Britain and the Muslim World | Sayeeda Warsi 

I would like applaud her parents and their achievements. They worked through adversity to enable this woman to flower. It is a tragedy that she is sidelined to the Lords. Alastair and Rory, thanks for another excellent podcast

Listening to these three, you are hearing the voices of reason. It's very comforting to hear people in the public domain being so fair minded. Very impressive conversation.

Baroness Warsi, proving and reminding us that Conservative politicians don't have to be like the toe rags we have in office presently...

What a refreshingly intelligent conversation. We need these grown ups in government.

Ahh, Baroness Warsi. So reasonable, funny and northern that I frequently entirely forget she's a conservative.

Such a brave, eloquent and authentic woman! Great work guys 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Respect to Baroness Warsi.

Sayeeda Warsi is a rare example of a conservative politician who still has some dignity and integrity. What a great British Pakistani Muslim women who comes from the north and an immigrant family. Speaks so well and is fair and honest

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I had never heard Sayeeda Warsi talk at length before. I shall be rectifying that right now. A very intelligent and measured voice on the subjects which she spoke.

Thanks for posting.

Great interview

One point of disagreement I am not fond of Cameron. Especially his rapacious greed. Warsi, I knew not much about. Very interesting with her background, her parents were a firm base for her to achieve. And that is where a lot of our values stem. They talking history and current affairs at the dinner table and the infinite importance of education. Ordering Uber eats and sitting in front of GB News, is a road to ruin and perhaps why these days many only learn how to shout and scream at each other, and have lost that route to healthy debate? It was a good conversation. I wonder what Braverman was like at the kitchen table, I shudder to imagine?

Great insightful interview

This makes me wish we could move beyond the old party boundaries, origins and sponsorships. Indeed, we probably have to, as the world changes further. We need serious, thoughtful, people like this, who have lives real lives and are able to handle nuance and complexity, as leaders. What cartoon groteques and horrors we have unleashed into power these days.

Just a reminder of the absolute shame that Alastair Campbell is still able to hold sway in the UK zeitgeist especially over Middle Eastern topics, given his high profile role in pushing the UK's involvement in the Iraq war and causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. He should hold shame for the rest of his life - no matter how eloquent he may be on a podcast.

For mosts parts i agree with Sayeeda warsi. However one aspect i disagree with was iro the role of the state. If the state did not offer free education i suspect many working class people would not have gone onto further education. Equally the NHS, social securty, social housing. All these were snd are neccessary. Unless of course one wants to go back to the Victorian era or perhaps emulate the USA. I for one prefer the european model of care and government intervention.

Respect for Baroness Warsi and yes stay in the party to bring back good sense.

👏 Mature discussion, thankfully.

What I don’t understand is how she can cite Hamas event but not the thousands of Palestinian children and families also in tears fir decades because of Israeli apartheid! The problem is so apparent even in her lack of empathy to what’s happening to Palestinians.

Bus driving was a profession that removed hovering bosses and gave tremendous freedom to individuals who prided on privacy and dignity….. taxi driving is the same

There are people in every society that need help to succeed. The immigrants that come to the UK are usually the aspirational go getters of their societies with strong supportive families, which is why Warsi may think that people can all succeed on their own and government should stay out of the way (her philosophy of why she's a Tory and believes in small government). She's fighting for the Tories to get back to the centre ground but I don't think that's going to happen now. It's unlikely in the foreseeable future. Otherwise her views are informed, intelligent and wise.

Starmer Asked To Condemn Israeli War Crimes. He REFUSES. Starmer was very quick to judge Putin's so called war crimes but says we should wait to judge Israels. 😂😂 What a goon!

Absolutely riveting. Thank you so much to Alastair, Rory and especially Baroness Warsi for such an informative and enjoyable 47+ minutes.

This is a great barometer to show how far to the right the Conservatives and British politics in general has accelerated to the right. Baroness Warsi was once considered on the right of our politics, now she appears way over on the left of our politics and we are the poorer that she is no longer in the centre of our politics. Rational, informed and reasonable.

