<p>Lola is absolutely full of beans. Or is it Pease Pudding?</p><br><p>Elected in the 2024 landslide, she has already made a name for herself and is climbing the ladder as PPS to Lisa Nandy.</p><br><p>But it's her campaigning around online safety where she's really made an impact.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Should the government ban social media for children? Should smart phones be banned in schools?</p><br><p>Let's head up to Darlington, lick a Lemon Top and find out.&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p><strong>THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE</strong></p><br><p>16 February: David Miliband</p><br><p>9 March: Zack Polanski</p><br><p>30 March: Lisa Nandy</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnimaxtheatres.com%2Fshows%2Fthe-political-party-with-matt-forde%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdknight%40avalonuk.com%7C90443547afb64893783008de5aa94336%7Cf45fc40a4a114f1ba0190c57bc0ce7bf%7C0%7C0%7C639047880179865492%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AElWjmEDbE273tI8Xfs8w9wSQk98sIxFc%2F7769kZyiU%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/</u></a></p><br><p><strong>SIGN UP</strong>&nbsp;to Matt's mailing list to get free audience tickets to his Radio 4 series:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mattforde.com%2Fmailing-list&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdknight%40avalonuk.com%7C90443547afb64893783008de5aa94336%7Cf45fc40a4a114f1ba0190c57bc0ce7bf%7C0%7C0%7C639047880179894105%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DYrQ1dRHpvWxmo1khJUYusaPPLPx%2BXW0YOWmQVSZb3Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.mattforde.com/mailing-list</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>SEE </strong>Matt's brand new stand-up tour 'Defying Calamity' across the UK:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mattforde.com%2Flive-shows&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cdknight%40avalonuk.com%7C90443547afb64893783008de5aa94336%7Cf45fc40a4a114f1ba0190c57bc0ce7bf%7C0%7C0%7C639047880179921361%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zqgyrRUjAxmkrPyp1h5h0%2BPKEJcVvGeF3BXW81wSqt0%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows</u></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>