Unfashionably Internationalist

Unfashionably Internationalist

What do you do when your principles are even less fashionable than your haircut? This is a podcast about staying true to internationalist principles in age where nationalism is on the rise. Hosted by Phil Doré: mental health nurse, Green Party campaigner and former national organiser of Wales for Europe.

Episodes

59: Labour win Batley and Spen featuring Centrist Dads podcast

July 7, 2021 • 59 min
In a podcasting personnel swap, Adam Radford of the Centrist Dads podcast joins me to talk about Labour's surprise win in the Batley and Spen by-election
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58: Is the Blue Wall crumbling?

June 27, 2021 • 36 min
Last week the Lib Dems pulled off a surprise by election win in one of the safest Tory seats in the country. Former Lib Dem councillor and former mayor of Cardigan Mark Cole joins me to discuss how they did it, and what it might mean for declining Tory support in the Home Counties.
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57: Sausage fight at the G7

June 13, 2021 • 51 min
At the G7 summit a row has broken out over Brexit, the Northern Ireland Protocol and, of all things, sausages. I'm joined by Cardiff for Europe chair and former civil servant Neil Schofield-Hughes and Sinn Fein campaigner Cormac Begley.
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56: Looking back on the Senedd election

May 14, 2021 • 46 min
In a week where Labour suffered a humiliating defeat in Hartlepool, they also won the Welsh election. Senedd candidate Sally Stephenson and former Wales for Europe director Peter Gilbey join me to discuss why the polls were so different between Wales and England.
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55: Hunger Games Cymru aka the Senedd election

May 1, 2021 • 51 min
Cardiff for Europe chair Neil Schofield-Hughes and former Wales for Europe director Peter Gilbey join me to discuss this week's upcoming election in Wales. Will Labour maintain their dominance, or will they be squeezed by Plaid Cymru and the Senedd? Can the Lib Dems keep their remaining seat, and will smaller parties like the Greens and Abolish the Assembly gain representation?
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54: Justice and accountability in the George Floyd trial

April 23, 2021 • 44 min
Alaskan lawyer Libby Bakalar joins me to discuss Derek Chauvin's conviction for the murder of George Floyd. We talked about justice, accountability, and why the two aren't the same thing.
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53: Catalonia's struggle for independence

April 18, 2021 • 28 min
Marçal Escartin and Marta Gallego of Jovent Republica join me to discuss Catalonia's struggle for independence.
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52: Eurovision is political (but not how you think)

March 28, 2021 • 53 min
Eurovision is back this year after being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic. You're probably thinking, "Eurovision's all political, and the UK is going to get punished because of Brexit," but is that true? I'm joined by Eurovision fans Drifa Arnadottir in Iceland and Kamilla Safiyllina in Russia. We discussed how this year's contest contains multiple political controversies - about nationalism, feminism,...
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51: Rebuilding international solidarity after Brexit

March 14, 2021 • 32 min
How can we rebuild progressive internationalism after Brexit and the pandemic? This week's guest is Ana Oppenheim of Another Europe is Possible and the Labour Campaign for Free Movement.
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50: Get Brexit done (again!)

February 16, 2021 • 45 min
As the post-Brexit landscape continues to descend into chaos, I'm joined by Wales Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter and Cardiff for Europe chair Neil Schofield-Hughes. We talked not just about Brexit but also the state of the opinion polls, and the upcoming Welsh Parliament/Senedd election.
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49: Trump is gone but the struggle goes on

February 5, 2021 • 31 min
Trump is gone, so that means the US political discourse is now perfectly good and normal, right? Libby Bakalar joins me to discuss Nazi licence plates, and how two Alaskan attorneys general have resigned in quick succession due to sexual misconduct allegations. We also talk about the power of social media to take down evildoers.
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48: The Brexit chaos engulfing importers

January 25, 2021 • 45 min
Wine wholesaler Daniel Lambert recently went viral on Twitter after he described the chaos of trying to import wines after Brexit. He talks about the challenges he's facing, and how the UK government still isn't listening.
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47: The post-Brexit future for Wales and Northern Ireland

January 21, 2021 • 51 min
As the UK finally leaves the Brexit transition and problems are already mounting at the borders, what does this mean for devolved nations like Wales and Northern Ireland? I'm joined by Sally Stephenson of Wales for Europe and the Welsh Lib Dems, and Cormac Begley of Armagh Sinn Fein.
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46: Lessons from the past for an uncertain future

January 9, 2021 • 51 min
The day after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building, Alaskan lawyer Libby Bakalar joined me to talk about recent events, as well as the legacy of her grandfather, who was imprisoned in the 1920s for trade union organising. What lessons can we learn for today from his life?
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45: Merry Covibrexigeddonmas

December 21, 2020 • 44 min
Campaigners Sally Stephenson and Neil Schofield Hughes join me to talk about the chaos we're all enduring this Christmas. We also discuss what campaigners should be doing in the year ahead, and because it's Christmas we nominate some Christmas movies and describe what's giving us hope in these hopeless times.
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44: Why I changed my mind on Welsh independence

December 7, 2020 • 35 min
Yes Cymru chair Sion Jobbins joins me to talk about why I've changed my mind, and now support the idea of an independent Wales.
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43: The art of self-care while campaigning

December 4, 2020 • 31 min
Campaigning can be a rewarding experience, but it can also be both mentally and physically demanding. Councillors Emma Sandrey (Lib Dem, Llanedeyrn and Pentwyn) and Alun Williams (Plaid Cymru, Aberystwyth Bronglais) join me to talk about maintaining your own wellbeing while trying to change the world.
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42: Two weeks on from the US election

November 20, 2020 • 38 min
Alaskan lawyer and electoral reform campaigner Libby Bakalar joins me to look back on the fortnight since Donald Trump lost the US Presidential election.
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41: Could Brexit have turned out differently?

November 17, 2020 • 43 min
As we head closer to a hard Brexit, former Wales for Europe director Peter Gilbey joins me to discuss whether either a People's Vote or a soft Brexit ever had a chance of success.
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40: Are people changing their minds on Brexit?

November 2, 2020 • 49 min
Recent opinion polls have shown a big drop in public support for Brexit. "Reluctant leaver turned reluctant remainer" David Benton joins me to discuss why that might be.
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