Episodes

  • Selby: North Yorkshire's Canary in the Coal Mine

    Selby: North Yorkshire's Canary in the Coal Mine
    May 14 2024
    The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent Mason Boycott-Owen profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series. For our eight seat of Selby, Mason speaks to the Labour MP Keir Mather about how his party can build on the successes of his by-election win and this month’s North Yorkshire mayoral victory. This week’s spotlight issue look at housing, how the crisis is affecting every seat in Yorkshire and what the main parties can do to help renters and young families wanting to get onto the property ladder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Bradford West: Dealing with Conflict in Yorkshire’s International City

    Bradford West: Dealing with Conflict in Yorkshire’s International City
    Apr 25 2024
    The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent Mason Boycott-Owen profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series. For our sixth seat of Bradford West, Mason speaks to the Labour MP Naz Shah about how she beat George Galloway and how she hopes to keep her seat supporting Labour. This week’s spotlight issue unpacks what Muslim voters want from the main parties and how to make interfaith relations work well at a time when they are coming under strain due to the conflict in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Bridlington and The Wolds: The Grey Vote

    Bridlington and The Wolds: The Grey Vote
    Apr 18 2024
    The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent Mason Boycott-Owen profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series. For our fifth seat of Bridlington and The Wolds, Mason speaks to Charlie Dewhirst, the Tory candidate for the seat who could be one of a handful of Conservatives left to shape the party after the next election. This week’s big issue is older voters. Mason chats to Caroline Abrahams from Age UK and Lauren Wilkinson from the Pensions Policy Institute to unpack some of the main issues facing retirees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Leeds Central and Headingley: The Kids Are Not Alright

    Leeds Central and Headingley: The Kids Are Not Alright
    Apr 11 2024
    The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent Mason Boycott-Owen profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series. For our fourth seat of Leeds Central and Headingley, Mason speaks to Labour MP Alex Sobel and Ruby Ruby Herbert from Labour Students about whether projected Labour supermajority of young people has any issues with their party. This week’s big issue is generational inequality, and Mason chatted to Liz Emerson from the Intergenerational Foundation about how bad young people’s prospects are compared to their parents and grandparents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 mins
  • Thirsk and Malton - Labour's biggest test

    Thirsk and Malton - Labour's biggest test
    Apr 4 2024
    The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent Mason Boycott-Owen profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series. For our third seat of Thirsk and Malton, Mason speaks to the local Tory MP Kevin Holinrake about whether he’s under threat and his Labour challenger Lisa Barnes on how she hopes to unseat him. This week’s big issue is farming and rural life. Mason talks to Jonathan Roberts from the Country Land and Business Association, and Richard Pears from the National Farmers' Union to find out what issues country folk are facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • Barnsley South - The Sick Man of Yorkshire

    Barnsley South - The Sick Man of Yorkshire
    Mar 28 2024
    The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series. For our second seat of Barnsley South, Mason Boycott-Owen speaks to the local Labour MP Steph Peacock and the Bard of Barnsley, Ian McMillan. This week’s big issue is health, with Barnsley South topping the table for the worst levels of sickness in the region. Mason speaks to Dr Luke Munford from the University of Manchester, and Toby Brown from the Kings Fund, to find out how to solve this problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • York Outer - It’s for Girls

    York Outer - It’s for Girls
    Mar 21 2024
    The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters, in a new Battleground Yorkshire series. For our first seat of York Outer, Mason Boycott-Owen speaks to the local Tory MP, Julian Sturdy and his Labour challenger, Luke Charters. This week’s big issue is women voters, and he speaks to Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson to find out how the main parties can do better when trying to get their support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Polls point to Tory disaster: interviews with John Curtice and Luke Tryl

    Polls point to Tory disaster: interviews with John Curtice and Luke Tryl
    Mar 14 2024
    Pod’s Own Country returns with a new series: Battleground Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Post’s Westminster Correspondent profiles 12 constituencies in 12 weeks to find the stories behind the polls and dissect the big issues facing voters. As he prepares to set off on his roadshow, Mason Boycott-Owen speaks to pollsters Sir John Curtice and Luke Tryl of More in Common, who paint a grim picture of the Tories’ chances at the next election and explain how Labour has profited from Conservative decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 mins