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The Middle West Podcast was launched in March 2019, as a collaboration between UK Islamic Mission Youth and Muslim Association of Britain Youth. It announced itself with two tweets:

UKIM Youth and MAB Youth present: The Middle West Podcast.

A fortnightly podcast which aims to discuss matters affecting Muslims in Britain through the lenses of balance.

— The Middle West (@TheMiddleWestPC) March 31, 2019

One of my contacts at Khizra Mosque in Manchester asked me if I was willing to be interviewed for this podcast series. As I take every opportunity to share my views, I readily agreed.

The interview was conducted jointly by Thaqib Moosa from Solihull and Assad Hussain from Rochdale. The conversation was very wide ranging, blending together the following with many other related topics.:

• My life's journey from being born in Pakistan, growing up in the slums of Manchester and going to Cambridge University.
• My political evolution, how I became a Trotskyist at university and later a Conservative Party member for 36 years, and my views of Boris Johnson.
• Why capitalism works and socialism doesn't.
• Why everyone who cares about how democracies work should read "The Federalist Papers."
• My views of the Prevent Programme.
• The relationship between individuals and the state.
• My key message to young British Muslims

You can hear the podcast below.