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Armando Iannucci, Exctinction Rebellion & Dame Louise Casey on Activism | Westminster Reimagined

Armando Iannucci, Exctinction Rebellion & Dame Louise Casey on Activism | Westminster Reimagined

FromThe New Statesman Podcast


Armando Iannucci, Exctinction Rebellion & Dame Louise Casey on Activism | Westminster Reimagined

FromThe New Statesman Podcast

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The legendary writer, satirist and broadcaster Armando Iannucci joins the New Statesman Podcast to co-host four special episodes. In these shows, Armando explores areas of British politics that he believes are broken, and is joined by guests from inside and outside the Westminster machine to discuss how politics could be better.In Episode two, Armando and Stephen Bush examine activism and whether it’s better to be inside or outside the Westminster bubble to make change happen.Armando and Stephen are joined by special guests Dame Louise Casey, the former government Homelessness tsar who is now a life peer and Paul Stephens, Metropolitan Police officer turned Extinction Rebellion activist. They discuss how you make change happen, whether there’s room for compromise and what would drive Louise Casey to march on the streets.These special episodes will be published weekly in the New Statesman Podcast feed. Watch video from the recording on the New Statesman’s YouTube channel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Aug 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Twice a week the New Statesman politics team - Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea - discuss the latest in UK politics. From Boris Johnson's latest battle with backbenchers to the machinery behind the Labour Party's opposition attack lines, this is the debrief you need to understand what's really happening in Westminster and beyond.New episodes Tuesday and Friday. Send your questions at youaskus.co.uk.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.