermine efforts by the Bank to tackle rising inflation.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Tony Yates – a former Professor of Economics at Birmingham University who was also at the Bank Of England for 21 years and Ewan McGaughey an academic at Kings College London who also teaches at the Paris School of Economics.

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Giorgia Meloni and "Mussolini's Grandchidren"

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:58:34 -0000

Giorgia Meloni is the brink of becoming Italy's first female prime minister - and leader of its most right wing government since the days of Mussolini.

Adrian Goldberg hears from David Broder author of “Mussolini’s Grandchildren – Fascism in Contemporary Italy”

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Starmer's Labour "Must Be Bolder"

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:08:18 -0000

As the Labour party gathers for its Annual Conference in Liverpool, Adrian Goldberg hears a warning from Keir Starmer’s former Strategic Campaigns Adviser Simon Fletcher that the party can’t just assume it will win the next election be default.

Writing on bylinetimes.com Simon – who also worked for Jeremy Corbyn and Ed Miliband – says that “a strategy based on caution is a big risk". He's joined in conversation with Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov.

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"A Budget For The Rich?"

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 06:49:08 -0000

Reaction to Kwasi Karteng’s fiscal statement, his first as Chancellor in Liz Truss’s new government. Was it a budget for the rich?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Sam Bright from Byline Times and author of Fortress London: Why We Need to Save The Country From Its Capital; plus Jeevun Sandher head of economics at the New Economics Foundation, and NEF, and Dr Jo Michell, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of the West of England.

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Homes For Ukraine - Six Months On

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:44:54 -0000

Adrian Goldberg investigates the government's flagship 'Homes For Ukraine' resettlement scheme, six months after its introduction.

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Leicester divided by religion

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:00:27 -0000

After an eruption of violence between Hindus and Muslims on the streets of Leicester, how much of the tension and rivalry has been imported from nationalists in India?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Shockat Adam who grew up in the area where disturbances happened and is now a community activist with MEND – Muslim Engagement and Development. He believes the fires are being stoked by Hindutva – Hindu nationalism based on the sub continent.

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Trump Supporters 'Sieg Heil' Moment

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 14:15:26 -0000

The place was Youngstown Ohio; the event a Save America Rally; the gesture baffling. As former President Donald Trump listed what he regards as the foreign policy failures of his successor Joe Biden against a background of doomy music and warnings of World War 3 Trump’s supporters raised their right arms in gesture that looked disturbingly like a fascist salute.

It wasn’t quite the full Sieg Heil, because those who took part extended their index fingers as well as their arms, but parallels with old Leni Riefenstahl propaganda movies filmed at Nazi rallies were are as terrifying as they are unavoidable.

There are, it seems, a significant number of Americans willing to embrace the idea of unquestioning obedience to an authoritarian figure which to the rest of us seems pretty close to fascism.

In this episode Adrian Goldberg explores the cult of Trump with Heidi Cuda from the Radicalized Pod

Byline Radio and the Byline Times podcast are funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times, our brilliant monthly newspaper…it has the best of our online articles and plenty or material that is exclusive to the print edition.

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Should King Charles Pay Inheritance Tax?

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 04:58:08 -0000

Should the new King Charles pay inheritance tax?

The Duchy of Lancaster, which will be passed down to him from his mum, Queen Elizabeth II, is worth an estimated £652m.

Normally someone of Charles' wealth would have to pay 40% of that to HMRC, but he’s the beneficiary of an exclusion introduced by then PM John Major in 1993 which makes the monarchy exempt

Host Adrian Goldberg hears from two top guests:

Stephanie Brobbey, founder and Chief Exec of the Good Ancestor Movement, which supports wealthy individuals to redistribute their cash in a socially conscious way...

And Symon Hill, who was arrested in Oxford after shouting “who elected him?” at the proclamation of Charles accession to the throne.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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U.S. Dark Money and the Tory Cabinet

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:57:32 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Nafeez Ahmed and Peter Jukes about American “dark money” and its links to new Prime Minister Liz Truss’s Cabinet.

You can read the full article here.

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"Not My King?"

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 10:35:26 -0000

Can you respectfully mourn the passing of the Queen whilst still opposing the institution she represented?

These are questions posed by the reaction of the police in different parts of the UK to those who wanted to counter the Royalist narrative being pumped out by most mainstream media. A woman was arrested for holding up an anti monarchist in Edinburgh during the Royal Proclamation; likewise and man in Oxford.

Adrian Goldberg hears from barrister Paul Powlesland, who was threatened with arrest outside Parliament after holding up a blank sign in protest at the accession of Charles III.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg

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Russia On The Retreat

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 05:44:57 -0000

We seem to be at a turning point in Ukraine’s resistance, as Russian troops are forced to flee from dozens of towns and villages outside Kharkiv in the north east of the country – including Kupiansk, an important railway hub and one of Russia’s key supply routes to the east.

There are suggestions that the invading forces were outwitted. Russia redeployed troops to Kherson in the south of the country where Ukraine launched another recent offensive…leaving them stretched and vulnerable to swift counter-attacks in the north.

Adrian Goldberg gets a view of life inside Ukraine from Zarina Zabrisky from Odessa, who has been to the site of the Chernobyl reactor and marks our card about Zaporozhia nuclear plant.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Gorbachev, Putin and the 1999 Apartment Block Bombings

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:01:53 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Dr Yuri Felshtinsky who wrote Blowing Up Russia: Terror From Within - a book which alleged that a series of apartment block bombings in Russia in 1999 were false flag attacks engineered by the security services.

At the time, the bombings – which killed 307 people - were blamed on Islamist terrorists and were used by Vladimir Putin to strengthen his grip on power,

Dr Felshtinsky’s book was co written with former KGB and FSB Colonel Alexander Litvinenko – who was poisoned in London in 2006 in what is widely thought to have been a revenge killing by the Russian state approved by Putin.

We can now reveal that the serialisation of Blowing Up Russia in the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was sanctioned by former Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Boris Johnson's Legacy

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 19:24:00 -0000

Boris Johnson’s was the Prime Minister who promised to get Brexit done, who oversaw the UK’s response to Covid and who promised a levelling up agenda.

He was also forced to stand down in disgrace, laid low by a series of scandals that pointed to his dishonesty and lack of judgement.

Otto English - whose best selling book Ten Great Lies and How They Shaped The World included a chapter dedicated to Boris’s porkies - analyses his legacy.

Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg.

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MP: "I Won't Be Silenced Over Boris Russia Links"

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 16:24:12 -0000

This time we return to the subject of Boris Johnson’s attendance at a party in Italy in 2018 at a castle owned by newspaper proprietor Evgeny Lebdev, son of former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev. At the time Johnson was Foreign Secretary, before becoming PM in 2019.

Evgeny - who owns The Independent and the Evening Standard - became a life peer in 2020 despite reports of concerns by the security services.Lebedev insists he is not a security risk.

That hasn't stopped Labour MP Matt Western asking questions about the affair, and he now claims he’s been the victim of a co-ordinated attempt to silence him.

Presenter Adrian Goldberg hears from Matt and Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, who has been pursuing Tory links to Russian oligarchs for several years.

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UK's Fuel Poverty "Humanitarian Crisis"

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 06:15:22 -0000

In the latest episode, we hear a stark warning that escalating energy prices will lead to a ‘humanitarian crisis’ in the UK.

A new report by two leading experts suggests that thousands of lives will be lost and the development of millions of children blighted as a result of fuel poverty, triggered by rising energy prices.

The grim prediction comes from Professor Sir Michael Marmot from UCL in London with Professor Ian Sinha, a consultant at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool.

Sir Michael shares the key findings with Adrian Goldberg.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Pakistan Floods: "A Man Made Tragedy"

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 06:09:57 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the tragedy of Pakistan’s floods which have killed more than 1100 people and left a third of the country under water.

Un Sec General Antonio Guterres described it as a “monsoon on steroids” as he launched a campaign to raise 160million US dollars to provide help for the those affected.

