Shows
Byline Times PodcastHow long can Keir Starmer survive as PM?Adrian Goldberg debates the Prime Minister's future with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.
Recorded on Substack. Produced by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-04-2434 minByline Times PodcastGreens Gatecrash Gorton and DentonThe Green Party pulled off a stunning victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election, deposing Labour who trailed in third place, with Reform UK 2nd. Adrian Goldberg discusses the result with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-02-2732 minByline Times PodcastWill The Mandelson/Epstein Affair Topple Starmer?Adrian Goldberd surveys the fallout of the Mandelson/Epstein affair with Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and political editor Adam Bienkov.
This is an edited version of a live broadcast on the Byline Supplement Substack.
Produced in Birmingham UK, by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2026-02-0533 minByline Times PodcastKeir Starmer's Burnham 'Blunder'In our latest Westminster review, Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov tells Adrian Goldberg that Sir Keir Starmer has blundered by failing to bring Great Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham into his inner circle.
PLUS debate on Reform UK's succession of former Tory MPs and new recruits and a challenge to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch from the left of her party, with the creation of the pressure group Prosper.
Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg.
2026-01-3139 min
"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.357 - Mayor Mamdani & Dumbasses @ The BBCIn a week where:Zohran Mamdani wins the NYC Mayoral race.Tesla shareholders agree to give Elon Musk a $1T pay package.ITV are in talks with Sky over a £1.6B sale.Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to be released from prison.COP30 in Brazil begins.In Politics: (15:08) That's MAYOR Mamdani to you! After Zohran Mamdani's NYC Mayor win, what does this mean in for the prospect of a true Left growing in the US and across the world? (Article By Michael Kinnucan)In Society: (25:44) The Moroccan government are arresting their young people after the z...
2025-11-121h 04Byline Times PodcastTrump And The Battle For The BeebAdrian Goldberg explores what some observers are describing as an 'existential crisis' for the BBC, following its apology for editing a speech by Donald Trump on Jan 6, 2021. Trump is threatening to sue for $1bn and there are fears that a journalistic mistake is being used to by its enemies to force the Beeb to compromise its editorial integrity. Adrian is joined by former BBC journalist Patrick Howse and Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov.
Produced in Birmingham, UK by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-1125 minByline Times PodcastNick Lowles: How To Defeat The Far RightNick Lowles from Hope Not Hate joins Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov to talk about his new book, "How To Defeat The Far Right".
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-09-2635 minByline Times PodcastKeir Starmer's U TurnsAre Sir Keir Starmer’s u-turns the sign of a wea and indecisive leader or evidence of someone willing to change their mind and listen to reasoned arguments?
The Prime Minister has backtracked, to a greater or lesser degree, on cuts to winter fuel payments, whether or not to hold a national inquiry into grooming gangs, and now disability benefits.
He’s also told His biographer Tom Baldwin in The Observer that
he regrets previously suggesting that Britain was at risk of becoming "an island of strangers" because of migration… a speec...
2025-06-2842 min"What's Good?" W/ Charlie TaylorEp.332 - Italian Citizenship, New Media & Fairer FashionIn a week where:THE GIRLS (Trump & Musk) ARE FIGHTING!!!Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returned to the U.S. to face federal criminal charges.Trump activates National Guard on ICE Protesters in Los Angeles.Israel kidnaps activist flotilla.Pioneering funk and soul musician Sly Stone dies aged 82. In Journalism: (7:40) The BBC higher ups continue to shit the bed after minutes of a meeting shows that they're discussing plans to alter their news output to appease Reform voters... As if GBNews doesn't exist. (Article By Adam Bienkov)In Life: (21:25) Italy had Citizenship Referendums recently, potentially changing t...
2025-06-111h 07Byline Times PodcastStarmer's EU Re-Set: Bold Step Forward or Brexit Betrayal?Adrian Goldberg reviews Sir Keir Starmer's EU re-set deal with Mike Buckley, Director of the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations and the Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg in Birmingham.
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2025-05-2129 minByline Times PodcastWas This Starmer's Enoch Powell Moment?Was Keir Starmer’s speech unveiling new measures reduce immigration his 'Enoch Powell' moment?
Most people would acknowledge that it’s not intrinsically racist to discuss the scale of migration to the UK and have measures in place to regulate it. But as the Prime Minister laid out his plans in Downing Street this week, the language around it was horrifying to some Labour supporters.
At the same time as saying that he celebrated diversity, Starmer
said that UK risks, “becoming an island of strangers, not a
nation that walks forward together...
2025-05-1329 minByline Times PodcastPolls and Politainment: The Rise of Reform UKWhat lies behind the success of Reform UK in the local council elections in England and their parliamentary by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.
