Show 246 - Anna Turley
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2021
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
This is pragmatism as its most inspirational. Anna Turley is here to sort stuff out and is passionate about solving problems. She was the Labour MP for Redcar until 2019 when the toxicity of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership turned a proud Labour seat into a Tory gain. Anna describes how she was simultaneously trying to mitigate the catastrophic loss of the steel industry in the area, while fighting a legal case against Unite the Union and a hard left website. On top of that, she had to deal with the far right and, incredibly, those on the left who were helping them. Ultimately this is a hopeful tale of using public office to change things for the better.
Follow Anna on Twitter: @annaturley
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| 0:00.0 | News of the global climate crisis come way on our minds. |
| 0:03.6 | Too much negativity can trigger our eco-anxiety, |
| 0:06.8 | leaving us paralyzed when we need to act. |
| 0:09.2 | This is why EONNEXT is in search of better news to power up for change. |
| 0:14.2 | Did you know, according to the National Grid, |
| 0:16.7 | Great Britain produced a record amount of wind-powered electricity in 2022, |
| 0:21.6 | replacing fossil fuels with green power is a core way for the world to tackle the impacts of climate change. |
| 0:27.9 | If you're feeling impacted by eco-anxiety, |
| 0:30.9 | EONNEXT have created a range of resources, |
| 0:33.6 | such as guided meditations or green noise soundscapes. |
| 0:36.9 | Just search Power Up for Change in your podcasting app. |
| 0:51.2 | Hello and welcome to the Political Party, |
| 0:53.2 | the sub-served features, |
| 0:54.2 | and, eternally, the former MP for Red Car, |
| 0:56.9 | and a lost-a-seat at the 2019 election, |
| 0:59.2 | which had been an MP for four years, |
| 1:00.7 | but all my word, a lot of stuff happened in that time. |
| 1:03.0 | She was a former Special Advice, |
| 1:04.4 | well, to David Blunkett and Hillary Armstrong. |
| 1:07.4 | And she ended up having a protracted legal battle |
| 1:11.4 | with Unite the Union and a website called Squawk Box, |
| 1:14.8 | which we talk about a little bit. |
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