Episodes

  • SLAPPed Down - how a sanctioned warlord sued for libel

    SLAPPed Down - how a sanctioned warlord sued for libel
    Jan 29 2025
    Is there no end in sight for the London’s title as the libel capital of the world? Adrian Goldberg hears from Peter Geoghean who runs the Democracy for Sale substack about 'the craziest defamation case' he’s ever worked on. It’s ended with Solicitors Regulation Authority deciding to take no action a law firm who pursued the investigative website Bellingcat on behalf of a sanctioned Russian warlord. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • A SLAPP In The Face For Free Speech

    A SLAPP In The Face For Free Speech
    May 3 2024
    We mark Press Freedom Day by celebrating the Anti-Slapp campaign, which is aimed at protecting journalists who want to expose wrongdoing. A SLAPP is a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation – a legal case brought, usually by the rich and powerful to intimidate those who want to question their behaviour into silence. Famous examples include the fomerChelsea owner and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich who took action against Catherine Belton and her publisher Harper Collins over claims made in Belton’s book ‘Putin’s People’: and attempts by lawyers working for the then Chancellor Nadim Zahawi to gag tax lawyer and journalist Dan Neidle who’d been investigating his.finances. Adrian Goldberg hears from Susan Coughtrie, co chair of the Anti Slapp coalition and Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana, CEO of the press regulator Impress. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Funded by subscriptions to the Byline Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Trump and the Tech Bros

    Trump and the Tech Bros
    Jan 24 2025
    This time, the chance for a long listen, with Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and Byline times co-founder Peter Jukes, reflecting on the inauguration of Donald Trump and the farewell address of Joe Biden, the outgoing US president. Biden warned of the dangers of a 'tech industrial complex' taking over the States. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Phil Driscoll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Murdoch's Phone Hacking Shame

    Murdoch's Phone Hacking Shame
    Jan 22 2025
    Rupert Murdoch has been shamed after his News Group Newspapers admitted to illegal activity for the first time as it settled a phone hacking case brought by Prince Harry. NGN made a “full and unequivocal” apology to the Prince after acknowledging that private investigators employed by The Sun used unlawful methods to gather information about him. NGN also said sorry for its intrusion into the private life of Harry’s mum, Diana Princess of Wales and is thought to have paid in the region of £10 million pounds to settle the case. They also settled with former Labour Deputy leader Tom Watson. Byline Podcast editor talks to investigative journalist Dan Evans, who in a previous journalistic life, worked for the News Of The World. Dan is a phone hacking whistleblower and has given evidence in the litigation against NGN. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • Israel/Gaza Ceasefire - What Next?

    Israel/Gaza Ceasefire - What Next?
    Jan 21 2025
    Following a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, Adrian Goldberg discusses the prospects for peace in the Middle East, with Hannah Weisfeld, director of Yachad, a British-Jewish organisation which promotes a negotiated settlement to the conflict. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White. Funded by subscriptions to Byline Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins
  • Is Musk Setting UK Politics Agenda?

    Is Musk Setting UK Politics Agenda?
    Jan 18 2025
    Is Elon Musk Musk Setting The Agenda For UK Politics? Adrian Goldberg's Westminster Review talks to Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • How Russia Tamed The Blogosphere - With Help From UK Influencers

    How Russia Tamed The Blogosphere - With Help From UK Influencers
    Jan 16 2025
    Adrian Goldberg talks to Steve Lacey, once of Conservative Friends of Russia, and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes about their contribution to the hit podcast 'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring' - with specific reference to how the Kremlin used British influencers to gain insights into the new world of the blogosphere in the 2010s. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • Rachel Reeves: Room For Manoeuvre

    Rachel Reeves: Room For Manoeuvre
    Jan 14 2025
    Adrian Goldberg discusses Rachel Reeves' room for manoeuvre in a time of turbulence on the international money markets with Devika Dutt, an economist at Kings College, London. Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 mins