Adrian Goldberg is joined in discussion by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg ahd Harvey White in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-05-0537 minByline Times PodcastKeir Starmer - Benefits Harmer?Adrian Goldberg discusses Labour's proposed welfare cuts with Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov and Tom Pollard, head of social policy at the New Economics Foundation. Tom is a former senior mental health policy advisor to the DWP, and is a part time mental health social worker.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-03-1722 minByline Times PodcastIs Musk Setting UK Politics Agenda?Is Elon Musk Musk Setting The Agenda For UK Politics? Adrian Goldberg's Westminster Review talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-01-1821 min
Behind the Headlines with Byline TimesPMQ's Analysed - With Adam Bienkov & Josiah Mortimer | Byline LiveJoin Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and chief reporter Josiah Mortimer for a live, in-depth analysis of Prime Minister's Questions! Dive into the key moments, tough questions, and heated exchanges from the weekly PMQs session, as Adam and Josiah break down what it all means for UK politics. With expert insights and real-time commentary, this is the go-to show for anyone wanting to understand the dynamics at play behind the headlines. Don’t miss out on the sharpest takes and political insights! #PMQs #BylineTimes #keirstarmer Learn more about yo...
2024-11-2831 min
The Media Club with Matt DeeganBBC’s Commercial Impact Under ScrutinyAs the BBC pushes on with its Radio 2 spinoff - we speak to rival Boom Radio’s Phil Riley about the impact on his business.Meanwhile, BBC Studios has a ‘work-for-hire’ dilemma... media commentator Kate Bulkley unpicks a thorny problem for the BBC’s commercial strategy.Also on the programme: staff at The Observer and the Guardian vote to strike over the proposed sale of the Sunday paper to Tortoise... but is the deal already done? James Ball, political editor at The New European is here to provide an update.All that...
2024-11-2241 min
Behind the Headlines with Byline TimesPMQ's Analysed - With Adam Bienkov & Josiah Mortimer | Byline LiveJoin Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and chief reporter Josiah Mortimer for a live, in-depth analysis of Prime Minister's Questions! Dive into the key moments, tough questions, and heated exchanges from the weekly PMQs session, as Adam and Josiah break down what it all means for UK politics. With expert insights and real-time commentary, this is the go-to show for anyone wanting to understand the dynamics at play behind the headlines. Don’t miss out on the sharpest takes and political insights! #PMQs #BylineTimes #keirstarmer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
2024-11-1440 minByline Times PodcastBadenoch v Jenrick: Tories Tacking RightAdrian Goldberg assesses the final candidates for the Conservative Party election, Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, and investigative reporter Olly Haynes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-10-1227 min
It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass PodcastLive from Labour Conference | ep. 112The 2024 general election result brought a welcome relief to British politics after 14 wasted years of Tory misrule. At last, some better people and ideas are at the helm.But, just a few months in, the challenges facing this new government are already beginning to pile up. Labour will need to be bold if it has any hope of rebuilding our crumbling public services, restoring trust in our democracy and tackling the climate crisis.To reflect on these challenges as Labour held its first conference in power for 15 years, we were be joined by:...
2024-09-291h 02Byline Times PodcastFuel, Freebies and Fallout...Starmer's Early MonthsLess than three months into his Premiership, Keir Starmer is having to face up to the realities of life inside the pressure cooker of Number 10. How well is he doing? There’s a been a mini rebellion by backbench MPs over the decision to scrap winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners; meanwhile the PM is seen to be living the high life at the expense of wealthy donors; and now there's mutiny amongst his senior team, who've leaked that special advisor Sue Gray is paid more than Starmer himself. Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times political edit...