We hear from Asad Rehman, co-founder of the Climate Justice Coalition who has spent years raising the issue of Pakistan's vulnerability to climate change, and Heidi Chow, director of the charity Debt Justice.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Crosby Show

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:25:32 -0000

This time it’s the Crosby Show…as we examine the influence of political strategist Sir Lynton Crosby, advisor to David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

Australian Crosby – sometimes known as the 'Wizard of Oz' - is credited with founding the “dead cat” strategy, which involves creating a diversion if your favoured candidate is coming under intense pressure.

It’s a tactic which has arguably defined Boris Johnson’s tenure in Downing Street...

Max Colbert who has written about Crosby for Byline Times joins Adrian Goldberg in conversation.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg

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Ukrainian Independence Day

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:53:58 -0000

An episode marking Ukrainian Independence Day, discovering the nation's history and finding out what the future holds following Russia’s invasion.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Denys Ghaza a Ukrainian Youth Delegate to the UN, and Zarina Zabrisky who has been covering the Russian invasion from inside Ukraine for Byline Times and the Euromaidan News

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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KILLING DARYA DUGINA

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:49:40 -0000

In this episode, Adrian Goldberg is joined from Kyiv by Zarina Zabrisky who tells us more about the context surrounding the brutal murder of the daughter of Alexander Dugin – the man dubbed “Putin’s brain” and the architect of many of his key policies.

Darya Dugina was blown up a car 30 miles outside Moscow. Was the real target her father?

Alexander Dugin doesn’t hold a government position but he is seen as the architect of latter-day Russian nationalism promoting the idea that the country should expand to follow in the footsteps of the old Russian empire and the Soviet Union – hence the invasion of Ukraine which has already been blamed for the killing by Kremlin sources. Darya echoed Alexander's belief in the development of a Eurasian Empire, and had been sanctioned by the US and UK for spreading disinformation.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Cost of Living Health Crisis

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:44:35 -0000

Health bosses are warning of a "public health emergency" and a rise in excess winter deaths unless the government takes action to help people deal with rising energy prices.

The NHS Confederation which represents health service managers in England, Wales and Norther Ireland says that with annual energy bills going up to £3,600 a year October – before increasing again in April - more people will be forced to choose between heating and eating.

They say this will lead to more illness and – quotes – intolerable pressure on front line NHS staff.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Dr Sonia Adesara, a GP in London and Byline Times Chief social affairs reporter Sian Norris.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Ukraine's Nuclear Fear Factor

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:52:54 -0000

Zarina Zabrisky reports on what is potentially the deadliest point of conflict in the Russia/Ukraine war – the Zaporizhzia nuclear plant in Enerhodar in south eastern Ukraine…

Both countries have accused the other of shelling the nuclear plant which is the largest in Europe…Ukraine’s President Zelensky has warned that Russian troops who use the Zaporizhzia as cover to attack Ukrainian towns and cities will be targeted.

The G7 group of countries has called on Russia to withdraw to avoid creating a nuclear catastrophe.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Liz Truss vs Richie Sunak

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 21:17:39 -0000

Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov discusses the Tory leadership contest with Adrian Goldberg.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Amnesty's "Russian Propaganda"

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 21:00:00 -0000

A report by Amnesty International has been denounced as "Russian propaganda" by the organisation's Ukrainian chief, who has since quit. Hear why with journalist Tom Mutch who talks to Adrian Goldberg from Kyiv.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Dividends, Dividends Everywhere

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:52:42 -0000

England is facing the prospect of an official drought – millions of people have had hosepipe bans – but 2.4 billion litres of water are wasted in England every day thanks to leaky pipes.

Figures obtained by the Lib Dems show that in the last two years executives at water and sewage companies paid themselves more than £27m in bonuses, benefits and other incentives – and overall gave themselves £48million in pay. In Scotland and Wales though, water is run on a non profit basis.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Martin Lines an arable farmer in Cambridgeshire and UK Chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network and Cat Hobbs from the pressure group We Own It.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Alex Jones Misinfo Wars

Sat, 06 Aug 2022 22:46:10 -0000

Far right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay more than $49million dollars – around £40 million pounds – in damages after his repeated claims that the Sandy Hook School massacre in 2012 was a hoax. He claimed the incident was fabricated to increase support for gun control.

26 people were killed in the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut – 20 of them children; Jones has now acknowledged that the tragedy was real, but how was he allowed to flourish unchecked for so long and build a fortune based on his Infowars brand which – ironically – was source of huge MISinformation.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Michael Edison Hayden, an investigator with the globally respected Southern Poverty Law Centre, based in Alabama and Heidi Siegmund Cuda from the Radicalised Pod.

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Russia's 'Scorched Earth' In Ukraine

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:42:36 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets the latest update on Russia's invasion of Ukraine from Zarina Zabrisky, who has been to the site of a massacre in Bucha, as well Irpin and Hostomel, and other areas close to the capital Kyiv.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Let Down By Levelling Up?

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:26:59 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears details of a new study which shows that the public spending gap between London and the north of England has grown, despite government promises to 'level up' the regions.

His guests are Amreen Qureshi from IPPR North, the think tank which conducted the research; and Sam Bright from Byline Times, author of 'Fortress London; Why We Need To Save The Country From Its Capital'.

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Brexit and Britain's Border Chaos

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 21:15:25 -0000

To what extent are problems for holidaymakers at Britain's borders due to Brexit? Adrian Goldberg investigates with Simon Calder, travel editor of The Independent.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Week In Politics #3

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 18:51:44 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the Week In Politics with Byline Times co founder Peter Jukes, and editor Hardeep Matharu. They discuss Boris Johnson's final PMQ's, the Tory leadership race and the Forde Report into allegations of internal sabotage within the Labour Party.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Odessa File

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:24:14 -0000

Author and journalist Zarina Zabrisky gives Adrian Goldberg an eyewitness account of life in Odessa, the strategically important Ukrainian city under attack from invading Russian forces.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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"My effigy was hung and burnt on a bonfire"

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 21:23:53 -0000

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party, talks to Adrian Goldberg about discovering that her effigy was being hung and burnt at a Loyalist bonfire.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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Red Alert For Planet Earth

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:15:15 -0000

As the UK - along with much of western Europe - swelters in record breaking temperatures, are our politicians finally ready to embrace the realities of the climate emergency?

Adrian Goldberg is joined by Extinction Rebellion co-founder Clare Farrell; and Cam Walker, Campaigns Co-Ordinator for Friends of the Earth in Australia and a volunteer firefighter who challenges bush fires.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Week In Politics #2

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 00:36:17 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the week in politics with SNP MP John Nicolson. Includes debate about the Tory leadership contest, IndyRef 2, and climate change.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The images that shame Loyalism

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:45:30 -0000

At a bonfire in Carrickfergus, effigies of three female politicians were hung from a bonfire were children were playing and crowds cheered as they were burned.

One of the three – Naomi Long leader of the non sectarian Alliance party – said she felt physically sick after seeing pictures of the fire.

Sinn Fein politician Gary McCleave said his youngsters asked why daddy is on a bonfire after his poster was placed ready for burning in Belfast.

John Kyle is councillor in the working class Titanic district on Belfast City Council and, while fiercely condemning these incidents, offers a moderate Unionist perspective.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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Tory leadership contest

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 06:54:20 -0000

The Tory leadership contest will decide the UK's next PM. Adrian Goldberg discusses the runners and riders with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Westminster Correspondent Adam Bienkov.

Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Trump "set the date" for Riot

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 22:29:27 -0000

In her latest update on the January 6th riot hearings Heidi Siegmund Cuda (from the Radicalized Pod) gives Adrian Goldberg the lowdown on claims that Donald Trump 'set the date' for the January 6 riot in Washington DC.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Cost Of An Uber

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:46:17 -0000

A leak of 124,000 emails has thrown light on the business practices of the 'ride hailing app' Uber and the venture capitalists who've supported the company's attempts to disrupt the taxi business across the world.

Adrian Goldberg discusses the key issues with Dalia Gebrial from the LSE, who has researched Uber and the gig economy.

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Boris Johnson and the Russian Spy

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 22:49:30 -0000

In the dying days of his Premiership, Boris Johnson has admitted that he did meet former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev in Italy during his time as Foreign Secretary without his security detail or any other government officials.

It happened weeks after former Russian military officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia had been poisoned by intelligence officers from Moscow to the streets of Salisbury in Wiltshir.

