Episodes
Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover
April 27, 2022 05:30 - 1 hourImran Ahmed from the Center for Countering Digital Hate and Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times, discuss the takeover of Twitter by "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. (First broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 26 April, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
No Extra Time
April 26, 2022 05:31 - 1 hourNiall Couper, CEO of football pressure group Fair Game tells Adrian Goldberg why the sport needs an independent regulator - without delay. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. (Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 25 April 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Nothing Is Sacred" - Slaughter in Odessa
April 24, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutesZarina Zabrisky reports from Odessa, where Russian forces killed eight civilians, including a three month old baby, in a missile attack on an apartment block. All this on the weekend of "Greek Easter", one of the holiest days in the Orthodox calendar. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. (Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 24 April, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your a...
Is the Party Over For Johnson?
April 22, 2022 06:39 - 1 hourByline Times Investigations Editor Sam Bright assesses whether Boris Johnson can survive an Inquiry by the Commons' Privileges Committee into whether he misled parliament over 'Partygate'. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times (Originally broadcast on @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 22 April 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ukraine War Latest
April 21, 2022 06:45 - 50 minutesThe latest on the war in Ukraine with novelist and journalist Zarina Zabrisky. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. (Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 20 April 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marine Le Pen and the French Election
April 20, 2022 16:02 - 47 minutes - 86.6 MBAhead of the run-off for the presidential election in France, UK-based French journalist Philippe Auclair explains the ascent of Marine Le Pen, challenger to the incumbent Emmanuel Macron. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. (Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 20 April 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
'Danger To Democracy'
April 19, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutesLib Dem peer Lord Chris Rennard tells Adrian Goldberg why he's amongst those in the House of Lords leading opposition to the government's Elections Bill. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Supported by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One Way Ticket To Rwanda
April 14, 2022 13:13 - 58 minutesHost Adrian Goldberg gets reaction to the UK's new plan to process asylum applications offshore in Rwanda. Guests include Lou Calvey from Refugee Action; Zoe Gardener from the Joint Council For The Welfare Of Immigrants; and Sian Norris from Byline Times. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. (Originally broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio on 14 April, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn...
Another Fine Mess
April 13, 2022 06:09 - 42 minutesReaction to the fines issued to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak for breaking their own lockdown rules at the height of the Covid pandemic - aka Partygate. Adrian Goldberg hears from Safiah Ngah whose father Zahari Ngah died from Coronavirus; and Sam Bright, Byline Times investigations editor. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. (Originally broadcast as Byline Radio on 12 April 2022). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
For Rishi - Or Poorer
April 07, 2022 20:47 - 42 minutesHost Adrian Goldberg and Byline Times Investigations Editor Sam Bright examine revelations about the "non dom" tax status of businesswoman Akshata Murthy, wife of Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. (First broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 7 April, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
POWERED BY HOT AIR?
April 07, 2022 16:15 - 44 minutesAs the UK launches its new energy security strategy, Adrian Goldberg hears from climate change lawyer Tessa Khan and Jonathan Atkinson, Director of People Powered Retrofit . Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"They Are The Nazis Of Our Times"
April 06, 2022 06:21 - 1 hour - 137 MBPowerful testimony about Russian war crimes from inside Ukraine with opposition MP Inna Sovsun; plus Peter Jukes from Byline Times. Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Made in Birmingham by by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. (Originally broadcast as Byline Radio 5 April, 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"NOW OR NEVER" - THE IPCC CLIMATE REPORT
April 05, 2022 05:02 - 1 hourThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued a "now or never" report, challenging world governments to rapidly move away from fossil fuel or risk environmental catastrophe. Adrian Goldberg discusses the report with Asad Rehma, Director of War On Want, plus Zak and Claudia from Stop Oil Now. Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices....
IPPC CLIMATE REPORT PREVIEW
April 04, 2022 12:49 - 31 minutesChaitanya Kumar, Head of Environment and Green Transition at the New Economics Foundation, tells Adrian Goldberg what's at stake when the new IPCC Climate Report is published. Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. (First broadcast on Byline Radio on 4 April 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Covid 19 - Where We Are Now
April 02, 2022 05:49 - 1 hourIn February 2022, the Westminster government declared Covid 19 "Freedom Day", removing the requirement for people to wear masks in public, and self isolate even if they were positive. Now, UK Covid rates have reached record levels but free testing has been removed for most people in England, reflecting ministers' desire to "live with" Covid 19. But what are the long term consequences for public health? And what's the impact on those with underlying health conditions? Adrian Goldberg hears fro...
