It was Friday 13th and it really was an unlucky day for UK politics. Host Eleanor Penny was joined by comedian and activist Grace Campbell to discuss the nightmare that was a Conservative landslide victory. They were joined by Lib Dem PC for Eltham Charley Hasted and Twitter political activist Angela Ramsell (aka @spaceangel1964) to chat through the result. They discussed what Labour did wrong in their campaign, Jo Swinson losing her seat and whether our political voting system should change.

Eleanor Penny hosted the penultimate General Election show ahead of the big vote this week. She chatted to Twitter warrior and content creator Tristan Cross about what Labour can do in these last few days. NHS doctor and political activist Dr Sonia Adesara joined lecturer of International Political Economy Dr Ashok Kumar to speak about worker’s rights and low pay in the NHS. Finally, UK Technology Editor Alex Hern, Rize Up UK activist Novar Flip and Labour Candidate for Islington South and Finsbury

On this week's show, host Eleanor Penny ran through the week's political news with HUCK Magazine editor Ben Smoke and they discussed the Conservative's policies for travellers. Lecturer in International Relations David Wearing talked about racism within the parties as well as anti-semitism, whilst Labour Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Harlow and the villages Laura McCalpine chatted about campaigning at such a young age in a Tory heavy area. Finally, Rosa Caradonna from FCK Boris and Young

This week’s episode of Politics Matters saw host Eleanor Penny chat to rapper Awate and lecturer in law Dr Kojo Karam about youth crime, drugs and how the main parties are tackling these issues in their manifestos. NHS GP and Labour Parliamentary candidate Dr Martin Edobor along with economist Carys Roberts discussed with Eleanor the future of the NHS and what privatisation really means.

With just 23 days until the third General Election in four years, host Eleanor Penny dug deep with her guests Molly Scott Cato MEP for the Green Party, journlist Dalia Gebrial (often seen applying pressure on Sky News), Head of Economics at NEF Alfie Stirling and Former advisor to Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, James Meadway. Together they deciphered the main parties’ manifestos, chatted ‘Remainer Alliance’ and how young people are worse off than they ever have been.

Covering for Femi this week was Somali social activist Nimco Ali, to talk about what it’s like to be black and British in this generation. She was joined by founder of ShowerBox Sarah Lamptey, Justin Finlayson from United Borders and Mandu Reid from the Women’s Equality Party. They spoke about their personal experiences and hot topics such as homelessness and knife crime. Finally, Conservative candidate for London Mayer, Shaun Bailey, spoke to Nimco about his proposals to help young black people in

This week stepping in for Femi was Labour PPC and director of CLASS (Centre for Labour & Social Studies), Faiza Shaheen. Joining her to talk about how we can fix our political system post-Brexit was Labour MP Clive Lewis, digital strategist Shahmir Sanni and co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party, Catherine Mayer. They discussed the lack of representation in parliament, the flaws in the 2016 referendum and how that can be improved if we have a second. Klina Jordan from Make Votes Matter was also

Covering for Femi this week was the charismatic and witty, Jolyon Rubinstein. He was joined by Youth Officer for Hull George Aylett to discuss everything from general elections to extensions. Journalists Joana Ramiro and James Ball were in the studio on the day we should have been leaving the EU. They chatted about the current options we face as a country, which quickly changed as it was announced that MP’s had rejected Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time. Finally, talking to Jolyon about

This week Femi was away so the lovely Emma Burnell was our guest host. Joining her was Young Conservative Stephen Canning and founder of Scientists 4 EU, Mike Galsworthy. They discussed austerity in the UK and the effects it has on crime, policing, schools and public services. Activist and feminist Sophie Walker was also in the studio to talk through the week’s headlines, including what happened in the Spring Statement and the sad events in New Zealand. Finally, activist Angela Ramsell joined Emma

