Podcast Episodes

Yet Another U-Turn

Rachel Reeves is set to announce a bailout for pubs following a backlash over plans to hike business rates. It's the 12th major U-turn since Labour e…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Do We Really Want Honest Leaders?

Donald Trump doesn't pretend his foreign interventions are part of a noble cause. Did we prefer it when US presidents hid their blunt motives with in…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

PMQs: Nigel Farage

It's the first PMQs of the year, and Hugo and Patrick Maguire are joined in the studio by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. As they unpack the exchanges…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

With Friends Like Trump, Who Needs Enemies?

After the US raid on Venezuela, the UK government has tried not to make a splash and condemn Trump. But with Greenland in his sights, will they conti…

2 months ago

Starmer's Survival Strategy

Keir Starmer’s turned off his out-of-office, and he’s planning a big push on the cost of living in 2026 - but will his survival strategy actually wor…

2 months ago

The Weirdness Of Whitehall

Keir Starmer is being held back by the "fringe obsessions" of the civil service, according to his former director of strategy Paul Ovenden. So how ca…

2 months ago

Starmer's New Year's Resolutions

It's been an eventful year in politics and the party leaders will be hoping to set the right tone for 2026 - so what can we expect in the new year?

Ed…

2 months ago

Who Should Get An Honour?

The New Year's Honours list has raised eyebrows, with some recipients having previously been at the centre of culture war controversies. So who shoul…

2 months ago

Should Starmer Strip Activist's Citizenship?

The prime minister has been urged to deport Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, after he apologised for social media posts apparently calling for v…

2 months ago

Keir Starmer's Christmas Carol

In this special Christmas episode of the podcast, Patrick Maguire joins Ed Vaizey for a story of a prime minister visited by three Christmas spirits …

2 months, 1 week ago