Labour's 'Degrowth' Delusion and Miliband's Next Job | The Counter-Insurgency

Labour's 'Degrowth' Delusion and Miliband's Next Job | The Counter-Insurgency

👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.comSponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com.Steve Baker, Laura Emily Dunn and Harry Richer unpack Andy Burnham’s Labour, Ed Miliband’s next job and the rise of “degrowth” ideologies among Labour backbenchers.Thumbnail image: “Andy Burnham visits Human Appeal’s UK winter coat collection campaign” – © Human Appeal (staff member), used under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International licence. Image may have been cropped and colour‑adjusted for this thumbnail.Source: Human Appeal / Wikimedia Commons.Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.

10 Years On: Why Britain Still Can't Get Over Brexit | Prof. Paul Dolan

Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Buy The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brexit-Effect-2016-2026-Anthony-Seldon/dp/1009749625You can find Prof. Paul Dolan's books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-Dolan/author/B001HON1OU?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true.On the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote, Steve Baker sits down with his unlikely friend and co-author Professor Paul Dolan of the LSE to explore why Britain is still so divided over the decision to leave the EU, and whether behavioural science can help us agree to disagree more gracefully. Together they unpack "beliefism," the psychology of affective polarisation, and their EMBRACE framework for embedding tolerance by design into our institutions, workplaces, and public debate.📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info

Is There a Ceiling for Christians in Politics? | Tim Farron MP

Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron joins Steve Baker to explore what real freedom means in practice. The discussion ranged from the Christian conviction that every person has equal worth, to whether there is a “ceiling” for people of faith in British politics. They dive into social media’s coarsening of debate, the limits of free speech in an age of incitement, and why secure, affordable housing and meaningful work are, in Farron’s view, the true foundations of a free society.📰 Extended cut: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info

Healey Walks: Is Labour Failing Britain’s Defence? | The Counter‑Insurgency

👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.comSponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com.Steve Baker is joined by Harry Richer (Director of Fighting for a Free Future), Laura Dunn, and Eve Lugg to unpack John Healey’s shock resignation as Defence Secretary, what it reveals about Labour’s priorities on defence and security, the coming by‑election, and whether Sir Keir Starmer can keep control of his party and government.Thumbnail Image: "Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the 3rd AUKUS Defense Ministerial Meeting at the Old Royal Naval College, London, Sept. 26, 2024.” Photo by Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense, licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Changes have been made (cropping and graphic overlay).

Family, Community, Country: Why the Right Should Back Reform | Danny Kruger

Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Shortly after his defection to Reform UK, Danny Kruger came on the podcast to describe why the British right should rally behind Reform. He argued that family, community and country must come before technocratic managerialism. He sets out how Reform could turn from protest party to government‑in‑waiting, take on the Whitehall ‘blob’, and rebuild a broken state around conservative values.Watch more of our interview with Danny Kruger: https://youtu.be/uLoe1T4ayAU📰 Extended cut: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info