Trademark Belfast

Another installment on our deep dive into the markets; this episode concentrates on the murky world of commodity markets and the billionaire commodity traders who buy and sell the earth's resources. Stiofan Ó Nuallain is joined by Seán Byers and Stewart MacGill.   

Joined by Professor John Barry and Dr Leonie Hannan to talk UCU strikes, the marketisation of education and the commodification of knowledge!

A discussion with activist academic Paul Ó Connell chaired by Trademark's Amy Rafferty on what kind of just transition is on offer and what kind is needed. 

Contributions from leftbloc podcasters during Cop26 from comrades Professor John Barry, Dr Seán Byers and Dave Gibney on the just transition, trade unionsa nd community wealth building...

Stewart Mac Giolla, Seán Byers and Stiofán Ó Nualláín talk energy markets, finance and supply chains, share buy backs, China's property bubble and other stuff....

Talking inflation, gold standards, derivatives and bond markets with Comrades McGill, Byers and Ó Nualláin. 

Trademark and guess Stewart McGill continue their discussion of stocks, shares, dividends and bonds (and the Taliban as commodity dealers)

We continue our discussion based on listeners suggestions, including China, deregulation, why we hold on to gold and why some capitalisms rely less on capital markets than others...

A new series of pods delving into the history of the #StockMarket, bonds, stocks, buy-backs, big bangs,  short-selling, derivatives, currency and anything else we can think of with Stewart McGill, Sean Byers and Stiofán Ó Nualláin.

With the School of Anti Racism London, we talk about the slide into authoritarianism and fascism and the global crackdown on protest and dissent with Victoria Sandino FARC senator, Emanuelle Andrews of Liberty,  Ben Jamal of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Yasser Louati of the 'Comité Justice & libertés por tous' and Trademark's Stiofán Ó Nualláin.

Listen here to Conor McCabe, activist and writer talking Irish capitalism, climate action and greenwashing.  (Conor has uploaded his presentation from last night to https://www.slideshare.net/conormccabe

As part of Belfast and District Trades Council's May Day Programme, Trademark's Stiofán Ó Nualláín gives a take on the Magic Money Tree, MMT and why it's not quite socialism. 

Seán Byers talks to Claire Mitchell and podcast regular Dr Stephen Baker about all things Unionism and Loyalism and the challenges facing an identity and political movement that is more British than the British.  

A discussion with Nolan McGregor  (www.jarrow-insights.co) and Clem Ó Brolchain (www.creativeworkerscooperative.com) on how fascism won the internet and why the left needs to get its finger out, sharpish.

Joined today by independent journalist and latina activist @UrbanNathalia and @Phil_Kelly_ from the Cuba Ireland Solidarity Forum (@CubaIreSol) to talk about imperialism in Latin America and its useful idiots.

A tough one this, our first podcast since the passing of our friend and comrade Mel Corry on January 13th from Covid-19. But as Mel would absolutely have it, "Don't mourn, organise!" We're joined by his friends Tommy McKearney, author and activist and Dr Steve Baker, media guru at the University of Ulster to talk about all things Norn Iron, borders, protocols & paramilitaries. 

Mel Corry talks to trade unionist Dooley Harte, Alliance for Choice and trade union activist Naomi Connor and Trademark and Belfast Cleaning Coop's Alice McLarnon about the year that was 2020.

Trademark talks to Dr Paul  O Connell (of SOAS & The Political Education Project @PoliticalEdPoj)  about the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). 

Part 2 of our chat to community activists Martin Treacy (Greencastle People's Office - The GPO) and Niall Bowen about their respective campaigns against oil exploration in the Lough Neagh Basin and Gold Mining in The Sperrin Mountain's. 

Here Trademark's Mel Corry talks to community activists Martin Treacy (Greencastle People's Office - The GPO) and Niall Bowen about their respective campaigns against oil exploration in the Lough Neagh Basin and Gold Mining in The Sperrin Mountain's.