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Starmer's Back-To-School Plans

Monday, September 2, 2024 • Duration 50:07

MPs are back in Westminster after the summer recess, and the government has big plans for the new term - but where will it be plain sailing, and where could it all go horribly wrong? Ed Vaizey guides us through the promises and the pitfalls.

Plus: Columnists Rachel Sylvester and Libby Purves discuss the scrapping of Ofsted's one-word judgements, the latest Tory leadership bid launches, and whether politicians can - or should - dance in public.

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Conference Clangers

Friday, August 30, 2024 • Duration 45:20

With the SNP gathering in Edinburgh, party conference season is well and truly upon us. Ed Vaizey is joined by a panel of political advisers to discuss what to expect this autumn, as well as looking back at some of the best (and worst) moments from conferences past.

Plus: Columnists James Marriott and India Knight discuss the four-day work week, whether you should let your dog lick your face, Keir Starmer moving Margaret Thatcher's portrait, and why AI may not be as revolutionary as originally promised.

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Politicians vs Social Media

Monday, August 19, 2024 • Duration 46:25

Bill Clinton once said that regulating the internet would be like ‘nailing jello to a wall’, but in the UK new rules are on the way. Ed Vaizey looks at whether they can end the Wild West on the web with a former tech minister and one of Ofcom's online safety directors.

Plus Columnists: Libby Purves and Tim Montgomerie discuss the government's plans to let workers disconnect, the Tory leadership contest and the death of the theatre interval.

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Border Politics

Friday, April 5, 2024 • Duration 47:03

Patrick Maguire is joined by John Elledge to discuss the borders that explain world politics - from London's Ulez to the edge of space.

PLUS: Columnists India Knight and James Heale discuss whether the public will appreciate the latest National Insurance cut, what happened when James went to Nigel Farage's 60th, and whether the Liz Truss story will get its own Netflix series.

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Why Doesn't Britain Work?

Thursday, October 15, 2020 • Duration 28:23

From Excel spreadsheets to the Brexit negotiations, former Cabinet Office Minister under David Cameron, Lord (Francis) Maude, speaks to Matt Chorley about the machinery of government - and why it can make their big ideas fail.

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PMQs Unpacked 14-10-2020

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 • Duration 30:33

Matt Chorley and Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman pause the action between Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer to explain what's happening at Prime Minister's Questions.

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David Dimbleby

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 • Duration 28:07

Matt Chorley speaks to veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby about his new podcast on the Iraq war, public trust, Question Time, and why he doesn't have a knighthood.

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The Press Secretaries

Monday, October 12, 2020 • Duration 24:15

Matt Chorley speaks to former Press Secretaries for every Prime Minister since Thatcher, who give their experiences of the job and advice for Boris Johnson's new spokesperson Allegra Stratton.

Guests include:

Thatcher: Sir Bernard Ingham

Major: Gus O’Donnell

Blair: Tom Kelly

Brown: Simon Lewis

Cameron: Gabby Bertin

May: Paul Harrison

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Pence vs Harris vs Fly

Thursday, October 8, 2020 • Duration 26:22

Matt Chorley speaks to US pollsters Rachel Bitecofer, Jacob Rubashkin, Kyle Kondik, Professor Jason Reifler and the Washington Correspondent of the Times, Henry Zeffman, about the best moments of the vice-presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence...and the fly that landed on his head.

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PMQs Unpacked 7-10-20

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 • Duration 31:03

Matt Chorley is joined by Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman to pause the exchanges between Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson and explain what's happening at Prime Minister's Questions.

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