Ways to Change the World with Krishnan Guru-Murthy

MARINA on the power of pop, tackling female shame and the politics behind her new album

Feb 27, 2019

Marina Diamandis, formerly known by her stage name Marina & The Diamonds, has topped the charts with music that blends powerful pop with an indie sound. Her songs have tackled female stereotypes, rape culture and the frivolity of fame - but the last album was in 2015. Marina took three years off and went to study...

Chuka Umunna MP on leaving Labour, a new centrist party and a second referendum

Feb 20, 2019

Chuka Umunna is one of the leading members of the new Independent Group - one of now 11 MPs to leave the traditional parties to forge what they call a new centre ground in politics. He talks to Krishnan about what motivated him to take the leap, what an alternative to left/right politics might look like and why Britain...

James Brokenshire MP on surviving cancer, a no-deal Brexit and how social media is changing politics

Feb 13, 2019

James Brokenshire MP is the current Housing Secretary and the first Cabinet minister on Ways to Change The World. He talks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about being diagnosed with lung cancer and how it changed his life, the current state of politics, and how the internet is changing how politicians think.

Sayeeda Warsi on Islamophobia, the changing face of Conservative politics and human rights policy

Feb 6, 2019

Sayeeda Warsi was the first Muslim woman to serve in British Cabinet. She was appointed to the House of Lords in 2007 and resigned from the Cabinet in 2014 over the Conservative Party's policy towards the Israeli Gaza conflict. She talks to Krishnan about wanting an inquiry into Islamophobia in the Tory...