2024-09-1925 minByline Times PodcastTufton Street, The Tories - And How To Buy InfluenceAdrian Goldberg talks to Peter Geoghan about his revelations exposing the influence of Tufton Street think tanks on the Conservative Party and British Politics. Adam Bienkov adds details of his exclusive report about one Tory donor Lord Bamford, and his company JCB.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-06-1425 minBehind the Headlines with Byline TimesWeek 3: Conservatism ImplodesByline Times executive editor Peter Jukes, Editor Hardeep Matharu and Political Editor Adam Bienkov assess the midway point of the 2024 Election Campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-06-1458 minByline Times PodcastElection 24: Farage and the Brexit Elephant In The RoomAdrian Goldberg discusses Nigel Farage's decision to stand as a candidate in Clacton; and the 'elephant in the room' of Brexit. His guests are Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov; Peter Corr from the National Rejoin March; and Dr Mark Goodwin a politics lecturer at Coventry University.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-06-0725 minBehind the Headlines with Byline TimesWeek 1: Conservative Dire Polling - Labour Overcontrolling?Byline Times Executive Editor Peter Jukes, Editor Hardeep Mathuru, Political Editor Adam Bienkov and Chief Reporter Josiah Mortimer gone the headlines about Iain Dale, Jonathan Gullis and Diane Abbott to reveal the broader deeper currents revealed in the full week of campaigning in the 2024 General Election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-06-0157 minBehind the Headlines with Byline TimesWhy Did Sunak Call a July Election?First broadcast 22 May as news broke of a general election. Peter Jukes, co-founder of Byline Times, in discussion with Editor Hardeep Matharu and Political Editor Adam Bienkov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-05-2459 minByline Times PodcastElection 24: Will 'The Sun' Shine On Starmer?Will Rupert Murdoch's 'Sun' newspaper give its backing to Rish Sunak's Labour Party?Adrian Goldberg talks to Brian Cathcart former professor of journalism at Kingston University and one of the founders of the Hacked Off campaign, and Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-05-2322 minBehind the Headlines with Byline TimesSunak's Election AnnouncementByline Times co-founder Peter Jukes, joins Editor Hardeep Matharu and Political Editor Adam Bienkov to discuss the reasoning behind the Prime Minister's decision to go for an early July election.Stay tuned for more regular broadcasts on Byline Audio and YouTube of Byline Times Live for the next six weeks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-05-2359 minByline Times PodcastNatalie Elphicke, Labour and The PressNatalie Elphicke is the one time Tory MP who crossed the floor of the House of Commons recently to join the backbenches on Keir Starmer’s side, prompting more than a few raised eyebrows among her new colleagues. The Dover MP was seen as being on the right of the party – she has backed strionger rules on migtation, and opposed a climate change test for new oil and gas licenses. So what message does it send that she’s now been embraced by a party that still clings to the notion that it’...
2024-05-1316 min
Behind the Headlines with Byline TimesMayoral and Council Elections 2024Peter Jukes, Hardeep Matharu, Adam Bienkov and Josiah Mortimer discuss the recent council and mayoral elections. Explore Byline Times online edition here: https://bylinetimes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-05-0757 minByline Times PodcastTories Walloped But Gaza Drains LabourAdrian Goldberg assesses England's local election results with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and former Labour councillor Shaista Aziz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-05-0626 minByline Times PodcastAngela Rayner, Mark Menzies - A Tale of Two "Scandals'Two MP's, Angela Rayner and Mark Menzies are embroiled in what the tabloids like to call a 'scandal'. Both deny any wrong doing.But what unites these stories - and what divides them?Adrian Goldberg talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and John McTernan, Tony Blair’s director of political operations at Downing Street between 2005 and 2007. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We B...
2024-04-3025 min
Byline Times PodcastWhy Is It So Hard To Call For A Gaza Ceasefire?Tens of thousands of Palestinians – many of them non combatants - have been killed since October 7th when Hamas launched a series of co-ordinated incursions into Israel. 1200 Israelis – most of them civilians - were slaughtered - and more than 100 hostages taken at the time are still in captivity.Israel’s response – designed it says to free the hostages and destroy Hamas – has led to the deaths of more than 29,000 people. 85% of the population of Gaza has been displaced. Critics like South Africa have accused Israel of genocide – a claim being tested in the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
2024-02-2324 min
Byline Times PodcastTories Trounced Twice: Sunak's By Election BluesAs the Tories are trounced in two by elections is there any way back for Rishi Sunak?Labour overturned Peter Bone’s 18,000 majority in the Northamptonshire seat of Wellingborough – a “catastrophically bad” defeat according to Gavin Barwell, an ex Conservative MP and Theresa May’s former chief of staff.Labour also overcame an 11,000 majority in Kingswood in South Gloucesteshire.This is obviously great news for Keir Starmer; but Reform UK, the party that grew from the ashes of UKIP came third in both by elections offering a threat to the Tories on the right.
2024-02-1623 min
Byline Times PodcastSunak's Trans Gaffe; Starmer's Green U TurnThe two likeliest contenders to be the next UK Prime Minister have both come under pressure in recent days...PM Rishi Sunak mocked Kier Starmer's stance on trans women, even though the mother of murdered transgender teenager Brianna Ghey was in the Visitors Gallery of the House of Commons; meanwhile Starmer himself, the Leader of the Opposition, has been criticised for u-turning on Labour's Green Prosperity Plan.Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov assesses the performance of two leaders under pressure with Adrian Goldberg.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg...
