No Holds Barred Pod

EP 92 – BY-ELECTION BLUES | is Reform UK finished? Can Farage dig himself out of this hole?

EP 92 – BY-ELECTION BLUES | is Reform UK finished? Can Farage dig himself out of this hole? No Holds Barred Pod, is Sal Dodgson and Don McGowan. Politics unpacked every week. News, politics and opinion. Serious and hilarious in equal measure. Results are in, and Reform UK have failed in a big way. Three by-election losses in one night, not that you'd know it from our ludicrous media. They only want to topple another Prime Minister. Will it change anything? Join us at the National Rejoin March tomorrow [if you're listening on day of release!]. Topics this episode: * Reform UK by-election losses * Pochin makes a huge faux-pas * Lee Anderson has botox * Is Burnham the answer * Trump is really struggling * Georgia Meloni has sparked a diplomatic incident over Trump's lies * Farage is in his hiding field * Nigel Farage and the £5 million question Strong language. Politics unpacked. Every week. No Holds Barred Links Our website: https://noholdsbarredpod.com [https://noholdsbarredpod.com/] Buy some merch here: https://noholdsbarredpod.com/merch/ [https://noholdsbarredpod.com/merch/] YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube]  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify]  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple]  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod [https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod] Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ [https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/]  Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered [https://substack.com/@salsnackered?] Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com [https://www.writetothem.com]  Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 [https://x.com/TheZombyPop] for our theme tune. Contact us here: 𝕏 — @NoHoldsPod [https://x.com/noholdspod] 𝔼 — info@noholdsbarredpod.com [info@noholdsbarredpod.com]

EP 91 – MOSCOW MULE | Russia, Andy Burnham, Starmer Assassination Attempt & Palestine Action

EP 91 – MOSCOW MULE | Russia, Andy Burnham, Starmer Assassination Attempt & Palestine Action Russia fires on a British yacht in the English Channel. Andy Burnham pivots right. The Starmer assassination plot divides Sal and Don. Palestine Action loses its appeal. And don't forget Farage's five million pounds. This week on your favourite UK politics podcast, No Holds Barred, Sal Dodgson and Don McGowan unpack a packed news week — with strong opinions, genuine disagreement, and no filter. From media framing of the Starmer case to what Burnham's rightward shift means for Labour's left flank, nothing gets a free pass. Topics this episode: * Russian warship fires toward a yacht in the English Channel * The Keir Starmer assassination attempt — Sal and Don disagree * Media framing and the court of public opinion * Palestine Action appeal upheld — what it means * Andy Burnham's pitch to the right * Nigel Farage and the £5 million question Strong language. Politics unpacked. Every week. No Holds Barred Links Our website: https://noholdsbarredpod.com [https://noholdsbarredpod.com/] Buy some merch here: https://noholdsbarredpod.com/merch/ [https://noholdsbarredpod.com/merch/] YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube]  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify]  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple]  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod [https://www.patreon.com/cw/NoHoldsBarredPod] Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ [https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/]  Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered [https://substack.com/@salsnackered?] Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com [https://www.writetothem.com]  Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 [https://x.com/TheZombyPop] for our theme tune. Contact us here: 𝕏 — @NoHoldsPod [https://x.com/noholdspod] 𝔼 — info@noholdsbarredpod.com [info@noholdsbarredpod.com]

EP 90 – DEFENCE DIFFICULTIES — Healy resigns. Far-right humiliated. UFC shenanigans. Trillionaires.

