Politics Uncensored

This week Ali and co-host Zoë Grünewald digested the latest political news. Matt Wrack, General Secretary of the Fire's Brigade Union spoke about Labour's new deal for the working people and Sir Keir Starmer's crisis talks with the trade unions. Also on the show was Judy Bruce and Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, Just Stop Oil campaigners who were arrested after smashing the glass around the Magna Carta. They spoke about a new report which suggests protest groups like Just Stop Oil should be treated like terrorist organisations.

This week Ali and co-host Zoë Grünewald digested the latest political news. Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski spoke about the Green's success at the local elections and whether they could convert that into success at the General Election. Plus Alon Pinkas, former Israeli diplomat and advisor joined Ali and Zoe to discuss the latest in Gaza including Israel's occupation of the east of Rafah and ongoing ceasefire talks.

This week Ali digested the latest political news with former London Assembly member Murad Qureshi. Mikey Erhardt from Disability Rights UK spoke about the potential reforms to the disability benefits system and whether Suank's attack on 'sicknote culture' is damaging. Plus Erica Popplewell from River Action discussed a new alliance between several water sports to push the Government to tackle water pollution.

This week Ali digested the latest political news with Zoë Grünewald from The Independent. Professor Anupam Chander from Georgetown University explained why America is potentially banning TikTok and whether it will affect the UK. Plus Phoenix Andrews, writer and broadcaster discussed their new book 'I Heart Politics: How People Power Took Over the World.' 

This week Ali digested the latest political news with James Schneider, former director of communications for Jeremy Corbyn. Adam Smith Insitute's Maxwell Marlow discussed the smoking bill which was passed by the House of Commons this week. Plus Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP spoke about her new book 'Another England.'

This week Ali digested the latest political news with Ben Cope, political commentator. Professor Mark Garnett, senior lecturer at Lancaster University joined Ali to discuss the state of the Conservative Party after 63 MPs have announced their intention to step down at the next election. Plus Baroness Carmen Smith spoke to Ali about being the youngest member of the House of Lords including having an eventful first week on the job!

This week Ali digested the latest political news with senior editor at New Statesman George Eaton. He was also joined by Amnesty International UK's Kerry Moscogiuri to discuss Michael Gove's definition of extremism. Also on the show was Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody, Senior Lecturer in Politics who specialises in Russian information manipulation who analysed the political landscape ahead of the Russian election.

This week Ali digested the latest political news with former London Assembly member Murad Qureshi. He was also joined by IPPR's Pranesh Narayanan to analyse the latest budget. Also on the show was Greg Swenson, Chairman of Republicans Overseas to discuss Nikki Haley pulling out of the Presidential race making a rematch of Biden v Trump more likely.

This week Ali digested the latest political news with Samuel K, political commentator. He was also joined by Mohammed Amin, former chairman of the Conservative Muslim Network to react to a new poll which suggested that over half of Tory members questioned believed Islam was a threat to the UK. Also on the show was Ben Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign to speak about the Government's increasingly hard stance on protests.

This week Ali digested the latest political news with former Lord Mayor of Westminster Cllr Hamza Taouzzale, spoke to Vincent Hornsby from the Mortgage Advice Bureau about new research which suggested that over 60% of first time buyers are partnering up to get a mortgage. Also on the show was The Independent's John Bowden who gave an update on Presidential election in America and the concerns surrounding Joe Biden's mental fitness.

This week's episode focused on Local Government funding after it emerged that one in six councils are on the brink of going bankrupt. Featuring interviews with activist Femi Oluwole, Professor Richard Murphy from University of Sheffield and Leader of Somerset Council Cllr Bill Revans.

This week, Ali was joined by Reem Ibrahim from the IEA and Areeb Ullah from Middle East Eye to discuss their political predictions for the next year. Also Natalie Balmain joined Ali to dissect some of the biggest political stories from the week.

This week's episode focused on a recent poll that found Muslim support for the Labour Party has dropped significantly following the Israel/Gaza conflict. Featuring interviews with Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party, Director of British Future Sunder Katwala, and former London Assembly member Murad Qureshi.

Join Ali as he reflects on his favourite Politics Uncensored moments of 2023. Featuring interviews with former leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn. 

Join Ali as he reflects on his favourite Politics Uncensored moments of 2023. Featuring interviews with Labour MP Clive Lewis, political commentator Femi Oluwole and Sir Keir Starmer's glitter bomber Yaz Ashmawi.

