Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack “Politics should be about supporting the people, not gamesmanship” Was Budget 2027 really a “workers’ budget” Rory and Tony unpack the promises, pre-budget kites and political marketing behind it all. They examine the gap between the minimum wage and the living wage, the risks behind the new investment scheme for the so-called squeezed middle, and […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack “Removing the triple lock means Ireland is no longer neutral” In this Tortoise Shack episode, Tony and Senator Tom Clonan delve into Ireland’s military neutrality, ongoing government moves to abolish the triple lock, and the implications for Ireland’s foreign policy and defense. They explore the systemic issues and risks associated with ending Ireland’s historic peacekeeping […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack “Build accessibility into everything from the ground up.” In this Tortoise Shack episode, Tony is joined by activist, campaigner and Co-Founder of Equality Not Care, Ann Marie Flanagan and Senior Accessibility Lead and Daddy, Brian Dalton, to explore the recent budget’s impact on disabled people, the true costs of disability, and the urgent need for […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Dr. Belal Adnan Abuiyada is a physician working in paediatrics in Gaza. Alongside his medical work, he writes on Instagram about life in Gaza, displacement, grief, memory, and the small moments of tenderness that endure. His writing offers a personal view of a place and a people too often described only through headlines. He joins […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack “Andy Burnham is a neoliberal to his very core. Let’s be blunt about this.” In this Tortoise Shack episode, listener favourite, Prof Richard Murphy, returns to talk about how he’s packing it all in because Andy Burnham has fixed everything without even putting together a budget. But while he’s here, we might as well discuss […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Will Pedro Sanchez win, but still lose? “Vox hates brown people” This Tortoise Shack episode jumps into a tumultuous few weeks in Spanish politics. It explores the complex political landscape, focusing on the runners, riders and far right nutters, who are all headed towards an election in less than two months. Is it a housing […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack Malak Abu Krayem is a Palestinian Computer Scientist, App Developer, and children’s book writer. She joins us from Gaza to talk about how she lost the career that was planned out after October 7th. She explains how she is carving a new path through the genocide and, working within Gaza and remotely with people abroad, […]
Please join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack “Unwinding neoliberalism is the key challenge in housing politics” In this Tortoise Shack episode, Tony sits down with Mick Byrne, an Associate Professor of Social Policy at UCD, to discuss his excellent piece on the historic Spanish housing proposals and what it means for a housing system trying to unravel decades of neoliberal policies. Spain […]