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Matt Forde's Political Party

Show 64 - Chris Coghlan

Matt Forde's Political Party

The Political Party

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4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Chris Coghlan Chris recently took the unusual step of setting up a new political party. They're called 'Renew' and are a centrist, pro-European party, but will they be able to gain a foothold in British politics? Chris explains what setting up a new party involves, how policy is made, what their aims and ambitions for the future are and where his driving force comes from. It's a fascinating insight into how to create a political movement. You can follow Chris here: @_chris_coghlan You can follow Renew here: @Renew_Britain You can follow Matt here: @mattforde And you can buy tickets to Matt's live shows and the tour that he won't shut up about here: www.mattforde.com/live

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0:00.0

MUSIC

0:12.6

Hello and welcome to the political party.

0:14.9

This one featuring Chris Coglund, founder of Renew, Britain's.

0:20.4

I've said new is political party.

0:22.1

There may well have been ones since,

0:23.4

but certainly the latest one that's had a bit of attention.

0:26.3

Britain's centrist at pro-European party.

0:29.6

I mean, I never thought I'd interview someone like this.

0:32.0

This is someone starting out on a political journey from scratch,

0:35.4

not just as a politician,

0:37.1

as a founder of a political party.

0:39.5

So it's just completely different to any other interview we've ever done,

0:43.5

because you're asking, you know, we talked to Chris about so many different things.

0:47.2

You know, what's it like to actually set up a party?

0:49.0

Logistics, how many staff have you got?

0:51.2

You know, the not-somebolts of it?

0:52.7

Where'd you get your money from? How much?

0:54.5

So there's some fascinating answers to those questions.

0:57.7

As well as that, obviously Chris is an individual.

1:00.4

I don't just want to ask him just about the parties.

1:02.0

There's an incredible life.

1:03.2

And I won't give away some of the things that he's been through,

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