Author Archive: The Tortoise Shack

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this Tortoise Shack episode, Madrid-based Journalist, and host of the excellent Sobremsa podcast, Eoghan Gilmartin, rejoins us to discuss his fantastic investigative journalism piece that reveals the influence of conflicts of interest in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the role of Saudi Arabia in climate diplomacy, and the political implications of Spanish […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack “They’ve included the working family payment as part of your income that’s assessed. These are primarily lone parents, primarily single mothers, and this is where the increase is now up to 53%.” In this Tortoise Shack episode, PBP Councillor with SDCC, Jess Spear, discusses the ongoing fight against rent hikes in local authority housing in […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this pre-budget tortoise shack episode, we explore Ireland’s complex issues around poverty measurement, the links between the housing crisis and inequality, and all the budget goodies promised so far. We also ask why there’s such reluctance to implement a living wage in the country with the worst market income inequality in the EU. Economist […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Listeners will be aware of the story of the late Harvey Sherratt, who passed away at only nine and a half years old. Many of you would also know of the dedicated activism and campaigning done by his parents, Gillian and Stephen; two remarkable people, doing incredible advocacy under the most heart-breaking of circumstances. They […]

Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack “You spent the last four years telling these people you don’t want them. And then you wonder why they don’t vote for you.” — Philip O’Connor Lock-in, this is a long one. The recent Swedish elections have left many asking who won? Philip O’Connor returns to the Echo Chamber Podcast to discuss the results and […]