Join Ali as he reflects on his favourite Politics Uncensored moments of 2023. Featuring interviews with Labour MP Dawn Butler and political journalist Michael Crick.

This week's episode focused on Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's appearance at the Covid Inquiry and his apology for comments made around Long Covid. Featuring interviews with British Youth Council Chair Zara Khan, Oonagh Cousins from Long Covid Support and comedian Matt Richardson who spoke about his new podcast 'I am Prime Minister.' 

This week's episode focused on the Govenment's migration strategy in light of the ONS publishing record high net migration figures. Featuring interviews with IEA's Harrison Griffiths, Professor Jonathan Portes from Kings College London and Zack Polanski, Deputy Leader of the Green Party

This week's episode focused on the Autumn Statement and whether Rishi Sunak's economic strategy could save him at the next General Election. Featuring interviews with Natalie Balmain, the UK's first alternative Prime Minister, finance content creator Gabriel Nussbaum, Centre for Mental Health's Andy Bell and Jamie Thunder from Z2K.

In this week's episode, Ali sat down with Jeremy Corbyn, MP for Islington North and former Leader of the Labour Party. They spoke about his new poetry anthology 'Poetry for the Many,' his early career in Politics and what was it like to have over 80,000 people chant his name at Glastonbury. Also on the show with New Statesmen's Freddie Hayward who discuss the week's biggest political news.

This week's episode focussed on the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the effect it's had on both sides. Featuring interviews with Cecilia Jastrzembska, Member of the National Executive Committee of the Fabian’s, Amnon Aran, Professor of International Politics of the Middle East at City University and Dr Michael Oren, former Israeli Ambassador to the US. 

This week's episode focussed on the by-elections in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire and the effect they may have on the upcoming General Election. Featuring interviews with councillor and chair of Young Labour, Nabeela Mowlana, Professor Tim Bale from Queen Mary University and The Independent's John Rentoul.

This week's episode focussed on the Labour Party Conference and Sir Keir Starmer's pledge to build 1.5m new houses in five years if elected. Featuring interviews with London Young Fabien's Cecilia Jastrzembska, Sam Diner from the New Economics Foundation and activist Yaz Ashwami who glitterbombed Sir Keir Starmer during his speech.

This week's episode focussed on the Conservative Party Conference and Sunak's plan to scrap the northern leg of HS2. Featuring interviews with British Youth Council's Zara Khan, HS2 Expert William Barter and Ryan Swift from IPPR North

In this week's episode, Ali sat down with Labour MP and former shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell. They spoke about his early years, becoming a Labour MP, working with Jeremy Corbyn and his thoughts on the future of the Labour Party.

This week's episode focused on Islamophobia in India and the threat Hindu nationalism poses on Muslims living in the country. Featuring interview with Cllr Hamza Taouzzale, former Lord Mayor of Westminster, author Mohammad Ali and Naz Shah, Labour MP and vice chair of the APPG on British Muslims.

This week's episode focused on whether universities are financially accessible after Keir Starmer said that he wouldn't be able to attend university if he was a school leaver now. Featuring interviews with campaigner Femi Oluwole, Save the Student's Tom Allingham and Chloe Field from the NUS.

This week's episode focused on Brexit and the recent YouGov poll which indicated regret from leave voters. Featuring interviews with Anand Menon, Director of UK in a Changing Europe, youth activist Jeremiah Emmanuel BEM and Senior Adviser to the Reform Party and former Brexit Party MEP Ben Habib.

This week's episode featured two extended interviews with Andrew Fisher, former director of policy for the Labour Party who discussed the Uxbridge by-election results and whether Labour could see a victory at the next General Election. Also on the show was Dr Kirsty Sedgman, Doctor of Audiences at the University of Bristol. She spoke about her new book 'On being Unreasonable' and whether we need to be more unreasonable in order to make change.

This week's episode featured two extended interviews with Miqdaad Versi, director for media monitoring at the Muslim Council of Britain who spoke about islamophobia in Britain and whether the 'end of Boris' will change anything. Also on the show was Kaamil Ahmed, author of I Feel No Peace which tells the story of the displacement of the Rohingya from their home in Myanmar's western Rakhine state and their ongoing search for refuge. 

