Podcast co-hosts, Thelma Walker, a retired head teacher, and Tom Widdicombe, an old hippy, take a weekly look at some of the political developments on the left side of the political spectrum. Our podcast aims to provide a safe space for the Left, where our guests can talk freely about their views and ideas. If you would like to get in touch, or if you have questions for Thelma and Tom, or our guests, please contact us at thelmaandtom@gmail.com If you would like to contribute towards the prod ...
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TTLL41 - Two old Socialists just saying it how it is.
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Welcome to this episode of Thelma and Tom. I'm going to be honest here (no really, I am) - for one reason and another, we did no prep for this recording at all. And yes, I was a bit nervous how it would go. And yes, as it turns out I'm pretty pleased with it. We discuss, among other things, the dire state of education in the UK, the unravelling of …
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TTLL 40 - Labour tells the Left to Leave.
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We're back! Apologies for the extended Xmas break. In this episode, among other things we discuss the latest shocking developments in the Labour Party. Please support Left Media. Now, more than ever, it is important to stay in touch, be it through Podcasts, Videos, Youtube, Twitter, or Facebook. Main stream media rarely, if ever, gives those of us …
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Thelma and Tom Christmas Special
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Welcome to the Thelma and Tom Christmas Special. For our Christmas present this year we get to choose our very own Prime Minister and Cabinet. It was great fun, but seriously the government we have chosen would be so much better than what we have now - not a difficult challenge, I know! We also treat ourselves and all our listeners to a wonderful b…
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Say it myself, this could be one of the best Thelma and Tom's we've ever done. The Labour Party are now virtually indistinguishable from the Tory Party, with even Farage this week, complementing Starmer on his immigration policies. How much worse does it have to get before everyone on the Left finally realises that we have been almost completely sq…
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TTLL - 37 - Royalty, Left Unity, Breakthrough, and Enough is Enough
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In Part one Thelma and I talk about the Royals, and for Part two we are joined by our guests, Doug Thorpe of Left Unity, and Alex Mayes of Breakthrough. We have a great conversation loosely around the theme of 'what will it take to bring about a mainstream Socialist Party'. A nice positive podcast to listen to in these sometimes quite tough times f…
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TTLL36 - Is there a future for the Left in parliament?
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Welcome to Episode 36 of Thelma and Tom Look Left where the ageing hippy and the retired head teacher talk frankly about the state of the Left in Britain today. In this episode we chat about the future (or not) of the Left in electoral politics. We also talk about the TorySewageParty and our utter disbelief that it can even be happening! Thank you …
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Hello everyone, and welcome back to Thelma and Tom Look Left. It's great to be back after our slightly covid enforced Summer break, and we're straight back in there with our take on the latest political developments. In this episode we chat about the Tory Party leadership election, The Forde Report, and Starmer's visit to Liverpool, and of course, …
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TTLL33 - with guest Jane Heybroek
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Do you ever wonder who the person is behind some of these big Twitter characters - if so, this is your chance to meet one of them - Cremant Communarde, or as she is known in the real world, Jane Heybroek. Jane works as an immigration lawyer, and is well known for her crowd-funded 'big win' against a couple of well known celebs in a libel case - the…
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In this episode we talk to Meg Smith, one of the directors of EveryDoctor UK.Plain speaking about the challenges doctors and health workers are facing, and how politicians need to do more to prevent the selling off by stealth of our NHS.This is powerful stuff. It was a great podcast to be involved in making and producing. hope that you enjoy listen…
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We had a plan, but so much has happened this week we just had to let it go and see where we ended up. We discuss, the media coverage of Philip Proudfoot's successful libel case, Thelma's Twitter Adventures, Angela Rayner's legs, and Rachel Reeves honest admission that she didn't want the Labour Party to win the 2019 election (ie, she preferred John…
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When I started this podcast with Thelma I really wanted to make a platform for people to be free to speak their minds. Our guest on this podcast is Nuala Burgess, and to be honest, she speaks her mind, and it's really good. Nuala is passionate about education, and Thelma is a retired headteacher - it's a great conversation, and we cover a lot of gr…
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TTLL29 - Power and how it affects us all.
