Reform Party Podcast

In this in-depth interview, Catherine McBride shares her insights on UK energy policy, trade, and industry, emphasisng the importance of energy independence, the realities of fracking, and the need for reform to boost productivity and economic growth.Guest Linkshttps://gbbc.uk/uk-deindustrialisation-energy-policy/Catherine McBride on X - https://x.com/catherinemcbrideSubstack by Catherine McBride - https://catherinemcbride.substack.com

Ken Ferguson discusses the impact of recent legislation on local communities, focusing on the Local Power Plan, green energy projects, and CCS schemes, highlighting concerns over environmental and democratic implications.

This episode features a detailed discussion on current international affairs, focusing on Donald Trump's foreign policy, the Ukraine conflict, and energy security. Experts analyze the implications of recent US actions, NATO contributions, and the future of global peace and stability.

Gawain Towler reports from Reform's board and assesses the current state of the party following the recent by election result.

Dominic Frisby is a stand up comedian and writer of comic songs In this episode he explains how his politics developed and gives his views on money supply, gold and Bitcoin.Please do not listen to this episode unless you WANT to be offended.You can hear more of Dominic's comic material at https://www.frisbys.news/and more of his serious stuff at https://www.theflyingfrisby.com/

Martin York is the Chair of Reform UK in Cheshire East and is a long standing activist and party member. In this wide ranging conversation he highlights the challenges of running a branch and moves on to discuss issues around Net Zero and Carbon Capture and Storage.He also covers the use of social media, the selection of parliamentary candidates and the dangers of........potholes!!!

Anika Sweetland is a climate scientist and former adviser to the Australian government on energy policy.In this episode she eviscerates the Net Zero stance of our current government and explains why they it is doomed to fail.Anika recently made a speech at the World Prosperity Forum in Zurich which has turbo charged the debate.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVxStfbivgsShe can also be found on Xhttps://x.com/anika_climate/status/2017558897578369393

David Starkey, Mark Littlewood, Dan Barker and George Finch discuss the priorities for a Reform Government in the first hundred days.

Jonathan Gullis was deputy chair of the Conservative Party and Under Secretary of State for School Standards under Rishi Sunak he lost his Stoke North seat at the 2024 General Election. In December last year he announced he was joining Reform UK.In this podcast Jonathan outlines the reasons for his defection and the challenges that absorbing defectors poses for the party. Ken and Wendy float some radical policy ideas relating to education which is one of Jonathan's specialist subjects.

Fred De Fossard is Director of Strategy at the Prosperity Institute (formerly Legatum).In this podcast he and Wendy Whittaker Large take a deep dive into the headwinds facing the UK economy and attempt to analyse if we can change course or if our decline is terminal.Find out more at https://www.prosperity.com/

Keir Starmer took on a mission to prepare the ground for our military service men to face civil prosecution for alleged war crimes resulting in spurious prosecutions undertaken by ambulance chasing lawyers like Phil Shiner. Having enlisted to serve in our forces innocent men were tormented for years with false allegations contrived by lawyers trying to maximise their legal aid earnings and spending millions of tax payers money.This had appalling consequences for the people involved and, in my view amounts to an act of TREACHERY

It looks increasingly likely that Reform UK will win the next General Election but is that enough? David Starkey, Mark Littlewood and Dan Barker discuss. Once Reform has seized the levers of power what do we do if we pull them and nothing happens? Dr Starkey argues that the key is Restoration first.In conjunction with Popular Conservatism. https://www.popularconservatism.com

In this episode, Andrew Allison, long time Tory and doyen of the classical liberal right, explains why he finally left the Conservative Party and joined Reform UK. In a week when several others have made the same journey it seems this is a seminal moment. See Morehttps://www.popularconservatism.com/

We know that by the end of this year the world will have changed out of all recognition but how?What will be up?Who will be down?Here is what we think will happen in 2026.

This podcast chronicled 2025 which was a monumental year for Reform UK. Relive the ups and downs in the political arena and the most important chat from our amazing guests.