EP.114 | Can Kemi continue?
07/10/2025
Kemi Badenoch finds herself less than a year into the job, fighting to retain the leadership of the Tory party. Can she survive?
A Week in America – 24 September 2025
24/09/2025
Back in Britain for a couple of weeks, Martin readies himself for the Labour Party conference. But having witnessed President Trump’s carefully choreographed UK State Visit, he wonders if rowdy conferences and noisy mass membership parties have much of a future?
EP.111 | What does the future hold for the PM?
16/09/2025
Jim Hancock and Jo Phillips discuss the future of the Prime Minister, the defection of another Conservative MP to Reform and look ahead to Donald Trump’s state visit.
A week in America | 19 August 2025
20/08/2025
This week, Martin reflects on the Alaska Summit between Putin and Trump. While no meaningful outcomes for peace in Ukraine emerged, there were big moves in diplomacy, international relations and global systems and institutions…
EP.108 | Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Putin
19/08/2025
Donald Trump treated us to the spectacle of the red carpet treatment for Vladimir Putin last week, but how will Zelensky be received by the US President today?
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.96 | Did Trump Just Start a War with Iran?
25/06/2025
Donald Trump decided to bomb Iran. Was the President simply pissed off with his TACO reputation- Trump Always Chickens Out- or has he got a longer term plan for the Middle East- and where does the unilateral action from the States and Israel leave international institutions? Are NATO and the UN now simply moribund, outdated, talking shops?
A week in America | 20 June 2025
19/06/2025
You have all heard of MAGA, you may have even bought the hat, but this week Martin tells us about MALA, what it’s all about and who is behind it…
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.93 | The World’s Most Expensive Feud
10/06/2025
The most powerful man in the world has fallen out with the richest man in the world- what will be the fall out from the Trump/Musk bust up?
A Week in America | 28 May 2025
28/05/2025
This week, Martin looks at Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act – his words – as it starts its progress through the US Congress.
If you thought the first 120 days of Trump were pretty chaotic, buckle up…
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.89 | Should the UK go marching back to the EU?
21/05/2025
In this week’s episode Jim and Jo discuss the UK’ European deal, examine Labour’s backbench discontent, the surprise of a pro-European victory in Romania and Donald Trump’s whistle stop tour of the Middle East.
A week in America | 1 May 2025
01/05/2025
This week Martin looks at President Trump’s first 100 Days… but through the lens of International Workers Day.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.85 | Have British politicians ever been so unpopular?
28/04/2025
Have UK politicians ever been as unpopular? The polls do not make for healthy reading.