Episodes
As the Grenfell Inquiry's findings are released to the public, Ali and Zoë discuss who's to blame with a man who lost five of his relatives in the disaster.
Ahead of Parliament's return, Ali and Zoë look ahead to the tough decisions Labour are set to make as their honeymoon period in government comes to an end, and the real work begins. The pair are also joined by Rod Humphris, the landlord who barred Keir Starmer from his pub in 2021, to talk Labour's proposed smoking ban outside of pubs and restaurants.
Continuing their conversation from last week, Ali and Zoë ask why misogyny is on the rise in the UK, or if it's always been hidden in plain sight.
On A-Level Results day, the title says it all.
After a week of far-right unrest on Britain's streets, Ali and Zoë question whether the rioter's claim of two-tier policing holds any truth, and if social media companies have a part to play in countering dangerous misinformation on their platforms. The pair are joined by former Head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, Chris Phillips; and former Twitter (now X) Vice-President, Bruce Daisley.
An horrific stabbing attack in Southport has caused unrest across the UK. Ali discusses why far-right tensions have reached a fever pitch, and what this new Labour government must do to protect the country's minority communities.
As Greater Manchester Police come under fire for their handling of an incident at Manchester Airport, Ali breaks down just what is wrong with UK policing, and what needs to change.
The King's Speech, a damning report into the government's failure's during the pandemic, and an assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Just your average week, then? Ali and Zoë unwrap it all, with guests: disease control expert, Dr Bharat Pankhania, and The Washington Post's political journalist, Amber Phillips.
A week on from Labour's landslide victory, Ali and Zoë round up the new government's first days in office. The pair chat to former Labour Shadow Chancellor, John Mcdonnell, about why he thinks the current two-child benefit cap needs to be scrapped. They also speak to the VAWG campaign group THIS ENDS NOW following the horrific killings of three women in Bushey.
The Labour landslide is here, and Ali and Zoë are too! In this emergency election special, they break down the big moments from the 2024 general election.
Ali and Zoë look ahead to an historic general election, with all polls pointing to a Labour Landslide. Ali discusses his ideal first hundred days of Labour rule. The duo are also joined by Amira Campbell, President of the National Union of Students (NUS), to discuss just how important the youth vote is at this general election.
This week, Ali Milani is back! along with co-host, Zoë Grünewald, to unwrap the week's political talking points, including the election gambling scandal, Keir Starmer's migration mess-up, and Ali finally getting his chance to break down Labour's manifesto pledges. The duo are also joined by Amnesty UK's Migrant Rights Director, Steve Valdez-Symonds, to look at who's saying what on immigration this election campaign, And, with just a week to go until the polls open, politics guru Professor Tim Bale, from Queen Mary University of London, joins the programme to discuss what, if anything, might...
This week, Zoë Grünewald unwraps the week’s political talking points with Journalist and Broadcaster, Dahaba Ali Hussen. Zoe is also joined by Green Party Co-Leader Carla Denyer, to discuss her party’s prospects at the General Election; Former Defence Minister and Conservative Candidate, Tobias Ellwood, about Rishi Sunak’s election blunders; Zoe Gardner, the Migration Policy Campaigner, on just how big an issue immigration will be at the polls; and Conor O’Shea, from the campaign group Generation Rent, on which party is promising the most the most for renters and first time buyers.
This week Zoë Grünewald digested the latest political news with PoliticsHome's Zoe Crowther. Andrew Fisher, who wrote Labour's manifesto in 2015 and 2019, reacted to Labour's manifesto launch. Reform UK's Chairman Richard Tice gave his thoughts on Reform's performance so far in the polls and Ben Page, CEO of Ipsos offered his predictions for the General Election.
This week Ali and co-host Zoë Grünewald digested the latest political news. The duo was also joined by Surata Sawo, a young Labour member, Oscar Brooker, a young Conservative, and Luanne Thornton, a young Green party member who took part in a young activist roundtable to discuss whether political parties are doing enough to compel young people to vote and what policies they would like to see make the manifesto.
This week Ali and co-host Zoë Grünewald digested the latest political news. Olivia Lever, director of Blue Beyond reacted to the Conservative's pledge to re-introduce national service and explained why young conservatives are staying blue despite the Conservative's abysmal record with policies for young people. Fiona McGowan, former Labour party member, discussed the news that Diane Abbott and Faiza Shaheen had been blocked from running as Labour candidates. Plus Sharon Gaffka, political activist spoke about her desire to make politics more engaging for young people and whether she would ev...
