Politics Uncensored
Politics Uncensored gives you the news that matters. With unfiltered analysis and debate from leading politicians, journalists and experts, this show removes the political fluff to offer an honest and uncensored look at how Westminster really works.
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Episodes
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Episode 67 - 100 Days of Labour
Friday, 11 October 2024
Saturday (12/10/24) marks 100 days since Keir Starmer's Labour party won the general election in dramatic fashion, but have they done a good job so far?
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Episode 66 - The Middle East Stands on the Brink
Friday, 4 October 2024
With Zoë away, Ali looks at the escalating situation in the Middle East and what might happen next.
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Episode 65 - A Roundup from Labour Party Conference
Friday, 27 September 2024
Fresh from their time in Liverpool, Ali and Zoë bring you all the reaction from Labour's first party conference in government for more than 14 years.
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Episode 64 - Does Working at McDonalds Make You Working Class?
Monday, 23 September 2024
As Conservative party leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch says she became working class after working at McDonalds in her youth, Ali and Zoë discuss what class actually means and whether we understand how it affects our lives.
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Episode 63 - Is the NHS broken, or is it just poorly managed?
Sunday, 15 September 2024
With Ali off this week, Zoë looks at the NHS and who is to blame for the state that it's in.
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Episode 62 - Grenfell, who's to blame?
Friday, 6 September 2024
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.
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Episode 61 - Labour's Honeymoon Comes to an End
Monday, 2 September 2024
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.
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Episode 60 - Are Women Safe In the UK?
Friday, 23 August 2024
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.
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Episode 59 - Do Your A-Level Results Actually Even Matter?
Friday, 16 August 2024
On A-Level Results day, the title says it all.
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Episode 58 - Does Two Tier Policing Actually Exist?
Friday, 9 August 2024
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.
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Episode 57 - Unrest on the UK's Streets, What's Behind it?
Saturday, 3 August 2024
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.
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Episode 56 - Policing is a mess, so how do we fix it?
Friday, 26 July 2024
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.
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Episode 55 - It's not good reading if your name is Boris Johnson
Friday, 19 July 2024
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.
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Episode 54 - The Downing Street Daddy, and John Mcdonnell
Saturday, 13 July 2024
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.
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Episode 53 - Emergency Election Special!
Monday, 8 July 2024
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.
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Episode 52 - Will 14 Years of Tory Rule Collapse? & the NUS’s Amira Campbell
Friday, 5 July 2024
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.
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Episode 51 - Election Gambling Scandal Worsens, plus Professor Tim Bale
Friday, 28 June 2024
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...
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Episode 50- Labour's 'Supermajority' and Carla Denyer
Friday, 21 June 2024
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.
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Episode 49- Manifesto reaction and Richard Tice
Friday, 14 June 2024
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.
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Episode 48- Young activist roundtable
Friday, 7 June 2024
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.
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Episode 47- National service, candidate blocking and Sharon Gaffka
Friday, 31 May 2024
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...
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Episode 46- General Election& Iran
Friday, 24 May 2024
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.
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Episode 45- Starmer's showdown with the trade unions & Just Stop Oil
Friday, 17 May 2024
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.
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Episode 44- Green Party success & latest in Gaza
Friday, 10 May 2024
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.
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Episode 43- Disability benefits & water pollution
Friday, 3 May 2024
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.
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Episode 42- Will TikTok be banned?
Friday, 26 April 2024
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.'
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Episode 41- Smoking ban and Caroline Lucas
Thursday, 18 April 2024
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.'
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Episode 40- State of the Conservative Party and Baroness Carmen Smith
Thursday, 28 March 2024
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!
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Episode 39- Extremist groups & the Russian election
Friday, 15 March 2024
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.
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Episode 38- Spring Budget & Trump V Biden 2.0
Friday, 8 March 2024
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.
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