Westminster Watch: New Episodes
Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss a range of recent events in British politics.
Westminster Watch is a podcast in which members of the Department of Politics at Birkbeck discuss current issues in British politics. It is aimed at those with an interest in British politics in general and students on Birkbeck's BA Politics module, Contemporary British Politics, in particular.
In episode 5, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss the House of Lords threat to veto the government’s tax credit cuts and the Bank of England’s controversial role in the Brexit debate.
In episode 6, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss the House of Lords’ decision to block the government’s tax credit reform and David Cameron’s lego building at the Northern Futures Summit.
In episode 7, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss the risk of mutiny within the Labour Party and among members of the British military over Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
In episode 8, Dr Dermot Hodson and Dr Ben Worthy discuss Hilary Benn’s speech in the House of Commons over Syria and John McDonnell’s controverisal response to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.