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The Big Picture Podcast - Nigel Farage on Romanians, Pfizer's bid for Astrazeneca and Labour on the minimum wage.

29 May 2014 - 3:35pm — The Big Picture

This week's Big Picture was chaired by Seb with David, Zoe and Matt on the panel. They discussed Nigel Farage's interview with LBC about immigration, particularly his comments about how people would feel if a group of Romanian men moved in next door, as well as UKIP's wider policies and chances in the EU and local council elections. They also discussed the bid by US company Pfizer to take over the British firm Astrazeneca and Ed Miliband's pledge to raise Britain's minimum wage if Labour win the next general election.


49:42 minutes (56.89 MB)

The Big Picture Podcast - Russia in Ukraine, Labour Membership Reform, and SU Elections Season

5 March 2014 - 9:16pm — The Big Picture

Matt chairs this edition of the Big Picture, originally aired on the 5th March 2014. The panel discuss Russia's intervention in Ukraine's revolution, reforms to trade unions' membership of the Labour Party, and the SU's performance in the light of the upcoming elections season for next year's executive.


47:42 minutes (43.68 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".

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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 - Nottingham City Council's Policy on Student Housing, Labour vs. Payday Loans, and US Federal Shutdown

posted 27.10.13 at 5:22pm

The latest podcast of the Big Picture is available here: http://urn1350.net/node/5667

In this instalment, Kieron and Luc share the chair to put questions to the panel on: Nottingham City Council's policy of refusing planning permission for all Homes in Multiple Occupancy outright; Labour's recent attack on payday lenders; and the impact of the recent US federal shutdown on the politics and economy of the nation and the world.

If you hear something that you disagree with or want to defend, why not leave a comment below? You can also tune into the show live every Wednesday from 6pm, and send a free web text from right here at urn1350.net!

The next Big Picture will be on Wednesday 30th October at 6pm.