East End Ears

East End Ears


Latest Episodes

McVitie’s update, HGV Driver shortage, Universal Credit cut & more…
July 02, 2021

Recorded on Friday 2nd July 2021 In this episode:0:30 McVities update2:40 Jobcentre safety4:17 The looming Universal Credit cut6:05 PMQs: HGV Driver shortage8:36 Parliamentary Armed Forces

McVitie’s petition presented, time called on tariffs, poor pandemic border control & more…
June 18, 2021

Recorded on Friday 18th June 2021 In this episode:0:57 Time called on tariffs1:45 Poor pandemic border control4:07 McVities petition presented6:20 Vitamin D supplementation8:13 Meetings9:58

International aid cuts, Jobcentre safety, defence failings & more…
June 13, 2021

Recorded on Friday 11th June 2021 In this episode:0:41 – AJAX programme failures2:43 – International aid cuts4:25 – Universal Credit uplift campaign6:14 – Jobcentre safety7:57 – Meetings13:42 – Back in […]

McVitie’s, job centre safety, the latest coronavirus variant & more…
May 22, 2021

Recorded on Friday 21 May 2021 In this episode:0:30 – McVitie’s4:15 – DWP questions6:31 – The latest coronavirus variant8:32 – The situation in Palestine and Israel10:45 – All-Party Group work12:43 […]

McVitie’s, elections results, the Queen’s speech & more…
May 14, 2021

Recorded on Friday 14th May 2021 In this episode:0:12 – Election results1:59 – Queen’s Speech7:17 – Legacy benefits9:20 – McVitie’s factory closure proposal10:58 – Alcohol duty13:23 – MP in the […]

Both Votes SNP, universal basic income, asylum accommodation & more…
April 30, 2021

In this episode:0:32 – Local economy re-opens2:00 – Universal Basic Income3:24 – Asylum accommodation5:19 – Supporting Glasgow cabbies6:27 – Foreign Aid spending8:01 – Back up in the East end8:56 – […]

The pension gender gap, foreign aid, the election & more…
April 23, 2021

Recorded on 20th and 23rd April 2021. In this episode:0:55 – The pension gender gap6:44 – Reusable Nappy Week9:10 – Foreign Aid & Afghanistan10:43 – BT Group redundancies12:10 – Immigration […]

Reusable Nappy Week
April 21, 2021

It’s Reusable Nappy Week and in this special episode, I’m joined by Magnus Smyth from Queenslie-based reusable nappy company TotsBots as well as Sarah Moyes from Friends of the Earth […]

Easing lockdown, MP in the Park, discussing Indyref2 on the BBC & more…
April 16, 2021

Recorded on 16th April 2021 In this episode:0:31 – Easing of lockdown1:59 – Both Votes SNP3:25 – BBC Politics Live7:27 – Greensill scandal9:10 – Furlough support for disabled people10:27 – […]

NHS pay rises, double-jobbing MPs, new SNP councillor hits the ground running & more…
March 26, 2021

Recorded on 26th March 2021 In this episode:0:50 – Big pay rise for NHS Scotland staff5:57 – Stopping double-jobbing MPs7:36 – DWP stakeholder meetings13:24 – In the East end To […]