This week's episode focussed on the Scottish Government's proposal to decriminalise all drugs for personal use and whether this would help tackle the issue of drug misuse. Featuring interviews with Natalie Balmain, UK's first alternative Prime Minister, Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy and MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Elena Whitham and Transform's Alex Feis-Bryce.

This week's episode focussed on the resignation speech of Mhairi Black which declared Westminster was an 'outdated, sexist, toxic' work environment. Featuring interviews with Mete Coban, CEO of My Life, My Say, activist and founder of the True and Fair Party Gina Miller and Jawad Raza, National Officer at the FDA Union.

This week's episode focussed on the ongoing industrial action and the future of trade unions. Featuring interviews with the former Lord Mayor of Westminster Cllr Hamza Taouzzale, Harrison Griffiths from the Institute of Economic Affairs and Melanie Simms, Professor of Work and Employment at the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School.

This week's episode focussed on the ongoing housing and rental crisis in light of the Bank of England raising interest rates to 5%. Featuring interviews with Cllr Nabeela Mowlana, Chair of Young Labour, Spareroom's Matt Hutchinson and Conor O'Shea, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Generation Rent.

This week's episode focussed on the Boris Johnson resigning as an MP following a damning report from the Privileges Committee which found he deliberatly misled Parliament multiple times. Featuring interviews with Rayhan Uddin from the Middle East Eye, Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine and former Deputy Prime Minister and Tory peer Lord Heseltine.

This week's episode focussed on how Labour selects their election candidates and whether the party is deliberately blocking left wing candidates. Featuring interview with the UK's first alternative Prime Minister, Natalie Balmain, Michael Crick, veteran political journalist and founder of the Tomorrow's MPs twitter page, and Emma Dent Coad, former Labour MP who was blocked from running in the next election. 

This week's episode focussed on a new report which suggested that millennials are resisting the trend of becoming more conservative as they age. Featuring interviews with Clive Lewis, Labour MP, Dr Joe Chrisp from the University of Bath, James Cowling, founder of Next Gen Tories and BrightBlue's Mikhail Korneev.

This week's episode focussed on voter apathy and whether the political system needs an overhaul. Featuring guest co-host James Robertson from Sortition Foundation and interviews with Count Binface, Matteo Bergamini from ShoutOut UK and Alice Mazon from Votes at 16 Youth Action Group.

This week's episode looked at the ongoing conflicts in Sudan and Ukraine and asked why there was such a stark difference in the UK's support for those trying to flee. Featuring interviews with Eric Reeves, an expert on Sudan, conflict reporter Oz Katerji and independent refugee and asylum specialist Louise Calvey.

This week's episode looked at the state of policing in the UK and, in the wake of the Baroness Casey report, asked whether the UK police force can ever be repaired. Featuring guest co-host Patsy Stevenson and interviews with John Pegram from Bristol CopWatch, Labour MP Dawn Butler and former police officer Iain Donnelly. 

This is the full interview with Labour MP Dawn Butler as heard on Episode 5 of Politics Uncensored

This week's episode looked at the recent ad campaign launched by Labour and the Home Secretary's comments on grooming gangs and asked 'how low can politics go?' Featuring guest co-host Mathilda Mallinson and interviews with Gurinder Singh Josan, Labour NEC member, Faria Ali from the British Pakistani Foundation and Tom O'Grady, Associate Professor of Political Science at University College London.

This week's episode was focussed on the NHS and the future of healthcare in the UK. gender equality and the challenges facing women and girls. Featuring guest co-host Nicola Thorp and interviews with Ben Zaranko from IFS, REFORM's Sebastian Rees, Dr Amy Attwater and Dr Chanelle Smith.

This week's episode was focussed on the gender equality and the challenges facing women and girls. Featuring guest co-host Ellie Flynn and interviews with Seyi Falodun-Liburd, Co-Founder of Level Up, Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse and Jess Leigh from Our Streets Now.

This week's episode was focussed on the environment and climate change. Featuring interviews with Force of Nature's Sacha Wright, Professor Michael Jacobs who is a former advisor to Gordon Brown and Just Stop Oil's Anna Holland. 

Welcome to Politics Uncensored with Ali Milani on FUBAR Radio. This show aims to give a platform to unheard voices whilst having unfiltered conversations about the issues that really matter. You can hear the show live from 6pm on a Thursday at our website www.fubarradio.com