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

posted 23.01.14 at 5:54pm

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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".

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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.

The Big Picture - Lord Rennard, Cannabis Legalisation, and Benefits Tourism

23 January 2014 - 5:48pm — The Big Picture

In this installation of the Big Picture, first broadcast on January 22nd 2014, David took the chair and posed questions to a panel of Nottingham students on the topics of: Lord Rennard's spat with the Liberal Democrats over allegations of sexual assault; the legalisation of cannabis in Uruguay and two US states; and policies aimed at responding to benefits claims from indolent EU migrants and the unskilled.


49:17 minutes (45.13 MB)

The Big Picture 9th October 2013 - Party Political Conferences and Banning Lads' Mags

posted 11.10.13 at 12:42pm

On this week's Big Picture, Matt is in the chair, putting questions to a panel on the summer's party political conferences, particularly those of the Conservative and Labour Parties. They also discuss the SU Shop's decision to ban lads' magazines such as Nuts and Zoo, in the light of various UK SUs' decisions to ban the controversial Robin Thicke song, 'Blurred Lines', from all Union premises (currently the UoNSU is being lobbied to follow suit, but has not reached a decision at time of the show).

You can listen to our podcast of this week's show here: http://urn1350.net/node/5601

As ever, if you have an opinion, post a comment below, and tune in every Wednesday from 6pm to listen to our show live!

The next Big Picture will be on the 16th October.

The Big Picture 9th October 2013 - British Political Party Conferences and Banning Lads' Mags

11 October 2013 - 12:32pm — The Big Picture

In this installment of the Big Picture, Matt chairs a panel discussing events at the summer's political party conferences, focussing on the Conservative and Labour Parties' annual get-togethers. We then go on to discuss the SU Shop's recent decision to ban lads' mags, particularly in the light of various SUs' decisions around the UK to ban the controversial Robin Thicke song, "Blurred Lines".


48:41 minutes (44.58 MB)

The Splits in the Conservatives, Trouble in Syria and SU referenda

22 May 2013 - 7:22pm — The Big Picture

First up on the show tonight was the fierce debate on the state of the conservative party regarding the apparent splits over EU membership and gay marriage. On the panel were David, Tom, Luc and Elliot, who provided a very welcome discussion on the possible future of the right-wing parties in this country.

After the song, the panel changed completely, with Alex, Seb and Gaffers debating the current crisis in Syria regarding weapon supply to both sides from Russia, the USA and other interested parties, as well as the potential involvement of British personnel.

The final debate of the night focused on the referenda posited by the SU and the apparent apathy shown towards them by the student body. The panel changed again to Elliot, Gaffers, David and Luc, who had some fierce debates, once involving turning Elliot's microphone down (again).

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45:53 minutes (63.02 MB)