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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Cutting Edge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-cutting-edge--3073501</link><description><![CDATA[The Cutting edge aims to be a political podcast that acts as an antidote to the prevailing right-wing narratives, especially the divisive ideas that the far-right peddles in working class communities. We will also occasionally be scrutinising the politics of those who claim to be on 'our side', whether far-left, liberal, or soft-left.<br /><br />We will develop features as the podcast grows, but from the outset this is not about making cash, or courting fame and notoriety. There is a battle of ideas going on; our part in that battle is to try to advance progressive, common sense, working class politics as a counter to the extremes of identity politics that are promoted by the left and the right.<br /><br />The podcasts will be relatively short and to the point, there will be views expressed and opinions sought via the responses on social media.<br /><br />Future shows will be around themes like:<br /><br />The Politics of the Free Tommy Robinson Movement<br />Nationalism <br />The Working Class <br />Immigration <br />Fascism & Anti-Fascism <br />Economics <br />Identity Politics <br />Sport & Politics <br />Religion & Politics <br />A Republic or A Monarchy?<br /><br />The first podcast to be broadcast this week will be a brief introduction to our aims & objectives, plus comment on the fascist attack on trades unionists last weekend.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/3073501/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>Politics</category><copyright>Copyright The Cutting Edge</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1df007dc5d16e7468f2fac70885fa563.jpg</url><title>The Cutting Edge</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-cutting-edge--3073501</link></image><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 23:35:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>The Cutting Edge</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>The Cutting Edge</itunes:name><itunes:email>feeds@spreaker.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1df007dc5d16e7468f2fac70885fa563.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>The Cutting edge aims to be a political podcast that acts as an antidote to the prevailing right-wing narratives, especially the divisive ideas that the far-right peddles in working class communities. We will also occasionally be scrutinising the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Cutting edge aims to be a political podcast that acts as an antidote to the prevailing right-wing narratives, especially the divisive ideas that the far-right peddles in working class communities. We will also occasionally be scrutinising the politics of those who claim to be on 'our side', whether far-left, liberal, or soft-left.<br /><br />We will develop features as the podcast grows, but from the outset this is not about making cash, or courting fame and notoriety. There is a battle of ideas going on; our part in that battle is to try to advance progressive, common sense, working class politics as a counter to the extremes of identity politics that are promoted by the left and the right.<br /><br />The podcasts will be relatively short and to the point, there will be views expressed and opinions sought via the responses on social media.<br /><br />Future shows will be around themes like:<br /><br />The Politics of the Free Tommy Robinson Movement<br />Nationalism <br />The Working Class <br />Immigration <br />Fascism & Anti-Fascism <br />Economics <br />Identity Politics <br />Sport & Politics <br />Religion & Politics <br />A Republic or A Monarchy?<br /><br />The first podcast to be broadcast this week will be a brief introduction to our aims & objectives, plus comment on the fascist attack on trades unionists last weekend.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="Politics"/></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Cutting Edge No.2 - The Origins of Red Action</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-edge-no-2-the-origins-of-red-action--15276768</link><description><![CDATA[Joe Reilly of Red Action outlines the origins and history of the organisation, from the militant anti-fascist early days in Chapel Market to the Independent Working Class Association (IWCA) and electoral politics. 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This is from a talk given to the SolStar Sports Association in north London in Spring, 2018.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1285</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>afa,antifascisthistory,bricklane,chapelmarket,london,redaction,solstar</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/07712c7d0626d14e09c540b259367eac.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Cutting Edge No.1</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-edge-no-1--15276343</link><description><![CDATA[An introduction to the reasons for launching the Cutting Edge political podcast. The interview with Steve Hedley of the RMT in the immediate aftermath of a fascist attack on him and other trades unionists. Some thoughts from the Cutting Edge on anti-fascist strategy and tactics. Includes 3 music tracks: Francis Monkman - The Long Good Friday Theme, Gil Scot Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred Is, Dexy's Midnight Runners - Burn It Down.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/15276343</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 02:02:56 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/15276343/cuttingedge1.mp3" length="21311319" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>The Cutting Edge</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>An introduction to the reasons for launching the Cutting Edge political podcast. The interview with Steve Hedley of the RMT in the immediate aftermath of a fascist attack on him and other trades unionists. Some thoughts from the Cutting Edge on...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[An introduction to the reasons for launching the Cutting Edge political podcast. The interview with Steve Hedley of the RMT in the immediate aftermath of a fascist attack on him and other trades unionists. Some thoughts from the Cutting Edge on anti-fascist strategy and tactics. Includes 3 music tracks: Francis Monkman - The Long Good Friday Theme, Gil Scot Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred Is, Dexy's Midnight Runners - Burn It Down.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1332</itunes:duration><itunes:keywords>antifascism,cuttingedge,rmt,stevehedley</itunes:keywords><itunes:explicit>clean</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/da9c57e55f66961d40311ebf77949482.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>
