We aim to provide lighthearted but informative news, advice, campaign tips from grassroot activists and councillors.
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John Potter is joined by Jake Austin, John Bridges and Ed Stephenson to discuss these huge developments and what consequences they will have on all of us. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch on our YouTube channel youtu.be/xH1ZUf9sEzM
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Episode 265 - Budget, Badenoch & Trump Returns
A huge week in British and world events. The 1st Labour budget in nearly 15 years, a new Tory leader and Trumps wins in America.
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🎶 Things can only get….erm…worse? 🥀
🔶New episode OUT NOW🔶
The Rise of Labour Miserabilism
Is the Labour strategy to make everyone feel miserable a good long term political strategy?
We discuss the thinking behind it & the possible consequences
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**Please note this was recorded on Friday before the further rioting in towns across the UK**
Watch every episode & subscribe here:
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🔊 NEW EPISODE 📺
John, Shaffaq Mohammed & Richard discuss the troubles in Southport.
We also discuss what campaigning you should be doing in August, which of the Tory leadership candidates do we fear the most & has Rachel Reeves made a mistake on the Winter Fuel Payments cut
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New signings ✍️
We are delighted to welcome brilliant new talent to the Lib Dem Pod team
Mary Regnier-Wilson @MaryRegW
Shaffaq Mohammed @shaffaqmohd
Neil Alexander @NeilAlexMoray
Hannah Perkin @HannahPerkin
Special warnings will go on episodes with Mary & @HannahK_LD 😆
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Watch and subscribe all our episodes on our YouTube channel
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🎙️ New Episode 📻
72 MPs - how did that happen and what’s next?
History made for the Liberal Democrats in the General Election.
John, David and Martin discuss how this happened and what happens next for all the major parties.
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Happy and emotional times at Lib Dem Podcast towers.
4 of our regular panellists have been elected
Congratulations @Lisa_Smart @AlisonEBennett @JoshBabarinde & @ThomasMorrison
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🔶 Manifesto Special 🔶
The Lib Dem Podcast has commissioned a professional presenter to record every chapter of the new 2024 Liberal Democrat Manifesto.
21 episodes each with a specific chapter.
All episodes are live now. Why not listen while delivering in target seats 🎧
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🔶 New Episode 🔶
Best Lib Dem General Election campaign since..?
John Potter and Mark Pack are delighted to be joined by Baroness Liz Barker and David Chadwick for our weekly catch-up on the latest goings on in the General Election.
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Massive polls, the return of Nigel Farage and the first of the leaders debate.
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🔶 New Episode 🔶
General Election Week 2 - What the Farage is going on?
John Potter and Mark Pack are joined by Victoria Collins and Colin Eldridge to discuss the 2nd week of the General Election.
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General Election 2024: One week in - what’s happening & what's next?
The GE has been called & the opening skirmishes have been made.
John, Mark & Bill Revans discuss the big questions after the first week of the General Election.
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🔶 NEW EPISODE 🔶
2024 Local Election Review 🗳️
Great, good or okay - how was the 2024 Local Elections for the Liberal Democrats?
John, Mark Park, Martin and Hannah discuss the local election results and what they mean for all major parties.
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Apologies for being a little quiet on the podcast front over the last weeks. Local elections have kept me busy.
Good luck to all our amazing candidates & team today.
We’ll be back with an election review on Monday
Keep going and all the best
John Potter
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Representation matters, so why isn’t she standing?
Our all women panel discuss the reality of campaigning & being a councillor as a woman in the Liberal Democrats.
@Lisa_Smart @HannahPerkin @HannahK_LD @LibdemClaire @AlisonEBennett
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🔶 New Episode 🔶
How we meet some of the massive challenges within the health & care sector & what should be the Liberal Democrat position on it?
Norman Lamb is joined by Cllr Wendy Taylor, health policy analyst Roy Lilley & Ed Smith, the former chairman of NHS Improvement.
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The next episode in our Green Book Series.
This time our panelists are discussing the presence and future of AI. How will AI affect our lives and our politics going forward?
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The end is near for this Conservative Govt but what do the by-election results tell us about how much trouble they are in and which of all the other parties will benefit.
@johnpotterLD @cllrkemp & @markpack discuss all the fallout from the by-elections
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🔶 Focus Leaflets 101 🔶
Have Focus leaflets had their day? In an age of less printed material, is the Focus now more important than ever?
Sam, Richard and John discuss why the Focus leaflet should still be in your campaign armoury.
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Season 6 is here 🎉
John, Lisa, Hannah, Tom & Richard talk about the right-wing attacks on the Lib Dems as well as the huge MRP poll showing a potential collapse in Tory seats.
We also talk about how you can get yourself ready for the general election, make the most out of it.
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Happy new year from everyone at Lib Dem Podcast
What topics would you like us to discuss in 2024?
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🔊 Listen to our last episode of the year.
What if in 2024….
How would a Trump win affect a UK general election?
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In our final episode of the year, Lisa, Martin, Hannah, Tom and John go through those and other scenarios to discuss what affect they would have on the UK and the upcoming General Election.
All a bit of fun. Thank you for all your support in 2023, see you all in 2024.
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What happens if Jeremy Corbyn becomes the leader of the Green Party?
