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Focus Group: Weak Tea
It's the Times Radio Focus Group, where Matt steps outside the Westminster bubble to hear the opinions of ordinary voters.
This week it's a group who …
2 years, 1 month ago
Why Politics Is Broken
Public trust and confidence in government and the people who govern us is at a record low. Polling expert Sir John Curtice tells Matt what's behind t…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Secret Life Of A Minister
As dozens of politicians prepare to enter high office for the first time, Matt speaks to former top civil servants Sir Alex Allan and Alun Evans, alo…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Exit Interviews: Brandon Lewis
Matt sits down with MPs leaving Parliament at the next election to find out their highs and lows, their best and worst bosses, and the lessons they'v…
2 years, 1 month ago
Dominic Sandbrook's Favourite Elections
Times Columnist and The Rest Is History co-host Dominic Sandbrook joins Matt to talk about how this election campaign compares to others throughout t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Focus Group: Donald Trump Of The UK
It's the Times Radio Focus Group, where Matt steps outside the Westminster bubble to hear the opinions of ordinary voters.
This month it's a group who…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Debate Unpacked: Absolute Garbage
Matt is joined by Tim Shipman to unpack the action from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer's first head-to-head debate of the campaign. Starmer talks up hi…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Rest Is Rory Stewart
Would former Tory minister Rory Stewart make another foray into politics? The podcaster, author and ex-diplomat tells Matt how he'd fix Westminster, …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Exit Interviews: Robert Halfon
Matt sits down with MPs leaving Parliament at the next election to find out their highs and lows, their best and worst bosses, and the lessons they'v…
2 years, 1 month ago
Election First Impressions
As the election campaign kicks off in earnest, comedians Lewis Macleod, Nerine Skinner and Rory Bremner join Matt for their best political impression…
2 years, 2 months ago