{"podcast":{"title":"a nation of taxpayers","slug":"a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204","podcast_index_feed_id":7054204,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/550832/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/550832","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/2/9/132907728aeacb5727a2322813b393ee/A_Nation_of_Taxpayers_Drafts.png","author":"Duncan Barkes","episode_count":85,"summary":"A podcast from the Taxpayers' Alliance. Talking politics and highlighting waste in all forms of government and the public sector. Presented by Duncan Barkes with guests from the Taxpayers' Alliance and from across the world of politics. On X, follow the TaxPayers' Alliance @the_tpa More links and info here: https://www.taxpayersalliance.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T20:19:01.372063+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204"},"episode":{"title":"Sectarian politics will rip Britain apart","slug":"sectarian-politics-will-rip-britain-apart","published_at":"2026-03-05T10:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204/sectarian-politics-will-rip-britain-apart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204","url":"https://9864e3c1-9946-4d80-ad28-f460414cc97b.libsyn.com/sectarian-politics-will-rip-britain-apart","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9864e3c1-9946-4d80-ad28-f460414cc97b/Esther_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=4754152","summary":"Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Callum McGoldrick are joined by Conservative MP Esther McVey. They discuss the disturbing rise in sectarian politics that saw the Green Party achieve victory in the recent Gorton and Denton by-election. Esther outlines the thinking behind her Ten Minute Rule Bill in Parliament about clear labelling regarding slaughter for Kosher and Halal meat. She also talks about the fortunes of the Conservative Party and Reform UK.","meta_description":"Podcast host Duncan Barkes and the TPA's Callum McGoldrick are joined by Conservative MP Esther McVey. They discuss the disturbing rise in sectarian polit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2170,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204/episodes/sectarian-politics-will-rip-britain-apart/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-nation-of-taxpayers-7054204/sectarian-politics-will-rip-britain-apart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}