Andy Parsons: Slacktivist Action Group

With Mary Creagh MP; Tim Hancock from Amnesty; and comedian Marcus Brigstocke  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andy chats to Heydon Prowse about his BBC 2 Doc 'The Town That Took on the Taxman', BAFTAS, breaking into Tony Blair's House and becoming Grant Shapps' pseudonym.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With guests Ed Davey, former Lib Dem MP and energy and climate change secretary in the coalition; comedian and ex-Labour spin doctor, Ayesha Hazarika; and Christine Payne, general secretary of Equity  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Margaret Hodge MP; Times columnist Philip Collins; and comedian Shappi Khorsandi , the new President of the British Humanist Association  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Paul Archer and Leigh Purnell. World Record for Longest Taxi Ride Ever whilst raising £20,000 for the Red Cross. Ever been so fed up with the world you’ve decided to sit on your arse and do sod all about it? Then join the support group for fellow slacktivists and have a listen to Andy Parsons chatting to some people who have managed to get off their arse and do something.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Peter Lilley MP: Guardian columnist, Deborah Orr; and Dr Phil Hammond. Ever heard something on the news and got so cross or depressed or confused – that the only thing you could think of doing was to turn the news off and dream of chocolate? Have you ever later thought you should do something about it – but you weren’t sure what to do, where to go, what to say when you got there, and didn’t have anyone to go with. Then you need The Slacktivist Action Group at the Soho Theatre on the last Monday of every month. And after we’ve heard from our guests, we will decide to do something!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With comedian Mark Steel; Helen Lewis, deputy editor of the New Statesman; and David Hanson MP Ever heard something on the news and got so cross or depressed or confused – that the only thing you could think of doing was to turn the news off and dream of chocolate? Have you ever later thought you should do something about it – but you weren’t sure what to do, where to go, what to say when you got there, and didn’t have anyone to go with. Then you need The Slacktivist Action Group at the Soho Theatre on the last Monday of every month. And after we’ve heard from our guests, we will decide to do something!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recorded at the Royal Geographical Society's Ready For Impact event on climate change, 10th November 2015. Guests for November 30th's Slacktivist Action Group are : David Hanson MP, Mark Steel and Helen Lewis.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of the TUC; Geraint Davies, MP for Swansea West; Ian Dunt, editor of politics.co.uk Ever heard something on the news and got so cross or depressed or confused – that the only thing you could think of doing was to turn the news off and dream of chocolate? Have you ever later thought you should do something about it – but you weren’t sure what to do, where to go, what to say when you got there, and didn’t have anyone to go with. Then you need The Slacktivist Action Group at the Soho Theatre on the last Monday of every month. And after we’ve heard from our guests, we will decide to do something!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Slacktivist Action Group Live 26th October at the Soho Theatre  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.