S1 Ep70: Weekly Brexit news round-up with Warren and Tim
In, out, or still shaking it all about? With the general election in the offing and manifestos flying in all directions, you could be forgiven for not knowing each party’s exact stance on Brexit. So Tim kicks off the weekly round-up with a rapid-fire run through of who is calling for what and why. Welcoming back co-host Warren, they then discuss how German chancellor Angela Merkel is likely to ...
33m May 23, 2017
33m
S1 Ep69: Simon Read on the importance of Britain's financial services sector post Brexit
While bankers may not top the poll as Britain’s most popular members of society, would we be bankrupt without them? With London’s status as the No 1 financial centre in the world uncertain there are warnings that the knock-on effect could cripple the UK economy. But is this just inflated opinion? One man who has more of a handle on these matters than most is campaigning financial journalist Sim...
19m May 18, 2017
19m
S1 Ep68: Weekly Brexit news round-up with Oli Dugmore
Nil points for guessing last week’s biggest #Brexit news story… X Factor’s Lucie Jones claiming a mighty 15th position in Eurovision with her track ‘Never Give Up On You’. But while it might bring some cosy cohesion to Saturday night TV, pop isn’t always short for populist, and back in the real world the fallout from Britain’s decision to leave the EU remains fractious. Oli Dugmore, an editor o...
35m May 16, 2017
35m
S1 Ep67: Katinka Barysch on why a trade deal over Brexit is not Germany's priority
It might be No 1 on the the UK's #Brexit wishlist, but while Britain furiously debates whether a bad trade deal is worse than no deal with Europe, the continent's leading economic powerhouse is not really bothered.That's the view of Munich-based Katinka Barysch, a political researcher at financial service company Allianz. It might seem strange that with Germany exporting €86 billion worth of go...
21m May 11, 2017
21m
S1 Ep66: Weekly Brexit news round-up with Jen and Tim
‘Macron steamrollers Le Pen’ and ‘Tories crush Labour’. The local and French elections appear to have left no doubt as to who will provide - as Theresa May is so keen to remind everyone - “strong and stable” leadership. But is this really the case? Tim and Jen attempt to look behind the headlines in this week’s news round-up, discussing the challenges France will face under its new (pro-Europe)...
23m May 09, 2017
23m
S1 Ep65: Vincent Pons on the French election and what it means for Brexit
With the second round of the French elections just around the corner, Jen spoke to Frenchman and assistant professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School Vincent Pons to find out how the French and British brands of populism and anti-European sentiment compare, as well as the chances of the UK’s snap election ending with a similar result to France. #jenhahn #vincentpons #fr...
23m May 04, 2017
23m
S1 Ep64: Weekly Brexit news round-up with Jen and Tim
The new guidelines on the EU's negotiating position dominated Brexit developments this week - and it was tough talk from EU Council President Donald Tusk. With a united front the clear priority for the 27 states, Theresa May's government can expect no quarter given as the EU insists it will decide timings for any trade deal. There are also further calls for the guaranteeing of EU citizens' righ...
21m May 02, 2017
21m
S1 Ep63: Jemima Lovatt on how dark ads might decide the general election
Although there is still a big fight to fight when it comes to combatting the spreading of fake news and alternative facts, awareness about these issues is rapidly increasing, so we’ve gone some way to empowering ourselves to spot these fraudulent stories when they pop up on our news feed. But now there’s a new, much less noticeable and lesser known way in which our social media feeds can be fil...
16m Apr 27, 2017
16m
S1 Ep62: Weekly Brexit news round-up with Steph Farnsworth
Journalist Steph Farnsworth joins Tim to discuss the past seven days of Brexit developments. With the June 8 general election fast-approaching, Steph picks up on a couple of Theresa May's key aides resigning, how the PM left students vexed with his non-committal attitude over university tuition fees, and also questions Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's dithering over whether to commit to a second E...
34m Apr 25, 2017
34m
S1 Ep61: Oh snap, another election! Henry Newman on what it means for Brexit
It was in 1990 that German pop act Snap! released dance track with the catchy lyric “I’ve got the power.” Now 27 years on, Theresa May has called a snap election hoping for a similar mantra. The PM wants to draw a line under the Brexit naysayers, or in the subtle words of the Daily Mail’s front page… CRUSH THE SABOTEURS. The current polls suggest it will give her the mandate she needs to push o...
