Joe Pike
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1,291 appearances
16 recordings
2 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 6 Sep
Joe Pike’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And to do that, we'll be talking to one of his former directors of communications as Keir Starmer tries to fight back.
Hello, it's Laura in the studio.
Now, before we introduce our guest, can you actually remember something like this happening before?
And if you're not the initiated, Substack is essentially, it's an internet platform where anybody can write something, long, short, whatever they want, and essentially have it published online in quite a sort of snazzy way.
And you're right, it is kind of all the rage for, I suppose, thinkers.
Some journalists have them, some celebs do them, some politicians do them.
So, you know, check out my Substack.
In the way, as you said, people might 20 years ago have said, oh, sign up to my blog here.
But now you might say for something online,
that comes with pictures and little bits.
Look at my Insta.
But if you're trying to be a thoughtful, clever person and set out ideas, Substack is somewhere where there is an awful lot of debate going on.
You can make money out of it too.
All sorts of things.
And you can make money out of it.
Indeed.
Let's talk about what he was trying to achieve with James Lyons, who was Director of Communications under Keir Starmer for a while.
James, hello.
Now, just before we get into the substance of the Substack, just give us a bit of context.
When were you in Downing Street and what was going on around the time that you were in Downing Street?
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