Explore every episode of the podcast Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Liz Kendall One | 26 Jul 2024 | 00:41:58 | |
Nick Robinson talks to the new Work and Pensions secretary about being at the centre of the Labour government's first row, taking on the scourge of worklessness and how her 2-year-old son is a cure for stress. Producer: Daniel Kraemer | |||
| The Robert Jenrick 2024 One | 19 Jul 2024 | 00:41:48 | |
Robert Jenrick on what went wrong for the Conservative Party and how to turn it around | |||
| Bonus episode: The Michelle OâNeill One - Revisited | 07 Feb 2024 | 00:23:42 | |
Nick looks back at his 2021 conversation with the new First Minister of Northern Ireland | |||
| The Kate Bingham One | 08 Jan 2021 | 00:39:14 | |
The former head of the Vaccine Taskforce on finding a vaccine, getting caught in the political crossfire and whether the UK can be âworld-beatingâ | |||
| The Jake Berry One | 18 Dec 2020 | 00:33:53 | |
The Conservative MP on a year of heartbreak, his friendship with the PM and his ambitions for the North | |||
| The Kate Green One | 11 Dec 2020 | 00:40:39 | |
The Shadow Education Secretary on her despair at Jeremy Corbyn, abolishing Eton and reforming the honours system. | |||
| The Steve Rotheram One | 04 Dec 2020 | 00:41:25 | |
The Liverpool Metro Mayor discusses his cityâs image, Hillsborough, class politics, and why he did he a deal with Boris Johnson but wonât shake his hand | |||
| The Kemi Badenoch One | 27 Nov 2020 | 00:37:56 | |
The Equalities Minister on redefining Black History Month, racial inequality and her love for Mrs Thatcher | |||
| The Siân Berry One | 02 Oct 2020 | 00:32:43 | |
The Green Party co-leader on her childhood love of wildlife, taking on 4x4s and whether the Greens can change politics | |||
| The Simon Coveney One | 25 Sep 2020 | 00:39:51 | |
The Irish Foreign Minister on his Anglo-Irish roots, the prospects for a Brexit deal and taking his centenarian grandmother to Lords | |||
| The George Eustice One | 18 Sep 2020 | 00:35:03 | |
The Environment Secretary on the spirit of Poldark, answering questions for David Cameron and the price of fish fingers. | |||
| The Anneliese Dodds One | 11 Sep 2020 | 00:34:55 | |
The Shadow Chancellor on her Presbyterian roots, being a student protestor and whether sheâs prepared to say ânoâ | |||
| The Douglas Ross One | 04 Sep 2020 | 00:33:37 | |
The new Scottish Conservative leader on football refereeing, his unusual knowledge of cattle and whether he can stop a second independence referendum | |||
| The Jeremy Hunt Chancellor One | 01 Feb 2024 | 00:35:31 | |
Nick Robinson sits down with the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the dining room of No11 Downing Street. They discuss living nextdoor to the Sunaks, how much headroom he will have at the budget, and who he would invite to his dream dinner party | |||
| The Layla Moran One | 24 Jul 2020 | 00:36:21 | |
The LibDem leadership contender discusses the meaning of liberalism, the threat of fat-shaming, and the common humanity of being stardust but not necessarily pansexual | |||
| The ThÊrèse Coffey One | 17 Jul 2020 | 00:32:54 | |
The Work and Pensions Secretary on her Liverpudlian roots, applying science to politics, dealing with the rise in unemployment and her passion for karaoke | |||
| The Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds One | 10 Jul 2020 | 00:32:38 | |
Labour's shadow home secretary on his village with seven MPs, the collective spirit of the Welsh valleys, what Michael Foot told him as a teenager, and his golfing name | |||
| The Mark Regev One | 03 Jul 2020 | 00:35:37 | |
Israel's former ambassador to the UK on arguing his country's case, why he doesn't like being called 'silver-tongued', why he changed his name, and his reasons for optimism | |||
| The Neil Ferguson One | 26 Jun 2020 | 00:35:46 | |
The leading epidemiologist on how science and politics can best work together, being forced to resign from a government committee, and his media nickname of 'Professor Lockdown' | |||
| The Robert Buckland One | 19 Jun 2020 | 00:38:09 | |
The Justice Secretary on loneliness in politics, kneeling, how courts respond to covid, and why there is no such thing as 'normal' - plus he demonstrates his love of music | |||
| The Maro Itoje One | 12 Jun 2020 | 00:36:51 | |
The leading England rugby player on racism, Black Lives Matter, statues, finding middle ground, the diversity of Harrow School, and being impressed by Keir Starmer | |||
| The Arlene Foster One | 05 Jun 2020 | 00:36:18 | |
Northern Ireland's First Minister on what happened to her family during the Troubles, her discussions with Boris Johnson over Brexit, and what she's missed most during lockdown | |||
| The Jonathan Sumption One | 29 May 2020 | 00:33:21 | |
The former Supreme Court justice on why lockdown is 'despotic', being a libertarian, not being a politician, what Lord Hutton's inquiry got wrong and what Keith Joseph got right | |||
| The Jeremy Hunt covid one | 22 May 2020 | 00:35:23 | |
Jeremy Hunt talks about making mistakes, learning from Asia, his dispute with the junior doctors, and the trials of family life | |||
| The Blair and Hague One | 25 Jan 2024 | 00:45:30 | |
