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Why August Isn't Silly Season
It's a journalistic cliché that very little happens in politics while MPs are on holiday during the Parliamentary recess. But is it fair to describe …
2 years, 11 months ago
Is Britain Skint?
A decade of low economic growth has seen Britain fall behind it's wealthy counterparts, and nations like Poland and South Korea are set to become ric…
2 years, 11 months ago
How To Lose An Unloseable Election
Keir Starmer is firmly ahead in the polls, but nothing in politics is ever certain. So, how do you lose an election that seems unloseable? Patrick Ma…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Art Of The Political Lunch
Very few people in Westminster have had as many lunches as The Sunday Times' Chief political commentator Tim Shipman.
So for the final day of food wee…
2 years, 11 months ago
Confessions Of The Chequers Chef
What is it like to cook for world leaders, celebrities, and even the Queen? Graham Howarth is the Head Chef at Chequers - the PM's country retreat. H…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Art of Political Drinking
Join Matt for a pint in Westminster's Red Lion pub. He talks to Gordon Brown's former spin doctor Charlie Whelan about how he inadvertently killed To…
2 years, 11 months ago
Shopping Under The Nanny State
After Rishi Sunak delayed the ban on buy-one-get-one-free deals on fatty foods for two years, Matt takes stock of how much the nanny state is policin…
2 years, 11 months ago
Cooking In The Commons
Food week begins with the history of Bellamy's, a restaurant that's been serving politicians' portions for 250 years. Charles Walker is the MP in cha…
2 years, 11 months ago
How To Start A New Political Party
More than one hundred new political parties have already been registered this year, but what does it take to create one that goes the distance? Kate …
2 years, 11 months ago
Focus Group: Attack Of The Clones
A group of people from across England who voted for the Conservatives at the 2019 election, but now say they plan to vote for Labour give their verdi…
2 years, 11 months ago