Life of the Party takes you inside the debates, personalities and politics shaping the new left party in the UK. Hosts Shanice, Jonas and Joe bring critical analysis, unfiltered takes, and lively debates about Your Party, the Greens and the future of the left.
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In this week's episode your hosts continue the lively - sometimes fractious - debates around the politics and strategy of the Green Party. Jonas leads us off with his take on the now-passed Zionism is Racism motion - taking us back to anti-imperialist basics - before examining the Green's by-election loss in Holborn and St Pancras. With your hosts split on whether Zack's performance in the by-election was good or not, they end with a unanimous view on Zack's future prospects as Green's leader.
READINGS
Sivamohan Valluvan and Amit Singh - Pubs for the People: The Fight for the Pint and the Nation (https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526194541/)
Barney Iley - Mass Politics Must Win (https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/10/mass-politics-must-win)
Greens for Palestine - Anti-Zionism is Not Just Principled, It's Pragmatic (https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/10/anti-zionism-is-not-just-principled-its-pragmatic)
THE LIFE OF THE PARTY CADRE
Noor, Liam Miller, Neil Rogall, Fraser Amos, Andrew Glassford, Skeleton Wizard, Said Karimi
CREDITS
Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd.
Edited by Marcus Berdaut (https://www.ampersounds.productions/).
Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk
Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN
After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T
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28 Sept 2026
28: Green Party Conference, Zionism is Racism and Organising Beyond Elections
Shanice digs into the Green Party Conference, highlighting some of key motions being debated, and interrogating some of the political tensions at the heart of the Zionism is Racism motion. While Joe questions the Green party's current strategy: offering up some thoughts on how we might practically organise and engage locally to strengthen community relationships and build power from below.
READINGS
Sean Bean - Get Birding (https://getbird.ing/)
Adam Hanieh, Rafeef Ziadah, and Robert Knox - Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine (https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3410-resisting-erasure?srsltid=AU7gw4WS7o4pM9bni8SOQIChtOoERWcDlA-LjJguRmtsURsJ0mHkYSkU)
Stuart Hall, Bill Schwarz - Familiar Stranger (https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/300224/familiar-stranger-by-stuart-hall/9780141984759)
THE LIFE OF THE PARTY CADRE
Noor, Liam Miller, Neil Rogall, Fraser Amos, Andrew Glassford, Skeleton Wizard
CREDITS
Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd.
Edited by Marcus Berdaut (https://www.ampersounds.productions/).
Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk
Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN
After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T
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14 Sept 2026
27: Fighting to be Heard: Attention, Information, and Power
In this week's episode, Joe offers us insights into Zack Polanski's burgeoning campaign for a seat at the parliamentary table. Meanwhile, Shanice dissects the dynamics within contemporary capitalism's information ecosystems. In the context of the gut-wrenching death of Jason Arday, your hosts ask what struggle and contestation looks like when information is organised within an increasingly powerful, and malign, attention economy.
READINGS
WING - Worlds Apart: Women Under Immigration Law (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Worlds-Apart-Women-Immigration-Nationality/dp/0745300219)
DSA Program - Workers Deserve More! (https://program.dsausa.org/)
Amelia Horgan - Lost in Work: Escaping Capitalism (https://www.plutobooks.com/product/lost-in-work/)
THE LIFE OF THE PARTY CADRE
Noor, Liam Miller, Neil Rogall, Fraser Amos
CREDITS
Hosted by Shanice McBean, Jonas Marvin and Joe Todd.
Edited by Marcus Berdaut (https://www.ampersounds.productions/).
Design by Rachel Carr / rachelcarr.co.uk
Music by Benjamin Tissot / 9INTLNTLWTYTDKVN
After Hours Music by Marcus P / MADSQ4HJPOYFTZ1T
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