It was a pleasure to listen to this well informed, thoughtful and balanced discussion.

Baroness Warsi is a gem. Truly a conservative that I can listen to... and they seem to be thin on the ground these days.

What a precious woman, I wished we had others in our parliament as intelligent, as courageous as miss Warsi. We are proud of you. Good luck and best wishes.

I learned more about Baroness Warsi from this talk than ever before, so much better in the small studio space that hearing her, and her opponents speaking to the crowd. I felt she was a lot kinder about Cameron than I can be. She is definitely a part of the solution working against the problem, the problem in Britain.

What kind of country do we live in when we don’t have a women like Baroness Varsi at the heart of gonernment. Superb interview

One of my favourite MP’s even though she is a Tory. She has compassion and kindness and would be an asset for any Government.

She is quite right about totalitarianism in the UK. If not yet, we are heading towards it.

Baroness Warsi is a revelation. Thank you for your insights.

She is a gem and should be in the heart of British politics.

Another great example of why I love this programme; proper, grown-up discussion between thoughtful individuals who actually listen to each other (and are well informed). Gents, I applaud you and your very well chosen, wonderful guests! As Arnie said “keep up the good work guys, thank you, I’m proud of you”.

So intelligent and well spoken woman unlike Suella❤

As also a British, Pakistani Muslim... My God she's a beacon of hope.

I was born in Africa and realised long ago that prejudice and racism and stereotyping are dangerous especially under the radar ...

A superb, thoughtful & intelligent lady....just what is missing from government.

Baroness Warsi is an incredible leading voice in this country

Impressed with Ms Warsi it is a pity we do not see her more often on mainstream media

Sayeeda Warsi is such a valuable voice. Love the personal history in Yorkshire.

My respect to Baroness Warsi What a remarkable lady I will go and buy her book Voice of reason .

After listening to the Baroness I as a Muslim understand exactly how she feels. No matter how much she will or did try she will always be the other. We are not the same colour as Douglas Murray !!

The best ever interview 👏👏very interesting saeda warsi makes me proud as Muslim and as British , god bless you 👏👏👏

An immensely enjoyable episode even when the discussion inevitably turned to current events that are very heavy.

I have always found Baroness Warsi to be a very measured and emotionally intelligent woman. She has a very firm grip on the law and tries her hardest to challenge polarised views.

Bless you both, thanks for your openness and decency in these conversations - including having them in the first place. Bless you also Sayeeda, Ameen.

I am no tory and a staunch labour supporter. However, any government should listen to Baroness Warsi who's insights are so important.

I would never normally consider voting Conservative, but when the most intelligent people in this podcast are smart, intelligent, empathic, and rational if they were running the party I would seriously consider voting for them. Great podcast!!

What an intelligent and thoughtful lady Sayeeda Warsi truly is, when you look at the current crop of the conservative government you can clearly see they are scraping the bottom of the barrel, it's a sad truism that the longer a party stays in power the quality of the talent gets burned up.

Thanks for bringing a guest who is rationale, respectful, courageous and articulate. I as a Pakistani living in southern hemisphere feel so in line with her views. Muslims, Jews, Hindus or any other people from other religions living anywhere in the world should not be subject to hate speech or persecution from any sect. One need to remember this conflict is at the government level fueled by certain governments and same governments want to divide their own populations for their own twisted agenda. Please don’t fall for that.

Wow. I find little hope in our world so this conversation has been so important. I fear nationalism but there is hope for us if we can embrace our diversity. Wonderful people.

Douglas murray would malfunction listening to baroness warsi.

Let’s not forget Tony Blair is a War Criminal

watching rory and syeeda, cant help but notice how far the current tory party has fallen

She is so needed on the international stage

Baroness Warsi is so inspiring! Honesty, integrity, bravery, compassion. If only more politicians could be like her the world would be a much better place. The idea of having a forum where Jews and Muslims can discuss things is really important and I hope this gets underway. I too think a two state solution has become a red herring. It would be too traumatic to settlers to set up in any meaningful way. Partitions rarely work. A one state solutions that enshrines the right of return for both parties may be possible?

