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No Holds Barred Pod

@NoHoldsPod

A politics podcast for non-political people. Join Sal and Don every week for a round up of the latest news and some excoriating banter. The truth matters.

United Kingdom Katılım Nisan 2025
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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
These 'cartoons' of Zack Polanski are disgusting. Nobody can defend these portrayals of Zack Polanski, no matter your political leanings, this is truly despicable. This is Nazi stuff. Protocols of the Elders of Zion stuff. The similarities are not coincidental. 🤬
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Ben Phillips@benphillips76

Sharing, without comment, British newspapers’ depictions of the only Jewish person currently leading a UK political party . Times. Mail. Telegraph. Sun.

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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
A clip from tomorrow's episode of @NoHoldsPod with @dodgson_sally and I. This extremist toxic masculinity tragedy in Bristol isn't being spoken about enough. It's truly heartbreaking and a tough listen. But it needed to be talked about. 💔
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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
The UK media is letting Reform UK receive tens of millions from controversial billionaires, with very little scrutiny. I analysed how many times our media posted about those billionaires vs. far less significant Labour 'scandals'. The results are genuinely shocking and very revealing. They show several trends, but the main one is that our media lost its collective minds over the Peter Mandelson story. Seriously unhinged. Also, if you ever wanted to know how many times GB News posts in 24 hours ... I've got you covered! x.com/donmcgowan/sta…
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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
Two new episodes of @NoHoldsPod now available across all platforms. An assassination attempt? Reform floundering. A new feature — Far-Right Roundabout! Two good news stories to prove that we're not all doom and gloom, and even a Mandalorian reference. <••> Links below. 👇
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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
A public service announcement. In case anyone is unsure and falls for the country's premier snake oil salesman, Nigel Farage.
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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
Yesterday, we released episode 70 of @NoHoldsPod — our one-year anniversary Ep. But I was asked to remove it and edit out a slightly controversial segment about a Reform UK candidate. Which I did. The request was not from Reform UK. Our first experience of political pressure, so I guess we must be doing something right! The re-uploaded version is available now, but if you were a member of our Patreon, then perhaps you could still hear the unedited version! 😜 Links below as always.👇 @dodgson_sally
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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
An awful lot of Farage Fans in the replies to my post don't/won't understand what I've written. As a Scout leader of many years and parent to a Year 7 son, I know of what I speak. Without consent, publishing children's images online could be illegal. “If a student can be identified from a photograph, it counts as personal data and falls under data protection laws.” This is serious stuff and something that all schools, clubs and institutions should be well versed in. GDPR breaches are grave and can result in very serious consequences, especially when children are involved. Here's some guidance from the Gov and legal firm, Irwin & Mitchell.
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Don McGowan@donmcgowan

I wonder if Reform UK sought the express permission of parents, to use images of their children online? As a parent of a school age kid, I have to sign all sorts to give consent for this type of situation. This is a genuine safeguarding issue.

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Don McGowan
Don McGowan@donmcgowan·
Last weekend, I had broken a story about Reform UK 'fixing' a competition for one of their long term supporters to win. Byline Times scooped it. Jeremy Vine covered it. The Trawl featured it. Last night, Have I Got News for You also included it. A decent week really! 😊 The original story is here: x.com/donmcgowan/sta… HUGE H/T to @linfitlass as well for dropping the original photo to me.
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Matt Goodwin
Matt Goodwin@GoodwinMJ·
Today I am inviting the following to debate me about Suicide of a Nation - about what is happening to Britain & the British people. This is the No.1 paperback in Britain according to the Sunday Times & has been a bestseller for 2 weeks. Yet total silence from people who say they are the most open-minded of all. Strange. Many people will think this is very very odd and reflects a strong bias in our national debate & media. So today I am inviting the following to debate a book many, many people in Britain are now reading: BBC Radio 4 Today The Rest is Politics The News Agents James O’Brien Iain Dale The Guardian The New Statesman Trevor Phillips/Sky Laura Kuenssberg In fact, any BBC show You claim to reflect the mood of the people. You claim to understand the country. So, let’s debate the most popular paperback among the people. My DMs are open. Your producers have my number. Best wishes, Matt
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