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Welcome to episode 29 of Thelma and Tom Look Left in which we take a closer look at the effects of power on the human psyche, everyones lives, and the planet. This is a huge subject, which to be honest we have really only just made a start on. We discuss the chaos that power can cause when it seems to almost inevitably 'go to people's heads'. We al…
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Welcome to episode 28 of Thelma and Tom Look Left, Difficult times for everyone to make any sense off. In this episode we discuss our feelings about the dreadful situation in Ukraine. Of course we hope for a speedy resolution, and as always with war it's the innocent people who pay the price. We also lament the fact that our leaders seem so devoid …
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OK, no music, no editing, just uncut Thelma and Tom, plus a guest appearance by Alex Mayes, leader of The Breakthrough Party. We wanted to get this episode out there as quickly as possible. It's good news for all of us on the Left who have been wondering how on earth we are ever going to come together as one. This may well be a big step along the w…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Christmas Special 2021
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Welcome to our 2021 Christmas Special, with our very special guest, Jeremy Corbyn. Subjects include, getting in to politics, the future of the Left, plus a great story about putting a plaque up in the House of Commons chapel. It was a privilege and a joy to talk with Jeremy - what a lovely bloke! Thank you to all our listeners for your support. I'm…
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In this episode we talk about Hippies, Tories, Centrists, and Socialists, plus we discuss Thelma's visit to the European Forum. We also ponder on how we wouldn't be allowed to make this podcast in so many countries of the world. It seems astonishing that even this humble little podcast would be deemed 'subversive', and disrespectful to the state, a…
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If you only ever listen to one episode of TTLL, then make it this one. Our guest is Maia Thomas, who grew up in the West Country and is the founder member of the Exeter group of Black Lives Matter. What's to say! Maia is 22 years old. The stories she tells need to be heard, and the clarity and energy that she is putting in to her activism is amazin…
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TTLL episode 22 with Alexie Sayle
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Great to be able to sit down and chat with Thelma and Alexei about all things Left. We talk about the woeful state of the Labour Party, the AS propaganda campaign, was there an exact point when Jeremy's leadership of the Labour Party began to unravel, and most important of all, we discuss how Solidarity is an absolute essential if the Left is ever …
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode 20 with Hilary Wainwright
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With special guest, Hilary Wainwright, not quite a lifelong Socialist, but almost, and co-editor of Red Pepper. And what a lovely conversation we had too! We discuss, Chris Packham, The Premiership, Red Pepper, The Late 60s, The Young Liberals and Revolutionary Socialism at Oxford University, The future of the Left, and much more. And not once did …
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode 19 - Labour Conference Special.
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The Labour Conference Special Or, as the Novara show from the Conference was titled, 'Is Labour Dead?' We're a bit late with this podcast I know, but still relevant and well worth a listen. We recorded this about an hour after Starmer's 'most important speech of his life'. Thelma had just returned from a long walk to clear her head after listening …
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TTLL no 18, with special guests, The Rickard Sisters.
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Here is Episode 18 of our Podcast, Thelma and Tom Look Left, in which Thelma and I discuss some surprising signs of optimism for the Left, followed by a really lovely interview with the Rickard Sisters, the creators of the wonderful comic book version of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist. I am very aware that I say this a lot, but this interview …
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode 17 - Autumn Season
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After our Summer break the Headteacher and the Hippie are back in town, and this time around we really do want to get down to business. Can the left do anything to make the changes that so need to happen, or are we destined to just talk about it forever more. This time around our podcast release dates are going to be somewhat more anarchic, so plea…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode 16 with Alex Mays & Carla Gregory
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Episode 16 - the last episode of Series One. Thank you all so much for listening to our podcast, and thank you for all the kind comments we have received. We are planning to be back with Series Two in September. After all the discussion we have had over the last few months about how the Left can move forward, it is fitting to end the series with ou…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode 15 with Clive Lewis
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By popular demand, we have our first return guest, Clive Lewis MP. First time around it was a great show, and this one is too. We explore in depth, the possible implications of the UK implementing Proportional Representation, or not. How can we change the electoral system - what are the chances of it happening, and when might it happen by. And what…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode 14 with Ian Byrne
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In this episode Thelma and Tom, with the help of special guest Ian Byrne MP, set out to find the top secret policies of the Labour Party. What they actually find is truly inspirational. Thank you so much for listening. If you would like to contribute towards the production costs of this podcast please visit our Patreon page here - www.patreon.com/j…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode 13 with Philip Proudfoot
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I know I'm biased but I think this is one of our 'great episodes' (in my not so humble opinion).Great to welcome Thelma back, and to meet Philip too. We get in to some very interesting areas around the practicalities of bringing success to Left wing politics, and what we really need to do to make it happen. And we look at the age old question, 'Can…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode 12 - Retrospective
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A busy week for Thelma so no recording this week. So Hurricane and I have put together a collection of past clips, out takes, and music, from the last few weeks. Plus we end with a very rare opportunity to listen to one of Hurricanes very own classic songs. My absolute thanks to Hurricane for putting this together - couldn't have done it without hi…
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Tom and Thelma Look Left - episode 11 - with special guest Owen Jones
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Here is episode 11 of TTLL with our special guest Owen Jones.Among other things we discuss Owen's career, combatting MSM, and who is actually running this shit show of a government.Thanks to Owen and Thelma, and of course special thanks to Hurricane for the production and music.