18m Apr 20, 2017
18m
S1 Ep60: Weekly Brexit news round-up with Jen and Tim
Jen and Tim discuss the past week’s big Brexit news including Theresa May’s Easter speech – and the backlash it provoked – and worries over the lack of transparency with EU negotiations. They also discuss the migration paradox of falling numbers of overseas students (making Jen somewhat enraged), and how important non-Brexit laws are being kicked into the long grass as the Great Repeal Bill tak...
23m Apr 18, 2017
23m
S1 Ep59: Shashi Tharoor on Brexit's implicit Empire-ical nostalgia
Beyond being a politician, Shashi Tharoor is also a viral video star. His impassioned speech at the Oxford Union Society, in which he argued that Britain owes India reparations as compensation for the Empire’s colonial atrocities, has accumulated almost four million views and most recently he has made waves with his book 'Inglorious Empire: what the British did to India'.We brought the former U...
31m Apr 13, 2017
31m
S1 Ep58: Weekly Brexit news round-up with Tim
It's been another busy week on the Brexit front and in a change of format for today's episode, Tim provides a round-up of the key issues. Stay tuned for news of a leak on how the government will prioritise trade over the environment, the real elephants in the room, the thorny issue of the NHS turning to hedge funds, and why tiny Gadheim will be glad all over when Britain finally leaves the EU. ...
18m Apr 11, 2017
18m
S1 Ep57: Gibraltar rocked. Ex pat journalist Joe Duggan on the sovereignty row
There's a ruck over the Rock. Despite being the most pro remain voting area in last year's EU Referendum (95.9%), Gibraltar's future hadn't been much debated in the pre-negotiation posturing. That all changed on Friday, when EU guidelines announced no trade deals would be finalised over the peninsula without a bilateral agreement between Spain and Britain. This lit the the blue touch paper and ...
28m Apr 06, 2017
28m
S1 Ep56: Stephanie Farnsworth on launching new political youth magazine Stand Up
New magazine Stand Up is not about delivering your best one-liners but about giving young people a voice, says its editor Stephanie Farnsworth. Launched from her home in Sunderland, a strong Vote Leave area, the publication aims to engage more young people in political debate in the wake of Brexit. Tim caught up with Stephanie to find out about what's next for the mag. If you like the sound of ...
24m Apr 04, 2017
24m
S1 Ep55: May triggered Article 50 but what happens now? Joe Owen explains
The countdown to glorious independence or a ticking time bomb? Either way, Theresa May finally triggered Article 50 yesterday to start the two-year process of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. No sooner had the PM's six-page letter been delivered to the EU Council, than Jen and Tim got together with Joe Owen from the Institute For Government to discuss its salient points. Are we he...
21m Mar 30, 2017
21m
S1 Ep54: Gina Miller on her determination to hold the government to account after Article 50 is triggered
Gina Miller is a polarising figure; anti-Brexit campaigner to some, a lone voice standing up for parliamentary sovereignty to others. Having won a Supreme Court case against Theresa May's government over the need for a vote to implement Article 50 in January, the investment fund manager has led the campaign for parliament to have the final decision over Britain's agreed EU exit package. She joi...
20m Mar 28, 2017
20m
S1 Ep53: Councillor Paul Gleeson on the real reasons why Boston is the most pro Leave area of the country
With less than a week to go before Article 50 is triggered, Labour councillor Paul Gleeson joined Tim to discuss the real factors that led to Boston being the most pro Leave borough in the United Kingdom. Paul explains how low wages and high rents have led to an uneasy atmosphere between an ageing local population and an increasing tide of exploited immigrants, leading to a huge 76 per cent vot...
38m Mar 23, 2017
38m
S1 Ep52: Ian Dunt, author of Brexit: What The Hell Happens Now?
Brexit: What The Hell Happens Now? We find out from Ian Dunt – the man who wrote the book on it – who, as editor of politics.co.uk, is one of the UK’s most knowledgeable commentators on British, European and world politics. As a tumultuous week for #Brexit culminated with a toxic spat between PM Theresa May and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon , we invited Ian on to discuss what the hell really will ...
30m Mar 21, 2017
30m
S1 Ep51: Tim reviews a new play about Brexit, My Country; a work in progress
Tim enjoyed a rare night out at the National Theatre to watch the new play about #Brexit, My Country; a work in progress. Directed by Rufus Norris and written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, it's a play with a difference, using the transcripts from hundreds of members of the public who were asked what they thought about a changing Britain and its relationship with the European Union. The play...