EP 90 – DEFENCE DIFFICULTIES — Healy resigns. Far-right humiliated. UFC shenanigans. Trillionaires. No Holds Barred Pod is Sal Dodgson and Don McGowan. Politics unpacked every week. News, politics and opinion. More Labour Party losses this week, with Healy and the very squared-jawed Al Carns [who?] resigning over the defence budget. Don argued that he can see the point of Rachel Reeves — they wasted so much cash already. We chatted about the far-right's latest humiliations around the country, when they were vastly outnumbered by decent folk. The two Ryans — Bridge and Ferguson — were arrested … which is nice. Trump's birthday fight club could be rained off, and Musk is a trillionaire. 🤷‍♂️ Don't forget Farage's five million pounds. WE HAVE MERCH as seen in the episode, available from: https://noholdsbarredpod.com/merch/ [https://noholdsbarredpod.com/merch/] SOME STRONG LANGUAGE You can find everything you need to know about the pod on our website: noholdsbarredpod.com [http://noholdsbarredpod.com]   We’re also on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/NoHoldsBarredPod] with early episodes, chat with hosts, Sal and Don every week, bonus longer episodes and a growing community chat group. Details on our website or click here [https://www.patreon.com/c/NoHoldsBarredPod]. No Holds Barred Links YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube]  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify]  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple]  Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ [https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/]  Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered? [https://substack.com/@salsnackered?]  Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com [https://www.writetothem.com]  Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 [https://x.com/TheZombyPop] for our theme tune. Contact us here: 𝕏 — @NoHoldsPod [https://x.com/noholdspod] 𝔼 — info@noholdsbarredpod.com [info@noholdsbarredpod.com]

EP 07 — DISCUSSIONS with Peter Corr — National Rejoin March

EP 07 — DISCUSSIONS with Peter Corr — National Rejoin March No Holds Barred Pod, is Sal Dodgson and Don McGowan. Politics unpacked every week. News, politics and opinion. Serious and hilarious in equal measure. We're back with a new episode of Discussions with Peter Corr, founder and organiser of the National Rejoin March. On June 20th, the march will be bigger than ever and run from Temple to Parliament Square to protest our ludicrous exit from the EU. We chatted about the march, Peter's walk from London to Brussels to deliver a book of signatures to the EU Parliament, we got into some politics as well. An excellent chat all round. Join us on the day in London if you can. Sal and Don will be there chatting to people about their views on the disaster that was Brexit. SOME STRONG LANGUAGE You can find everything you need to know about the pod on our website: noholdsbarredpod.com [http://noholdsbarredpod.com]   We’re also on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/NoHoldsBarredPod] with early episodes, chat with hosts, Sal and Don every week, bonus longer episodes and a growing community chat group. Details on our website or click here [https://www.patreon.com/c/NoHoldsBarredPod]. No Holds Barred Links YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube]  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify]  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple]  Nation Rejoin March is here: https://marchforrejoin.co.uk/ [https://marchforrejoin.co.uk/] Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ [https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/]  Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered? [https://substack.com/@salsnackered?]  Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com [https://www.writetothem.com]  Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 [https://x.com/TheZombyPop] for our theme tune. Contact us here: 𝕏 — @NoHoldsPod [https://x.com/noholdspod] 𝔼 — info@noholdsbarredpod.com [info@noholdsbarredpod.com]

EP 88 – A QUESTION OF TIME — Kenyon up the creek. Palantir are back. Albanian Island News.

EP 88 – A QUESTION OF TIME — Kenyon up the creek. Palantir are back. Albanian Island News. No Holds Barred Pod is Sal Dodgson and Don McGowan. Politics unpacked every week. News, politics and opinion. We're catching up on delayed episodes after a series of recording hiccups, so this episode was recorded the day after Reform's disastrous Question Time appearance. Palantir may have been kept out of London's Met Police, but it's still being used in EVERYTHING. And Sal had some positive news in the fightback against billionaires, courtesy of Albania. Don't forget Farage's five million pounds. SOME STRONG LANGUAGE You can find everything you need to know about the pod on our website: noholdsbarredpod.com [http://noholdsbarredpod.com]   We’re also on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/NoHoldsBarredPod] with early episodes, chat with hosts, Sal and Don every week, bonus longer episodes and a growing community chat group. Details on our website or click here [https://www.patreon.com/c/NoHoldsBarredPod]. No Holds Barred Links YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-YouTube]  Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Spotify]  Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple [https://tinyurl.com/NoHolds-Apple]  Don's Substack:https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/ [https://donmcgowan333.substack.com/]  Sal's Substack: https://substack.com/@salsnackered? [https://substack.com/@salsnackered?]  Write to your MP: https://www.writetothem.com [https://www.writetothem.com]  Thanks, as always, to Zomby Pop on 𝕏 [https://x.com/TheZombyPop] for our theme tune. Contact us here: 𝕏 — @NoHoldsPod [https://x.com/noholdspod] 𝔼 — info@noholdsbarredpod.com [info@noholdsbarredpod.com]