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 […]
Please see patreon.com/tortoiseshack ‘The AI Boom is starting to look a lot like the Dot Com Bubble.’ In this Tortoise Shack podcast, U.S.-based Professor of Economics, Constantine Gurdgiev and Tony explore the intersections of economics, AI, equity and bond markets, and how Ireland’s future is tethered to the growing/peaking bubble. We discuss how current trends threaten global stability and dinner […]
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 Dr. Ahmed Alqady and Dr. Abdullah Almobayed are Palestinian physicians from Gaza. They established a small medical point/clinic inside a simple tent following the destruction of most medical facilities in the area. They joined us from Gaza to talk about how difficult it is to administer medical services in an area that has at least […]