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Jam 1st

Robert J Irwin & Garth Shephard

Political podcasting from Cornwall, UK. We say:

Democracy is not a spectator sport!

Jam1st is not associated with any other businesses using the same name.

Jam1st is dedicated to propagating the understanding of and preservation of democracy in Cornwall and UK generally.

Jam1st is not affiliated to any political party, think tank or lobby group.

Jam1st is a not-for-profit operation and the contributors to Jam1st receive no remuneration in connection with their participation in this site.

Jam1st is not associated with any of the links on this site.

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Episodes

40 episodes

  1. Immigration to UK - 2026 update 24:13
  2. Why don't the Cornish put sugar in their tea? 7:00
  3. Political donations by billionaires 11:46
  4. Feedback please! 1:45
  5. The Blackshirts return? 15:33
  6. The Prime Minister's visit to Cornwall, devolution, and debt 21:23
  7. Exporting MAGA to the UK 12:51
  8. AI - will it help the people, or with the tech bros control all the information? 11:31
  9. Signs of Fascism - Part 2 24:31
  10. Is Andy Burnham missing the point? 17:44
  11. Racism 1 - Katherine's story 28:51
  12. Why don't people vote LibDem? 4:29
  13. Signs of Fascism (part one of two) 24:17
  14. What has gone wrong with Britain? 5:58
  15. Moths, Woodlice, and the May 2026 UK elections 17:53
  16. Is The Reform Party a British version of MAGA? 19:16
  17. Retail, shoplifting and the Squeezed Middle 18:19
  18. Iran War! What is it good for? Absolutely no clue.... 16:39
  19. What the Gorton and Denton bi-election says about UK politics 20:34
  20. Liberalism - why we need it! 19:02
  21. Strengthening democratic institutions 22:22
  22. Populism - the rise of Reform in Cornwall 14:34
  23. Populism - an introduction 3:03
  24. In the DOGE house - could it happen in UK? 4:48
  25. Welcome to 2026! 12:16
  26. Christmas wishes from Garth and Robert 24:15
  27. How citizens can counter disinformation and fake news 12:19
  28. Cornwall Council Leader Leigh Frost 33:49
  29. October scone 25:35
  30. September Scone - the Tech Bros 15:21
  31. The artist's duty to resist fascism 10:50
  32. Losing democracy? USA and UK 11:39
  33. Michael Bunney - community in Cornwall 16:30
  34. Young people and democracy - by Tod (age 13) 3:17
  35. Inward migration to the UK. Too much? Not enough? Why? 11:27
  36. Trump - an American view 3:05
  37. Free speech in the UK? 3:22
  38. Democracy - not a spectator sport! 5:05
  39. Wealth 12:16
  40. Introduction to Jam 1st 1:45