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The politics of eating meat, with Henry Mance
Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush talk to FT feature writer and author Henry Mance about his new book: How to Love Animals: In a Human-Sh…
4 years, 3 months ago
Inside Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle
Stephen Bush, Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle in which Dominic Raab was demoted to Justice Secretary and Li…
4 years, 3 months ago
Writing the perfect toilet book, with Jonn Elledge
Stephen Bush interviews writer and journalist Jonn Elledge about his new book, The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything. They discuss the joy of fact…
4 years, 3 months ago
Will Boris Johnson’s social care plan work?
Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea discuss Boris Johnson’s National Insurance rise to fund the NHS and Social Care and why there was no significant rebe…
4 years, 4 months ago
Labour's lost future: the 20-year decline of the Labour Party
Anoosh Chakelian and Ailbhe Rea speak to New Statesman special correspondent Harry Lambert about his cover story on the decline of the Labour party. …
4 years, 4 months ago
Anneliese Dodds and Labour party loyalty
Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea discuss their interview with Anneliese Dodds, what she said and didn’t say about her treatment by the party leadership an…
4 years, 4 months ago
Could you save Labour's bacon?| Interactive political theatre
Stephen Bush interviews Tom Black and Owen Kingston, the writer and director of the interactive political play Crisis What Crisis, which gives the au…
4 years, 4 months ago
Misfits and secrets: Why political gossip matters in politics, with Marie Le Conte
Ailbhe Rea speaks to journalist and author Marie Le Conte about the life of a diary columnist, the gossip that keeps westminster running, and how to …
4 years, 4 months ago
Pandemics and the politics of printing money: Economic history with Duncan Weldon
Stephen Bush interviews economist, journalist, and author Duncan Weldon on his new book Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through. They talk through the …
4 years, 4 months ago
How bad is the Afghanistan crisis for Boris Johnson?
Stephen Bush and Anoosh Chakelian discuss the Afghanistan crisis and the governments refugee scheme, and why MPs from all sides of the house were giv…
4 years, 4 months ago