2024-02-1025 min
Byline Times PodcastSunak v StarmerByline Times political editor Adam Bienkov assesses how the two likeliest rivals to become PM are measuring up in the polls. Produced and presented in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Made by We Bring Audio for Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-01-2624 min
The Owen Jones PodcastLIVE SHOW: Rishi Sunak Self-CombustsThe Tories are in freefall and face electoral annihilation - and now a panicked Rishi Sunak is desperately thrashing around, now throwing net zero promises under a bus. Where does he think this will end for him?We're joined by Adam Bienkov from Byline Times and Leo Murray, the co-director of climate campaign group Possible.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-owen-jones-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-09-211h 05
Adrian Goldberg's Talk ShowVoter ID: Democracy Under PressureMost people in the UK would take pride in the fact that whatever your political persuasion you can take part in free and fair elections. But two new reports suggest that this right isn’t always all it seems.
The Electoral Commission – the government’s own watchdog – has warned that hundreds of thousands of people could be excluded from voting the next time the country goes to the polls because of new laws on voter ID. 4% of those who didn’t vote in the local council elections in May told the Commission that ID was an issue for them, and that figure r...
2023-09-1423 min
Byline Times PodcastVoter ID: Democracy Under PressureMost people in the UK would take pride in the fact that whatever your political persuasion you can take part in free and fair elections. But two new reports suggest that this right isn’t always all it seems. The Electoral Commission – the government’s own watchdog – has warned that hundreds of thousands of people could be excluded from voting the next time the country goes to the polls because of new laws on voter ID. 4% of those who didn’t vote in the local council elections in May told the Commission that ID was an issue for...
2023-09-1424 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowBoris Johnson and The LebedevsThis time, a new twist Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs…a long running story which has featured extensively in the Byline Times and here on the podcast…
Alexanxder Lebdev is a former senior KGB spy and businessman; Evgeny his son owns the Evening Standard and is an investor in The Independent…Boris Johnson is friends with both men, and as Foreign Secretary attended their 'X Rated parties' in Italy without his security officers who were left at home.
Documentary maker Mark Alden and Tortoise journalist Paul Caruana Galizia now say they have independently verified long standing claims that Evgeny was given a...
2023-06-2629 min
Byline Times PodcastBoris Johnson and The LebedevsThis time, a new twist Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs…a long running story which has featured extensively in the Byline Times and here on the podcast… Alexanxder Lebdev is a former senior KGB spy and businessman; Evgeny his son owns the Evening Standard and is an investor in The Independent…Boris Johnson is friends with both men, and as Foreign Secretary attended their 'X Rated parties' in Italy without his security officers who were left at home. Documentary maker Mark Alden and Tortoise journalist Paul Caruana Galizia now say they have ind...
2023-06-2630 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowBoris Johnson and The LebdevsThis time – a new twist Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs…a long running story which has featured extensively in the Byline Times and here on the podcast…
Alexanxder Lebdev is a former senior KGB spy and businessman, Evgeny his son owns the Evening Standard and is an investor in The Independent…Boris Johnson is friends with both men, and as Foreign Secretary attended their 'X Rated parties' in Italy without his security officers who were left at home.
Documentary maker Mark Alden and Tortoise journalist Paul Caruana Galizia now say they have independently verified long standing claims that Evgeny was given a pl...
2023-06-2629 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics: Strikebusting and Biden's Classified DocumentsAdrian Goldberg hosts a discussion about The Week In Politics including the UK government's strike busting plans, Joe Biden and the classified documents and more
Our guests this time Adam Bienkov, Byline Times Political editor and Heidi Cuda from the Radicalized Pod – you can read much more from Adam and Heidi on our newest platform bylinesupplement.com
That’s our Substack which has great additional content – check it out.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2023-01-1424 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowTrump, Truss and Twitter - The Year In PoliticsTrump, Truss and Twitter - we review The Year In Politics on both sides of the Atlantic with Byline Times editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund from the Radicalized Pod. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2022-12-3030 min
Byline Times PodcastTrump, Truss and Twitter - The Year In PoliticsTrump, Truss and Twitter - we review The Year In Politics on both sides of the Atlantic with Byline Times editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund from the Radicalized Pod. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-12-3031 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowTrup, Truss and Twitter - The Year In PoliticsTrump, Truss and Twitter - we review The Year In Politics on both sides of the Atlantic with Byline Times editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund from the Radicalized Pod. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2022-12-3030 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics - Strikes and Deadly Channel CrossingsAdrian Goldberg reviews The Week In Politics with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Andrew Gimson, contributing editor to Conservative Home and author of Boris Johnson, The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at Number 10.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2022-12-1632 min
Byline Times PodcastThe Week In Politics - Strikes and Deadly Channel CrossingsAdrian Goldberg reviews The Week In Politics with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Andrew Gimson, contributing editor to Conservative Home and author of Boris Johnson, The Rise and Fall of a Troublemaker at Number 10.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-12-1634 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics - Budget Review and Trump returnsThis week Adrian Goldberg discusses Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement (aka The Budget), the return of Donald Trump and the World Cup in Qatar.
