No Man's Land Podcast

Labour leadership and a new core vote

Sun, 09 Feb 2020 11:00:00 GMT

Long time Labour member Martin goes into depth on the sate of the party, the legacy of Corbynism and what the future prospects are for Labour. He’s joined by Akash and Steve to discuss.

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Brexit day aftermath

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:07:05 GMT

Martin, Steve and Akash catch up on the aftermath of ‘Brexit day’ and how the new government looks from a moderate's perspective. They also look ahead to the budget in March and some of the big decision the Government has on its plate.

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A disaster for moderates?

Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:28:01 GMT

Akash, Martin and Steve pick over the wreckage of the general election results and ask whether a Conservative majority is a disaster for moderate voters, or if there are some upsides of a Boris Johnson government. They also mull over the future for Brexit, the Union, Labour and the Lib Dems.

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The future of liberal conservatism

Sat, 30 Nov 2019 12:30:58 GMT

Ryan Shorthouse of Bright Blue joins Steve, Akash and Martin to catch up on the election and discuss the state liberal conservatism in the Tory party.

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Renewing the Centre

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:50:10 GMT

Martin and Steve talk to Ian Mulheirn, Executive Director for Renewing the Centre at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. We discuss what it means to be a centrist? What centrists need to do to return to the fray and how they should approach Brexit at this election?

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Divided nation and the politically homeless.

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:38:56 GMT

Paula Surridge of the University of Bristol joins us to discuss political homelessness, the liberal-authoritarian divide and more. Our regular, and constitution expert, Akash Paun updates on Boris Johnson's Brexit plan and the Supreme Court ruling. And Martin and Steve catch up on the fallout from conference season.

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A coup or business as usual? Explaining the prorogation.

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 09:57:31 GMT

Martin, Akash and Steve talk about Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament and the reaction to it. We also discuss the upcoming Spending Review and the end of austerity politics.

(We're sorry, we had a few problems with the audio, which will be fixed for next time, turning up the volume helps).

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Boris as PM, the constitution and austerity

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:53:12 GMT

Martin, Akash and Steve disscus the first few weeks of Boris as PM, the constitutional questions around a no deal brexit and the end of austeriy politics.

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What do the Tory and Libdem leadership elections mean for moderates?

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:57:21 GMT

With leadership votes coming in thick and fast Martin, Akash and Steve talk about the Tory leadership election, and they catch up on the Libdem leadership race as well as the plight of Change UK.

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Centrism after the EU elections

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 12:49:40 GMT

Martin, Akash and Steve discuss the fallout from the 2019 EU elections, and what it means to be a centrist in 2019.

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