{"podcast":{"title":"The Insurgency with Steve Baker","slug":"the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429","podcast_index_feed_id":7492429,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1090ea0c4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.fightingforafreefuture.com/listen-to-the-insurgency/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44369209/44369209-1757101850035-21ca2abe436fe.jpg","author":"Fighting for a Free Future","episode_count":45,"summary":"Welcome to The Insurgency with Steve Baker, a podcast from Fighting for a Free Future. Every two weeks, join Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA and Harry Richer, the Director of FFF, as they sit down with leading figures from the worlds of politics, journalism, and academia and together interrogate the public debate and the issues which matter most. Please subscribe today to support FFF. If you wish to see bonus episodes & extended interviews, please consider becoming a paid supporter at voices.fightingforafreefuture.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T04:18:51.666622+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429"},"episode":{"title":"Zero Tolerance: Why I'd Run for Mayor | Festus Akinbusoye","slug":"zero-tolerance-why-i-d-run-for-mayor-festus-akinbusoye","published_at":"2026-04-17T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429/zero-tolerance-why-i-d-run-for-mayor-festus-akinbusoye","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-insurgency/episodes/Zero-Tolerance-Why-Id-Run-for-Mayor--Festus-Akinbusoye-e3i1soc","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1090ea0c4/podcast/play/118599884/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-17%2F422261063-44100-2-640c70aa91da9.mp3","summary":"Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more. Festus Akinbusoye sets out why London needs a zero‑tolerance approach to crime, how weak leadership in City Hall and the Met has demoralised officers and allowed repeat offenders to thrive, and why he’d be prepared to run for London Mayor to change it. Drawing on his record as Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner - increasing officer numbers, fixing retention and driving down burglary by targeting prolific offenders - he explains why culture, leadership and making London a “no‑go area for criminals” matter more than any new Whitehall initiative. 📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com 🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com 📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info","meta_description":"Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more. Festus Akinbusoye sets out why…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3160,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429/episodes/zero-tolerance-why-i-d-run-for-mayor-festus-akinbusoye/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-insurgency-with-steve-baker-7492429/zero-tolerance-why-i-d-run-for-mayor-festus-akinbusoye.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}