24m Mar 16, 2017
24m
S1 Ep50: An angry Dave Bromage on a big week of Brexit developments
Journalist Dave Bromage previously joined us for Episode 21 when he was banging the drum for a #LibDemFightBack. With so much #Brexit news over the past few days, we thought it would be a good time to ask him back on the show to see if he was any more positive over Britain's future. A rather forlorn hope. Tim and Jen co-host, and after Dave introduced us to the UK's somnambulistic (that he defi...
20m Mar 14, 2017
20m
S1 Ep49: Robert Lawson on how language creates belonging and difference
In the third, and (for now) the last episode in our little mini-series about how Brexit is being taken up in academia, we brought on Robert Lawson, who is a lecturer and course director at Birmingham City University’s School of English and responsible for the linguistics arm of the Centre for Brexit Studies.We cover a whole big range of ground in this interview from how language was used during...
30m Mar 09, 2017
30m
S1 Ep48: Alex de Ruyter on setting up a Centre for Brexit Studies
In January, Birmingham City University launched the world’s first and only Centre for Brexit Studies. So of course, we had to bring on the centre's head and the director of research at BCU’s Business School Alex de Ruyter to give us his take on what academia can add to the Brexit debate. We discuss the importance of inter- and multidisciplinary study of a subject as multi-facetted as Brexit an...
18m Mar 07, 2017
18m
S1 Ep47: Paul Coleridge on how Brexit might improve family stability and marriage rates
Once again, today's episode provides a platform for quite a controversial opinion. Paul Coleridge, a former high court judge and founder of the Marriage Foundation, recently penned an article for The Telegraph in which he made the suggestion that Brexit might result in an improvement of family stability and marriage rates. As you can imagine, this created a storm of backlash online so we though...
25m Mar 02, 2017
25m
S1 Ep46: Dr Martin Glynn on how Brexit is affecting racial and prison politics
To describe Dr Martin Glynn as a jack of all trades might be an understatement. Beyond being a theatre director, poet and children's book author he is also a lecturer in criminology at Birmingham City University, has over 3 decades of experience working in criminal justice and public health and is about to release an EP as a hip hop artist. As to be expected we covered a whole range of topics f...
48m Feb 28, 2017
48m
S1 Ep45: Sally Hunt on how Brexit risks an exodus of EU students and academics
The role of British universities as places for building and nurturing multicultural communities might be at a risk as a result of Brexit. Canada has recently overtaken the UK as the most desirable destination for EU students, and the number of those applying for early deadline courses via UCAS has dropped by nine per cent. And it doesn’t look much different for the teaching staff as the Univers...
19m Feb 23, 2017
19m
S1 Ep44: Blair toxic for Brexit? Kieran Pedlay on the impact of former PM
Just how unpopular is Tony Blair? (Well, he might not want to tune in for this one!) After the former prime minister threw his weight into the Brexit debate with an impassioned pro EU speech on Friday, Tim caught up with Polling Matters' Kieran Pedley to find out what the public think. We also talk about who is the most popular post-war PM, what makes a poll you can trust, and why we shouldn't ...
24m Feb 21, 2017
24m
S1 Ep43: Conor Devine on whether Northern Ireland's future is going up in smoke
Even in the most remarkable of years, it seemed unbelievable that Northern Ireland's power-sharing agreement - ushered in by the Good Friday agreement of 1998 - could be brought to its knees by a renewable heating incentive to burn wood pellets. However, the fallout from the ill-conceived scheme, dubbed 'cash for ash,' has led a furore over a political resignation and a snap election on March 2...
27m Feb 16, 2017
27m
S1 Ep42: Education, ethnicity, age - BBC's George Greenwood digs into why Britain voted for Brexit
Since the EU referendum we’ve been hearing a lot of generalisations about voting patterns. If the general consensus was to be believed, all major metropolitan areas and minority ethnic groups would have voted to Remain. But new data by the BBC proves otherwise. For this episode of the podcast, Jen and Tim talk to George Greenwood, a freedom of information researcher for the BBC who worked on th...
24m Feb 14, 2017
24m
S1 Ep41: Jim Duffy & Lucy-Rose on the business mind-set required to make Brexit a success
Can the right mind-set help businesses cope with Brexit? Two CEOs join Tim and Jen for this episode, as we welcome Lucy-Rose Walker, the chief exec of Edinburgh-based Entrepreneurial Spark, and Jim Duffy, its chief executive optimist - who is looking forward to returning to London to meet the Queen, having been awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours List. Lucy and Jim chat about how they've h...
