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The Sickness Benefits Trap
Hugo is joined by Fraser Nelson to discuss whether the benefits system is trapping the people it's supposed to help, and unpacks the politics of the …
1 year, 3 months ago
Starmer Loses His First Cabinet Minister
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is the first cabinet resignation of the Starmer government, but what don't we know about the story, and how big a se…
1 year, 3 months ago
Have The Tories Got It Wrong On Immigration?
As official figures show net migration hit a record 900,000 last year, the Tories have set out a "new approach" on immigration. But is it wise for Ke…
1 year, 3 months ago
PMQs: Taking The Biscuit
Kemi Badenoch says businesses such as biscuit-maker McVities are losing confidence in the UK economy, but will her biscuit puns make Keir Starmer cru…
1 year, 3 months ago
Have We Reached 'Peak Woke'
Has the woke movement lost confidence? Will Donald Trump bring Joe Rogan into White House press briefings? And what has Boris Johnson been saying abo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Petitions, Missions, And Ed Davey's TikTok
Hugo Rifkind is unpacking the politics of the day with Sunday Times columnist Hadley Freeman and politics professor and podcast host David Runciman.
T…
1 year, 3 months ago
Keir Starmer's Education Revolution
There's a big shake-up of the school curriculum on the way, but how radical is the government's thinking - and could they put standards at risk?
Ed Va…
1 year, 3 months ago
Tim Shipman: Brexit, Boris & Bust-Ups
Sunday Times chief political commentator Tim Shipman joins Hugo to dig into the final book in his Brexit quartet, 'Out: How Brexit Got Done and The T…
1 year, 3 months ago
PMQs: Rayner vs... Who?
With Keir Starmer away, his deputy Angela Rayner takes deputy prime minister's questions from Conservative MP Alex Burghart. Does he impress on his f…
1 year, 3 months ago
Where Does Musk Find The Time?
Has Elon Musk already overstayed his welcome in the court of Donald Trump? Can a government be made up entirely of mavericks? And how does the billio…
1 year, 3 months ago