Adrian Goldberg asks Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and Westminster correspondent Adam Bienkov what Johnson's admission means.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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The Week In Politics

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:00:00 -0000

Former Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson joins Adrian Goldberg to discuss a remarkable week in politics which saw the resignation of Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer cleared over 'Beergate'.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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'Pincher By Name...'

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 09:55:50 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses Westminster's sexual misconduct scandals with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Political Correspondent Adam Bienkov.

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Turning Back The Clock On Women's Rights

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:31:00 -0000

After the right to abortion in the United States was overturned by the Supreme Court, Adrian Goldberg explores the appetite among Conservative MPs for turning back the clock on women's rights in the UK with Byline Times Political and Westminster Editor Adam Bienkov, and European and Social Affairs reporter Sian Norris.

This podcast is funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

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Trump "wanted to join Capitol riot"

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:13:11 -0000

The US Congressional Panel investigating the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol building has heard sensational evidence that then President Trump sought to join the riot, and had to be restrained by secret service agents.

According to Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Trump threw his lunch against the wall in frustration, while Meadows appeared unbothered by the looming threat. of violence.

Trump has said her claims are "fake" and "fraudulent".

Adrian Goldberg gets the details from US based political commentator Heidi Siegmund Cuda, a Byline Times contributor who also appears on the Radicalized podcast.

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The Demonisation of Mick Lynch

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:17:14 -0000

Adrian Goldberg's discusses the history of "attack journalism" and the demonisation of Mick Lynch, General Secretary of the RMT rail Union, with Dr Bethany Usher, a former tabloid journalist and now an academic at Newcastle University. Bethany is the author of Journalim and Celebrity.

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"They're Standing Up For Themselves"

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:51:20 -0000

Perspectives on the UK's biggest rail strike for 30 years with Ellie Mae O'Hagan from the left leaning think tank Class; Ashok Kumar an Associate Professor in the Business School at Birkbeck University; and Sandy James, a commuter from Bradford.

Produced and presented in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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Ukraine War Latest: A Night At The Opera

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:01:00 -0000

Zarina Zabrisky reports from Odessa about a night at the opera - a symbol of Ukraine's defiance against Russia. But as Adrian Goldberg hears, there are other, potentially dangerous, developments including a blockade by Lithuania of Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave in Eastern Europe. Lithuania says it's only enforcing EU sanctions, but Moscow regards the move as provocative.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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"Carriegate"

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 13:30:03 -0000

Adrian Goldberg investigates "Carriegate" or the story that disappeared…and asks what it might tell us about British media today.

He's joined by Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and Byline Times Westminster and Political correspondent Adam Bienkov.

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Trump's 'Seditious Conspiracy'

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:57:40 -0000

The latest evidence from the January 6th Congressional Hearings has led one Republican member of the panel Adam Kinzinger to accuse former President Donald Trump of "seditious conspiracy". Trump, who denies any wrongdoing, has described the hearings as a "kangaroo court".

Adrian Goldberg hears commentary from Heidi Siegmund Cudma, from the Radicalized podcast.

Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Extraditing Assange

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 05:45:23 -0000

Reaction to the UK's decision to approve the deportation of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States with Labour MP Richard Burgon.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Johnson and the NI Protocol

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:02:33 -0000

OK, so this episode has an unwieldy title, but it joins the dots between Brexit, the Northern Ireland Protocol, the government's unsuccessful plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, and it's subsequent threat to quit the European Convention on Human Rights.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and John Kyle, an Ulster Unionist Party councillor in Belfast.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Carole Cadwalladr Libel Victory

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:00:25 -0000

In what is being hailed as a victory for free speech, investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr has successfully defended a libel case against prominent Brexiter Aaron Banks

Cadwalladr raised questions in a Ted Talk and a tweet about the relationship between millionaire businessman Banks and the Russian state.

Had she lost, the investigative journalist would have faced financial ruin, but in the High Court Mrs Justice Steyn ruled that Cadwalladr had “reasonable grounds to believe that her intended meaning was true” and upheld her public interest defence.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Could Trump Be Jailed?

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 22:13:35 -0000

Adrian Goldberg hears from Heidi Siegmund Cuda, who has been covering the US Senate Hearing into the January 6th Insurrection for Byline Times.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Truth: Liverpool Fans In Paris

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 11:21:35 -0000

The French government and police are blaming Liverpool fans for disorder at this season's European Cup Final, which held up kick off by 36 minutes. Football's European governing body UEFA also pointed an accusing finger at Reds' supporters, but hundreds of supporters testimonies tell a different story - one of official incompetence and poor communication which could have ended in tragedy.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Liverpool fan John Marquis who was at the match, and Professor Phil Scraton, Professor of Law at Queens University, Belfast, who led to the research for the Hillsborough Independent Panel.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Johnson Survives - For Now

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:23:22 -0000

Reaction to the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson with Adam Bienkov and Sam Bright from Byline Times, and economist Jeeven Sandher from Kings College London.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 6 June 2022)

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The Price Of Being British

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 19:32:19 -0000

The Byline Times podcast can reveal that children are being charged more than £1,000 to register their right to become British citizens - even though the cost of administering their applications costs just £416.

Although these are kids are born in the UK and their status isn't disputed, they still have to go through a costly - and alienating - registration process.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Susan, who faces paying the fee for her three youngsters; along with Solange Valdez Symonds from the Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens; and Steve Valdez Symonds from Amnesty International.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES - AND BREXIT

Mon, 30 May 2022 16:37:58 -0000

The government's passion for imperial nostalgia has led to ministerial backing for the promotion of traditional weights and measures; pounds and ounces rather than kilograms, feet and inches rather than metres.

Adrian Goldberg hears from James Vincent, author of Beyond Measure, and Otto English, who wrote Fake History: Ten Great Lies And How They Shaped The World.

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Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 30/5/22)

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"This Can Only End Badly For Putin"

Sat, 28 May 2022 05:39:22 -0000

The latest from Kyiv on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Inna Sovsun, an opposition MP in the Ukrainian parliament. Inna was previously a Deputy Minister for Education and Science and is now Deputy leader of the centrist Holos or Voice Party.

Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg.

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Fleeing Persecution - Risking Jail in Britain

Fri, 27 May 2022 14:51:33 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the latest figures on asylum seekers.

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Sue Gray Day

Wed, 25 May 2022 17:09:48 -0000

Reaction to "Sue Gray Day" - the publication of a report into lockdown parties at Downing Street - with Peter Jukes and Otto English.

Hosted by Adrian Goldberg

Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 25/5/22)

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"Why I Quit Working For Shell"

Wed, 25 May 2022 05:17:02 -0000

Caroline Dennett worked as a consultant for energy giant Shell for 11 years, but has now severed ties with the company, accusing it of paying lip service to climate change. She tells Adrian Goldberg that it's a financial and personal wrench - but says the stakes for the planet are too high to continue.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White

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(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 24/5/22)

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PARTYGATE: WAITING FOR SUE GRAY

Tue, 24 May 2022 11:28:41 -0000

Hardeep Matharu (Byline Times Editor) and Adam Bienkov (Byline Times Political Editor) debate the the latest revelations in Partygate with Adrian Goldberg.

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Bungs For Billionaires

Fri, 20 May 2022 06:16:26 -0000

A story you won't hear anywhere else. The Byline Times reveals how newspapers owned by billionaires were bailed out by the government during the pandemic - and the price they extracted.

Hosted by Adrian Goldberg with Byline Times Chief Investigations Editor Sam Bright, and Brian Cathcart, Professor of Journalism at Kingston University.

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(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 19/5/22)

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Stop and Search "Unrestricted"

Wed, 18 May 2022 06:30:02 -0000

Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced that "unrestricted" stop and search will become a permanent feature of the policing landscape - albeit when they fear their "may" be a threat of serious violence, and then only for 24 or 48 hours, depending on the circumstances.

Given that people from minority ethnic backgrounds are already disproportionately targeted by Stop and Search, what impact will this this have on community relations?

Host Adrian Goldberg hears from Michael Bankole, an expert in race and representation at Kings College London.

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Breadline Britain

Tue, 17 May 2022 06:13:34 -0000

With the Governor or the Bank Of England predicting an "apocalypse" of food price inflation, Adrian Goldberg explores what the government is doing to help the poorest members of society. With guests Leanne, Imran Hussain from Action For Children and Byline Times Chief Social Affairs reporter Sian Norris.

