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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.

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)

Big Picture: 2nd October 2013 - University Admissions, Syria and Immigration

posted 07.10.13 at 12:57pm

The podcast of our first show of the 2013/14 academic year is now live! Check it out here: http://urn1350.net/node/5590

Seb chairs a show with debates on the slight rise in Ucas admissions, the proposed UN-led disarmament in Syria, and the thorny political issue of immigration in British politics.

Check it out, comment below, and listen in live next week at urn1350.net!

The next Big Picture will be on Wednesday 9th October at 7pm.

The Big Picture - 2nd October 2013 - University Admissions, Syria and Immigration

7 October 2013 - 12:54pm — The Big Picture

Seb chairs the first Big Picture of the 2013/14 academic year, with panels discussing the slight rise in university admissions since the increase in tuition fees, the proposed UN-led chemical weapons disarmament in Syria, and the summer's perennial political debate: immigration.


48:44 minutes (44.62 MB)

Benefits, US Gun Control & Open Information

posted 16.01.13 at 8:19pm

In 2013's first issue of The Big Picture, Elliot Johnson, Joseph Todd, Seb Bench, Michael Gaffney and Louis Cotgrove joined David Hayes to discuss the week's key issues.

Click here to listen to the podcast!