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Interview with Emma Lewell-Buck MP on her Food Insecurity Bill - What gets measured gets mended
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Reference Code : - SOBA 1/68/1
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Date : - 2019-02-27 (creation)
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Description : - Lewell-Buck's bill looks to ensure that the Government knows how many people are going without food. There are record levels of in work poverty and childhood poverty. The Food Foundation and the UN have suggested that eight million households and four million children live in food poverty. Although Lewell-Buck's Bill will not become law, the government has said that it will be adopting its recommendations and collecting and publishing information. Lewell-Buck gave her response to the Department of Education's announcement that the government will introduce relationship education in primary schools and sex and relationship education in secondary schools from September 2020. Lewell-Buck proceeds to tell Sones why she believes the Labour MP Chris Williamson should be suspended from the Party over his comments on Antisemitism and why the party needs to take a tougher line. On the breakaway Independent Group, she admits feeling 'flat'. As a Remain MP in a Leave voting constituency and she does not support her leader, Jeremy Corbyn.
Interview with Dr Lisa Cameron, SNP MP for East Kilbride and psychologist on Brexit, Lucy's Law and 'Dump the Scales'
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Reference Code : - SOBA 2/3
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Date : - 2019-05-16 (creation)
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Description : - Cameron sits on the Parliamentary Radio's Advisory Board. Sones asks about Theresa May not reaching out to the devolved assemblies about Brexit, but did invite Jeremy Corbyn to talk. Cameron does not believe that May considered the Scottish First Minister enough, nor that the Scottish people have had their voice heard since the Brexit Referendum. Cameron discusses the Scottish National Party's position on the Customs Union and Single Market. Cameron hopes that May's 'red lines' are moveable and that talks are meaningful. Cameron has been campaigning on animal welfare, cancer campaigns and the movement to get women to stop using scales to promote good body identity, Sones asks about these issues because Brexit has clouded debate in the past few years. Cameron acknowledges that there is life beyond Brexit and issues that are important to her constituencies. Cameron talks about 'puppy smuggling' being banned, and talks about the patient experience of young people with cancer, ensuring that mental wellbeing is prioritised. Sones asks about Scottish Nationalism and Independence, Cameron thinks that Brexit emphasises the need for another Independence Referendum because of the chaos in Westminster. Cameron sees a 'no-deal' Brexit as one that could result in an independent Scotland.
Interview with Siobhan McDonagh, Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden
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Reference Code : - SOBA 1/68/6
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Date : - 2019-03-15 (creation)
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Description : - McDonagh speaks about Brexit, the Labour Party, antisemitism and knife crime
Monday: The Green Surge in the East
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Reference Code : - SOBA 2/4
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Date : - 2019-05-13 (creation)
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Description : - Green Party event in Cambridge, Caroline Lucas MP speaking about the membership of the Green Party and the upcoming European Election. Lucas discusses the People's Vote campaign and Remain. Sones then talks to Lucas and Catherine Rowett - lead Green Party Candidate, outside the Guildhall in Cambridge. Lucas talks about their chances in the European Elections in the East about the green and European Union issues. Sones and Lucas talk about political commentators and their predictions of a victory for the Brexit Party. Rowett and Sones discuss her chances of being elected as an MEP. Rowett says that people she meets are talking about Extinction Rebellion and the Children's Strikes on Climate Change. Sones asks about a possible splintering of the Remain vote in the Election, Rowett rejects that the Green Party are similar to the Liberal Democrats. Sones then talks to Naomi Bennett, Green Candidate in Cambridge, Sones asks her about the key issues. Bennett thinks that people are disillusioned by the 'bully boy' tactics in Parliament and that there is a struggle in getting people to vote at all. Bennett talks extensively about 'door-knocking' and the importance of it in comparison to social media. The Greens in Cambridge have not been putting out social media adverts. Bennett talks about Cambridge being one of the richest cities in the country, but has nine food banks and hidden homelessness.
The Oona King diaries read by Oona King
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Reference Code : - SOBA 6/3/4
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Description : - From the 'Documentaries' section
Website content
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/3
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Description : - Material supplied separately as word docs, as opposed to a copy of the site as published. At time of cataloguing, the site is still live at http://www.bonisonesproductions.com/lookingglass/index.html
Judy Mallaber MP on the pay gap
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Reference Code : - SOBA 6/3/8
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Description : - From the 'Head to Heads' section
Vicky Ford, Conservative MP for Chelmsford and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group MP interviewed by Jackie Ashley on Theresa May's legacy for Women
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Reference Code : - SOBA 2/8
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Date : - 2019-05-22 (creation)
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Description : - Ford thinks her impact has been 'massive' in getting more women to stand for Parliament. Ford talks about Theresa May's support in her constituency. Ashley asks about May's cabinet and the proportion of women and speaks about the chances provided to her.
Patrick O’Flynn – UKIP general election candidate
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/1/15
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Date : - 2015-4-18 (creation)
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Description : - Interviewed while campaigning in King's Hedges. As described by the depositor: We met Patrick O’Flynn when he and his team were campaigning in a target ward for them, Kings Hedges. He said: “This is one of the more working class wards in Cambridge and we have had a series of action days where we have targeted and leafleted people in our target wards, which tend to be the more blue collared wards. Last night we had a big public meeting in the Ward in the Arbury Community Centre, and other members of our Party attended. We had the added attraction of Douglas Carswell, and I am UKIP national campaign director too so I have been on the television quite a lot. Douglas brought in the extra turnout and we had a really good night. We are getting the leaflets through the door, but it is very mixed. Some say there is no place for UKIP in Cambridge, because we want migration controls. “I do Tweet but I don’t do Facebook but the Party puts a lot into Facebook with Nigel Farage and others in the party. We are coming from a fairly low base in Cambridge but we are the new kid on the Cambridge scene but we have taken massive strides forward. We have eight candidates for 14 wards, I am proud of that, and through the local elections we will find out where our strength lies to hopefully go on to win local seats in 2016. “Cambridge is a Liberal Left city but the liberal left vote is split so it gives me a niche between the blue collar and Conservative vote who might like some of our pledges on defence spending and looking after some of our veterans, law and order and EU and immigration and inheritance tax.”
Documentary: The Conservatives fight for equality
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Reference Code : - SOBA 4/2/3
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Date : - 2016-02-12 (creation)
Labour 'Big Footing' event
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/1/24
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Date : - 2015-2-25 (creation)
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Description : - Interviews on Harrian Harman's pink bus, including with Harman, and members of her team Sally Gimson, from the Labour List website, and Ann Sinnott a Cambridge Councillor. As described by the depositor: We asked Harriet, how many places her pink bus would be visiting and why the colour of the bus had provoked so much criticism? She spoke of how important the women’s vote was to her party. Harriet told us: “There has been a lot of controversy about the colour, but I can’t really regard it as negative publicity because how can you have a debate about something so insignificant. As we have gone around the Country, women are concerned, not about the colour, but about what is going on in women’s lives and what local government and national government can do for them. The women’s vote is very important to Labour and for women to vote. Last time in 2010, 9.1 million didn’t vote. I think it is important that we hear women’s voices that women have their say and exercise their vote. Politics is too important to be left to the boys.” Sally Gimson, from the Labour List website, said: “People are hooting on the motorway as the pink bus goes by. It has been mocked but not viciously attacked. It has made people look at women’s issues. All publicity is good publicity. The cost of living, people’s income, child care, DV, the grooming of children, sexual harassment, are big issues for women as well. The battle has not yet been won for women and that is why we are out on the pink bus.” Ann Sinnott, a Labour City Councillor since May 2014, said: “I was delighted with the pink bus and there is nothing wrong with the colour. The mediation service we visited, do very good work, and there were other representatives there working with vulnerable women and women with DV. It costs the police huge amounts of money each year, it is costly and there is a human cost too. DV is the biggest crime anywhere.”
