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Globalism, Scottish Nationalism, and Rory's new job
Episode 6
Could this be the final ever episode of The Rest Is Politics after Rory's revelation last Friday, 1st April? Hopefully not! After more terrible news from Ukraine and some countries refusing to shun R…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Tribal politics, anonymous sources, and Malcolm Tucker
Episode 5
Do the Royal family and the Commonwealth still have a place in the modern world? Alastair and Rory discuss Rwanda and countries recovering from war, whether Joe Biden is an effective communicator, ho…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Iraq, brave opposition, and powerful Chancellors
Episode 4
As Rory returns from a tour of Iraq with a landmine charity, what lessons can be learned from the country since the occupation, and how could they be applied to the current situation in Ukraine? Also…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Zelenskyy's humanity, Lebvedev's parties, and Eton
Episode 3
Who is winning the communications landscape in Ukraine? Alastair and Rory discuss the importance of soft power, the sacrifices needed to free European dependency on Russian oil, the most intimidating…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
The Rest Is History: Young Putin, the KGB and the Soviet Union
In our most recent episode, Alastair mentioned our sister podcast, The Rest Is History, and its recent mini-series on the Soviet Union, its fall, Putin's early life and his subsequent rise to power.
H…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Lying, vanity and friendship in politics
Episode 2
Welcome to the second episode of The Rest Is Politics with Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell!
With Ukrainian refugees struggling to claim asylum in the UK, why aren't the British government's actions…
Published on 3 years, 6 months ago
Putin in person, Russian money in British politics, and Bono vs Blair
Episode 1
What's Vladimir Putin like to deal with in person? On the first episode of "The Rest Is Politics", Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart tackle the latest developments in Ukraine, give their insight int…
Published on 3 years, 7 months ago