Terminal decline: Has Britain forgotten how to build big?
5/21/20261 hr 1 min
From HS2 to Heathrow 3, via housing 101: what is going on with big building projects in Britain? Naomi, Alex and Kenny look at how Britain has been building trouble for itself – with top-drawer insight from Lib Dem MP and all-Parliamentary history-maker MP Layla Moran. And Layla brings her unique insight into the many issues surrounding Palestine and Palestinians – she really is must-listen. Plus your regular menu of smiles and happiness :-) SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD • The Philadelphia (green) story – Grin And Share It! • Find out more about Standing Together, working to build a majority within Israeli society that supports peace, equality and justice • What is Israel's E1 settlement? • Urge your MP to ban trade with illegal settlements • Watch Palestine 36 on Apple or Amazon • Get Policy of Deceit from our bookshop • Get A Line In The Sand from our bookshop • We have put together a brand new BLUESKY STARTER PACK, if you would like to join us there. • Email us at quietriotpod@gmail.com. • Or visit our website www.quietriotpod.com. Brought to you by Naomi Smith, Alex Andreou and Kenny Campbell. Quiet Riot is a Cooler Heads production. SPONSOR US AT KO-FI.COM/QUIETRIOTPOD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Alex Andreou· Host0:34
We kept noticing the same problem. We'd get into a genuinely brilliant conversation with a guest, and then face an impossible edit cutting out quality content that, in all honesty, would be an upgrade to most other politics podcasts [laughs] just to squeeze everything into one non-intimidating one-hour episode And we know from your feedback at our editorial meetings that the deep dive topics are exactly what you want more of, not less.
Naomi Smith· Host1:03
So we've just decided to stop fighting it. We're giving in to you, and from now on, when we have a guest, we're gonna split the show in two, so your newsy section will land on Thursday as usual, and then the full uncut deep dive will follow on Friday morning Same week, same guests, nothing left on the cutting room floor.
Alex Andreou· Host1:22
You get two Commute episodes and, of course, Sunday School. We hope you enjoy getting even more Quiet Riot for your buck, and we reserve