In response to the issues raised in the podcast, a government spokesperson said:

“We are committed to ending poverty and the latest figures show there were half a million fewer children in absolute poverty after housing costs than in 2009/10.

“We recognise the pressures on the cost of living and we are doing what we can to help, including spending £22 billion across the next financial year to support people with energy bills and cut fuel duty.

“For the hardest hit, we’re putting an average of £1,000 more per year into the pockets of working families on Universal Credit, have also boosted the minimum wage by more than £1,000 a year for full-time workers and our Household Support Fund is there to help with the cost of everyday essentials.”

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Foie Gras and Culture Wars

Wed, 11 May 2022 04:47:01 -0000

A deep dive into the Queen's Speech to open a new session of parliament, with Byline Times Political and Westminster editor Adam Bienkov, and Jun Pang, Policy and Campaigns Officer at Liberty. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 10/5/22)

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"We believe Rwanda plan is unlawful"

Mon, 09 May 2022 05:44:51 -0000

Home Secretary Priti Patel plans to 'process' some asylum seekers to the UK thousands of miles away in Rwanda.

Ministers say the scheme is designed to act as a deterrent, and break the stranglehold of people traffickers who endanger migrants lives with risk channel crossings.

That's disputed by our guests on this episode where Adrian Goldberg hears from immigration lawyer Jan Doerfel and Holly Hudson, an activist with Green New Deal Rising who recently disrupted one of Ms Patel's speeches in protest at the plan.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 8 May 2022).

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Roe v Wade Overturned?

Wed, 04 May 2022 19:58:45 -0000

Adrian Goldberg discusses the draft US Supreme Court recommendation to overturn the right to abortion with Dr Sonia Adesara, an expert on reproductive rights and Byline Times Social Affairs reporter Sian Norris.

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 3 May, 2022)

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The Bad Press Awards

Mon, 02 May 2022 05:52:27 -0000

After the gongs were handed out at the Bad Press Awards as part of the 2022 Byline Festival, Adrian Goldberg gathered together some of those involved in the event, to discuss the state of modern journalism.

Under the shadow of the Westway, Adrian spoke to BAFTA award winning actress Joanna Scanlon; Peter York, writer of the Official Sloane Ranger Handbook and creator of the Modern Review; Alastair Morgan, long time campaigner on behalf of his murdered brother Daniel Morgan; compere Jonathan Pie aka the comedian Tom Walker; andPeter Jukes executive editor of Byline Times.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Slide To Authoritarianism?

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:17:16 -0000

The passage of two parliamentary bills in the same week has led many government critics to complain that Britain is sliding towards authoritarianism.

Adrian Goldberg discusses the idea with Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard and Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 28/4/22)

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Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 05:30:14 -0000

Imran Ahmed from the Center for Countering Digital Hate and Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times, discuss the takeover of Twitter by "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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(First broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 26 April, 2022)

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No Extra Time

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:31:14 -0000

Niall Couper, CEO of football pressure group Fair Game tells Adrian Goldberg why the sport needs an independent regulator - without delay.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 25 April 2022)

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"Nothing Is Sacred" - Slaughter in Odessa

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 22:00:18 -0000

Zarina Zabrisky reports from Odessa, where Russian forces killed eight civilians, including a three month old baby, in a missile attack on an apartment block. All this on the weekend of "Greek Easter", one of the holiest days in the Orthodox calendar.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 24 April, 2022)

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Is the Party Over For Johnson?

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:39:22 -0000

Byline Times Investigations Editor Sam Bright assesses whether Boris Johnson can survive an Inquiry by the Commons' Privileges Committee into whether he misled parliament over 'Partygate'.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White

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(Originally broadcast on @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 22 April 2022)

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Ukraine War Latest

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:45:39 -0000

The latest on the war in Ukraine with novelist and journalist Zarina Zabrisky.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White

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(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 20 April 2022)

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'Danger To Democracy'

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:00:19 -0000

Lib Dem peer Lord Chris Rennard tells Adrian Goldberg why he's amongst those in the House of Lords leading opposition to the government's Elections Bill.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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One Way Ticket To Rwanda

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:13:14 -0000

Host Adrian Goldberg gets reaction to the UK's new plan to process asylum applications offshore in Rwanda.

Guests include Lou Calvey from Refugee Action; Zoe Gardener from the Joint Council For The Welfare Of Immigrants; and Sian Norris from Byline Times.

Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

(Originally broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio on 14 April, 2022)

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Another Fine Mess

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:09:47 -0000

Reaction to the fines issued to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak for breaking their own lockdown rules at the height of the Covid pandemic - aka Partygate.

Adrian Goldberg hears from Safiah Ngah whose father Zahari Ngah died from Coronavirus; and Sam Bright, Byline Times investigations editor.

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Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

(Originally broadcast as Byline Radio on 12 April 2022).

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For Rishi - Or Poorer

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:47:01 -0000

Host Adrian Goldberg and Byline Times Investigations Editor Sam Bright examine revelations about the "non dom" tax status of businesswoman Akshata Murthy, wife of Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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(First broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 7 April, 2022)

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POWERED BY HOT AIR?

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:15:24 -0000

As the UK launches its new energy security strategy, Adrian Goldberg hears from climate change lawyer Tessa Khan and Jonathan Atkinson, Director of People Powered Retrofit

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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"NOW OR NEVER" - THE IPCC CLIMATE REPORT

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:02:02 -0000

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued a "now or never" report, challenging world governments to rapidly move away from fossil fuel or risk environmental catastrophe.

Adrian Goldberg discusses the report with Asad Rehma, Director of War On Want, plus Zak and Claudia from Stop Oil Now.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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IPPC CLIMATE REPORT PREVIEW

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:49:23 -0000

Chaitanya Kumar, Head of Environment and Green Transition at the New Economics Foundation, tells Adrian Goldberg what's at stake when the new IPCC Climate Report is published.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

(First broadcast on Byline Radio on 4 April 2022)

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Covid 19 - Where We Are Now

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 05:49:23 -0000

In February 2022, the Westminster government declared Covid 19 "Freedom Day", removing the requirement for people to wear masks in public, and self isolate even if they were positive.

Now, UK Covid rates have reached record levels but free testing has been removed for most people in England, reflecting ministers' desire to "live with" Covid 19.

But what are the long term consequences for public health? And what's the impact on those with underlying health conditions?

Adrian Goldberg hears from clinical epidemiologist Dr Deepti Gurdasani of Queen Mary University London, Safiah Ngah who lost her father Zahari in the pandemic, and Sarah Walker whose brother Dan has severe learning disabilities.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The PPE Scandal

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 22:02:04 -0000

From Byline Radio on Twitter Spaces, Wednesday 30 March. (Follow @bylineradio)

Sam Bright explains the history of the PPE scandal to host Adrian Goldberg.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Partygate - The Hangover

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:37:14 -0000

From Byline Radio on Twitter Spaces, 29/3/22 (Follow @bylineradio)

Did Boris Johnson mislead parliament over parties in Downing Street and other government buildings during Covid lockdown? It looks ever more likely after 20 retrospective fines were issued by the Met. Adrian Goldberg assesses what this means for the PM, along with Byline Times Political and Westminster Correspondent Adam Bienkov, and Otto English, author of 'Fake History - Ten Great Lies And How They Shaped The World.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Priti Patel Defeat Over Asylum Seekers' Phones

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:52:25 -0000

From Byline Radio, 28 March 2022

In August 2021, Katie Tarrant revealed in Byline Times that asylum seekers were have their phones confiscated by UK Border Officials. Although the the Home Office insisted that the practice was within the law, it has now been forced to acknowledge that blanket confiscation of phones is illegal.

Katie reacts to the news, along with Byline Times Investigations Editor Sam Bright who sets the context of the government's 'hostile environment' to migrants.

Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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The Royals - And Reparations

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 15:19:16 -0000

First broadcast on Byline Radio via Twitter Spaces on Sunday, 27 March 2022.

In the aftermath of protests against a Royal visit to the Caribbean by Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Adrian Goldberg explores the position of the monarchy in the UK's former Empire, and asks if reparations are due to the descendants of enslaved Africans forced to work on plantations in the West Indies.

