Addressing A National Footballing Scandal
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Jonathan Eida for this episode where the learn about a footballing national scandal. Duncan and Jonathan meet John Stiles, former footballer and campaigner, to hear more about his campaign to get justice and support for ex-players suffering from the effects of neurodegenerative diseases caused by repeatedly heading the ball. John is the son of Nobby Stiles - the 1966 England World Cup legend who suffered from dementia before his death in 2020. Nobby's family had to sell his World Cup medals to help fund his dementia care. John...
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Our 2025 Awards
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The fizz was flowing as podcast host Duncan Barkes was joined in the studio by four guests for our 2025 Awards. Joining Duncan are Elliot Keck and Anne Strickland from the TPA, along with Joe Dinnage from CapX and Matthew Bowles from the Prosperity Institute. There's top banter and political predictions as the guests make their nominations for a variety of categories including Legend Of The Year, Pub Of The Year and Political Moment Of The Year.
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Can the Tories get back the working class vote?
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Will Yarwood chat to Clark Vasey, co-founder and director of Blue Collar Conservatism. They discuss the Conservative Party's role in representing those that work for a living and are classed as blue collar or white collar workers. Clark also explains his motivation for setting up Blue Collar Conservatism in 2012 and why it has never been more important for the Conservative Party to show they understand the needs and frustrations of this cohort of voters.
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The BBC's Very Public Breakdown
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Callum McGoldrick are joined by Rebecca Ryan from Defund The BBC. Together they discuss the latest revelations that have rocked the BBC to the core and which resulted in the resignation of Director General Tim Davie. They also discuss the clear examples of journalistic bias and what should happen next to the corporation.
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BUDGET 2025: Reeves' Benefits Bonanza
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Darwin Friend and Reem Ibrahim, Head of Media at the Institute of Economic Affairs, to react to today's Budget.
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Is It The End Of The Great British Pub?
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Elliot Keck are joined by Emma McClarkin OBE, Chief Executive of the British Beer and Pub Association. With next week's Budget being pivotal to the survival of the UK hospitality sector, they discuss the increasing costs to pubs and breweries that are seeing many of them struggle. Emma outlines what the Chancellor could do to better support pubs and Elliot goes through some of the findings in the TPA's research paper.
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End This Nonsense of Taxing People To Pay Debt Interest
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Darwin Friend are joined by economist Professor Tim Congdon CBE. Tim is one of the world's leading monetary analysts and advised the 1979 to 1997 Conservative government on economic policy. They discuss the lack of monetary understanding at the Bank of England and at the Treasury and what needs to happen to get the UK economy back on track.
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Is It Ever Possible To Fix The Tax System?
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Elliot Keck chat to Daniel Herring, Head of Economic and Fiscal Policy at The Centre for Policy Studies. They discuss this week's speeches about the economy by Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Reform UK's Nigel Farage. The CPS, along with other groups, has just joint published a document called 'Tax Reforms for Growth' and Daniel talks Duncan and Elliot through its contents. You can read it .
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What Do Businesses Really Think About Rachel Reeves?
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Darwin Friend leave the podcast studio and record this week's episode on location in Essex. They head to Adventure Island in Southend to meet with Philip Miller MBE who is Executive Chairman of Adventure Island. Philip is a successful local businessman and gives Duncan and Darwin his thoughts on how this government has damaged the UK's business sector. He also outlines the one thing he would like to see the Chancellor announce in her Budget on 26 November. Philip is also running as an independent candidate in next year's elections where he...
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Where Have All The Conservatives Gone?
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Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Elliot Keck are joined by Mark Littlewood, Director of Popular Conservatism. They discuss why Popular Conservatism was set up, the current political landscape and the need for radical thinking to stop a borrowing and spending economic disaster. Mark also explains his political journey from former Chief Press Spokesman for the Liberal Democrats to his current position, via many years as Director of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Find out more about Popular Conservatism .
info_outlinePodcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Will Yarwood are joined by Peter Whittle, Founder and Director of the New Culture Forum.
They discuss the constant attacks on Great Britain's history and heritage and what can be done to stop them.
Peter is also a former Deputy Leader of UKIP and offers his thoughts on the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK.