Brexit Podcast

The words 'regulation' and the 'EU' often lead to a few harmless jokes about misshapen bananas. But Brussels is not only interested in safeguarding aesthetically pleasing fruit, adn there are more serious topics at stake. In this episode, Tim chats to Patti Rundall from Baby Milk Action, who for the past three decades has been campaigning to stop large corporations marketing substandard products to vulnerable families across the world. Patti explains how she fears Brexit, and the drive for better global trading deals, may put current legislation in jeopardy, which could have catastrophic results for future generations. Whether you agree with Patti's views or not, it is a stark example of where regulation needs to be part of the conversation as we move towards independence. #Podcast #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #Referendum #EUReferendum #VoteLeave #VoteRemain #VoteIn #EU #UK #TimHeming #JenniferHahn #News #Politics #regulation #policy #government #company #economy #babyformula #breastmilk #breastfeeding #babymilk

With so much uncertainty over this country’s future, a worrying number of reports are emerging on increasing levels of anxiety among Britain’s youth. For this episode, Jen and Tim caught up with Dr Lucy Maddox, a consultant clinical psychologist for the NHS, to try to understand the root causes and what steps parents can take to help those in their care cope. Lucy also reveals her own fears for woefully underfunded mental health services in the UK and examines the seven stages of ‘Brexit grief’ and whether our nation is still in a state of shock, denial or is finally accepting the reality of a life outside the European Union. #anxiety #bcalm #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #childline #depression #doctor #eu #EUreferendum #jenniferhahn #news #nhs #podcast #politics #psychology #Referendum #teenagers #TimHeming #UK #VoteIn #VoteLeave #VoteRemain

With his past two ventures being the successful online retailer Sunglasses Shop and the recently launched Sundried activewear, it’s little surprise that entrepreneur Daniel Puddick likes to look on the bright side of life. But as a businessman from Southend trying to sell overseas, has the Referendum and the uncertainty around Britain’s exit from the EU, made his life a misery? Tim caught up with Daniel to discover first-hand the challenges that operating in a changing marketplace bring and the potential pitfalls for any start-ups looking to take his lead. #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #business #danielpuddick #entrepreneur #eu #EUreferendum #immigration #jenniferhahn #news #podcast #politics #Referendum #SME #start up #sundried #sunglassesshop #TimHeming #UK #VoteIn #VoteLeave #VoteRemain #skillsgap #talentgap

We hear plenty on the thousands of city jobs in jeopardy as a result of Brexit, but what about the challenges farmers, the literal bread and butter of this country, will face? Minette Batters, farmer and deputy president of the National Farmers Union, joined Tim for today's episode to give us the lay of the land and tells us why we need to put our differences with Europe to one side and make trade agreements top priority. #Article50 #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #business #eu #EUreferendum #EUsubsidies #farmers #farming #jenniferhahn #minettebatters #nationalfarmersunion #news #nfu #podcast #politics #Referendum #singlemarket #TimHeming #tradeagreements #UK #VoteIn #VoteLeave #VoteRemain

Passport enquiries to the German embassy from British Jews have risen sharply since the EU referendum. Michael Newman, the chief executive of The Association of Jewish Refugees talked to Tim to explain why. They touch on why Michael, as a descendant of holocaust survivors, is allowed to re-claim his ancestor's German citizenship, as well as about the political climate that forced him to make this decision and about the psychological strain, which a return to the country that persecuted their families could put on British Jews. #Podcast #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #Referendum #EUReferendum #VoteLeave #Vote Remain #VoteIn #EU #UK #TimHeming #JenniferHahn #News #Politics #restoredcitizenshiplaw #michaelnewman #jews #jewish #associationforjewishrefugees #germany #germanembassy #citizenship #passport #applications #britishjews

Conor Devine is a driven character. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis on his honeymoon in 2006, he has battled adversity to become a successful businessman, a devoted father-of-two and an impressive endurance athlete. Proud of his roots in County Tyrone, he also has fears for the future of his nation in a post Brexit UK. For a subject so dominated by events in Westminster, Conor provides rare insight into how both the north and south of Ireland will have to deal with the fallout, where the opportunities still lie and why set the decision to leave could set the peace process back decades. #Article50 #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #business #businessman #conordevine #entrepreneur #eu #EUreferendum #EUsubsidies #GreatRepealBill #hardborder #ireland #jenniferhahn #news #northernireland #peace #peacemoney #podcast #politics #Referendum #singlemarket #TimHeming #trade #UK #VoteIn #VoteLeave #VoteRemain

The day everyone has been anticipating - or dreading - has finally come. Today it will be decided who becomes the next President of the United States. With comparisons between the election and the EU referendum being thrown around everywhere in the press and indeed by Trump, the self-proclaimed "Mr. Brexit" himself, we decided to shed some light on the situation with the help of Dr Jacob Parakilas, a researcher and assistant head of the US and the Americas Programme at The Royal Institute of International Affairs Chatham House. He walks us through parallels between core messaging, voter demographic and polling results and gives us his take on whether Trump will pull off a Brexit-style surprise win and what that would mean for the UK. #Podcast #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #Referendum #EUReferendum #VoteLeave #VoteRemain #VoteIn #EU #UK #TimHeming #JenniferHahn #News #Politics #accesshollywood #donaldtrump #trump #clinton #hillaryclinton #uselections #elections #america #chathamhouse #globalisation #internationala

Whether through admiration, envy or intrigue, the nation remains captivated by those of great wealth. So what do they think of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union?–Or do they simply have too much money to care? There could be no-one better to turn to for insight that Rob Watts, the former deputy political editor of the Sunday Telegraph, who now has the task of compiling The Sunday Times Rich List. Rob tries to convince Tim that his life does not consist of leaping from super yacht to super yacht trying not to spill his Dom Perignon, but that as well as wading through thousands of company accounts, he does meet a varied mix of opinionated characters. This episode offers a rare insight into the world of the super rich and the mind-set of both flamboyant and intensely private individuals who are linked by their business success. #Podcast #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #Referendum #EUReferendum #VoteLeave #VoteRemain #VoteIn #EU #UK #TimHeming #JenniferHahn #News #Politics #robwatts #robertwatts #economy #

A Remainer and a Leaver explain how they overcame their differences to make sure the interests of young people will be represented in the Brexit negotiations. Only 43% of 18-24 year olds voted in the 2015 general election. In June’s EU Referendum, that was up to 64%. Young people are becoming more engaged with politics and in this episode Tim and Jen caught up with two leading the charge, Charlotte Gerade and Joe Porter. The pair are two of the co-leaders of lobby group Undivided, which is collating the biggest concerns from 1,000,000 13-30 year olds across the country to come up with a 10-point manifesto to take to parliament. #Podcast #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #Referendum #EUReferendum #VoteLeave #VoteRemain #VoteIn #EU #UK #TimHeming #JenniferHahn #News #Politics #CharlotteGerade #JoePorter #Undivided #campaign #activist #young people #youth #teenagers #negotiations

German-born politics student and activists Gesine Wittrich is currently on her semester abroad at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris. She shares her outsiders view on the referendum, including how the results were received in her home country, as well as about parallels between the rise of UKIP and its German equivalent, the AfD, and what experiences UK students would miss out on, should they be excluded from cultural exchanges like Erasmus as a result of Brexit. #afd #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #capitalism #erasmus #eu #EUreferendum #frontnational #globalisation #interrail #jenniferhahn #neoliberalism #news #paris #podcast #politics #Referendum #TimHeming #UK #ukip #VoteIn #VoteLeave #Vote Remain

The dust storm around Brexit shows no sign of settling, but how has it affected the UK businessmen and women who deal with European regulation on a day-to-day basis? Foregoing the conjecture, the UK200 Group decided to find out by conducting an extensive survey into the prevailing mood. Tim caught up with the report’s author, Jonathan Franks of accountancy firm Hillier Hopkins, and discovered the survey produced some enlightening results. Against the backdrop of a tub-thumping Conservative Party conference, they also discussed why politicians should leave EU relations to the real experts. #Article50 #Brexit #BrexitPodcast #business #entrepreneur #eu #EUreferendum #HardBrexit #Hillier Hopkins #jenniferhahn #jonathanfranks #news #podcast #politics #Referendum #regulations #report #singlemarket #SoftBrexit #survey #TimHeming #trade #UK #uk200 group #VoteIn #VoteLeave #VoteRemain

It is not often that a UK citizen decides to sue their government, but that is exactly what former lawyer and fund manager Gina Miller is doing. After already shaking up the investment scene with her company SCM and the True and Fair Foundation, both of which seek to combat hidden charges in the industry, she is now taking on the legal process surrounding Article 50. In a High Court lawsuit set to begin on October 13, she will argue that it would be illegal to set the process of leaving the EU into motion by the prime minister’s royal prerogative rather than through a Parliamentary vote. With just a few more days to go before the case's starting shot, Gina talks to Jen about why this is not about stopping Brexit but about getting legal certainty and why Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband's recent call for a Parliamentary vote has muddied her case.

With almost 100 days having passed since the EU referendum this past Sunday, Theresa May proclaimed at the Conservative Party Conference that she will trigger article 50 by March 2017 and that this will involve a “Great Repeal Bill.” Robyn Munro, a senior researcher at the independent charity Institute for Government and the manager of its Brexit programme, is the perfect person to shed some light on what exactly this means, what the difference between a “hard” and a “soft” Brexit is and how Westminster and Whitehall are preparing for the negotiations.

Hosts Jennifer Hahn and Tim Heming as well as producer Warren Pole explain the who, what and why of the Brexit Podcast, including whether they were camp Leave or Remain, how they plan to cut through all the noise surrounding the referendum and why the Inspector Gadget theme song had to go.

This one's for all you business-minded people out there, as today's guest is Adam Bere, the director of consultancy at Sweansea-based geomechanical engineering consultancy Rockfield. He tells us about the disappointed reactions to the referendum result in the US and France, as well as Brexit's possible aggravation of the nation's engineering skills gap and PhD funding.

There aren’t many teetotal former tabloid hacks, and still fewer who ditch the murky world of Fleet Street and retrain in herbalism and acupressure. But Tommy Holgate isn’t cut from the same Red Top cloth as most and he joins Tim to share his views on Brexit and what it could and should mean for the future of Britain. As a candidate for the Peace Party in the 2015 general election, Tommy brings his unique brand of positivity to the debate, explains why he’s firmly in the REMAIN camp, how he’s a fan of Portugal’s decriminalisation of drugs, Finland’s education ethos and how he’ll never stop picking up his loudhailer to give peace a chance.

Raoul Ruparel is co-director at Open Europe, an independent policy think tank providing a new framework for thinking about Britain’s new relationship with Europe and its role in the world. In this episode, Raoul walks us through the practicalities of Brexit. He explains how and when the mysterious Article 50 may be invoked and considers the challenges Britain face once we’re out of the European Union.

How did a working class boy from a housing estate in south London grow up to vote Tory – and then take his one-man show and right wing political views to the Edinburgh Fringe? In this episode we catch up with English teacher-turned-comedian Geoff Norcott, who explains how trying to put a positive slant on Maggie Thatcher is received by the liberal lefties, how he deals with hecklers, why he voted LEAVE in the EU referendum. He also explains how optimism can work wonders and then moves on to the important issues – such as bringing back cooked breakfasts on Saturday mornings. Check out more of Geoff’s work at his website geoffnorcott.com.

Race hate and xenophobia has skyrocketed in the months since the EU referendum. Shazia Awan, a Welsh Equality and Diversity Consultant, former Conservative Parliamentary candidate, and today’s guest, has experienced this first hand. Jen talks to her about racism within the UK’s political system, Zach Goldsmith’s divisive mayoral campaign as well as the abuse she has personally received and witnessed since that fateful day in June. The Remain campaigner also shares her opinion of what, if anything, can be done to elevate these tensions, which have led to a record number of verbal and physical assaults.

Tim Heming talks to Professor Martin Conway to find out what 'flashbulb memory' research is and why it is being used in a study on Brexit