The PPE Scandal
March 30, 2022 22:02 - 50 minutesFrom Byline Radio on Twitter Spaces, Wednesday 30 March. (Follow @bylineradio) Sam Bright explains the history of the PPE scandal to host Adrian Goldberg. Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Partygate - The Hangover
March 30, 2022 05:37 - 1 hourFrom Byline Radio on Twitter Spaces, 29/3/22 (Follow @bylineradio) Did Boris Johnson mislead parliament over parties in Downing Street and other government buildings during Covid lockdown? It looks ever more likely after 20 retrospective fines were issued by the Met. Adrian Goldberg assesses what this means for the PM, along with Byline Times Political and Westminster Correspondent Adam Bienkov, and Otto English, author of 'Fake History - Ten Great Lies And How They Shaped The World. Made i...
Priti Patel Defeat Over Asylum Seekers' Phones
March 29, 2022 05:52 - 36 minutesFrom Byline Radio, 28 March 2022 In August 2021, Katie Tarrant revealed in Byline Times that asylum seekers were have their phones confiscated by UK Border Officials. Although the the Home Office insisted that the practice was within the law, it has now been forced to acknowledge that blanket confiscation of phones is illegal. Katie reacts to the news, along with Byline Times Investigations Editor Sam Bright who sets the context of the government's 'hostile environment' to migrants. Hosted b...
The Royals - And Reparations
March 28, 2022 15:19 - 2 hoursFirst broadcast on Byline Radio via Twitter Spaces on Sunday, 27 March 2022. In the aftermath of protests against a Royal visit to the Caribbean by Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, Adrian Goldberg explores the position of the monarchy in the UK's former Empire, and asks if reparations are due to the descendants of enslaved Africans forced to work on plantations in the West Indies. Made in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Worldwide War On Women
March 25, 2022 17:43 - 50 minutesFrom Byline Radio 25/3/22 Whether it's the threat of reversing Roe vs Wade and curtailing abortion rights in the States; or denying girls a secondary education in Afghanistan, it seems women's hard won rights are coming under attack around the world. Host Adrian Goldberg discusses this ":Handmaid's Tale" scenario with Sian Norris from BylineTimes who also been investigating (along with colleague Sam Bright) a Conservative MP with link to a US based religious organisation opposed to reproducti...
The Tik Tok War - Putin and Russian Disinformation
March 24, 2022 17:10 - 55 minutes - 101 MBHosted by Adrian Goldberg, with Peter Jukes and Idrees Ahmad. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
RISHI SUNAK SPRING STATEMENT - REACTION
March 23, 2022 17:06 - 51 minutesAdrian Goldberg gets reaction to the Autumn Statement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak with guests Robert Palmer from Tax Justice UK; Jeevun Sandher, an economist at Kings College London; and Otto English from Byline Times. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nationality and Borders Bill
March 22, 2022 15:54 - 1 hourWhat's wrong with the UK's hugely controversial Nationality and Borders Bill? Host Adrian Goldberg investigates with Sonya Sceats, CEO of Freedom From Torture; Mike Galsworthy, founder of the Bylines Network; and Lou Calvey from Refugee Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jeremy Clarkson's Slavery 'Apology'
March 21, 2022 16:19 - 1 hour - 127 MBFrom Byline Radio, 21 March 2022 Author Alex Renton discuss a "half arsed" apology by the Sunday Times about Jeremy Clarkson article which critics say amounts to "slavery denialism" (starts at 54.05) PLUS Conservative MP Damien Collins on the need for a football regulator (starts at 26.48) AND the latest on Ukraine with Denys Ghanza in Kyiv and Byline Times Investigations editor Sam Bright. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Child Q Scandal
March 18, 2022 16:36 - 1 hourThis is the full episode of Byline Radio for 18 March 2022. Adrian. Goldberg hears about the Child Q Scandal from Alba Kapoor of the Runnymede Trust and Ava Vidal, comedian, journalist and activist. PLUS Adam Bienkov, Byline Times political correspondent on the P&O Ferries story and Egveny Lebedev story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why Was Russian Interference Ignored
March 17, 2022 14:50 - 56 minutes - 52 MBFormer Labour MP Ian Lucas joins Adrian Goldberg to talk about why the government ignored calls to investigate Russian interference in British politics. His book Digital Gangsters is out now. PLUS Emily Griffith from Action On Armed Violence discusses the killing of civilians in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition. And Alba Kapoor from the Runnymede Trust on government plans to reduced what it calls race 'disparities'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Collusion or Ignorance?
