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It's a Big Picture Bonanza! - Podcasts Podcasts Podcasts

posted 05.03.14 at 6:41pm

We've been a bit slow in getting podcasts on the net recently, but that just means that we've got a load of new material all at once! Follow the links for discussion on:

- Economic Growth, Royal Finances, and Syria: http://urn1350.net/node/6112;

- Obama's State of the Union Address, Michael Gove, and Tube Strikes: http://urn1350.net/node/6113;

- The floods, banning smoking in cars with children, and LGBTQ Rights in Russia: http://urn1350.net/node/6114;

- Scottish independence, the right to recall MPs, and Swiss migration: http://urn1350.net/node/6119;

- Unrest in Ukraine and Venezuela, Harriet Harman's links with PIE, and the prospect of a debate on Europe between Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage: http://urn1350.net/node/6121; and

- Our latest show, on Russian intervention in Ukraine, Trades Union Membership in Labour, and SU Elections.

Happy listening! The Elections Show will be taking our timeslot next week, so the next Big Picture will be on 19th March 2014, at 6pm. Do please listen in live and share your opinions by text (07762 212 434, or send a free web text from urn1350.net)!

The Big Picture Podcast - Floods, Smoking in Cars, and LGBTQ Rights in Russia

Matt chairs this edition of the Big Picture, first broadcast on 12th February 2014. The panellists talk about the severe flooding across the UK, moves to ban smoking in cars with children, and issues about the rights of LGBTQ citizens in Russia.


48:49 minutes (44.71 MB)

The Big Picture Podcast - Obama's State of the Union Address, Michael Gove, and London Tube Strikes

Matt chairs this edition of the Big Picture, first broadcast on the 5th February 2014. In this show the panel discuss Obama's State of the Union address, Michael Gove's comments on the gulf between State and private schools, and the London Underground strike action.


43:55 minutes (40.21 MB)

The Big Picture Podcast - Economic Growth, Royal Finances and Syria

Luc chairs this episode of the Big Picture, first broadcast on the 29th January 2014. The panel talks about the latest figures on the economic recovery and what they mean for Britain, criticism of the Royal Family over its finances, and the conditions in the Syrian conflict.


51:08 minutes (46.82 MB)

Lord Rennard vs. the Lib Dems, Weed around the World and Benefits Tourism

posted 23.01.14 at 5:54pm

Follow the link to hear the latest Big Picture podcast! http://urn1350.net/node/5896

On this week's show, David asked the panel questions about: Lord Rennard's membership dispute with his party over allegations of sexual assault; the legalisation of cannabis in Uruguay, Colorado, and Washington state, and Obama's apparent openness to a federal legalisation debate; and plans from the Conservatives and Labour to limit benefits availability for unskilled or EU-immigrant claimants amid fears of "benefits tourism".

Comments? Thoughts? Furious rage? Why not comment on the podcast below?

The next Big Picture will be broadcast on Wednesday 29th January at 6pm, live on URN -- we hope you can listen in and join the debate.