He's joined by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund Cuda from the Radicalized Pod
Getting reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement and Donald Trump’s return…
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2022-11-1829 min
Byline Times PodcastThe Week In Politics - Budget Review and Trump returnsThis week Adrian Goldberg discusses Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement (aka The Budget), the return of Donald Trump, the travails of Twitter and the World Cup in Qatar.He's joined by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Heidi Siegmund Cuda from the Radicalized Pod Getting reaction to Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement and Donald Trump’s return…Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lea...
2022-11-1830 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics - I'm A Nonentity, Get Me Out Of HereIn the spotlight this week - the Cop 27 Climate Conference, the “migrant crisis", Matt Hancock’s appearance on I’m A Celebrity and the ongoing impasse in the Northern Ireland Executive.
Adrian Goldberg hears from Stephen Farry, previously a Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive and now MP for North Down, plus the Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov…
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2022-11-0531 min
Byline Times PodcastThe Week In Politics - I'm A Nonentity, Get Me Out Of HereIn the spotlight this week - the Cop 27 Climate Conference, the “migrant crisis", Matt Hancock’s appearance on I’m A Celebrity and the ongoing impasse in the Northern Ireland Executive.Adrian Goldberg hears from Stephen Farry, previously a Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive and now MP for North Down, plus the Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov…Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-11-0533 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics - Sunak's First WeekIn the week that Rishi Sunak became PM, we assess what his new Cabinet tells us about the direction of his government; plus his decision to shun the Cop 27 climate summit in Egypt; and the ongoing stalemate in Northern Ireland’s Assembly at Stormont.
Host Adrian Goldberg is by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and investigations editor Sam Bright.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2022-10-2831 min
Byline Times PodcastThe Week In Politics - Sunak's First WeekIn the week that Rishi Sunak became PM, we assess what his new Cabinet tells us about the direction of his government; plus his decision to shun the Cop 27 climate summit in Egypt; and the ongoing stalemate in Northern Ireland’s Assembly at Stormont. Host Adrian Goldberg is by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and investigations editor Sam Bright.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. L...
2022-10-2833 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics - Life After LizWhat a week it’s been with the resignation of Liz Truss, the mooted return of Boris Johnson to frontline politics and the Third Reading of the Public Order Bill.
Adrian Goldberg gets reaction from Labour MP Jess Phillips, the Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, along with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
2022-10-2128 min
Byline Times PodcastThe Week In Politics - Life After LizWhat a week it’s been with the resignation of Liz Truss, the mooted return of Boris Johnson to frontline politics and the Third Reading of the Public Order Bill.Adrian Goldberg gets reaction from Labour MP Jess Phillips, the Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, along with Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about yo...
2022-10-2130 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowLiz Truss Quits - Instant ReactionThat Liz Truss resignation - as it happened on Byline Radio.
Adrian Goldberg takes the news from Downing Street, then reaction from Byline Times Executive Editor Peter Jukes, Political Editor Adam Bienkov and Chief European and Social Affairs Reporter Sian Norris. Plus callers to @bylineradio
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
First broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio
2022-10-2054 min
Byline Times PodcastLiz Truss Quits Pt 1 - Instant ReactionThat Liz Truss resignation - as it happened on Byline Radio.Adrian Goldberg takes the news from Downing Street, then reaction from Byline Times Executive Editor Peter Jukes, Political Editor Adam Bienkov and Chief European and Social Affairs Reporter Sian Norris. Plus callers to @bylineradioProduced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.First broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your...
2022-10-2055 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics - Last Chancellor Saloon?Are the Conservatives drinking in "last Chancellor saloon" after replacing Kwasi Karteng with Jeremy Hunt?
Adrian Goldberg takes soundings on a momentous week in politics from long serving Labour backbencher Steve McCabe and Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2022-10-1424 min
Byline Times PodcastThe Week In Politics - Last Chancellor Saloon?Are the Conservatives drinking in "last Chancellor saloon" after replacing Kwasi Karteng with Jeremy Hunt?Adrian Goldberg takes soundings on a momentous week in politics from long serving Labour backbencher Steve McCabe and Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-10-1426 min
Iain Dale - The Whole ShowPM insists she won't cut public spending, Cross Question & should King Charles II have a cut-price coronation?PM insists she won't cut public spending, Cross Question & should King Charles II have a cut-price coronation?
Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP David Simmonds, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, ConservativeHome columnist Emily Carver and Political Editor for Byline Times Adam Bienkov.
