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Alison McGovern: "people want respect and dignity"
Today on the podcast we're bringing you a conversation from the New Statesman's Path to Power conference which looked inside the Labour Party machine…
1 year, 9 months ago
How would a general election shift if all UK residents, not just citizens, could vote?
This is an episode we like to call “You Ask Us”.
Our first question from James who says: "How would the results of a general election change if all B…
1 year, 9 months ago
"Turning up to a gun fight with a wooden spoon": should the UK be tougher on China?
Earlier this week the UK government accused China of stealing 40 million UK registered voters’ names and addresses. The breach occurred in 2021 and 2…
1 year, 9 months ago
The UK's social care system is failing all of us
Each one of us in the UK is likely to be or become a carer at some point in our lives. Women have a 50:50 chance of caring by the time they are 46 an…
1 year, 9 months ago
Is Vaughan Gething’s victory politically significant?
This is an episode we like to call “You Ask Us”.
Our first question from Adam in Cardiff who says: "Does it matter who was elected in the Welsh Labour…
1 year, 9 months ago
Labour's economic plans: 'Bidenomics' without the money?
Stability, investment, and reform - these are the three pillars for growth set out by Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Mais Lecture to business…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why are female politicians still taken less seriously?
Why are women still taken less seriously than men?
Alona Ferber, senior editor at the New Statesman, is joined by Mary Ann Seighart, journalist, form…
1 year, 9 months ago
How does the whip system work? + Are Tory voters dying out?
Ben Walker shares exclusive analysis on the impact of a dying electorate.
In our weekly listener questions episode, Rachel Cunliffe is joined by Fredd…
1 year, 10 months ago
Rishi Sunak has lost control
The Tory racism row exposed the Prime Minister's weakness.
It's been another "torrid" week for the Conservatives, with a row over alleged racist comme…
1 year, 10 months ago
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram's "rallying cry for a more equal Britain"
At the beginning of February Anoosh Chakelian, Britain editor at the New Statesman, travelled to Liverpool to interview two regional mayors: Andy Bur…
1 year, 10 months ago