A Mucky Business with Tim Farron

Cat Smith: how should Christians respond to Covid retrictions ending?

13 Jul 2021
27:43

It’s time for the next episode of A Mucky Business with the Christian MP Tim Farron. This week he talks about taking the knee and racism in football, as well as what churches should do when the Covid restrictions, such as mask wearing, become guidanc...

Miriam Cates: is it a Christian MP's duty to support families?

6 Jul 2021
27:52

What is a Christian politician's duty when it comes to the family? Is it their role to encourage couples to marry, stay together and spend time with their children? Is that naive and dismissive of people in different circumstances? Tim Farron discus....

Tim Farron: the tables are turned

29 Jun 2021
26:36

Cara Bentley asks Tim Farron how he became a Christian, the recent oversight regarding donations which fund his parliamentary staff, why he doesn't want to force non-Christians to live by God's laws and whether he'd ever be a church pastor. Tim share...

Michael Wear: Obama's faith advisor on the politicisation of Christianity

22 Jun 2021
36:42

Michael Wear has prayed with President Obama and advised him on how to engage with evangelical voters - so what does he think about President Biden's approach to faith and about why Christianity is so tied to political parties in America? Tim Farron...

Jane Dodds: How to trust God with your future

15 Jun 2021
26:47

How can you trust God when it feels like life has not gone to plan? Leader of the Welsh Lib Dems, Jane Dodds, became an MP in August 2019 and then lost her seat 4 months later in the General Election. She describes how her Christian faith helped her...

Andrew Selous: Is an established church good for the gospel and the country?

8 Jun 2021
30:45

Tim Farron interviews the MP who is the link between parliament and the Church of England - Andrew Selous. As well as being a Christian and a Conservative MP, Andrew is the Second Church Estates Commissioner, meaning he answers MPs' questions about t...

Sir Steve Webb: Coalition Christianity, how to work with believers from other parties

25 May 2021
25:52

Tim Farron speaks to former MP and Lib Dem minister Sir Steve Webb about the Coalition government and working with Christians of different political persuasions. Steve worked with Iain Duncan Smith in the Department for Work and Pensions - a departme...

Jeremy Marshall: How does the gospel help us fight political and personal uncertainty?

18 May 2021
27:23

Every now and again Tim Farron asks a Christian from a different mucky business to share their story, to shed some light on politics from an outsider's perspective. This week, Jeremy Marshall former CEO of C. Hoare and Co. - a private bank - describe...

Murdo Fraser: Scotland's future and gracious debate

11 May 2021
27:47

How should Christians engage in the Scottish independence debate? The finance spokespeople for the Scottish Conservatives and the SNP are both Christian but on opposite sides. This week, the Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser describes what role he thinks...

Ruth Jones: How do MPs actually help people?

4 May 2021
25:52

How much time do MPs spend on constituency work in comparison to on Westminster debates? Tim Farron and Labour's Ruth Jones discuss how MPs actually help people as well as how she answered an altar call to become a Christian at 14. And is it a Christ...

Dr Lisa Cameron: Voting with my conscience

27 Apr 2021
26:50

This week Tim Farron asks SNP MP and Christian Dr Lisa Cameron about what happened when she voted against introducing abortion in Northern Ireland and asks how Christians should engage with their MP if they disagree with their views. A year before be...

Nick Fletcher: Why I came back to church

20 Apr 2021
25:33

This week Tim Farron shares his views on the European Super League and asks Conservative MP Nick Fletcher, who left the church as a teenager, what made him come back to faith as an adult to become a born-again Christian. Nick's constituency of Don V....

Jim Shannon, Northern Ireland and the importance of prayer

13 Apr 2021
25:41

Tim Farron chats to Jim Shannon, the DUP MP for Strangford in Northern Ireland. They discuss the incredible story of Jim being selected, the recent escalation of tensions in Belfast and what Jim prays for every day.   Tim also share his view on Dav...

Lord David Alton: Sanctioned by China and cross-party campaigning

30 Mar 2021
30:34

Tim Farron asks independent peer Lord David Alton how campaigning has led to him being sanctioned by China. David is a passionate advocate for religious freedom and has recently led a campaign to make sure the UK does not trade with countries found t...

Danny Kruger: Are Christian values for everyone?

23 Mar 2021
24:54

Tim Farron asks Conservative MP Danny Kruger whether the Bible's plan for human flourishing should try to be advanced by Christian MPs or not. Are these morals for everyone or just those changed by the Holy Spirit? Danny believes there should be more...