March 16, 2022 17:34 - 1 hourByline Times editor Hardeep Matharu explores links between Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarchs and Boris Johnson. Plus Asad Rehman from War On Want on the UK's hypocrisy in seeking an oil deal with Saudi Arabia. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carbon Wars
March 15, 2022 16:22 - 1 hourAs the UK seeks alternative oil and gas supplies in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, host Adrian Goldberg asks if we should be weaning ourselves off fossil fuels altogether. Guests include Tessa Khan from Uplift; former MP turned eco activist Alan Simpson; and Zoe Cohen and Claudia from Just Stop Oil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The UK's Ukrainian Refugee Scheme
March 14, 2022 15:50 - 1 hourThis is an unedited recording of "What The Papers Don't Say" broadcast @bylineradio on Twitter Spaces on Monday 14/3/22 Adrian Goldberg hears about the UK government's plans to house Ukrainian refugees from Louise Calvey, Head of Services and Safeguarding at Refugee Action. Plus - should Andrew Neil apologise to Carole Cadwalladr for calling her a "mad cat woman". Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn mo...
ENGLISH FOOTBALL'S DIRTY MONEY
March 12, 2022 09:54 - 51 minutesThis is the episode of Byline Radio from Friday, 11 March 2022. To listen live follow @bylineradio on Twitter where the show is live from noon, Monday to Friday. Guests include Kieran Maguire, a football finance expert from Liverpool University and Luke Hildyard, Director of the High Pay think tank. Plus Denys Ghanza in Kyiv; and Stephen Colegrave on the Byline Festival. Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
The Appeasement of Putin
March 11, 2022 07:35 - 1 hour - 156 MBFrom Byline Radio 10/3/22. To listen to Byline Radio, follow @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces. In this episode Adrian Goldberg hears from Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times. Plus Professor Rupert Read, who was "cancelled" by Nick Ferrari on LBC. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by Byline Times subscriptions and memberships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rape Victims - Failed By The System (Again!)
March 09, 2022 22:31 - 33 minutesAdrian Goldberg investigates how rape victims and survivors are being failed on both sides of the Anglo/Scottish border. In England and Wales, an official report has found that rape victims are continually and systematically being failed by the criminal justice system with long delays between reporting a case and a prosecution. Adrian discusses this with Byline Times Chief Social and European Affairs Reporter Sian Norris with Hera Hussein, founder of Chayn, which supports survivors of gender...
UKRAINE AND US
March 02, 2022 22:31 - 28 minutesAfter President Putin’s version of 'nasty neighbours' - invading the country next door on the ludicrous pretext that he was seeking the “demilitarisation and denazification” of Ukraine - we explore the personal and political aspects of the conflict. The personal account comes from Denys Ganzha, a 22 year old, currently dodging Russian bombs just outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, while the political aspect is provided by Bella Sankey from Detention Action, who discusses the UK's response...
What Next For The Met?
February 23, 2022 22:31 - 39 minutesWhat next for Britain's largest and most powerful police force the Met, following the resignation of Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick? Amid allegations of racism, misogyny, homophobia and institutional corruption among its officers, Adrian Goldberg talks to people at the heart of three of the Met's most prominent recent failures; Koshka Duff, John Pape, and Debbie from Sisters Uncut. Don't forget to follow @bylineradio on Twitter for What The Papers DON'T Say, on Monday and Thursday at noon Pr...
"WOKELORE"
February 16, 2022 22:31 - 36 minutesAdrian Goldberg talks to Hardeep Matharu and Peter Jukes about a new book of selected Byline Times writings called "Wokelore": Boris Johnson's Culture War And Other Stories. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Power To The People
February 09, 2022 22:31 - 50 minutesWith UK energy prices set to increase by 54% is it time to think again and put re-nationalisation on the table? Adrian Goldberg gets both sides of the story from Cat Hobbs, founder and director of We Own It and Professor Michael Pollitt from the Cambridge University Judge Business School Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey EWhite. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Putin, Ukraine, and Londongrad
February 02, 2022 22:34 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBThis week, Putin, Ukraine and Londongrad… Adrian Goldberg explores why the UK plays such an important role in supporting the Russian leader – and what he hopes to achieve by amassing troops on the Ukrainian border… We hear from Russian born journalist and writer Zarina Zabrisky; Bill Browder head of the Magnitsky Justice Campaign who fell foul of Putin after challenging corruption in Russia: and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake who has challenged the government over lax financial regula...
After Partygate: Do We Need Leveson 2?
January 27, 2022 00:46 - 32 minutesAfter Partygate, the scandal that has jeopardised Boris Johnson's Premiership, Adrian Goldberg asks do we need Leveson 2 - an investigation into links between the press, the police and politicians. This was originally proposed by High Court Judge Sir Brian Leveson at the conclusion of his Inquiry into press ethics in. 2012, but was scrapped by then PM Theresa May in 2018. Adrian hears from Peter Jukes, executive editor of Byline Times, former Times night editor Katherine O'Donnell, and camp...