27m Feb 09, 2017
27m
S1 Ep40: Marc Webber on how Brexit could be an own goal for the Premier League
There's no doubting the popularity of English football, but has Brexit scored an own goal in the Premier League's bid for global domination? Marc Webber, feature writer at FC Business magazine, joined Tim to discuss the knock-on effect to British clubs of leaving the European Union. They discuss how sterling's depreciation (the currency, not the player!) is seeing an exodus of stars to China, a...
21m Feb 07, 2017
21m
S1 Ep39: Graham Smith on how Cornwall will manage without EU funding
Cornwall was a large net beneficiary of European Union funding yet 56 per cent of its residents voted to leave. Graham Smith, from news website Cornwall Reports, joins Tim and Jen to discuss the perceived wisdom behind the decision. Graham has been a journalist in the county for 36 years and provides great insight into the economic and social challenges this remote part of the UK now faces. We ...
29m Feb 02, 2017
29m
S1 Ep38: Sir Richard Packer on how agriculture can reap the benefits of Brexit
Will Britain reap what it has sowed with Brexit? Sir Richard Packer recently wrote a report on how our agricultural policy should function once we leave the European Union. He joins Tim to discuss whether free of subsidising fellow EU states, we're now set for a bumper return. #Podcast #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #Referendum #EUReferendum #VoteLeave #VoteRemain #VoteIn #EU #UK #TimHeming #JenniferH...
20m Jan 31, 2017
20m
S1 Ep37: Stephen Chater on what happens now, post-Article 50 ruling
On Tuesday it was finally decided. The Supreme Court ruled that parliament must be consulted before Article 50 can be triggered, bringing to an end one of the most important and perhaps most controversial constitutional law cases in decades. But what exactly will this mean going forwards? We talked to Stephen Chater of Postlethwaite Solicitors and the UK200 Group to give us a refresher on the t...
30m Jan 26, 2017
30m
S1 Ep36: Jemima Lovatt on who is responsible for post-truth politics
The word of the year in 2016 was post-truth. But what does that mean, was there ever such a thing as truth politics and how do we fight the pervasiveness of fake news without tipping over into censorship? Jemima Lovatt, the founder of the London Legal Forum and host of a recent panel discussion on how to ensure honest elections in post-truth politics came on the podcast to share some of her big...
35m Jan 24, 2017
35m
S1 Ep35: Robyn Munro gives us the 101 on Theresa May's big Brexit speech
On Tuesday, Theresa May finally gave her long-awaited Brexit speech. Friend of the podcast Robyn Munro from The Institute for Government gives us a quick roundup of her main points and what to look out for going forwards. We cover everything from whether the UK might leave the EU without a trade deal to why the Northern Irish government collapsed, what that could mean for Brexit and what a hard...
24m Jan 19, 2017
24m
S1 Ep34: Lembit Öpik of the Motorcycle Action Group goes full throttle on Brexit
He may have got on his bike and zoomed out of front line politics, but the ever-intrepid Lembit Öpik is never short of an opinion. Tim was joined by the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) spokesman and Liberal Democrat party member to discuss all things Brexit and find out how MAG is trying to stall the health and safety drive of bureaucrats in both Brussels and Westminster. In probably our most wid...
35m Jan 17, 2017
35m
S1 Ep33: Sir Ivan the Terrible? Vicenzo Scarpetta on civil servant's resignation
Was the resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers a blessing or curse for Britain? The UK's ambassador to the EU quit last week to spark celebrations from Brexiteers who felt he was overly pessimistic and angst among Remainers who rue more upheaval in negotiations with the EU. Tim and Jen spoke to Open Europe's Vincenzo Scarpetta to find out how much influence Sir Ivan really wielded and whether his repla...
19m Jan 12, 2017
19m
S1 Ep32: Isabel Gahren on how social bots manipulate our political views
What have social bots, big data and a hi-tech company from Cambridge got to do with Brexit? A lot more than we might think. Tim spoke with Isabel Gahren, a freelance human rights journalist from Berlin to find out how the news, and therefore, our thoughts and feelings, can be manipulated by technology and why it might have played a critical role in the EU referendum result. To find out more abo...
31m Jan 10, 2017
31m
S1 Ep31: How the EU referendum came about
How did the EU Referendum come to pass? David Cameron isn't the only one who might be scratching his head as to why a public vote was granted. In this episode, Tim goes on a solo mission to find out and discovers how the little known Backbench Business Committee grew to wield huge influence in shaping the future of our country. Tim takes listeners through a fine piece from the BBC's parliamenta...