Made in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Worldwide War On Women

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:43:20 -0000

From Byline Radio 25/3/22

Whether it's the threat of reversing Roe vs Wade and curtailing abortion rights in the States; or denying girls a secondary education in Afghanistan, it seems women's hard won rights are coming under attack around the world.

Host Adrian Goldberg discusses this ":Handmaid's Tale" scenario with Sian Norris from BylineTimes who also been investigating (along with colleague Sam Bright) a Conservative MP with link to a US based religious organisation opposed to reproductive and LGBTQI rights.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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RISHI SUNAK SPRING STATEMENT - REACTION

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:06:45 -0000

Adrian Goldberg gets reaction to the Autumn Statement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak with guests Robert Palmer from Tax Justice UK; Jeevun Sandher, an economist at Kings College London; and Otto English from Byline Times.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Nationality and Borders Bill

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:54:53 -0000

What's wrong with the UK's hugely controversial Nationality and Borders Bill?

Host Adrian Goldberg investigates with Sonya Sceats, CEO of Freedom From Torture; Mike Galsworthy, founder of the Bylines Network; and Lou Calvey from Refugee Action.

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Child Q Scandal

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 16:36:07 -0000

This is the full episode of Byline Radio for 18 March 2022.

Adrian. Goldberg hears about the Child Q Scandal from Alba Kapoor of the Runnymede Trust and Ava Vidal, comedian, journalist and activist.

PLUS Adam Bienkov, Byline Times political correspondent on the P&O Ferries story and Egveny Lebedev story.

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Collusion or Ignorance?

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:34:57 -0000

Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu explores links between Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarchs and Boris Johnson.

Plus Asad Rehman from War On Want on the UK's hypocrisy in seeking an oil deal with Saudi Arabia.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Carbon Wars

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:22:33 -0000

As the UK seeks alternative oil and gas supplies in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, host Adrian Goldberg asks if we should be weaning ourselves off fossil fuels altogether.

Guests include Tessa Khan from Uplift; former MP turned eco activist Alan Simpson; and Zoe Cohen and Claudia from Just Stop Oil.

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The UK's Ukrainian Refugee Scheme

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:50:34 -0000

This is an unedited recording of "What The Papers Don't Say" broadcast @bylineradio on Twitter Spaces on Monday 14/3/22

Adrian Goldberg hears about the UK government's plans to house Ukrainian refugees from Louise Calvey, Head of Services and Safeguarding at Refugee Action.

Plus - should Andrew Neil apologise to Carole Cadwalladr for calling her a "mad cat woman".

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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ENGLISH FOOTBALL'S DIRTY MONEY

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:54:27 -0000

This is the episode of Byline Radio from Friday, 11 March 2022. To listen live follow @bylineradio on Twitter where the show is live from noon, Monday to Friday.

Guests include Kieran Maguire, a football finance expert from Liverpool University and Luke Hildyard, Director of the High Pay think tank.

Plus Denys Ghanza in Kyiv; and Stephen Colegrave on the Byline Festival.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Rape Victims - Failed By The System (Again!)

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:31:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg investigates how rape victims and survivors are being failed on both sides of the Anglo/Scottish border.

In England and Wales, an official report has found that rape victims are continually and systematically being failed by the criminal justice system with long delays between reporting a case and a prosecution. Adrian discusses this with Byline Times Chief Social and European Affairs Reporter Sian Norris with Hera Hussein, founder of Chayn, which supports survivors of gender based violence around the world.

Meanwhile in Scotland, there are calls to change a legal provision which campaigners say requires a ridiculously high threshold of evidence, allowing 90% of alleged rapists to walk away without being prosecuted. Adrian hears from Emma Bryson of Speak Out Survivors.

Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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UKRAINE AND US

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:31:00 -0000

After President Putin’s version of 'nasty neighbours' - invading the country next door on the ludicrous pretext that he was seeking the “demilitarisation and denazification” of Ukraine - we explore the personal and political aspects of the conflict.

The personal account comes from Denys Ganzha, a 22 year old, currently dodging Russian bombs just outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, while the political aspect is provided by Bella Sankey from Detention Action, who discusses the UK's response to Ukraine's refugee crisis.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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What Next For The Met?

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:31:00 -0000

What next for Britain's largest and most powerful police force the Met, following the resignation of Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick?

Amid allegations of racism, misogyny, homophobia and institutional corruption among its officers, Adrian Goldberg talks to people at the heart of three of the Met's most prominent recent failures; Koshka Duff, John Pape, and Debbie from Sisters Uncut.

Don't forget to follow @bylineradio on Twitter for What The Papers DON'T Say, on Monday and Thursday at noon

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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"WOKELORE"

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 22:31:00 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Hardeep Matharu and Peter Jukes about a new book of selected Byline Times writings called "Wokelore": Boris Johnson's Culture War And Other Stories.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Power To The People

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:31:00 -0000

With UK energy prices set to increase by 54% is it time to think again and put re-nationalisation on the table?

Adrian Goldberg gets both sides of the story from Cat Hobbs, founder and director of We Own It and Professor Michael Pollitt from the Cambridge University Judge Business School

Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey EWhite.

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After Partygate: Do We Need Leveson 2?

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:46:50 -0000

After Partygate, the scandal that has jeopardised Boris Johnson's Premiership, Adrian Goldberg asks do we need Leveson 2 - an investigation into links between the press, the police and politicians. This was originally proposed by High Court Judge Sir Brian Leveson at the conclusion of his Inquiry into press ethics in. 2012, but was scrapped by then PM Theresa May in 2018.

Adrian hears from Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times, former Times night editor Katherine O'Donnell, and campaigner Alastair Morgan, who fights for justice on behalf of his murdered brother Daniel.

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The Rise of English Nationalism - and the Demise of the UK

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:10:15 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to author and historian James Hawes about the Rise of English Nationalism and what he regards as the inevitable demise of the UK.

James' book The Shortest History of England is available now from Old Street Publishing.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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Austerity and the Welfare State

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 23:15:51 -0000

Adrian Goldberg talks to Chris Thomas of the IPPR and Sian Norris of Byline Times about the long term impact of Austerity on the NHS and Children's Services.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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From Powell to Patel: Britain's Real Migrant Problem

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:09:36 -0000

A look at the Nationality and Borders Bill with Steve Valdez Symonds from Amnesty, Maddie Harris of the Humans for Rights Network and Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg, produced in Birmingham by Adrian and Harvey White.

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Boris Johnson: "Misconduct In Public Office?"

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:10:57 -0000

Barrister Michael Mansfield QC tells Adrian Goldberg that Boris Johnson and other senior politicians could be prosecuted for Misconduct In Public Office over their handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. Mr Mansfield was speaking as he launched the Final Report of the People's Covid Inquiry.

Adrian also hears from Dr Tony O'Sullivan co-Chair of Keep Our NHS Public who commissioned the Inquiry.

Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times newspaper.

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HEALTH INEQUALITY - A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 22:32:29 -0000

Adrian Goldberg investigates one of the great scandals of our time – the health inequalities that mean a man living in central Blackpool can expect to die 27 years earlier than his counterpart in an affluent district of London...

That stark figure – from research by Imperial College in London – showed that, life expectancy for women fell in almost one in five communities in England in the decade before the pandemic…whilst researchers at York University’s Centre For Health Economics found that cuts led to 57,000 deaths more than would otherwise have been expected in the four years after Austerity was implemented in 2010 by the coalition government.

Adrian is joined by Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of the Institute of Health Equity at University College London and Byline Times writer Sam Bright whose book Fortress London, Why We Need To save The Country From Its Capital is available now on pre order.

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THE TROUBLE WITH FACEBOOK

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:22:49 -0000

Facebook is facing tough questions from legislators on both sides of the Atlantic, following the leaking of documents by whistleblowing former employee Frances Haugen - by Kyle Taylor has spent years highlighting why the social media giant is problematic.

He's Campaign Director of pressure group The REAL Facebook Oversight Board, and wrote The Little Black Book Of Data And Democracy.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg; produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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COP 26 - OR COP OUT?

