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Was Keir Starmer's big speech a success?
Anoosh Chakelian, Ailbhe Rea and Stephen Bush give their verdict on Labour leader Keir Starmer’s big conference speech. They discussed the heckling, …
4 years, 10 months ago
Labour Party Conference: Was Labour’s message drowned out in Brighton?
Stephen Bush, Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian host a live recording of the New Statesman podcast at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. They tal…
4 years, 10 months ago
Will the gas crisis lead to Boris Johnson's winter of discontent?
Stephen Bush, Ailbhe Rea and Anoosh Chakelian discuss the series of crisis facing the Boris Johnson including gas prices, CO2 shortages and the end o…
4 years, 10 months ago
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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 months ago