"I Face 25 Years In Jail - For Helping Refugees"
January 20, 2022 00:39 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MBSean Binder shares the story of his trial at the hands of the Greek government for no greater crime, he says, than helping refugees arrive safely on the island of Lesvos, where he worked as a volunteer for a search and rescue charity. Sean Binder's legal fundraising campaign is here. This podcast is funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Rise of English Nationalism - and the Demise of the UK
January 12, 2022 10:10 - 37 minutesAdrian Goldberg talks to author and historian James Hawes about the Rise of English Nationalism and what he regards as the inevitable demise of the UK. James' book The Shortest History of England is available now from Old Street Publishing. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Life After Boris Johnson...
January 05, 2022 13:44 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBWhat would the UK be like if Prime Minister Boris Johnson was brought down by his own party…a prospect that seems increasingly likely? In this week's episode we examine that question and do more crystal ball gazing into 2022 with Byline Times Editor Hardeep Matharu and Byline Times co-founder and Executive Editor Peter Jukes. Presented by Adrian Goldberg. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See aca...
The Lies and Times of Boris Johnson
December 22, 2021 22:12 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBAdrian Goldberg scrolls through a year's worth of Byline Times podcasts to create a profile of Boris Johnson. Contributors include journalist Peter Oborne; Richard Beard, author of Sad Little Men; writer Otto English; haulier Laura Salt; Dr Cathy Gardner; Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell; Bekki Ashmore from Plan International UK. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Austerity and the Welfare State
December 15, 2021 23:15 - 37 minutesAdrian Goldberg talks to Chris Thomas of the IPPR and Sian Norris of Byline Times about the long term impact of Austerity on the NHS and Children's Services. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From Powell to Patel: Britain's Real Migrant Problem
December 08, 2021 22:09 - 1 hourA look at the Nationality and Borders Bill with Steve Valdez Symonds from Amnesty, Maddie Harris of the Humans for Rights Network and Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu. Presented by Adrian Goldberg, produced in Birmingham by Adrian and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times newspaper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
JOHNSON: "MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE?"
December 01, 2021 00:10 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBBarrister Michael Mansfield QC tells Adrian Goldberg that Boris Johnson and other senior politicians could be prosecuted for Misconduct In Public Office over their handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. Mr Mansfield was speaking as he launched the Final Report of the People's Covid Inquiry. Adrian also hears from Dr Tony O'Sullivan co-Chair of Keep Our NHS Public who commissioned the Inquiry. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times newspaper. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg ...
Boris Johnson: "Misconduct In Public Office?"
December 01, 2021 00:10 - 35 minutesBarrister Michael Mansfield QC tells Adrian Goldberg that Boris Johnson and other senior politicians could be prosecuted for Misconduct In Public Office over their handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. Mr Mansfield was speaking as he launched the Final Report of the People's Covid Inquiry. Adrian also hears from Dr Tony O'Sullivan co-Chair of Keep Our NHS Public who commissioned the Inquiry. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times newspaper. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and ...
"MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE?"
December 01, 2021 00:10 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBBarrister Michael Mansfield QC tells Adrian Goldberg that Boris Johnson and other senior politicians could be prosecuted for Misconduct In Public Office over their handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. Mr Mansfield was speaking as he launched the Final Report of the People's Covid Inquiry. Adrian also hears from Dr Tony O'Sullivan co-Chair of Keep Our NHS Public who commissioned the Inquiry. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times newspaper. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg ...
ETON MESS
November 25, 2021 07:42 - 40 minutes - 56 MBThe wealth and power of Britain's public schools go under the microscope in this edition of the Byline Times podcast, presented by Adrian Goldberg. We hear from Iain Overton, leader of the Byline Intelligence Team about the huge growth in assets of these elite educational establishments; and Richard Beard, author of Sad Little Men: Private Schools And The Ruin of England. Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted o...
Grenfell - The Battle For Justice
November 17, 2021 22:31 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBMore than four years after the Grenfell Tower Tragedy in which 72 people died, victims' families are still awaiting justice. A Public Inquiry into the West London high rise fire won't issue its final report until 2022 - although the conclusions of Phase 1 were damning about the cladding materials used on the block and the failure to adhere to building regulations. In the meantime, journalist Richard Norton Taylor has written a play based on the evidence given to the Inquiry so far. He tal...
DO WE NEED A WOMENS' BILL OF RIGHTS
November 10, 2021 22:39 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBWe live in a supposedly equal society but the gender pay gap is currently 8% in favour of men; there’s plenty of evidence showing that government Austerity measures disproportionately affected women; while the debate around the murder of Sarah Everard highlighted how harassment, abuse and violence have become normalised - so do we need a Womens’ Bill Of Rights? It’s 35 years since the UK ratified CEDAW -United Nations Convention on the Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Wom...