Show 146 - Kim McGuinness

Matt Forde's Political Party

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4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2020

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Kim McGuinness If you've been desperate to hear from a leading non-Westminster politician (and even if you haven't), you're in for a massive treat. Kim McGuinness is the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria and the first Police and Crime Commissioner to feature on the show. She tells Matt all about the job of the Commissioner, the huge impact they can have, the limits on them and the political aspects of such a unique role. It's also a timely reminder that some of our brightest and best politicians aren't in Westminster... Follow Kim on Twitter here: @KiMcGuinness and @NorthumbriaPCC Follow Matt on Twitter here: @mattforde Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com Sign up to Matt's mailing list for free treats and goodies: http://mattforde.com/mailing-list Get tickets to Matt's fully-updated 'Brexit Pursued by a Bear' tour: www.mattforde.com/live 'BREXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR' TOUR DATES: 14 March - Maidenhead: Norden Farm 18 March - Leeds: Hyde Park Book Club 19 March - York: The Crescent 20 March - Alnwick: Playhouse 22 March - Southend: Dixon Studio 23 March - Cambridge: Junction 27 March - London Southbank 29 March - Brighton: Komedia 2 April - Cardiff: Sherman Theatre 7 April - Newcastle: Stand 8 April - Glasgow: Stand 9 April - Aberdeen: Lemon Tree 10 April - Chorley: Little Theatre 12 April - Camberley: Theatre 17 April - Corby: Cube 23 April - Shrewsbury: Theatre Severn 28 April - Exeter: Phoenix 30 April - Bristol: Tobacco Factory 1 May - Gloucester: Guildhall 2 May - London Bloomsbury 7 May - Maidstone: Hazlitt Arts 13 May - Nottingham: Spiegeltent 20 May - Sheffield: Leadmill 21 May - Stafford: MET 22 May - London Southbank 28 May - Eastleigh: The Berry 30 May - Edinburgh: Stand 31 May - Edinburgh: Stand 9 June - Brighton Komedia *** EXTRA DATE ***

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Political Party. I hope you're well and looking after yourself.
0:13.6	This episode features Kim McGinnis, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria. Over
0:18.2	the years I've had so many messages from people wanting to hear more from politicians
0:21.7	outside of Westminster. So here you go. And what better politician to talk to because
0:27.6	the role itself is fascinating. It's created by the coalition government. We have
0:31.8	Police and Crime Commissioners across the UK now. To my shame, Kim is the first Police
0:36.4	and Crime Commissioner that I've featured on the show. But this is great because it's
0:40.4	about the politics of the specific role, which is not, it's kind of local politics, but
0:44.8	it's also about policing and crime. So as its own parameters, it's also about the size
0:50.3	of the area that Kim covers. Also, it's a timely reminder that some of our best politicians
0:56.3	are outside of Westminster. So this has got everything in there. It was absolutely fascinating.
1:03.1	I spoke to Kim just before I performed at Hexham at the beautiful Queen's Hall on tour.
1:09.4	So thank you to everyone who came to Darlington, Hexham and Bedford. They were all really
1:13.8	enjoyable, brilliant gigs. And tickets for future dates are available through the website
1:18.9	matford.com slash live. A few of the dates have sold out, Leeds, Brighton and Cardiff.
1:24.2	But always check with me on Twitter at matford because sometimes on the day spares a knocking
1:28.7	around. So don't lose heart. A lot of the other dates are very close to selling out as
1:32.6	well. I'm at Maidenhead at the Northern Farm Arts Centre on Saturday, the 14th of March,
1:38.1	this Saturday, Leeds on the 18th of March, York on the 19th of March, Annachon the 20th,
1:43.1	South End on the 22nd, Cambridge on the 23rd, London South Bank on the 27th of March,
1:48.6	then in April on the 2nd of at the Cardiff Sherman Theatre, the 7th of the Newcastle
1:53.1	Stand, Always Great Fund, the 8th of April, the Glasgow Stand, the 9th of April, Aberdeen,
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