not BAME Podcast

EPISODE 38 We are back with a new season. In this bumper episode Cory & Bay deliver a barnstorming round up of the 2025 party conference season: Labour, Tory, Reform, Greens & Lib Dems. Each week Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + select stories from the Caribbean & Africa.@notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EPISODE 37We are back with a barnstorming edition on the latest comings and goings of Rishi Sunak's government. After a turbulent week, the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman has been sacked, replaced by the Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, who has in turn been replaced by none other than former Prime Minister David Cameron!We dissect the scathing letter sent by Suella Braverman to Rishi Sunak and look at just how it is possible that the former PM, who is no longer a sitting MP just became the one of the most important politicians in the land!Link to Suella Braverman's "Letter to the Prime Minister": ⁠https://twitter.com/SuellaBraverman/status/1724465401982070914?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet⁠Coverage on the return of Call-Me-Dave Cameron to government: ⁠https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-67370421Each week Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + select stories from the Caribbean & Africa.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the season 3! Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second half of Season 2! Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second half of Season 2! Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to the second half of Season 2! Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second half of Season 2! Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to the second half of Season 2! Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA. IG & Twitter: @notbamepod  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second half of Season 2!Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________________ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second half of Season 2!Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________________ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the second half of Season 2!Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________________THE RUNDOWNHappy New Year! Just 1 big story this week. We look at the continuous scandals enmeshing the government and how it all bodes for the political landscape in the year ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 2!Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________________THE RUNDOWNSir Lewis Hamilton Knighted: START – 6:53New COVID Restrictions: 7:10 – 23:17Home Secretary Priti Patel Gets Nationalities & Borders Bill Through The Commons: 25:14 – END Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 2!Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________________PART 1: THE RUNDOWNPotentially Illegal Christmas Parties At Number 10 Revealed During The Height Of Lockdown: START – 23:17PART 2: DIASPORA STORIESUK Blocks Travel From Several African Countries Due To New COVID Variant: 23:17 – END Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 2!Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________________PART 1: THE RUNDOWNKier Starmer Brings in New Faces to Labour Front Bench: START – Conservative Government Introduce Reforms to Funding for Care:  – PART 2: DIASPORA STORIESBarbados Officially Becomes a Republic Severing 400 Year Old Ties to British Monarchy: 22:15 – ENDLinks: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 2!Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________________PART 1: THE RUNDOWNTory Sleaze & The Row Over 2nd Jobs For MPs Enters Second Week: START – 14:02Nationality & Borders Bill is Updated To Make It Easier For Government To Revoke British Citizenship: 14:03 – 22:15PART 2: DIASPORA STORIESColonel Gaddafi's Son Running To Be New President: 22:15 – ENDLinks: Watch PMQS here; New Rules For MPs & 2nd Jobs, Nationality Law Changes, Full Text Of The Proposed Nationalities & Borders Bill, President Gaddafi? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to Season 2! Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________PART 1: THE RUNDOWNLabour Party Conference Recap: START – 12:14Petrol Crisis: 12:14 – 23:21ID cards: 23:21 – ENDLinks:  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Season 2! Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________ PART 1: THE RUNDOWNPMQs recap: START – 7:35Marsha De Cordova Quits As Shadow Women & Equalities Secretary: 7:35 – 13:37Kier Starmer's Policy Pamphlet: 13:37 – 27:16AUKUS - Australia, USA & UK Begin New Defence Pact: 27:16 – 32:28PART 2: ACROSS THE PONDDesparate Haitian Migrants Stopped At US Southern Border: 32:28 – ENDLinks: Watch PMQS here; De Cordiova Story, The Pamphlet, Pamphlet Quick Summary, AUKUS Story, Haiti Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod__________PART 1: THE RUNDOWNPMQs recap: START – 9:54Watch hereMPs claim white working-class school children left behind. They blame “White Privilege”: 9:56 – 21:03BBC story & The actual MP reportMatt Hancock’s affair with Health Department adviser: 21:05 – 32:41The storyPART 2: ACROSS THE PONDMichael B Jordan appropriates Caribbean culture in new J'ouvert rum venture: 32:43 – 39:47-  J’ouvert rum renamed -  Alternative take from a Trinidadian economistPART 3: THOUGHT OF THE WEEKCory’s reflection on Windrush Day: 39:49 - END Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepodPART 1: THE RUNDOWNPMQs Recap: START – 11:58Cummings’ Revenge on Hopeless Hancock: 12:00 – 21:52Chesham & Amersham By-Election: 21:53 – 31:09 Prime Minister’s Questions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29M9XpORRKA Cummings’ Blog & Those Messages - https://dominiccummings.substack.com/p/the-pm-on-hancock-totally-fucking Chesham & Amersham By-Election: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57472032PART 2: ACROSS THE PONDUber Launches in Jamaica: 31:10 – 39:43 Uber Court Political Controversy in their First Week in Jamaica - https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20210618/pnp-says-montague-must-explain-ubers-entry-jamaicaPART 3: THOUGHT OF THE WEEKBay’s Reflection on The Courage of Your Convictions: 39:44 - END Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepodPART 1: THE RUNDOWNPMQs Recap: START – 4:37Footballers Take The Knee: 4:40 – 12:53Government Awards Unlawful COVID Contracts: 12:55 – 20:03UK Aid Budget Slashed: 20:05 – 27:43PART 2: ACROSS THE PONDNigeria Bans Twitter: 27:45 – 32:55https://www.reuters.com/technology/nigerias-twitter-ban-leaves-some-businesses-lurch-2021-06-14/https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/06/12/nigerias-twitter-ban-prompts-ridicule-and-fearPART 3: THOUGHT OF THE WEEKBay’s Reflection on The Racist Murder of Dea-John Reid: 32:57 - ENDhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-57376270 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod____________________________PART 1: Hartlepool By-Election – 0:00 – 10:00https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57019456PART 2: Local Elections, Labour Woes – 10:02 – 29:50https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-populist-tory-party-has-a-lie-at-its-heart-lpxtds5h7PART 3: New Mayors Elected – 29:52 – ENDhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-57014247https://bit.ly/3vVXKxihttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-56997137 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepodPART 1: THE RUNDOWNPMQs Recap: 0:00 – 13:44London Mayoral Elections: 13:46 – 27:39Other Upcoming Local Elections: 27:31 – 39:40https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006nldz/prime-ministers-questionshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/01/tory-poll-lead-slashed-as-key-elections-loom-across-britainPART 2: ACROSS THE PONDPolice Shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant: 39:42 – 43:54https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/ma-khia-byrant-shooting-video-columbus-b1834961.htmlPART 3: THOUGHT OF THE WEEKBay’s Reflection on Hausa Feminist Writings: 43:55 – ENDhttp://republic.com.ng/december-19-january-20/history-of-hausa-feminist-literature/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepod_____PART 1: THE RUNDOWNPMQs Recap: 00:13 – 07:13Leaked Text Messages from James Dyson to the Prime Minister: 07:14 – 17:29Black Maternal Mortality Debated in Parliament: 17:31 – 27:44·  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000vgby/prime-ministers-questions-21042021·  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDS8vY6TGT8&t=4795s·  https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-04-19/debates/6935B9C7-6419-4E7B-A813-E852A4EE4F5C/BlackMaternalHealthcareAndMortalityPART 2: THE MAIN COURSEKemi Badenoch’s (Equalities Minister) Statement on Recent The Race Report: 27:46 – 36:42·  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000vrvt/house-of-commons-live-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities-statement·  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparitiesPART 3: ACROSS THE PONDPresident of Chad Dies, What Next?: 36:44 – 40:59·  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56815708PART 4: THOUGHT OF THE WEEKBay - Derek Chauvin’s Found Guilty for Murder of George Floyd: 41:00 - END·  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56818766 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepodPART 1: THE RUNDOWNPMQs Recap: 0:16 – 6:54Death of Prince Philip: 6:56 - 14:32Hartlepool By-election 14:35 - 24:32PART 2: THE MAIN COURSEThe Return of Sleaze to British Politics #CameronGate: 24:35 - 37:58PART 3: ACROSS THE PONDVolcanic Eruption in St Vincent 38:01 - 43:46Official Go Fund me donations page endorsed by Government of St Vincent and The Grenadines: https://bit.ly/3swCnQVPART 4: THOUGHT OF THE WEEKCory’s Reflection on the Derek Chauvin/George Floyd Trial: 43:48 – END Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepodPART 1: The Rundown.Quick Police Protests Recap: 0:13 – 4:10.Corruption in Politics: 4:12 - 12:20.Can you be Black AND English?: 12:22 - 21:31.PART 2: The Main Course.Race and Ethnic Disparities Report: 21:33 - 42:34.PART 3: Across the Pond.Voter Suppression in America?: 42:36 - 51:44.PART 4: Thought of the Week.Bay’s Reflection on the Race Report & Institutional Racism: 51:48 – 53:05.POSTSCRIPTCory & Bay’s French skills corrected: 53:23 - End Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepodPART 1: The Rundown.PMQs Review: 0:20 - 6:51. Low BAME Support For Starmer: 6:55 - 13:00.BLM / Women's Rights Protests Comparisons: 13:01 - 17:16.Police & Crime Bill Protests: 17:18 - 22:20.PART 2: The Main Course.Europe's Vaccine Wars: 22:22 - 36:16.PART 3: Across the Pond.Former Jamaica Prime Minister Court Testimony: 36:20 - 39:16.Haiti's President Staying In Office: 39:20 - 42:46PART 4: Thought of the Week.Free Speech Hypocrisy: 42:48 - End. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cory & Bay take in the highlights of the UK political week + stories from the Caribbean, Africa & USA.IG & Twitter: @notbamepodPART 1: The Rundown PMQs Review - Nurse Pay Rise: 0:20 - 7:15 London Mayoral Elections: 7:21 - 12:28 Slavery Reparations Enquiry: 12:28 - 16:50 End of the Monarchy? Meghan & Harry: 16:50 - 21:40PART 2: The Main Course Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill: 21:40 - 30:52PART 3: Across the Pond Caribbean COVID-19 Vaccines: 30:52 - 36:49PART 4: Thought of the Week Sarah Everard & Women's Experiences: 36:51 - 38:56 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.