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:38:31 -0000

Will the UN’s climate change conference in Glasgow – Cop 26 - be a cop out? Prime Ministers and Presidents from around the world will strut their stuff and talk a good game around Net Zero, but what action do we need to really grapple with what is an existential crisis for the millions of people -often in the Global South - who face the prospect of floods, droughts, rising sea levels and increasingly unpredictable weather patterns?

Adrian Goldberg meets two radical thinkers; Silvia Pastorelli, is a Climate and Energy Campaigner at Greenpeace’s European Unit in Brussels which is co-ordinating an EU wide petition to ban all fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship, and Adam Ramsay editor of the UK based Open Democracy website who has written extensively about climate change.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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BORIS, THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ME

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:49:16 -0000

Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell discusses his relationship with Boris Johnson and the British Establishment after a career spanning the Whips Office, being Secretary of State for International Development - and a crisis that signalled the end of his ministerial career.

Andrew also discusses Britain's role in Yemen and the value of a free press. His autobiography Beyond A Fringe - Confessions Of A Former Establishment Lackey is published by BiteBack.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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TRUMP, MURDOCH, FOX NEWS AND THE BIG LIE

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 20:16:59 -0000

Rupert Murdoch's Fox News was Donald Trump's favoured TV channel - not least because Fox anchors shamelessly fawned over him, both during his time as a Republican candidate, then during his Presidency. But did the line between journalism and propaganda go too far? And what role did Fox have to play in the insurrection of January 6 2021, when a mob attacked the Capitol in Washington D.C. claiming that the election had been stolen?

Adrian Goldberg talks to Sarah Ferguson, who recently presented "Fox And The Big Lie", a two part documentary for Australia's ABC network. She interviewed company 'insiders' who witnessed the developing relationship between Trump, Fox, and Murdoch.

We also hear from Byline Times co-founder Peter Jukes about the prospects for Murdoch's proposed new UK channel Talk TV which has hired Piers Morgan as its star presenter.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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COVID DEATHS IN CARE HOMES

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:17:23 -0000

As the UK government is forced to contemplate a fourth Covid lockdown, we return to one of the unresolved issues of the first one in back in March 2020…the question of why so many patients were discharged from hospital and released back into care homes without being tested for the virus?

Dr Cathy Gardner, whose father had dementia, died in care during the first Covid wave. She now wants to hold the government to account in court. You can support her crowdfunder here.

We also hear from Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Deputy Chair of the cross party Public Accounts Committee and Conservative MP for the Cotswolds.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White

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DEMOCRACY FOR SALE? INVESTIGATING THE TORY DONORS

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:10:00 -0000

Who are the Conservative party's elite donors? And what do they want? Iain Overton and Sian Norris share their investigation with BITE - the Byline Intelligence Team - at the Byline Times.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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9/11, AFGHANISTAN AND THE WAR ON TERROR

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:27:16 -0000

As the world marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 – and the US retreats from Afghanistan which it invaded as a result - we hear from one man caught up in the War In Terror. Moazzam Begg who was held at Guantanamo Bay reflects on the lessons the West needs to learn and shares his story of detention without trial and being tortured.

The Byline Times podcast is funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times newspaper and website.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Presented by Adrian Goldberg.

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HS2 - RETURN JOURNEY

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:51:37 -0000

After last week's episode examining why so many environmentalists oppose HS2, this time we hear from Steve Caudwell or Greens For HS2.

We're also joined by Lord Tony Berkeley, who believes parliament has been misled over the cost of HS2.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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WHY GREENS OPPOSE HS2

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:48:07 -0000

The HS2 Rail project has the official support of every mainstream political party in England and Wales bar one - The Green Party. It's also inspired a wave of non aligned environmental groups to set up protest camps along the route.

That's some going for a scheme touted as part of the solution to meeting the UK government's zero net carbon commitment.

So why do so many people who would broadly identify as 'green' stand against a rail network designed to take hundreds of thousands of cars and lorries off the road?

Adrian Goldberg meets campaigners Victoria and Charlotte, who are concerned about the devastation wrought on a Warwickshire woodland by HS2. He also talks to Natalie Bennett who represents the Green Party in the House of Lords, and hears from Byline Times writer Stephen Delahunty.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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DARK MONEY: US POLITICS, BREXIT AND THE NHS

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:12:14 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews Anne Nelson, author of Shadow Network; Media, Money and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, in a conversation that encompasses US politics, Brexit and the NHS.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.

Anne was previously interviewed at Byline Times by Heidi Sigmund Cuda.

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AFGHAN CRISIS

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:27:23 -0000

This week, two nations in crisis - Afghanistan and Belarus.

Afghanistan is in turmoil following Joe Biden's decision to withdraw troops - we hear from Chris Alexander, a former Canadian Ambassador to the country, who lays the blame for the Talbian's resurgence at the door of neighbouring Pakistan.

Plus exiled Belarusian journalist Hannah Liubokova on her country's continued repression at the hands of President Alexander Kukashenko.

Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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GETTING BREXIT DONE - OR GETTING 'DONE' BY BREXIT?

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:51:46 -0000

Boris Johnson's mantra en route to election victory in 2019 was 'getting Brexit done'. But now that we've left the EU, is the UK getting 'done' by Brexit?

Adrian Goldberg assembles a cast of hauliers, an expert in food distribution and Byline Times Chief Politics and Investigations Reporter Sam Bright.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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"INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION" AT THE MET

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:20:48 -0000

After an eight year inquiry, the Independent Panel in the death of Daniel Morgan has finally reported - and their conclusion is damning. Panel Chair Baroness Nuala O'Loan concludes that the Metropolitan Police - Britain's most powerful police force - is "institutionally corrupt".

Daniel Morgan was the victim of brutal murder in 1987 which remains unsolved. There's more background on the case here and an in depth interview with his brother Alastair Morganwho has led the campaign for justice here.

This episode from Byline TV contains "instant reaction" to the Report with Alastair, his partner Kirsteen Knight, Byline Times co founder Peter Jukes, and Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu. Subscribe to Byline TV here.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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EURO 2021: ENGLAND TAKING THE KNEE

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:28:57 -0000

Ahead of Euro 2021 England football manager Gareth Southgate has pledged that his team with continue taking the knee in protest at racism - even though some of his own supporters have booed the gesture. Adrian Goldberg discusses the history and meaning of taking a knee with former West Bromwich Albion player Brendon Batson - one a trio of players at the club who broke through in the late 1970s to challenge racism - and Andrew Spence, producer of the award winning Coming In From The Cold podcast, which detailed the history of black footballers in England.

Plus journalist and writer Edward Lucas on Russia's cyber warfare against the West.

Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.

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"MY ANCESTORS WERE SLAVE OWNERS"

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 21:29:47 -0000

Adrian Goldberg interviews journalist Alex Renton, author of "Blood Legacy: Reckoning With A Family's Story Of Slavery", which details his ancestors' history of enslaving people from Africa on sugar cane plantations in the Caribbean.

We also hear contributions from Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu; Professor Kehinde Andrews, author of The New Age Of Empire; and Sathnam Sanghera who wrote Empireland.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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DOMINIC CUMMINGS: BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE

Thu, 27 May 2021 07:10:15 -0000

"On the day" reaction from Byline TV to Dominic Cummings astonishing attack on his former colleagues at two parliamentary hearings. The Prime Minister’s Former Chief Advisor told MP’s that tens of thousands of people had died unnecessarily because of the government’s mishandling of the pandemic and that Boris Johnson was unfit to lead the country. Older people he, said were discharged from hospital into care homes without being tested for Covid allowing the virus to spread. He also said Health Secretary Matt Hancock should have been sacked for repeated lying. Cummings assault supports the criticisms of Johnson and the government made in the Byline Times and on this podcast over many months.

What you’re going to hear is analysis with Byline Times co-founder Peter Jukes, editor Hardeep Matharu, Chief Politics and Investigations reporter Sam Bright and Labour MP Dawn Butler.

Presented and produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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ALASTAIR MORGAN: 34 YEARS FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE

Wed, 26 May 2021 21:22:12 -0000

Alastair Morgan has been fighting for 34 years to get justice for his brother Daniel who was murdered in a South London pub car park in 1987. The latest setback in his quest was the decision by Home Secretary Priti Patel to delay publication of the findings of an Independent Panel into the killing and the subsequent investigations.

