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100 days of Sunak, the art of resigning, and Israel-Palestine
Episode 98
After 100 days as PM, is Rishi Sunak’s power already waning? What happens behind the scenes of a high-profile resignation? Has the US pivoted away fr…
3 years, 1 month ago
Question Time: Leaving office, a Labour Scotland, and what's the point of Davos?
Episode 97
What do Rory, Mark Zuckerberg and Saif Gaddafi all have in common? Will we see a Labour revival in Scotland? Why haven't the CPS followed up over loc…
3 years, 2 months ago
Johnson's £800k loan, Zahawi's tax trouble, and Russia in Africa
Episode 96
Who gave Boris Johnson an £800k loan when he was PM? Is Nadhim Zahawi's political career over? Why is Russia on a charm offensive in Africa?
Alastair …
3 years, 2 months ago
Question Time: Combatting Andrew Tate, crisis at the Met, and Johnson standing again
Episode 95
Could Boris Johnson lose the Tory whip? Why are we paying so much for gas if wholesale prices are back to normal? Why did Joe Biden remove classified…
3 years, 2 months ago
Police power, gender recognition, and women in Afghanistan
Episode 94
Join Rory and Alastair as they discuss anti-strike legislation, the right to protest, the battle between the Scottish and UK government over gender r…
3 years, 2 months ago
Leading: Michael Heseltine
Rory and Alastair are launching a new podcast - 'Leading'!
Every Monday, Alastair and Rory are going to speak to people who are leading in their fie…
3 years, 2 months ago
Question Time: Rishi Sunak's doctor, Rory's Brad Pitt deal, and Iranian regime change?
Episode 93
**RORY AND ALASTAIR'S NEW PODCAST... The Rest Is Politics: Leading**
Rory and Alastair are launching a new podcast - 'Leading'!
Starting on Monday 16th…
3 years, 2 months ago
Prince Harry, Brazil's failed coup, and Myanmar’s criminal junta
Episode 92
Join Rory and Alastair as they record in person from Soho, discussing the fallout from Prince Harry's new book, the failed coup against Lula in Brazi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Zelensky's message, Netanyahu's return, and Putin's 'mystery woman'
Episode 91
Join Rory and Alastair this week as they discuss what Alastair has described as ‘one of the best pieces of communication he has ever seen’, the defin…
3 years, 2 months ago
NHS in crisis, the Blair-Brown years, and Mandela on Gaddafi
Episode 90
In our first podcast of 2023, Rory and Alastair discuss the NHS in crisis and how government investment needs to be coupled with structural reform. T…
3 years, 2 months ago