2022-10-122h 18
Cross Question with Iain DaleDavid Simmonds, Rachael Maskell, Emily Carver & Adam BienkovJoining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Conservative MP David Simmonds, Labour MP Rachael Maskell, ConservativeHome columnist Emily Carver and Political Editor for Byline Times Adam Bienkov.
2022-10-1247 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics - Tory Party ConferenceAdrian Goldberg hears reflections on the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham from Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, and Sir John Curtice, politics professor at the University of Strathclyde and senior research fellow at both Nat Cen Social Research and The UK in A Changing Europe.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
2022-10-0732 min
Byline Times PodcastThe Week In Politics - Tory Party ConferenceAdrian Goldberg hears reflections on the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham from Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov, and Sir John Curtice, politics professor at the University of Strathclyde and senior research fellow at both Nat Cen Social Research and The UK in A Changing Europe.Produced by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-10-0733 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowThe Week In Politics - Trussed Up In Tufton StreetWhat a week it’s been. The Bank of England was forced into a £65bn intervention to head off a pensions crisis triggered by new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s Financial Statement which proposed a 5p in the pound cut in the top rate of income tax, funded by massive borrowing.
The markets were spooked, and a round of local radio interviews with Liz Truss to retrieve the situation was generally regarded as being not so much a car crash as a multi vehicle pile up. Meanwhile, off the back of a Party Conference that proposed a publicly owned green energy compan...
2022-09-3029 min
Byline Times PodcastThe Week In Politics - Trussed Up In Tufton StreetWhat a week it’s been. The Bank of England was forced into a £65bn intervention to head off a pensions crisis triggered by new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s Financial Statement which proposed a 5p in the pound cut in the top rate of income tax, funded by massive borrowing. The markets were spooked, and a round of local radio interviews with Liz Truss to retrieve the situation was generally regarded as being not so much a car crash as a multi vehicle pile up. Meanwhile, off the back of a Party Conference that proposed a public...
2022-09-3031 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowStarmer's Labour "Must Be Bolder"As the Labour party gathers for its Annual Conference in Liverpool, Adrian Goldberg hears a warning from Keir Starmer’s former Strategic Campaigns Adviser Simon Fletcher that the party can’t just assume it will win the next election be default.
Writing on bylinetimes.com Simon – who also worked for Jeremy Corbyn and Ed Miliband – says that “a strategy based on caution is a big risk". He's joined in conversation with Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
2022-09-2627 min
Byline Times PodcastStarmer's Labour "Must Be Bolder"As the Labour party gathers for its Annual Conference in Liverpool, Adrian Goldberg hears a warning from Keir Starmer’s former Strategic Campaigns Adviser Simon Fletcher that the party can’t just assume it will win the next election be default. Writing on bylinetimes.com Simon – who also worked for Jeremy Corbyn and Ed Miliband – says that “a strategy based on caution is a big risk". He's joined in conversation with Byline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. H...
2022-09-2628 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowLiz Truss - Hopes and FearsIn this episode, Adrian Goldberg hears listeners hopes and fears about the arrival of Liz Truss as Prime Minister.
Truss arrives in the midst of a cost of living crisis that’s destined to get worse, with industrial unrest growing, the NHS in crisis, the ongoing fallout from Brexit, and with international tensions rising after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
If it’s a mess, it’s one she has helped create having held Cabinet positions since 2014, most recently serving as Johnson’s Foreign Secretary. Will her arrival at No.10 do anything to improve things?
Adrian hears from Byline Times editor Harde...
2022-09-0652 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowMP: "I Won't Be Silenced Over Boris Russia Links"This time we return to the subject of Boris Johnson’s attendance at a party in Italy in 2018 at a castle owned by newspaper proprietor Evgeny Lebdev, son of former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev. At the time Johnson was Foreign Secretary, before becoming PM in 2019.
Evgeny - who owns The Independent and the Evening Standard - became a life peer in 2020 despite reports of concerns by the security services.Lebedev insists he is not a security risk.
That hasn't stopped Labour MP Matt Western asking questions about the affair, and he now claims he’s been the victim of a co-o...
2022-09-0219 min
Byline Times PodcastMP: "I Won't Be Silenced Over Boris Russia Links"This time we return to the subject of Boris Johnson’s attendance at a party in Italy in 2018 at a castle owned by newspaper proprietor Evgeny Lebdev, son of former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev. At the time Johnson was Foreign Secretary, before becoming PM in 2019.Evgeny - who owns The Independent and the Evening Standard - became a life peer in 2020 despite reports of concerns by the security services.Lebedev insists he is not a security risk.That hasn't stopped Labour MP Matt Western asking questions about the affair, and he now claims he...
