Political Podcasts

LibThinkTank talks to House of Comments podcaster Mark Thompson. We discuss the Liberal Democrats leadership election and the issue and potential of Localism.

LibThinkTank UK today we briefly discusses memories of the former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy. Also a longer discussion on the Internet and its role in liberal democracy. Where is Internet is going and how to possibly look to narrow a digital divide that may be occurring in Britain.

LibThinkTank is an open discussion about Liberalism and The Liberal political parties in the UK including the Liberal Democrats. We aim to provide a discussion place that may lead to actual policies. However, the short-term aim is to provide something that is an interesting and fun listen with at least a touch of levity and occasional satire. The first Podcast touches upon a bit of the history of Liberalism, the motivations for setting up the podcast LibThinkTank and a bit of analysis of the 2015 general election in the UK.

LibThinkTank is an open discussion about Liberalism and the Liberal political parties in the UK including the Liberal Democrats. We aim to provide a discussion place that may lead to actual policies. However, the short-term aim is to provide something that is an interesting and fun listen with at least a touch of levity and occasional satire. The first Podcast touches upon a bit of the history of Liberalism, the motivations for setting up the podcast LibThinkTank and a bit of analysis of the 2015 general election in the UK.

I was born in Cheltenham 30 years ago, attending Pate’s Grammar School before moving on to study politics at the University of York. I spent six years working for Ecotricity, the renewable energy company based in Stroud, and I now work at the Higher Education Statistics Agency in Cheltenham. I live in Hatherley with my wife Jessica and our baby son Alex.