CHAT WITH GEORGE

Why is the House of Lords more politically representative of the country than the House of Commons? Is Veganism really a solution to the climate crisis? Is the Green Party relevant in British politics today? Baroness Natalie Bennett, former Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales (2012-15) and member of the House of Lords since 2018, answers all. Bennett also discusses why and how farming must change in the UK post-Brexit and why the government can't be trusted to guarantee food standards and animal welfare rights in future trade deals. 

The British Empire devastated India's economy and society, yet too few of us in Britain talk about this today.  Kevin Rebello, an esteemed History undergraduate at the University of Cambridge, discusses the impact of the British Empire on India and the systemic failure of Britain to acknowledge this dark past. Kevin also explains reasons for Britain to pay colonial reparations and why the Commonwealth is not a continuation of the former empire. 

Whats been the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on small food producers? How do future trade agreements and their impact on food-standards threaten the UK food industry?  David Jowett and Jason Hinds chat with George about their role in the cheese market and the impact of the pandemic as well as their thoughts on the future challenges faced by the food industry in Britain. 

Chat with George is joined by Richard Graham MP, the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary China Group and by Ashton Ng, a Phd student at Cambridge University in Chinese History. We discuss how the relationship between the West especially the UK and China will change due to the global coronavirus pandemic. 

 Andrew RT Davies(former Welsh Conservative Leader) shares his thoughts on the Welsh government's response to Covid-19, we hear about life in lockdown from Charlie Clarke in South Africa and Mrs Jenny Swanepoel at Balcarras School in Cheltenham tells us about her making of PPE for care workers.

Roger Mosey is the former head of BBC NEWS, BBC SPORT and editor of the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme. He tells us how the BBC can survive into the future and how recent editorial weaknesses can be solved. He also tells us how journalists' mental health can be supported and if there are any similarities between the BBC comedy series- TWENTY TWELVE and the real 2012 Olympics Delivery Committee.

Chat with George visits a the farm that my father manages to see what a day in life of the farm is like.  Hear the baby calves drinking milk, a dawn chorus and the importance of why nature conservation and farming should be combined.

Rob manages an organic dairy farm in the cotswolds, using various new methods to ensure farming is sustainable and helps not hinders in the solving of the climate crisis.  He has advised a number of government bodies including the Department for environment, farming and rural affairs and Natural England on regenerative farming practices. Rob talks to Chat with George about the climate crisis and agriculture's role in it. 

Graham Harvey is the former Agricultural Story Editor for The Archers on BBC Radio 4 and columnist on farming and rural communities for various newspapers including the Sunday Times and the Guardian. He chats to George about farming and its role in the climate crisis, the disconnect between rural communities and cities, the BBC and his role in The Archers. 

A brief 5 minute chat with Sean Goral about the Irish general Election 2020 result. 

A 10 minute brief chat with an Extinction Rebellion activist in Cambridge, asking them about their actions in Cambridge including the digging up of Trinity College's lawn at Cambridge University and the reason for the climate strikes in Cambridge. 

We chat with Baroness Sally Morgan, Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and former Chair of Ofsted. Baroness Morgan worked as a teacher before becoming an advisor to Tony Blair, a Cabinet Office Minister for Women and later Chair of Ofsted. As Master of Fitzwilliam College, Baroness Morgan reflects on her life in education, her views on access at Cambridge University and divestment.