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode 10 with John McDonnell
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Well, can you believe it, we've made it to Episode 10 and to celebrate the occasion, we've come up with a really good podcast (to be fair, they've all been pretty good haven't they). It was such a pleasure meeting and talking with John McDonnell, one of the elders of Left wing politics in the UK. So much knowledge, so much perspective, so much hone…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode nine, with Kate Hudson.
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Thank you for checking out our podcast. In Episode 9 we are joined by Kate Hudson, the general secretary of CND. I'm going to say it, I was pretty worried about how we could make this episode 'not too heavy'. In fact, we have managed to record a really good discussion. Kate is so knowledgeable on this subject, and so reasonable and balanced in the …
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode eight
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Welcome to episode eight in which Thelma and I set out to discuss how the podcast is going, and our plans for its future. Somehow we got sidetracked and ended up discussing politics as well.Thanks for listening and hope you enjoy it. Please subscribe and tell your friends - and don't forget, the more time that you spend listening to the Left media …
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode seven with Ash Sarkar
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Here it is at last. Nightmare edit because of time lag between me and Thelma at the beginning of the record. All good now (I hope). Really great conversation with our special guest, Ash Sarkar, including discussion about the Northern Independence Party, the prospects for the Left in and outside of the Labour Party, a chat about the Left media, Ash'…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - episode six - with Clive Lewis
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In this episode we are joined by our special guest, Clive Lewis. Among other things we discuss the Northern Independence Party, music, democracy, and the prospects for the Left in the UK. A big thank you to Clive for sharing his forthright views with us. The discussion about the state of our democracy, and what needs to happen was excellent (or may…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode Five - with Melissa Benn
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In this episode we welcome our special guest Melissa Benn. We discuss so much it's hard to list it all, but topics include, education, music, the Labour Party, Melissa's childhood, and much more. It was a privilege to be involved in the making of this podcast. A big thank you from me to both Thelma and Melissa. As usual my thanks to Hurricane for t…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode Four - with Richard Burgon
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Episode Four with special guest Richard Burgon. We had so much fun recording this one.Topics include, Thelma talking about Lockdown Parenting Hell, and me having a chat with Richard about Heavy Metal. Oh yes, and some political stuff too!As always, big thanks to Hurricane for production and music.If you enjoy the podcast please subscribe and review…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode Three - with Dawn Butler
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Here we are - Episode three! It's quite a job getting a podcast episode up and running. Big thanks to my co host, Thelma Walker, and to this week's very special guest, the wonderful Dawn Butler. Subjects covered include, dealing with the media, life as an MP, and hopes for the future, plus much more. I'm going to say it - this is a great episode! T…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode Two - with Rebecca Long Bailey
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Episode Two - More chat from Thelma and Tom about political events, mainly but not totally on the Left of the political spectrum. Plus our first ever guest, Rebecca Long Bailey, who it turns out has pretty forthright views on almost all topics, including among other things, lockdown, the environment, and the Socialist Campaign Group. A special than…
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Thelma and Tom Look Left - Episode One
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In our first episode we discuss the implications for the Left of the continued march to the right of the British Labour Party. We also have an interesting chat about our respective views on life and politics. Next week we are thrilled to announce that we have as our guest Rebecca Long-Bailey. If you have any questions for Thelma, Rebecca or myself,…
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Hello. Thelma Walker and Tom Widdicombe here. Welcome to the trailer for our first podcast which will be out very shortly. In each episode we will be discussing all the news and views on our side of the political spectrum. We have some great guests lined up for the next few weeks. We look forward to seeing you soon.…
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