Mandelson Arrested, Greens In Gorton & Denton & BBC's BAFTAs - w/ Phin Harper

About this episode

Carys Afoko and guest Phineas Harper discuss political events, media coverage, and construction issues in the UK.

Joining Carys this week is the brilliant Phineas Harper. Phin is a writer, founder and cultural leader whose work spans criticism, curation, education, journalism and sculpture. Phin was Chief Executive of Open City, Deputy Director of the Architecture Foundation, Deputy Editor of the Architectural Review, Chair of the Design Council Homes Taskforce. Together, Carys and Phin discuss the arrest of Peter Mandelson, attacks on Green Party byelection candidate Hannah Spencer, the BBC's controversial coverage of the BAFTAs, and the collapse of a construction company that will lead to 105 half-built homes to be demolished in Ealing. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - get bonus episodes, a weekly newsletter and become a part of our members-only WhatsApp community. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠info@overunderpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.overunderpod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on all socials @over_under_pod_ Read more about Phin's work here: https://phineasharper.com/ Ealing homes: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2026/02/23/ealing-to-rip-down-105-half-built-homes-after-henry-collapse/ BBC bias on Gaza…

People in this episode

Host: Carys Afoko

Guest: Phineas Harper

Topics covered

• politics
• Green Party
• media coverage
• construction issues
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Mandelson
• Green Party
• BAFTAs
• Ealing
• construction collapse
• Hannah Spencer
• media bias

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Open City, Architecture Foundation, Architectural Review, Design Council Homes Taskforce

Places: Ealing

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