What a fine woman. She is astute about ... everything. Amazing podcast. Thank you

I've heard her speak few times, on screen, she certainly comes across as the few sane voices left in British politics.

Sayeeda gets my vote, well balanced views are always appreciated well said

Salute you Sister - yet again a wonderfully balanced interview of such a sensitive and contentious subject in these very dark and troubled times - hats off again love and Peace the self confessed groupie X

Baroness Warsi has previously mentioned she believes we need more religion in society. My view is the opposite and a free secular society is preferable to a theocratic one with religious clerics in positions of power.

Totally agree with the Baroness ; we have echoed these sentiments on our dinner table for the last 10 years . As Muslims we increasingly feel isolated, silenced and unable to voice our concerns. It is almost accepted to treat Muslims as second class citizens in the UK partly because there is less likelihood of consequences due to the rise of Islamophobia worldwide

Rory and Alastair combo is an awesome tango! Love you guys for bringing clarity, wit and smiles to so many of us! Bringing communities together the way you’re doing is so inspiring, please continue on your quest as mere mortals like us need this to make sense of the world. Love from Bangladesh! ♥️♥️

The discussion about Palestine and Israel is all very nice but failed to mention the elephant in the room, the U.S.A. and its obsequious attitude to Israel.

What a brilliant, informed and intelligent person and a demonstration of how far the Tory Party has fallen…. Imagine Truss, Mogg, Johnson, Coffey, Keegan (I could go on) ever being able to speak so eloquently and engagingly….

Baroness Warsi is ANOTHER intelligent and reasonable person in the political sphere. It's such a shame people like her are on the sidelines.

As an Israeli, I want to commend Sayeeda for her insightful understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is often rare among foreign politicians. While I also support the two-state solution, I'd like to highlight a specific obstacle not covered in her talk. To simplify the matter, there are two primary concerns in Israel regarding this issue, each potentially pointing to a different solution. The first, which supports a two-state solution, as Sayeeda explained, is the fear that annexing the West Bank and reoccupying Gaza could jeopardize Israel's status as a Jewish state. The second concern, leaning toward a one-state solution, relates to the potential of a weak palestinian state becoming a terror state in the West Bank, akin to the one in Gaza. This fear is rooted in the 2006 experience in Gaza when Hamas won elections, used its power to undermine democracy in the Gaza Strip and started posing a direct threat to Israel. To understand the gravity of this concern, consider the scenario where a situation like the one in Gaza unfolds from the West Bank, if in the not so populated south Hamas massacred 1,400 and took more than 200 civilians hostage, what might happen if terrorists would breach the borders near major cities like Tel Aviv, Kfar Saba, Herzeliya, and others which are much more densely populated. This issue represents a significant fear among Israelis regarding the conflict. If not for this fear, many on the right in Israel would probably support a two-state solution. While I'm not a historian, feel free to ask me about the conflict or the situation that happens now in Israel, I'll try to answer to the best of my abilities.

Yes because "multi culturalism" has worked fantastically well in Leicester hasn't it.....and an absolute roaring succes in Lebanon, keep gaslighting us with it.

Warsi who demanded we disarm Israel and arm Hamas? The good Baronness who tells us that we must listen to the 'extremist' Islamist groups because 'they are the representative voice of the Muslim community.' Not sure she is the voice we need to listen to.

Baroness Warsi is an absolute credit to her parents. She's also a precious asset to Britain and really should be heard more often. More and more people like her, with the ability to reason, demonstrate why we need to dispense with the party system and adopt proportional representation. Imagine a cabinet formed of people from both left and right based on integrity and a desire to create policy based on clear thinking and what is right for the country and all its people.

The baroness should have her own podcast …she is a brilliant analyst

We need more women like her. Amazing!

Being a black man in Britain (that doesnt vote Conservative btw) i totally get what she means about labour (and the left in general) when it comes to dealing with race... it feels unauthentic.. like theyd prefer to speak for you instead of you speaking for yourself...

