The Disunited Kingdom  | The Irish Language and Irish Unity | Marwan Barghouti – A Resolute Defender of Freedom

The Disunited Kingdom | The Irish Language and Irish Unity | Marwan Barghouti – A Resolute Defender of Freedom

May 14, 2026 · 16 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the current state of the British Labour Party under Keir Starmer, the Irish language, and features Marwan Barghouti as a guest discussing freedom.

The Disunited Kingdom At the time of writing this week’s column Keir Starmer is still the Leader of the British Labour Party and Prime Minister. On Monday he delivered a ‘Save Keir Starmer’ speech which may or may not work for him. Can he survive the voices of opposition within Labour? That is a matter for his party. The reality is that his leadership of Labour and its success in the 2024 general election had little to do with Starmer and more to do with voters’ deep antipathy toward the Cons...

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Host: Gerry Adams

Guest: Marwan Barghouti

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Organizations: British Labour Party

Places: United Kingdom, Ireland

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