Unity in the UK was this week’s theme on The Floor is Yours, and joining Femi in the studio was former The Voice UK winner and campaigner Jermain Jackman and pro-Brexiteer Dominique Samuels. They talked about the uproar about LGBT+ lessons being introduced in schools and how London-centric we are as a country with many areas in the North feeling like they’re not represented in politics. We also had comedian Ken Cheng to talk through the week’s headlines and his new game show on E4, The Hangover

CNN and New Statesman journalist Holly Thomas joined Femi to talk over the headlines including Domanic Raab’s recent criticisms, MPs getting a huge payrise plus David Lammy and Stacey Dooley bust up. In our round-table discussion this week, Elisabeth Braw from Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, Azad Ali – activist and Community Relations Director for CAGE UK and Andre Walker who is Journalist and Brexit supporter joined Femi to talk about this week’s theme of

The NHS was the topic of the week on the latest edition of The Floor Is Yours, and joining Femi was Mike Galsworthy, founder of NHS vs Brexit and Scientists 4 EU, and Ria Bernard, speech and language specialist. Also on the show was journalist Lucy Pasha-Robinson and Dr Mike, from Dr Mike on A Bike, who is currently cycling around the world to raise awareness for mental health for NHS staff.

This week Femi was joined by a wide array of guests to discuss climate change and environmentalism. Joining him in the studio for the entire hour was writer Matthew Todd, who discussed how we are running out of time to tackle some of the huge issues effecting our planet. Also in the studio was actor and environmentalist James Fletcher, who spoke about his experiences as a vegan, whilst Labour MP Geraint Davies was on the phone to talk about what politicians are doing in practical terms. Finally,

Housing was the main issue on the agenda for the latest episode of The Floor Is Yours; joining Femi to discuss the issue was writer Emma Burnell, Labour’s housing spokesman in the London Assembly Tom Copley, and Rueben Young, director of PricedOut. Also joining the show was Labour activist George Aylett, who was on the phone from Hull to discuss the level of political debate on Twitter as well as housing.

This week on The Floor Is Yours Femi ran through the headlines with writer Alex Andreou, discussing what happens next for Brexit after Theresa May’s deal was emphatically defeated in the House of Commons. Later, Femi discussed a variety of issues facing UK education with YouTuber Hannah Witton, author Yassmin Abel-Magied and former teacher Jonny Berlinger, including sex education and the drastic fall in new teachers.

Femi returned for the first show of 2019 and was joined in the studio by American comedian Desiree Burch, as the pair looked over their political highlights of 2018. Joining them on the phone was surprise guest Nish Kumar, who was full of praise for the work Femi does campaigning for a second EU referendum. Also in the studio was journalist and author Alastair Coleman and one of the individuals vying to be the Green Party’s London mayoral candidate, Zack Polanski.

This week’s theme was legalisation of Cannabis. Are you confused about what exactly is CBD, THC, medicinal oils and everything in between? This is the show from you! Ashwin Bolar from from THTC Clothing to talk about his passions concerning hemp and organic products. Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb came on the phone to discuss his recently rejected bill which aims to legalise possession and consumption of cannabis. His ‘10-minute-rule bill’ in the House of Commons was rejected by 66 votes to 52 earlier this

Femi returned for another look at the weeks headlines, and was joined by Jolyon Rubinstein and Heydon Prowse, stars of The Revolution Will Be Televised and new series Ministry of Justice on Channel 4. They caught up with the latest news on Brexit (get stocking up on Wotsits), before discussing social media and online propaganda with Vice editor Gavin Haynes and author and mental health activist Natasha Devon MBE.

Joining Femi in the studio this week was the Labour Party parliamentary candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green, Faiza Shaheen, co-founder of the charity Daughters of Eve, Nimco Ali and grime artist Marci Phonix, who came in for our debate on migration; what are the benefits, where has the narrative around the discussion of migration gone wrong, and what impact will Brexit have on migration to and from the UK? Also joining Femi in the studio was Labour party MEP Seb Dance, who discussed the