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Jan 9, 2025 | 
newstatesman.com | Chris Stone
Elon Musk has waded into one of the darkest scandals in recent British history: the horrific rape and abuse of thousands of girls across the UK by so-called “grooming gangs”. Musk’s inflammatory posts on his social media platform, X, have prompted statements from Keir Starmer, questions from Kemi Badenoch in PMQs, and extensive coverage across the mainstream media.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
newstatesman.com | Chris Stone
From a “fresher’s fair” with free sweets to the struggles of finding a place to live, joining parliament is a lot like starting at University – but with the fate of the country in your hands. Andrew Marr and Rachel Cunliffe have been speaking to the new intake of MPs and join Hannah Barnes to answer a listener question on what life is like for new Members of Parliament.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
newstatesman.com | Chris Stone
Kim Leadbeater’s private members bill proposing to legalise assisted dying faces a free vote on Friday November 29. In a free vote, MPs are not whipped by their party to vote in a particular way. This means the debate between MPs has taken an unusual course, with seemingly unlikely alliances being formed across party lines. Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes and Rachel Cunliffe discuss the politics of this extraordinary vote, and the impact it could have on both the UK and Keir Starmer’s Labour government.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
newstatesman.com | Chris Stone
The former Labour deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, died on Thursday. Andrew Marr joins Hannah Barnes and George Eaton on the New Statesman podcast to remember a titan of Blair-era New Labour. Also: the foreign secretary, David Lammy, opened his appearance at the UN security council with a declaration of “shame on Putin”. In an interview with George Eaton, Lammy explains why he believes Donald Trump will pursue “peace through strength” rather than giving way to Putin over Ukraine.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
podcaststrategy.substack.com | Chris Stone
Well hello!Something a bit different this week. Excitingly, I’ve started to receive questions from you, the lovely readers of Podcast Strategy Weekly. So, in this issue, I’m going to take my first stab at answering one of them. If you have a podcast strategy question you’d like answered, you can ask me anything by replying to this email or commenting on the post if you’re reading on Substack.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
podcaststrategy.substack.com | Chris Stone
Well hello!A hearty welcome to all of you who have recently subscribed to this email via the Podcast Crew waitlist. For the rest: in case you’ve missed my incessant and probably quite annoying LinkedIn posts this week, I’m canvassing opinion on a business idea in development. The vision is to create a quick, simple one-stop solution for podcast recruitment - enabling clients to spin up production teams quickly with vetted, verified world-class producers and podcast professionals.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
newstatesman.com | Chris Stone
Fuel poverty is hitting homeowners, full-time workers, and young people. As energy prices rise and the cost of living crisis deepens, heating our homes is becoming increasingly difficult. In this episode, host Zöe Grünewald speaks with Jessica Taplin, CEO of British Gas Energy Trust, Martin Lord from Citizens Advice Essex, and Carol Shreve from Citizens Advice North Yorkshire and Law Centre.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
newstatesman.com | Chris Stone
Nicholas Harris reports from the new Labour seat of Southport, which was rocked by riots three months ago. There he found anger and resentment towards migrants. A listener asks if Reform UK now pose as much of a threat to Labour as they do to the Conservatives. Plus Rachel Cunliffe joins Hannah Barnes and Nicholas Harris to answer a listener who asks whether Donald Trump’s win is good news for new Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
podcaststrategy.substack.com | Chris Stone
Well hello!Before we begin I have a favour to ask. I’m testing a new business idea and I need your help. Over the past 12 years I’ve recruited for many podcast roles both permanent and freelance and have been struck by how analogue the process is. There isn’t a single one-stop solution for finding good, reliable and verified podcast production staff quickly. There are jobs boards and online communities - but what if you need someone fast?
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
newstatesman.com | Chris Stone
Rachel Reeves has delivered her maiden budget in the House of Commons. As expected, thanks to leaks and pre-briefing over the preceding week or so, the Chancellor is raising employers’ National Insurance, changing capital gains and inheritance tax, and increasing stamp duty. Andrew Marr and George Eaton join Hannah Barnes on the New Statesman podcast to analyse the politics of the Labour budget. They are also joined by Ben Zaranko from the IFS to review the economics.
