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Episode 14- Should drugs be decriminalised?

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60 minutes | Friday, 14 July 2023
This week's episode focussed on the Scottish Government's proposal to decriminalise all drugs for personal use and whether this would help tackle the issue of drug misuse. Featuring interviews with Natalie Balmain, UK's first alternative Prime Minister, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy and MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Elena Whitham and Transform's Alex Feis-Bryce.
1 hour | Friday, 7 July 2023
This week's episode focussed on the resignation speech of Mhairi Black which declared Westminster was an 'outdated, sexist, toxic' work environment. Featuring interviews with Mete Coban, CEO of My Life, My Say, activist and founder of the True and Fair Party Gina Miller and Jawad Raza, National Officer at the FDA Union.
1 hour | Friday, 30 June 2023
This week's episode focussed on the ongoing industrial action and the future of trade unions. Featuring interviews with the former Lord Mayor of Westminster Cllr Hamza Taouzzale, Harrison Griffiths from the Institute of Economic Affairs and Melanie Simms, Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School.
60 minutes | Friday, 23 June 2023
This week's episode focussed on the ongoing housing and rental crisis in light of the Bank of England raising interest rates to 5%. Featuring interviews with Cllr Nabeela Mowlana, Chair of Young Labour, Spareroom's Matt Hutchinson and Conor O'Shea, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Generation Rent.
60 minutes | Friday, 16 June 2023
This week's episode focussed on the Boris Johnson resigning as an MP following a damning report from the Privileges Committee which found he deliberatly misled Parliament multiple times. Featuring interviews with Rayhan Uddin from the Middle East Eye, Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine and former Deputy Prime Minister and Tory peer Lord Heseltine.
1 hour | Friday, 9 June 2023
This week's episode focussed on how Labour selects their election candidates and whether the party is deliberately blocking left wing candidates. Featuring interview with the UK's first alternative Prime Minister, Natalie Balmain, Michael Crick, veteran political journalist and founder of the Tomorrow's MPs twitter page, and Emma Dent Coad, former Labour MP who was blocked from running in the next election. 
1 hour | Friday, 2 June 2023
This week's episode focussed on a new report which suggested that millennials are resisting the trend of becoming more conservative as they age. Featuring interviews with Clive Lewis, Labour MP, Dr Joe Chrisp from the University of Bath, James Cowling, founder of Next Gen Tories and BrightBlue's Mikhail Korneev.
1 hour | Friday, 5 May 2023
This week's episode focussed on voter apathy and whether the political system needs an overhaul. Featuring guest co-host James Robertson from Sortition Foundation and interviews with Count Binface, Matteo Bergamini from ShoutOut UK and Alice Mazon from Votes at 16 Youth Action Group.
1 hour | Friday, 28 April 2023
This week's episode looked at the ongoing conflicts in Sudan and Ukraine and asked why there was such a stark difference in the UK's support for those trying to flee. Featuring interviews with Eric Reeves, an expert on Sudan, conflict reporter Oz Katerji and independent refugee and asylum specialist Louise Calvey.
1 hour 1 minute | Friday, 21 April 2023
This week's episode looked at the state of policing in the UK and, in the wake of the Baroness Casey report, asked whether the UK police force can ever be repaired. Featuring guest co-host Patsy Stevenson and interviews with John Pegram from Bristol CopWatch, Labour MP Dawn Butler and former police officer Iain Donnelly. 
29 minutes | Friday, 21 April 2023
This is the full interview with Labour MP Dawn Butler as heard on Episode 5 of Politics Uncensored
1 hour | Friday, 14 April 2023
This week's episode looked at the recent ad campaign launched by Labour and the Home Secretary's comments on grooming gangs and asked 'how low can politics go?' Featuring guest co-host Mathilda Mallinson and interviews with Gurinder Singh Josan, Labour NEC member, Faria Ali from the British Pakistani Foundation and Tom O'Grady, Associate Professor of Political Science at University College London.
1 hour 1 minute | Thursday, 6 April 2023
This week's episode was focussed on the NHS and the future of healthcare in the UK. gender equality and the challenges facing women and girls. Featuring guest co-host Nicola Thorp and interviews with Ben Zaranko from IFS, REFORM's Sebastian Rees, Dr Amy Attwater and Dr Chanelle Smith.
60 minutes | Thursday, 30 March 2023
This week's episode was focussed on the gender equality and the challenges facing women and girls. Featuring guest co-host Ellie Flynn and interviews with Seyi Falodun-Liburd, Co-Founder of Level Up, Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse and Jess Leigh from Our Streets Now.
60 minutes | Thursday, 23 March 2023
This week's episode was focussed on the environment and climate change. Featuring interviews with Force of Nature's Sacha Wright, Professor Michael Jacobs who is a former advisor to Gordon Brown and Just Stop Oil's Anna Holland. 
2 minutes | Thursday, 23 March 2023
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Episode 14- Should drugs be decriminalised?
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