2022-09-0221 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowLiz Truss vs Richie SunakByline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov discusses the Tory leadership contest with Adrian Goldberg.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
Originally broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio
2022-08-1544 min
Byline Times PodcastLiz Truss vs Richie SunakByline Times Political Editor Adam Bienkov discusses the Tory leadership contest with Adrian Goldberg.Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.Originally broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-08-1546 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowTory leadership contestThe Tory leadership contest will decide the UK's next PM. Adrian Goldberg discusses the runners and riders with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Westminster Correspondent Adam Bienkov.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
(Originally broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio)
2022-07-1440 min
Byline Times PodcastTory leadership contestThe Tory leadership contest will decide the UK's next PM. Adrian Goldberg discusses the runners and riders with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Westminster Correspondent Adam Bienkov.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.(Originally broadcast via Twitter Spaces @bylineradio) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-07-1441 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowBoris Johnson and the Russian SpyIn the dying days of his Premiership, Boris Johnson has admitted that he did meet former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev in Italy during his time as Foreign Secretary without his security detail or any other government officials.
It happened weeks after former Russian military officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia had been poisoned by intelligence officers from Moscow to the streets of Salisbury in Wiltshir.
Adrian Goldberg asks Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and Westminster correspondent Adam Bienkov what Johnson's admission means.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
2022-07-1120 min
Byline Times PodcastBoris Johnson and the Russian SpyIn the dying days of his Premiership, Boris Johnson has admitted that he did meet former KGB spy Alexander Lebedev in Italy during his time as Foreign Secretary without his security detail or any other government officials.It happened weeks after former Russian military officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia had been poisoned by intelligence officers from Moscow to the streets of Salisbury in Wiltshir.Adrian Goldberg asks Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and Westminster correspondent Adam Bienkov what Johnson's admission means.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
2022-07-1122 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowSunak, Javid ResignAdrian Goldberg discusses the resignations of Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s inconsistent account of the appointment of Chris Pincher as Assistant Chief Whip…Pincher has now stepped down after a drunken assault, but it turns out that Johnson had previously been warned about his behaviour.
His guests are Byline Times Westminster editor Adam Bienkov, and LSE economist Jeevun Sandher.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces)
2022-07-061h 13Adrian Goldberg's Talk Show'Pincher By Name...'Adrian Goldberg discusses Westminster's sexual misconduct scandals with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Political Correspondent Adam Bienkov.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
2022-07-0425 min
Byline Times Podcast'Pincher By Name...'Adrian Goldberg discusses Westminster's sexual misconduct scandals with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Political Correspondent Adam Bienkov.Produced by Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-07-0427 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowTurning Back The Clock On Women's RightsAfter the right to abortion in the United States was overturned by the Supreme Court, Adrian Goldberg explores the appetite among Conservative MPs for turning back the clock on women's rights in the UK with Byline Times Political and Westminster Editor Adam Bienkov, and European and Social Affairs reporter Sian Norris.
This podcast is funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
2022-07-0120 min
Byline Times PodcastTurning Back The Clock On Women's RightsAfter the right to abortion in the United States was overturned by the Supreme Court, Adrian Goldberg explores the appetite among Conservative MPs for turning back the clock on women's rights in the UK with Byline Times Political and Westminster Editor Adam Bienkov, and European and Social Affairs reporter Sian Norris.This podcast is funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
2022-07-0121 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk Show"Carriegate"Adrian Goldberg investigates "Carriegate" or the story that disappeared…and asks what it might tell us about British media today.
He's joined by Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and Byline Times Westminster and Political correspondent Adam Bienkov.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
2022-06-2019 min
Byline Times Podcast"Carriegate"Adrian Goldberg investigates "Carriegate" or the story that disappeared…and asks what it might tell us about British media today.He's joined by Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes and Byline Times Westminster and Political correspondent Adam Bienkov.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-06-2020 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowJohnson Survives - For NowReaction to the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson with Adam Bienkov and Sam Bright from Byline Times, and economist Jeeven Sandher from Kings College London.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.