12m Jan 05, 2017
12m
S1 Ep30: Tim's top five Brexit takeaways
For our 30th episode, co-host Tim Heming reveals the five things he has learned from Brexit and doing a podcast about one of the most divisive political events in modern history. We touch on his frustration about people's intransigence, the difference between complacent and active optimism and on whether Brexit will mean a crisis for comedians because reality is finally stranger than fiction. W...
28m Jan 03, 2017
28m
S1 Ep29: Holly Seddon on living as an ex-pat in Amsterdam
The Brexit Podcast is going Dutch today for a chat with successful author and Brit abroad, Holly Seddon. Holly talks to Tim about about living as an ex-pat in Amsterdam and how the Dutch are taking a keen interest in the curious events in Britain since June. She also shares her concerns for the future education of her young family in a more divided Europe and explains why the referendum result ...
23m Dec 29, 2016
23m
S1 Ep28: Warren's top five Brexit takeaways
It’s podcast co-founder Warren’s turn to bring us his five takeaways from everything Brexit so far. He pulls a few surprises from his cracker when chatting to Tim as to why Brexit will be good for business but bad for families, and lays into the mainstream media for not so much muddying the waters, as polluting them altogether. He also reveals a) he’s a big fan of the Carpenters, and b) his age...
20m Dec 27, 2016
20m
S1 Ep27: The Triathlon Industry Association on how Brexit won't stop the sport being runaway success
Against the backdrop of rising uncertainty and soaring costs, how is one sports' industry still making double-digit growth? The day after Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee finished runner-up in the BBC's Sports Personality Of The Year awards, Tim caught up with chair of the Triathlon Industry Association, Mel Berry, and her colleague Gary Roethenbaugh, to find out why its 75 key stakehol...
25m Dec 22, 2016
25m
S1 Ep26: Robyn Munro gives us a rundown of recent Brexit developments
For today's episode we are joined by recurring guest Robyn Munro, a senior researcher at the Institute for Government. Last time she was on, Theresa May had just announced her plans to trigger Article 50 in March, followed by the Great Repeal Bill. A lot has happened since then, so Robyn walks us through the High Court case against government, shares some insight on what the government’s negoti...
26m Dec 20, 2016
26m
S1 Ep25: James Graham on writing a screenplay about Brexit
Brexit is not just the subject that sparked a million news stories but also ample fodder for creatives who delight in dissecting and commenting on political matters in their work. One such wordsmith is James Graham who is responsible for some of the most successful political plays in recent years including This House about Labour’s struggles in the 70's as well as Privacy, a Broadway play about...
30m Dec 15, 2016
30m
S1 Ep24: Marie-Noelle Loewe on European citizenship and immigrants' rights in the UK
Angela Merkel has recently denied Theresa May’s request to guarantee the rights to residence, work and healthcare for British people in the EU and Europeans in the UK post-Brexit until the UK government specifies the terms under which it will be leaving the union. The lobbying group 3 Million argues that this could result in up to 1m EU citizens facing deportation. Today's guest, Marie-Noelle ...
29m Dec 13, 2016
29m
S1 Ep23: Jen's top five Brexit takeways
The Brexit Podcast has only been up and running for two months, yet has sparked a number of talking points. The first in a series, this special episode of the Brexit Podcast features hosts Jennifer Hahn and Tim Heming discussing Jen's top five takeaways from doing the podcast and living in a post-referendum Britain. They discuss reactions to Gina Miller's Supreme Court case against government o...
32m Dec 08, 2016
32m
S1 Ep22: David Kurten on why he joined UKIP and the party's role in Britain's future
What makes a well-travelled chemistry teacher decide to become a politician for the UK Independence Party? Tim talked to David Kurten, who has taught at state and private schools from Botswana to Bosnia, and Bermuda to New York, to find out. In a wide-ranging interview, David explains that why - with the EU Referendum won - he believes there is still a role for UKIP, and how a hard Brexit is es...
33m Dec 06, 2016
33m
S1 Ep21: Dave Bromage on #LibDemFightBack and flaws of the Remain campaign
Dave Bromage was an opinionated Herts & Essex Observer columnist before his remonstrations were culled in journalism's latest round of his budget cuts. It's only served to make a man, who would joust with irate readers on message boards, even angrier. Tim invited Dave in to chat about everything Brexit, from post-truth politics to the fightback of the Liberal Democrats and why he's sticking to ...
28m Dec 01, 2016
28m