This week Ali and co-host Zoë Grünewald digested the latest political news. Deltapoll's Joe Twyman helped dissect some of the polling around the General Election and whether Nigel Farage's decision not to run will harm Reform's chances of causing an upset. Also on the show was Adham Mardini, Former Cultural Attaché at the Syrian Embassy in London who spoke about the death of the Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and whether it could be problematic for the Supreme Leader.
This week Ali and co-host Zoë Grünewald digested the latest political news. Matt Wrack, General Secretary of the Fire's Brigade Union spoke about Labour's new deal for the working people and Sir Keir Starmer's crisis talks with the trade unions. Also on the show was Judy Bruce and Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, Just Stop Oil campaigners who were arrested after smashing the glass around the Magna Carta. They spoke about a new report which suggests protest groups like Just Stop Oil should be treated like terrorist organisations.
This week Ali and co-host Zoë Grünewald digested the latest political news. Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski spoke about the Green's success at the local elections and whether they could convert that into success at the General Election. Plus Alon Pinkas, former Israeli diplomat and advisor joined Ali and Zoe to discuss the latest in Gaza including Israel's occupation of the east of Rafah and ongoing ceasefire talks.
This week Ali digested the latest political news with former London Assembly member Murad Qureshi. Mikey Erhardt from Disability Rights UK spoke about the potential reforms to the disability benefits system and whether Suank's attack on 'sicknote culture' is damaging. Plus Erica Popplewell from River Action discussed a new alliance between several water sports to push the Government to tackle water pollution.
This week Ali digested the latest political news with Zoë Grünewald from The Independent. Professor Anupam Chander from Georgetown University explained why America is potentially banning TikTok and whether it will affect the UK. Plus Phoenix Andrews, writer and broadcaster discussed their new book 'I Heart Politics: How People Power Took Over the World.'
This week Ali digested the latest political news with James Schneider, former director of communications for Jeremy Corbyn. Adam Smith Insitute's Maxwell Marlow discussed the smoking bill which was passed by the House of Commons this week. Plus Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP spoke about her new book 'Another England.'
This week Ali digested the latest political news with Ben Cope, political commentator. Professor Mark Garnett, senior lecturer at Lancaster University joined Ali to discuss the state of the Conservative Party after 63 MPs have announced their intention to step down at the next election. Plus Baroness Carmen Smith spoke to Ali about being the youngest member of the House of Lords including having an eventful first week on the job!
This week Ali digested the latest political news with senior editor at New Statesman George Eaton. He was also joined by Amnesty International UK's Kerry Moscogiuri to discuss Michael Gove's definition of extremism. Also on the show was Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody, Senior Lecturer in Politics who specialises in Russian information manipulation who analysed the political landscape ahead of the Russian election.
This week Ali digested the latest political news with former London Assembly member Murad Qureshi. He was also joined by IPPR's Pranesh Narayanan to analyse the latest budget. Also on the show was Greg Swenson, Chairman of Republicans Overseas to discuss Nikki Haley pulling out of the Presidential race making a rematch of Biden v Trump more likely.
This week Ali digested the latest political news with Samuel K, political commentator. He was also joined by Mohammed Amin, former chairman of the Conservative Muslim Network to react to a new poll which suggested that over half of Tory members questioned believed Islam was a threat to the UK. Also on the show was Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign to speak about the Government's increasingly hard stance on protests.
This week Ali digested the latest political news with former Lord Mayor of Westminster Cllr Hamza Taouzzale, spoke to Vincent Hornsby from the Mortgage Advice Bureau about new research which suggested that over 60% of first time buyers are partnering up to get a mortgage. Also on the show was The Independent's John Bowden who gave an update on Presidential election in America and the concerns surrounding Joe Biden's mental fitness.
This week's episode focused on Local Government funding after it emerged that one in six councils are on the brink of going bankrupt. Featuring interviews with activist Femi Oluwole, Professor Richard Murphy from University of Sheffield and Leader of Somerset Council Cllr Bill Revans.
This week, Ali was joined by Reem Ibrahim from the IEA and Areeb Ullah from Middle East Eye to discuss their political predictions for the next year. Also Natalie Balmain joined Ali to dissect some of the biggest political stories from the week.
This week's episode focused on a recent poll that found Muslim support for the Labour Party has dropped significantly following the Israel/Gaza conflict. Featuring interviews with Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party, Director of British Future Sunder Katwala, and former London Assembly member Murad Qureshi.