(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 6 June 2022)
2022-06-071h 10
Byline Times PodcastJohnson Survives - For NowReaction to the vote of confidence in Boris Johnson with Adam Bienkov and Sam Bright from Byline Times, and economist Jeeven Sandher from Kings College London.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times.(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 6 June 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-06-071h 11Adrian Goldberg's Talk ShowPARTYGATE: WAITING FOR SUE GRAYHardeep Matharu (Byline Times Editor) and Adam Bienkov (Byline Times Political Editor) debate the the latest revelations in Partygate with Adrian Goldberg.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
2022-05-2413 min
Byline Times PodcastPARTYGATE: WAITING FOR SUE GRAYHardeep Matharu (Byline Times Editor) and Adam Bienkov (Byline Times Political Editor) debate the the latest revelations in Partygate with Adrian Goldberg.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-05-2415 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowFoie Gras and Culture WarsA deep dive into the Queen's Speech to open a new session of parliament, with Byline Times Political and Westminster editor Adam Bienkov, and Jun Pang, Policy and Campaigns Officer at Liberty. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 10/5/22)
2022-05-1156 min
Byline Times PodcastFoie Gras and Culture WarsA deep dive into the Queen's Speech to open a new session of parliament, with Byline Times Political and Westminster editor Adam Bienkov, and Jun Pang, Policy and Campaigns Officer at Liberty. Hosted by Adrian Goldberg.Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.(Originally broadcast @bylineradio via Twitter Spaces on 10/5/22) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-05-1158 minAdrian Goldberg's Talk ShowPartygate - The HangoverFrom Byline Radio on Twitter Spaces, 29/3/22 (Follow @bylineradio)
Did Boris Johnson mislead parliament over parties in Downing Street and other government buildings during Covid lockdown? It looks ever more likely after 20 retrospective fines were issued by the Met. Adrian Goldberg assesses what this means for the PM, along with Byline Times Political and Westminster Correspondent Adam Bienkov, and Otto English, author of 'Fake History - Ten Great Lies And How They Shaped The World.
Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
2022-03-301h 06
Byline Times PodcastPartygate - The HangoverFrom Byline Radio on Twitter Spaces, 29/3/22 (Follow @bylineradio)Did Boris Johnson mislead parliament over parties in Downing Street and other government buildings during Covid lockdown? It looks ever more likely after 20 retrospective fines were issued by the Met. Adrian Goldberg assesses what this means for the PM, along with Byline Times Political and Westminster Correspondent Adam Bienkov, and Otto English, author of 'Fake History - Ten Great Lies And How They Shaped The World.Made in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times.
2022-03-301h 08Adrian Goldberg's Talk ShowChild Q ScandalThis is the full episode of Byline Radio for 18 March 2022.
Adrian. Goldberg hears about the Child Q Scandal from Alba Kapoor of the Runnymede Trust and Alva Vidal, comedian, journalist and activist.
PLUS Adam Bienkov, Byline Times political correspondent on the P&O Ferries story and Egveny Lebedev story.
2022-03-181h 00
Byline Times PodcastChild Q ScandalThis is the full episode of Byline Radio for 18 March 2022.Adrian. Goldberg hears about the Child Q Scandal from Alba Kapoor of the Runnymede Trust and Ava Vidal, comedian, journalist and activist.PLUS Adam Bienkov, Byline Times political correspondent on the P&O Ferries story and Egveny Lebedev story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-03-181h 02
The Media ShowWhy are Russian oligarchs only now in the press spotlight?As governments around the world race to sanction associates of Vladimir Putin, the British media turns its attention to the role Russian oligarchs have played in public life. This week an edition of Panorama aired allegations about the source of Roman Abramovich's wealth. At the weekend The Sunday Times reported that Evgeny Lebedev was made a peer despite the concerns of the security services. But why is it only now that the mainstream press has put the oligarchs in the spotlight? What stopped them before? Guests: Paul Caruana Galizia, reporter at Tortoise Media; Adam Bienkov, Political Editor...
2022-03-1626 minIain Dale - The Whole ShowJohnson adviser resigns over Downing Street party, Cross Question and is Plan B just a dead cat?Johnson adviser resigns over Downing Street party, Cross Question and is Plan B just a dead cat?
Joining Iain Dale for a special edition of Cross Question this evening are Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Conservative MP Christian Wakeford, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, Byline Times' Adam Bienkov and former Conservative minister turned broadcaster Edwina Currie.
2021-12-082h 20Cross Question with Iain DaleWes Streeting, Christian Wakeford, Layla Moran, Adam Bienkov & Edwina CurrieJoining Iain Dale for a special edition of Cross Question this evening are Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Conservative MP Christian Wakeford, Lib Dem MP Layla Moran, Byline Times' Adam Bienkov and former Conservative minister turned broadcaster Edwina Currie.
2021-12-0853 min
Polling MattersPolling Matters - Episode 102 Breaking down the GfK / Business Insider survey resultsOn this week's PB/Polling Matters podcast Keiran is joined by Adam Bienkov and Adam Payne from Business Insider UK to discuss today's GfK/Business Insider poll results.
The panel discuss the scale of the Conservative lead, what's happened to the Lib Dems and why Jeremy Corbyn's approval ratings are improving (and why it probably won't matter). They also discuss what's behind May's approval rating plus interesting findings from the survey that suggest Tony Blair is less popular than Jeremy Corbyn.
The discussion finishes with analysis on what British politics may look like after the G...
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