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Food shortages, Francois Hollande, and Shireen Abu Akleh
Episode 12
Shireen Abu Akleh, Alastair's catch-up with Francois Hollande, Rory's reflection on the Tory leadership debates, Northern Ireland, Nick Clegg, Sri La…
4 years ago
Putin’s blanket, election fallout, and China in Africa
Episode 11
Beergate, local elections, Tower Hamlets, Northern Ireland, Putin, Chinese foreign policy, Oxbridge, and porridge talk.
Join Rory and Alastair for dis…
4 years ago
Bad politics, local elections, and toxic debates
Episode 10
Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell work out a plan for improving the quality of debate in Westminster. They also wonder what it would take for the el…
4 years, 1 month ago
Biggest snakes, Basic Instinct, and meeting Miley
Episode 9
Defeating populism, the way to win a leadership contest, and Boris Johnson meeting Miley Cyrus.
Join Alastair and Rory from Scotland in our first ever…
4 years, 1 month ago
Rwanda, Religion and the Return of Trump
Episode 8
Join Alastair and Rory for this week's pod, where they discuss Patel's plans to send refugees to Rwanda from Britain, the role of religion in politic…
4 years, 1 month ago
Partygate fines, political partners, and voting at 15?
Episode 7
In today's pod Alastair and Rory discuss the police fines that Johnson and Sunak have received for their roles in Partygate, the current political si…
4 years, 1 month ago
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 …
4 years, 2 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, …
4 years, 2 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…
4 years, 2 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 Europea…
4 years, 2 months ago