There are extremist faith schools in the Uk. I dont believe there should be any faith schools in the UK as it means separating children by faith and this includes disbanding Christian schools. It doesnt work well in NI or Lebanon and surly will end up not working in Britain.

This channel is absolutely essential, now more than ever.

Excellent , Educated conversation between the three.

Very down to earth and intelligent woman. As someone who is not only Muslim but who is from the north and from a working-class background, she probably has (the potential for) wider reach and the ability to connect to and understand the masses of ordinary people in this country. We need more people like her in politics, and in Cabinet roles, and less people like Rory - who, as much as I do indeed like the chap, is unable to connect to and understand the majority of ordinary Brits.

Absolutely fascinating woman and her views marginalized by a government and opposition only interested in Israel's right to defend herself. Impressed they didn't ask her to condemn Hamas multiple times before they allowed her to speak. Please interview Jenny Mason from Jewish Voice for Labour also. You may then talk about the weaponisation of anti-Semitism and how successfully criticism of the state of Israel has been completely silenced.

I wish you had challenged her more on some points, such as on Israel geopolitics not considering Iran, the US, or China in a larger conflict. Came across a little partisan.

One of the best interviews…well informed and constructive

She speaks for the silent majority of us Muslims

A great interview with somebody I have always admired.

She was brilliant. But once again, the dark and malign influence of the unelected and deranged Douglas Murray has come to light.

The so-called interviewers should have taxed Baroness Warsi with case of the schoolmaster and his family who have been in hiding for months after threats of murder by muslim thugs. It started in Batley, just two miles north of where the Baroness grew up. Even worse, why did she not offer an opinion on the case, unprompted?

Sayeeda Warsi is so reasoned, principled and caring, it's encouraging that there are people like her around the corridors of power.

A voice of sanity and balance. Why can't Baroness Warsi be in the cabinet now? She is in my "fantasy cabinet"

The Baroness, Arnie - the podcast goes from strength to strength.

What a great Lady she is...

Love these interviews. You guys are awesome

What an educational interview by Sayeeda Warsi... May God bless you and protect you.

I have worked with numerous muslims over the years and I do get disturbed by their culture at times. Some Muslims I have met openly say they are committed to introducing Sharia into England. I also have come across many instances in which women have accepted (powerless to resist) massive decisions like forced marriage as part of their culture. I have been disturbed at how Muslim men treat their wives and girlfriends. I've had deep seated concerns about men from Bangladesh having multiple wives whilst living in England which is widely accepted and experienced deep hints that the imam? at the mosque can make decisions such as granting a second wife providing a financial payment is made to the mosque. I suspect these cultural aspects will wash out over several generations as women become educated and gain financial independence but it feels like these muslim women are controlled and are deeply unhappy as a result. I don't respect the Muslim religion and feel it is very backward. I am a white atheist. I do think religion is a system used to control the masses and established by people who seek control.

A very wise and down to earth lady.

Was she only a M.P. and now only in the Lord's for Muslims? She only goes on about Muslims! M.P.s/ Lords are supposed to be for all, not just Muslims!

Brilliant. Perhaps the best I’ve heard you guys interview. Hands off has power. Mutual respect. So informative, but the key is 3 people talking intelligently about the current situation. Thank you.

Cannot abide most Tories, but BSW is clearly a decent skin; intelligent, thoughtful, authentic and just simply likeable. To me she seems like someone who is telling the truth; albeit her truth. And I've always thought so, even a decade ago when she was in Smarmy Cameron's government. She is simply a credible character. And I say this without agreeing with her on policy issues much at all. She is clearly a person of character: most people in her situation in 2014 would go along to get along; but she didn't; she walked away from a Cabinet seat and a promising career because she genuinely stands for something. I really respect that.

There is Christians in Gaza/ Palestine to. She never mentions them!???

She’s just so likeable

The banality of religion prevails to the point of stupidity... Being born free as an Atheist is indeed a blessing, not from a god but from natural born freedom