A Mucky Business with Tim Farron

Daniel Singleton: Meeting the needs of local communities

9 May 2023
26:48

Tim is joined this week by Daniel Singleton, the national executive director of Faith Action. They discuss the importance of faith groups working with authorities to serve their communities and best ways to go about that. Tim also reflects on the eve...

Colin Bloom: Does current government do God?

2 May 2023
28:21

Tim is joined this week by the government's independent faith advisor Colin Bloom. Colin recently authored the Bloom Review which examined how government should engage with faith groups in England. They discuss the 22 recommendations put forward in t...

Sarah Edwards: Thinking about personal and political finances

25 Apr 2023
25:32

Tim is joined this week by Sarah Edwards, the executive director of the Just Money Movement. They discuss how we think about both our personal and political finances. Tim also reflects on the resignation of Dominic Raab and the issue of bullying with...

Rev Paul Cowley: Inside and outside of the justice system

18 Apr 2023
27:57

Tim is joined this week by Rev Paul Cowley. Having spent time in prison himself, Paul has spent decades supporting ex-offenders and has pioneered the Alpha course in prisons. We’ll hear his story of transformation, how he now helps others and what ne...

Bishop Graham Tomlin: Making Christianity relevant again

21 Mar 2023
26:19

Tim is joined this week by Graham Tomlin, the former Bishop of Kensington who now leads the Centre for Cultural Witness. They discuss the Church's drive to make Christianity more relevant and the need to help people make sense of the Gospel. Tim also...

Chine McDonald: Rethinking how we view God

14 Mar 2023
27:15

Tim is joined this week by Chine McDonald from the religion and society think tank Theos. They discuss her book 'God is not a white man' and question whether we need to rethink how we view our creator. Tim also reflects on the government's new illega...

Miriam Cates: Making the internet safer

7 Mar 2023
28:19

Tim is joined this week by returning guest Conservative MP Miriam Cates. They discuss her work around the online safety bill as well as discussing the treatment of politicians. Tim also reflects of the mucky world of social media. Want your question...

Nat Taylor, Mims Schluter and Johnathan Akindutire: The new generation of Christians pursuing political careers

1 Mar 2023
27:59

Tim is joined this week by Nat Taylor, Mims Schluter and Johnathan Akindutire, who are all at the beginning of their careers in politics. They have all come to politics through schemes for young Christians and now work for MPs in and around Parliamen...

Ian Blackford: SNP leadership race and Kate Forbes faith

21 Feb 2023
28:19

Tim is joined this week by Ian Blackford, the former leader of the SNP in Westminster. He talks through the pressures of leading from the front within politics. He also looks to the SNP leadership race and the media reporting of leading candidate Kat...

Dr John Kyle: High Sherriff of Belfast

7 Feb 2023
26:23

Tim is joined this week by Dr John Kyle who's recently been appointed High Sherriff of Belfast. He'll discuss his 16 years serving on Belfast City Council working across divided communities. And as the Church of England meets to discuss the hot topic...

Sir Gary Streeter: Making the decision to stand down as an MP

31 Jan 2023
25:35

Tim is joined this week by Sir Gary Streeter who recently announced that he was stepping down as the Conservative MP for South West Devon. They discuss whether one gets 'called out' of politics and Gary gives his reflections on spending 3 decades on...

Stephen Hammersley: The social care crisis

24 Jan 2023
26:55

Tim is joined this week by Stephen Hammersley CBE, chief executive at Pilgrims Friend Society, a Christian charity supporting the elderly. They discuss the social care crisis facing us in the UK and look at solutions which include input from governme...

Paul Cook – lobbying on behalf of those without voice

17 Jan 2023
27:01

Tim is joined this week Paul Cook, head of advocacy at the Christian international aid and development charity Tearfund. Paul talks about his calling to work on global justice issues and some of the current opportunities to speak up for those who don...

The NHS Crisis

10 Jan 2023
27:19

Tim is joined this week Prof Francis Davis who heads up Digby Stuart College, a faith based institution at Roehampton University. Francis is a former non-executive director of an NHS Trust as well as a former ministerial advisor to the governments le...

Cara Bentley: A review of 2022

13 Dec 2022
25:23

Tim is joined this week by broadcast journalist Cara Bentley as they reflect on a whirlwind 2022. Tim also explains what an MP gets up to over the Christmas period. Want your question answered next week? Drop a quick email to farron@premier.org.uk.