Crash Course With Michael Walker Podcast
1) Will Labour Deliver for Renters? (w/ Generation Rent)
Most of my episodes on renting have been somewhat depressing. This conversation with Ben Twomey wasn't. That's because Labour have introduced a Renters Rights Bill which - though far from perfect - co...Show More
2) Will the Riots Break Britain's Prisons (w/ Ian Acheson)
Britain's prisons were already dangerously full before the summer far-right riots. Will jailing hundreds of those rioters push the prison system over the edge? To answer that question I spoke to a fas...Show More
3) From The National Front to The Southport Riots: Racism and Anti-Racism in Britain
How do the racist riots that have terrorised Britain these past two weeks fit in to a broader history of racism in Britain? In this fascinating episode I spoke to Asad Rehman, who grew up amid racist ...Show More
From The National Front to The Southport Riots: Racism and Anti-Racism in Britain
1:08:47 | Aug 11th, 2024
4) Labour's One Neat Trick To Get Britain Growing
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have promised that economic growth will be their number one priority. But - unwilling to spend any money - they're betting they can make this happening with costless ref...Show More
5) Britain's Prisons Crisis (w/ Cassia Rowland)
With a new government in power I'm moving from a focus on politics to one on policy, and the first topic I'm choosing for a deep is prisons. What's the extent of the crisis Labour have inherited, and ...Show More
6) The French Election (w/ David Broder)
Elections in France on Sunday threw up a surprising result. Against all expectations the far-right were pushed into third place, and the left-wing New Popular Front finished with the largest number of...Show More
7) UK Election: The View From the Right (w/ Freddy Gray)
The collapse of the Tory vote and the rise of Reform means this election could prove to be historic in terms of Britain's right. To find out how Britain's conservative establishment are viewing this m...Show More
8) From Labour Left to New Labour (w/ Chris Mullin)
My episode last week with Jeremy Gilbert got a very positive response - so I thought I’d do another episode on Labour Party history.Chris Mullin was a key figure on the Labour left in the 1980s, but b...Show More
9) Labour's Last Landslide (w/ Jeremy Gilbert)
If you believe the polls, Starmer's Labour are heading for a landslide even bigger than Blair's in 1997. But that landslide, if it comes, will not be caused by any overwhelming positivity about either...Show More
10) The Collapse of Tory Britain
**This is a free preview of a members-only episode. You can sign up at patreon.com/crashcoursepod***When most commentators discuss the Tory collapse at this election they point to three things: Boris ...Show More