No one has been convicted in relation to Daniel's death, and the story sounds like a real life Line Of Duty (which actually namechecked the case in its most recent series). There's evidence of police corruption, links to Rupert Murdoch's media empire, and a sub plot involving politicians such as Patel - who was a guest at Murdoch's wedding to Jerry Hall.

In this in depth interview Alastair revisits key themes of the story, and explains the toll it has taken on Daniel's surviving family members.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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THE DANIEL MORGAN MURDER

Thu, 20 May 2021 13:19:27 -0000

This is a special bonus edition of the podcast – looking at the murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan in 1987, and the extraordinary decision by Home Secretary Priti Patel to delay publication of an independent report about the botched investigation into his death.

It’s a story that combines vicious crime, murky politics and media corruption.

Byline Times co-founder Peter Jukes made a hugely successful Untold Podcast series about the case and has also written a book about it with Daniel’s brother Alistair. I spoke to him about the latest twist in this sorry tale along with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu who sees a disturbing pattern in the delayed publication.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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WHAT IS ZIONISM?

Wed, 19 May 2021 22:16:07 -0000

In the wake of a new surge of violence involving Israelis and Palestinian Arabs, we explore Zionism - the ideology that led to the creation of the state of Israel, and how provides it with ideological sustenance.

Podcast host Adrian Goldberg talks to Dov Waxman, author of "The Israeli Palestinian Conflict - What Everyone Needs To Know."

Dov is also the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg.

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CORONAVIRUS: SIR DAVID KING

Mon, 17 May 2021 10:03:38 -0000

In a bonus episode of the Byline Times podcast, Sam Bright from Byline TV interviews the UK's former Chief Scientific Advisor Sir David King about the Coronavirus pandemic.

Sir David is Chair of Independent SAGE, a group of scientists offering independent dent advice to the government and the public about Covid 19.

Watch more from Sam at Byline TV

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Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg.

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COMPLICIT IN DEATH: FOREIGN AID CUTS

Wed, 05 May 2021 21:05:57 -0000

Savage cuts to the UK's Overseas Aid Budget are discussed by former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell MP and Bekky Ashmore from charity Plan International UK.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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DAVID BADDIEL; JEWS DON'T COUNT

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 21:40:17 -0000

This week, podcast host Adrian Goldberg is joined by comedian and best-selling author David Baddiel who discusses his latest book Jews Don't Count - a polemic about the racism that too many people who regard themselves as "progressives" fail to see.

Plus Byline Times co founder Peter Jukes on the Mexican Stand Off between Dominic Cummings and Fleet Street newspaper bosses.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg

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DEREK CHAUVIN CONVICTION

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:17:46 -0000

Another triple header from the Byline Times Podcast.

1). Derek Chauvin's conviction for murdering George Floyd discussed with Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University.

2). Man Made Famine in Ethiopia. We hear from Leandra, who was forced to flee Ethiopia for the safety of the UK at the age of 5, about the return of famine to her native country. This time, starvation is a weapon of war being used by the Army against the people of Tigray. Plus human rights campaigner Alex De Waal from the World Peace Foundation.

3) Superleague Own Goal. Plans for a European Superleague are in chaos after six English clubs withdrew, but don't celebrate too soon. It looks like the inequality of the Premier League is hear to stay. With Sunderland co-owner Charlie Methven and John Nicholson, author of Can We Have Our Football Back.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg.

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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THE (FAR) RIGHT STUFF

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:21:54 -0000

Is the Conservative party drifting from the centre right to the far right of the political spectrum? In this episode we hear from Byline Times writer Sian Norris about the Tory MP's sitting on a group at the Council of Europe alongside parties who, is some cases, flirt with fascism.

That's followed by Nafeez Ahmed and Peter Oborne who discuss recent the recent appointment of officials to counter extremism bodies who have both associated with groups and individuals regarded as Islamophobic.

We also hear from Belfast councillors John Kyle and Kate Nicholl about the link between Brexit and recent disturbances in Northern Ireland.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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HAS THE BEEB LOST ITS BOTTLE?

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 21:25:39 -0000

Has the BBC lost its "bottle" - or appetite for confrontation - with government? The Corporation's former Baghdad Bureau Chief Patrick Howse thinks so after witnessing their lack of appetite for Jennifer Arcuri's revelations about her four year affair with Boris Johnson when he was London Mayor. Was there a conflict of interest between Johnson's role and Arcuri receiving more than £100,000 of taxpayers cash and attending trade missions with him? He discusses the episode with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu who wrote to the BBC asking why they hadn't covered the story in their flagship news programmes.

Plus Richard Wilson explains the origins of his campaigning organisation Stop Funding Hate.

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£3BILLION CRONY CONTRACTS

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:14:37 -0000

We've got three terrific items for you on this week's Byline Times podcast...

1). Byline Times reporter Sam Bright on the £3bn in Covid-related contracts awarded to firms with links to the Conservative Party.

2) Two grieving mums from Essex, Melanie Leahy and Lisa Bates explain why they are calling for a Public Inquiry into the deaths of their children (WARNING: THIS STORY HAS CONTENT WHICH MIGHT UPSET SOME LISTENERS).

Follow their campaign here.

3). Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for NW England Nazir Afzal discusses the forces that pushed him towards a career in law.

Produced and Edited in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg

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AUTHORITARIAN CREEP

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:36:21 -0000

Critics are warning that two new bills being piloted through parliament betray an authoritarian streak at the heart of government. One restricts the rights of protestors; the other provides a new legal framework for undercover police and security officers.

We hear from Clare Farrell, one of the co-founders of Extinction Rebellion, Byline Times writer Sian Norris, Labour MP Richard Burgon and Mike Schwarz, a solicitor with Hodge, Jones & Allen.

PLUS Michael Mansfield discusses the People's Covid Inquiry initiated by Keep Our NHS Public.

Presented by Adrian Goldberg

Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.

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THE FEMINIST FIGHTBACK

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 01:08:41 -0000

In this episode we hear from Byline Times writer Sian Norris and former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England Nazir Afzal react to the murder of Sarah Everard and the vigil on Clapham Common which was marred by police violence. Where does toxic masculinity come from? And how can we eradicate it?

Plus an exclusive interview with anti trafficking activist Laila Mickelwait about her campaign against Pornhub which has reached the Canadian parliament.

And we hear calls for the introduction of Mandatory Reporting to prevent child sexual abuse from Tom Perry of Mandate Now.

Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.

Additional editing by Harvey White.

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ROYALS, RACISM AND THE TABLOIDS

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:07:43 -0000

After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spoke to Oprah Winfrey, two mighty institutions faced allegations of racism - the Royal Family and the British tabloid press. Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Marverine Cole (broadcaster, academic) give their reaction.

PLUS - a different take on the monarchy with Phil Miller from Declassified UK about the Royals' many meetings with Middle Eastern dictators who have brutally suppressed the Arab Spring.

Byline Times reporter Sian Norris also investigates the gender pay gap with Labour MP Jess Phillips.

Made in Birmingham for Byline Times by Adrian Goldberg.

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THE LONG SHADOW OF EMPIRE

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:07:40 -0000

This week we examine The Long Shadow of Empire in the company of Sathnam Sanghera (author of Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain) Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Professor Kehinde Andrews (author of The New Age Of Empire).

Plus Fire And Rehire - the erosion of workers' rights during the pandemic with Claire Breeze from Unison, and Tim Sharp from the TUC.

Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.

Made in Birmingham for Byline Times by Adrian Goldberg.

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NAZIR AFZAL'S COVID CAMPAIGN

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:28:53 -0000

Nazir Afzal, the tenacious Crown prosecutor credited with bringing perpetrators of child abuse to justice in Rochdale, shares the story of his Coronavirus crowdfunding campaign exclusively with the Byline Times podcast. He wants to hold ministers to account for their failures during the pandemic.

PLUS The War on Democracy - is the government blocking legitimate journalistic enquiry? With Mary Fitzgerald who is campaigning to save and strengthen Freedom of Information laws, Sam Bright from Byline Times and Jason Evans from the Factor 8 campaign.

Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.

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BREXIT BETRAYAL

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:39:04 -0000

Boris Johnson's Brexit withdrawal deal was heralded by the PM as "a present to the nation" but for many it's an unwanted gift - including some of those who were keen to leave the EU, including the Scottish Fishing Federation and Who Roger Daltrey, who have discovered that instead of leaving behind that infamous Brussels "red tape" we are now being wrapped up in more of it than ever. Byline Times writer Mike Buckley talks to one Scottish exporter who can't even sell his goods to Northern Ireland. (Mike is the Director of Campaign Central and Labour For A European Future.

PLUS Food Poverty with single mum "Lily", Alyson Walsh from Fare Share UK and Amy Allen from Smethwick Foodbank.

AND why did Alexei Navalny return to Russia months after being poisoned in a nerve agent attack which almost killed him. Russia disinformation expert Zarina Zabrisky explains.

Supported by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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TRUMP'S NEW CIVIL WAR

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:48:21 -0000

Donald Trump has become the first US President to be impeached for a second time but Byline Times global correspondent CJ Werleman believes he'll be remembered for something else - inciting a new American civil war. CJ correctly predicted that Donald Trump would try to "steal" the US election and in this wide ranging interview - which also encompasses the Q Anon conspiracy theory - he makes a chilling assessment of the aftermath of the storming of the US Capitol.

We also hear from Byline Times co-founder Peter Jukes about the links between Trump, Boris Johnson's government and the Brexit movement in the UK; while Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu explains her fears for the future of British democracy.

Presented and produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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COVID DENIERS AND LOCKDOWN SCEPTICS

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 22:32:42 -0000

Despite the scale of the Coronavirus pandemic, Covid "deniers" and "lockdown sceptics" enjoy significant access to the airwaves in newspapers, on TV and radio, and on social media. Professor David Oliver, a hospital doctor for 30 years argues that these critics are :"gaslighting" members of the medical profession, who witness the terrible impact of the virus on a daily basis. He's no government mouthpiece, and identifies areas where he believes significant errors have been made in official policy - just don't tell him Covid 19 is exaggerated, or that he and his colleagues are not under unprecedented pressure. You might also want to listen to our previous podcast on this subject, "Scamdemics and Academics".

Further reading: Nafeez Ahmed on the Great Barrington Declaration and 55 Tufton Street by Mat Hope.

Plus James Doleman reports on the failed US attempt to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the UK.

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SWEDEN'S COVID CRISIS

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 01:59:50 -0000

Sweden's laissez fair response to the Coronavirus crisis has won plaudits from populists in the US and UK, but its death rate from the pandemic is four times greater than in neighbouring Denmark, Norway and Finland combined.

In this episode Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times writer Kelly Bjorklund about her investigation into guidelines that recommended palliative end of life care rather than potential life saving hospital treatment for residents of residential care homes.

We also hear from hospital consultant Dr Anders Jansson, a leading critic of epidemiologist Anders Tegnell who has driven the country's Covid policy, and Susanne Matteuzzi whose elderly mother died after being refused hospital treatment.

There are also contributions from Dr Nele Brusselaers who quit Sweden after challenging the official policy and Keith Begg, founder of Media Watchdogs of Sweden.

Presented and produced by Adrian Goldberg.

Made in Birmingham for Byline Times.

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THE "DAD'S ARMY" BREXIT

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 22:29:24 -0000

How far was Brexit powered by Britain's yearning for an Imperial past that can never return? And how useful to the populists who promoted it is imagery like the opening credits of Dad's Army, which shows plucky old Blighty being pushed back to the Kent coastline by the advancing German army?

Adrian Goldberg hears from Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and two of the paper's writers, Otto English and Jonathan Lis about the influence of the past upon the present and the future.

Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg for Byline Times.

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THE FAR RIGHT, THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 22:28:04 -0000

There've been lurid campaigns linking abortion in the UK with Satanism, part of a Europe-wide trend which has seen far right groups and the religious right attempt to commandeer debate around about a woman's right to choose what to do with her own body. Byline Times writer Sian Norris steers us through these murky waters, and helps identify some of the "dark money" funding these campaigns.

Plus Byline Times co-founder Peter Jukes and Unbound co-founder John Mitchinson discuss "the Scouring of the Shire", a key moment in Tolkein's epic fantasy Lord Of The Rings, which has modern resonance in the era of Trump and Johnson.

Produced and presented in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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PPE AND THE CRONY CRISIS

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:32:55 -0000

The saying goes that "it's not what you know but who you know". That certainly seems to have been the case when Boris Johnson's government was handing out contracts for Personal Protective Equipment at the start of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Sam Bright has been saying as much in his journalism for Byline Times for months - now that view has been corroborated by The National Audit Office. Sam discusses the NAO findings with Labour MP Dawn Butler, who has been asking questions about the issue in parliamenrt.

PLUS Adrian Goldberg exposes a potential conflict of interest in the Scottish Football Association's investigation into historic child sex abuse.

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Produced and Presented in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.

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THE MURDOCH EMPIRE

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:15:15 -0000

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd talks exclusively to the Byline Times podcast about his petition for a Royal Commission into media ownership in Australia - which has attracted a record breaking 500,000 signatures to the parliamentary website. Mr Rudd is particularly concerned about the influence of Rupert Murdoch who controls 70% of the newspaper readership Down Under, but his observations are pertinent of the UK and U.S. too. The common themes across the Murdoch empire, he says, are the promotion of a right wing agenda, the polarisation of debate and vicious attacks on political opponents.

Award winning journalist Nick Davies who uncovered phone hacking at Murdoch's flagship tabloid News of the World offers a British perspective.

Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg.

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THE ASSANGE CASE

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:30:16 -0000

Why does the Julian Assange extradition case matter so much to press freedom in the UK and beyond? James Doleman reports for the Byline Times (starts at 17:30)

Plus some of English football's traditional clubs face extinction in a crisis provoked by Coronavirus - although poor management, overspending and weak governance of their sport have already made them vulnerable. In this episode Adrian Goldberg hears from Port Vale owner Carol Shanahan, author John Nicholson, Sunderland co-owner Charlie Methven and Damian Collins MP about how the game can be saved.

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CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL: "SCAMDEMICS" AND ACADEMICS

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:06:07 -0000

In this Coronavirus Special, Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu looks at what's driving the so-called "Scamdemic" movement which claims that Coronavirus is either a hoax, or has been engineered by governments in order to subdue the population.

We also hear from Dr Nafeez Ahmed who has been exploring the links between a group of scientists pushing a "herd immunity" agenda and a PR agency that won substantial government contracts.

Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg.

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PPE PROCUREMENT SCANDAL

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:44:52 -0000

Byline Times podcast editor Adrian Goldberg meets Sam Bright who has uncovered a PPE Procurement scandal, which has seen contracts worth millions of pounds to companies with no apparent record in providing protecting clothing.

Adrian also meets people in Birmingham which is in Coronavirus lockdown. Can the people there be expected to obey all the rules, when the government has admitted that it's willing to break the law over its EU Brexit deal.

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JOHN SWEENEY

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:33:57 -0000

On the BBC, class in the media, and Tommy Robinson

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BREXIT, BRITISHNESS, AND EMPIRE

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 00:40:51 -0000

This week the Byline Times podcast discusses Brexit, Britishness and Empire. Hardeep Mathuru, editor of the Byline Times website and newspaper reflects on the connection her parents felt with Empire despite growing up in parts of the world where they were considered "subjects" rather than citizens. She explains why this led to them voting for Brexit.

Meanwhile Mike Buckley hears from Northern Ireland where Brexit poses special problems for the only part of the UK with a direct border with the EU; and where questions of identity have once again become problematic.

Produced and presented by Adrian Goldberg.

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THE RUSSIA REPORT

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:35:43 -0000

Byline Times writer and FSB disinformation expert Zarina Zabrisky responds to the Russia Report, released by MP's on the UK's Intelligence and Security Committee. The report accused the Westminster government of underestimating the threat of Kremlin-inspired interference in the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 and the EU referendum in 2016. Zarina explains the origins of Vladimir Putin's "mafia state" and explains its global ambitions.

We also hear from Dr Andrew Corbett, a former Trident submarine commander who told Byline Times he wouldn't have pushed the nuclear button if Boris Johnson was PM.

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