Cambridge Evening News: part one
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/1/33
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Date : - 2015-4-23-2015-4-27 (creation)
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Description : - Interviews with John Vale political editor and reporter at the Cambridge Evening News. As described by the depositor: After attending one Hustings event and chairing another John told us: “It is very important that people know where their candidates stand on a wide range of issues. People need to know the full range of issues from what the candidates will do about potholes to the big humanitarian crisis facing us, such as the Palestinian situation. The Conservative and UKIP candidates were invited and didn’t turn up to that one today on Palestine, so people need to know that too. “What I try and do with Twitter is not to give any sort of interpretation but to give an account of what was said. The candidates go within two hours from talking about how you solve dyslexia to how you solve the crisis of the Middle East. “Twitter has 140 characters and we very rarely go beyond 600 in a story in the paper. It is only possible to capture 10 or 20 per cent of the debate, so it’s not an easy task, what I find interesting might not be interesting to others, but I do my best. There is a lot of knowledge to get on the page.”
Poll card deliverers
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/1/5
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Date : - 2015-4-22 (creation)
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Description : - As described by the depositor: Robert also delivers poll cards, as does Harriet Morgan, who we met at the Buddhist Hustings event. Robert has delivered 4000 poll cards this year. However Harriet thinks delivering cards does matter as it can give people the chance to realise they need to register if they haven’t done so already. .“People do say “where’s mine”. Vicky told us she has 150 staff that work for her department on polling day, and training them is essential. There is no electoral legislation to cover the use of mobile phones, Twitter or Facebook.
Postal voter and hustings organiser
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/1/7
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Date : - 2015-4-27 (creation)
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Description : - As described by the depositor: We caught up with a postal voter who had helped organise the Brunswick and North Kite, Residents Association Hustings, Sue Gordon Roe. Around 200 people attended from the area after Sue and her friends delivered 500 invites to their neighbours. She organised a postal vote for her husband and daughter and voted on April 24th before she went on holiday: “I rang up and they sent it. We voted locally and we voted nationally. Double envelopes, all through the post and the door.”
Presiding Officer, Robert Osborn
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/2/13
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Date : - 2015-4-22 (creation)
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Description : - Interview with Vicky Breading , City Council’ Electoral Services Manager, and long serving Presiding Officer, Robert Osborn at a training night for Presiding Officers.
Rupert Read at Bike Hustings
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/2/4
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Date : - 2015-4-7 (creation)
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Description : - Interview with Rupert Read, Green Party general election candidate
Middle East and Palestinian hustings
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Reference Code : - SOBA 5/2/16
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Date : - 2015-4-27 (creation)
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Description : - Includes interviews with John Vale and organiser Pam Manning and her chair, Mona.
Dr Liam O'Toole, CEO of Arthritis Research UK, on "Arthritis Champion" MPs
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Reference Code : - SOBA 4/1/11
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Date : - 2015-06-12 (creation)
Jess Phillips MP and Lucy Powell MP - Motherhood, childcare, DV and children, and a new push on Sure Start
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Reference Code : - SOBA 4/1/21
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Date : - 2015-09-29 (creation)
Baroness Featherstone – How Britain's gay marriage laws were changed and the Liberal Democrats fight for equality
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Reference Code : - SOBA 4/1/39
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Date : - 2016-03-03 (creation)
Kate Green MP - 2016 and Putting Equality First in the New Year
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Reference Code : - SOBA 4/1/33
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Date : - 2015-12-21 (creation)
Caroline Noakes MP, artist Mary Branson, and Melanie Unwin, Deputy Curator, on the New Dawn art installation in parliament
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Reference Code : - SOBA 4/1/46
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Date : - 2016-06-08 (creation)
Maggie Throup MP and The APPG on Modern Day Slavery
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Reference Code : - SOBA 4/1/50
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Date : - 2016-09-09 (creation)