Sir Tony Blair and Lord William Hague sit down with Nick Robinson to discuss their vision for a new "national purpose". They reflect on facing each other across the dispatch box 25 years ago and how to deal with an unstable world Producer: Daniel Kraemer | |||
| The Mark Drakeford One | 15 May 2020 | 00:32:11 | |
Wales's First Minister on tackling the virus, working with Boris & digging the allotment | |||
| The Richard Horton One | 07 May 2020 | 00:33:43 | |
The editor of the Lancet discusses problems in the relationship between science and politics, why he thinks the lockdown must go on, and whether he is really a headline chaser. | |||
| The new Keir Starmer one | 06 Apr 2020 | 00:27:48 | |
Labour's new leader Keir Starmer talks about his background, upbringing, legal career and core values (in an interview recorded in 2018) | |||
| The Rosena Allin-Khan One | 13 Mar 2020 | 00:40:57 | |
The Labour deputy leadership candidate and doctor on being prepared for coronavirus, why she chose politics and that Love Actually video | |||
| The Rebecca Long-Bailey One | 06 Mar 2020 | 00:38:06 | |
The Labour leadership candidate on her Mancunian roots, why she didn't go into politics straight away and raising her eyebrows | |||
| The Ian Murray One | 28 Feb 2020 | 00:43:01 | |
The Labour deputy leadership candidate on uniting Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, saving Hearts FC and why Labour has to recover in Scotland if it is ever to win in Westminster again | |||
| The Inside Story of Election 19 One | 17 Feb 2020 | 00:29:25 | |
A bonus episode, with Anne McElvoy's behind-the-scenes documentary about the 2019 election | |||
| The What Does Boris Johnson Really Think One | 07 Feb 2020 | 00:29:55 | |
Pragmatist, libertarian or cakeist? Heathite or Trumpesque? Nick explores what drives the political views of Boris Johnson. | |||
| The Nigel Farage Brexit Day One | 31 Jan 2020 | 00:34:34 | |
The leading Brexit campaigner on the lessons he learnt as a City trader, what he thought of the 1975 referendum, and how he changed the 2019 election | |||
| The Andy Street One | 30 Jan 2020 | 00:34:44 | |
The Mayor of the West Midlands on his passion for HS2, why he nearly became a social worker and encouraging mavericks | |||
| The Humza Yousaf One | 18 Jan 2024 | 00:38:52 | |
The First Minister of Scotland sits down with Nick Robinson in Glasgow to reflect on his first ten months in power and how his family is dealing with the ongoing trauma of being caught up in the war in Gaza Producer: Daniel Kraemer | |||
| The Nicky Morgan One | 23 Jan 2020 | 00:35:40 | |
The Culture Secretary on why she went from Remainer rebel to Boris loyalist, her decision to quit frontline politics and the uncertain future of the BBC | |||
| The Lisa Nandy One | 17 Jan 2020 | 00:50:48 | |
The Labour leadership candidate on her Liberal Grandfather, Marxist Dad, reviving towns and a love of Britney | |||
| The Ben Wallace One | 20 Dec 2019 | 00:33:00 | |
The Defence Secretary on getting the MoD's house in order, how he discovered a ticking bomb and why Boris Johnson is a 'left-wing Tory' | |||
| The Prime Ministerial Debate One | 07 Dec 2019 | 01:03:53 | |
A special edition with audio of Boris Johnson v Jeremy Corbyn, plus Nick's reflections after the debate | |||
| The General Election One with Bartley and Hancock | 04 Dec 2019 | 00:57:22 | |
Green Party Co-Leader Jonathan Bartley reveals why an encounter with David Cameron led him into politics, while Health Secretary Matt Hancock discusses his loyalty to Boris Johnson and why he keeps his mobile phone at bay | |||
| The General Election One with Gwynne and Curtice | 27 Nov 2019 | 00:51:10 | |
Labour's campaign coordinator Andrew Gwynne discusses mental health, Waspi women and darts commentary, while John Curtice talks about exit polls and haircuts | |||
| The General Election One with Price and Cherry | 21 Nov 2019 | 00:55:50 | |
Plaid Cymru's Adam Price and the SNP's Joanna Cherry on their personal journeys into politics and their ambitions for an independent Wales and Scotland | |||
| The General Election One with Tice and Ummuna | 14 Nov 2019 | 00:59:10 | |
Chukka Ummuna and Richard Tice on big political risks, loyalty and election high stakes. | |||
| The Lindsay Hoyle One | 07 Nov 2019 | 00:47:31 | |
The new Speaker on how he'll be different from his predecessor, his Lancastrian roots and the roll call of his 'political' pets | |||
| The Laura Pidcock One | 31 Oct 2019 | 00:42:23 | |
Labour's shadow employment rights spokesperson discusses class politics, friends and enemies, and the commentariat | |||
| The Ben Wallace 2023 One | 24 Nov 2023 | 00:41:47 | |
The former Defence Secretary opens up about the impact of high-pressure government jobs on family relations and tells the behind-the-scenes story of the lead-up to the Ukraine War and his take on the âpoisonâ in British politics. | |||
| The Robert Jenrick One | 25 Oct 2019 | 00:33:19 | |
The Housing Secretary on sleeping rough, owning homes, the Grenfell inquiry - and being the youngest cabinet minister | |||
| The Sadiq Khan One | 18 Oct 2019 | 00:43:05 | |
London's Mayor on the benefits of boxing, why it's good to be friends with Tories, and his arguments with Donald Trump | |||
| The Rishi Sunak One | 11 Oct 2019 | 00:35:51 | |
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury on why the Wirral meeting may go down in history, loosening the purse strings and his knowledge of The Force | |||