If England win the Euro 2024 does that affect the General Election?
What if new Prime Minister Keir Starmer introduces a proportional representation?
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🔶 New Episode OUT NOW 🔶
What should the Lib Dem policy on Europe be? How prominent should our pro-eu policy be in our campaigning?
The latest in The Green Book series debates these very topics.
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🔶 NEW EPISODE 🔶
In the 2nd episode of our Green Book Series, a panel of experts discuss climate and environmental policy.
Lib Dem Podcast regular @JoshBabarinde is joined by Tom Burke, James Murray and Chris Willmore.
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Reshuffle, Resignations and Cameron Returns
What a week of news!!! Reshuffles in the Govt, resignations in Labour & the return of former PM David Cameron.
Alison, Richard and John try to make sense of it all in this episode
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🔶 New Episode out now 🔶
@johnpotterLD Martin Boffey @HannahK_LD and @markpack @BarChartPodcast discuss the consequences of the Mid-Beds result and assess the first year in office for Prime Minister Sunak.
Watch now:
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🔶 New Episode OUT NOW 🔶
The Green Book Series 📚
- The Economy
We teaming up with special guests to discuss some of the biggest issues.
Our panel includes: Robin Stafford, @realVickyPryce @RichardJMurphy and @maxvonthun
Watch here: youtu.be/n_MaDOCEtAk?si=oXwV…
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🔶 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW🔶
Fake meat taxes, glitter bombs & housing targets - The Conference Season Review.
Watch on YouTube 📺
Listen on your phone 📱🎧 car 🚗 or smart speaker 🔊
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⚠️ Today’s episode of the podcast contains several Hannah Kitching rants
Parental Guidance is recommended
🔶 Episode out this afternoon, perfect for your journey to Mid-Beds 🔶
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and wherever you get your podcasts, so you never miss an episode.
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The Lib Dem Podcast is teaming up with special guests to discuss some of the biggest issues facing the country.
Duncan Brack and Robin Stafford introduce the series and tell you what you can look forward to.
Watch: youtu.be/mZ58jAlFfyA?si=Tbas…
Listen here: spotify.link/CGdjWLw6NDb
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🔶 New Episode 🔶
A SNP Horror Show in Hamilton.
Reaction to the massive SNP defeat last night in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election.
Huge thank you to John Ferry (@JohnFerry18 ) and Neil Alexander (@NeilAlexMoray) for coming on the show.
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How close is it in Mid-Beds?
Reporting from By-election HQ. Can the Lib Dems pull off another historic win?
Chessie Flack from HQ joins John Potter to discuss how this weekend maybe be vital to success.
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Choosing a podcast thumbnail can be a pain but this moment when balloons randomly start raising on @NeilAlexMoray screen was too good not to use 🤣
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Team LibDem Podcast at #LDConf
Thank you to everyone who has said hello and told us how much they enjoy listening and watching our content.
This morning we hit 100,000 downloads on just our audio downloads 🎉
Thank you 🙏
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With the conference season coming next week, it marks the start of the General Election campaign.
Are you ready? Is your local party ready?
@samlibdem and @johnpotterLD take you through what you can do now to get prepared.
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🔶 New Episode 🔶
We talk to @Ryaphor , the new Lib Dem councillor on Dudley Council.
Facing Labour, in a 3 way marginal, in a battleground Tory vs Labour council. How did Ryan win? How did he pick himself up after several painful defeats?
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🔶 New Episode 🔶
Big Winners and Sore Ulez
Tom Morrison, Hannah Kitching, Mark Pack and John Potter discuss the 3 by-election results and what it means for all the main parties.
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🔶 New Episode out now 🔶
Having spent 10 days on the ground in Somerton and Frome, Hannah Kitching joins John Potter to discuss the by-elections and what might happen in two weeks time.
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Battle lines have clearly been drawn in Mid Bedfordshire and Uxbridge BUT who is the main challenger in Selby?
How important is Selby to the Lib Dems, if we are not just seen as a party of the south?
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🚨 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🚨
🔶 The Rishi Wreckers 🔶
Three (so far) Conservatives MP quit, including disgraced Boris Johnson.
What does this mean for the Sunak Government and the opposition parties?
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4 years ago @johnpotterLD & @cllrkemp registered the @libdempod Twitter handle
Our first episode came out a week later about the 2019 local elections results.
#MyTwitterAnniversary
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🔶 New Episode OUT NOW 🔶
Fighting populism and the NatCs
Are the Tories becoming a populist party? What does that mean if they are and how do the Lib Dems fight it?
John, Hannah and Sam discuss the potential future of the Conservatives and more
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🔶 New Episode OUT NOW 🔶
The Local Election Roundup is available to watch on our YouTube channel or you can listen wherever you get your podcasts from
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It’s was a LibDem Podcast team clean sweep in the 2023 local elections 🎉
Congratulations to @Lisa_Smart @samlibdem @AlisonEBennett @cllrkemp @ThomasMorrison @johnpotterLD & Martin Boffey on all being re-elected
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🔶 NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🔶
With less than a week to go until the local elections, @johnpotterLD & @MartinBoffey3 discuss how the main parties are doing and what effect voter ID is having on the doors
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