About

Politalks is both a podcast and a newsletter.

I believe in democratic politics as a way of deciding how society should be run, and I am keen to see a recovery in political life after recent ructions, and more than 25 years of a centralising trend. I’m particularly interested in non-party aligned and local political life.

Politalks aims to support these objectives, by carrying interviews both with national figures about politics and current affairs, but also with lesser known figures who have an interesting perspective.

Interviews are usually around half an hour in length.

I am working with Mike Semple-Pigott, who edits the Charon QC podcast and InsiteLaw Magazine. He covers mainly legal subjects, but has been moving into the Civil Liberties area, and is now dipping a toe into politics.

You can subscribe to the podcast via the feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/politalks.