Armando Iannucci, Exctinction Rebellion & Dame Louise Casey on Activism | Westminster Reimagined
The legendary writer, satirist and broadcaster Armando Iannucci joins the New Statesman Podcast to co-host four special episodes. In these shows, Armando explores areas of British politics that he b...
August 2, 2021
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August 2, 2021
Armando Iannucci, Exctinction Rebellion & Dame Louise Casey on Activism | Westminster Reimagined
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<p>The legendary writer, satirist and broadcaster <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/health/2021/07/armando-iannuccis-diary-reasoning-pandemic-boris-johnson-s-word-soup-and-how" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Armando Iannucci</a> joins the <em>New Statesman</em> <em>Podcast</em> to co-host four special episodes. In these shows, Armando explores areas of British politics that he believes are broken, and is joined by guests from inside and outside the Westminster machine to discuss how politics could be better.</p><br /><p>In Episode two, Armando and Stephen Bush examine activism and whether it’s better to be inside or outside the Westminster bubble to make change happen.</p><br /><p>Armando and Stephen are joined by special guests Dame Louise Casey, the former government Homelessness tsar who is now a life peer and <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2019/11/it-s-biggest-public-safety-threat-met-officer-who-joined-extinction-rebellion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Stephens</a>, Metropolitan Police officer turned Extinction Rebellion activist. They discuss how you make change happen, whether there’s room for compromise and what would drive Louise Casey to march on the streets.</p><br /><p>These special episodes will be published weekly in the <em>New Statesman Podcast</em> feed. Watch video from the recording on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>New Statesman</em>’s YouTube</a> channel.</p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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