PoliticsJOE Podcast

Donald Trump’s second presidency has been marked by a striking lack of resistance. While figures inside his first administration regularly challenged his decisions, Trump 2.0 has seen politicians, business leaders, media organisations and institutions fall into line.

So why has America’s political establishment become so reluctant to stand up to him? In this interview, Jacob Weisberg, journalist, formerly of Slate and author of Profiles in Cowardice, explains how Donald Trump has consolidated his power, and why so many of the people who once opposed him have since capitulated.

With the US midterm elections approaching, Weisberg explains why a Democratic victory in the House of Representatives could fundamentally change the political landscape, opening the door to investigations into Trump's administration, corruption and abuse of power.

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Andy Burnham's Chancellor John Healey gave his first budget, and the first of Andy Burnham's reign as Prime Minister.

Ava and Seán headed into the content dungeon to chew the fat.
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Robin Wigglesworth, Financial Times journalist and author of The Fabulous Debt, joins us to explain how government borrowing works, why rising gilt yields matter, and how Labour's first Budget under Andy Burnham could take Britain out of a doom cycle of reliance on the market.

Robin also explains why government debt isn't necessarily a bad thing, how Britain historically used borrowing to industrialise and build its economy, and why countries such as Canada and Sweden offer lessons in tackling difficult public-finance problems.

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Andy Burnham’s position on Brexit has been murky since the 2016 referendum, and he's recently called for a debate about Britain’s future with the EU. So what exactly is going on?
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Andrew Feinstein is one of the most versatile people in British politics today. Formerly a member of the South African Parliament for Nelson Mandela's ANC, he has gained notoriety in the UK in recent years, most notably for running against Keir Starmer in Holborn and St Pancras in the 2024 General Election.

Today, he sits down with Ava to talk about the recent by-election in the seat, the failure of politicians across the globe to represent the most urgent needs of the people they represent, and the war machine propping up horror across the globe.

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